It’s the footage that started the craze; the 1987 documentary Pluspy follows the ‘Drift King’ himself, Keiichi Tsuchiya, drifting the touge in his iconic AE86. Little did
In NZ Performance Car Issue No. 208, we featured Max Flower’s mental ‘Mad Max’ 26B-powered RX-7. Following the shoot, Max had the car retuned
“Ken Block once again proves that he thrives for originality, this time collaborating with famous graffiti artist, Felipe Pantone, to create one of the
The moment we heard about Aucklander Nick Cassidy pedalling a Lexus RC-F Super GT car, we were excited to see the young gun’s progress
Unpredictable and often slippery track conditions really put the drivers to the test during the penultimate round of the Prowear NZ Superlap Series at the
If you own an H22A-powered Honda, you’re probably familiar with the ticking noises they’re well known for. The habit is not only very irritating and
“When the Australian V8 Utes released its 2017 concepts, we bet it didn’t expect to be beaten to the punch by a Kiwi” It
It’s almost too good to be true when you think about it. How can it be possible to have a race car that pulls
The art of oversteer, which is better known as drifting, is something that is not exclusive to the likes of the Nissan Silvia or Toyota
Now, you’re probably wondering what the heck I am going on about. Well, you do most of the time regardless, but this time around, I’m
“NZ Performance Car shadowed team TJM during round two of the 2015–’16 Demon Energy D1NZ National Drifting Championship to find out what really goes
Across this great nation there are racers of all backgrounds, ages and interests who devote their time and energy to the octane-fuelled passion of
There are many scenarios in which a compression test will come in handy, especially if you’d like to know more about the condition of
If you’re not into anything with an ‘H’ badge on the front or back, then you might want to move on. If you’re a
When we first caught wind that the 2016 Toyota Festival was to be held in the South Island, at the Highlands Motorsport Park in central
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