Lots of people thought ‘Mad Mike’ Whiddett was, well, actually mad when he released his Formula D–spec RADBUL MX-5 in 2015. The naysayers said it wouldn’t
The RX-3 Built as a tribute car to the RX-3 that Rod campaigned in the New Zealand Rally Championship in 1975–1977, this Mazda might
This Easter weekend the Demon Energy D1NZ National Drifting Championship heads south for the one and only South Island tour stop at Christchurch’s Mike Pero
“We take a guided tour of Rod Millen’s personal collection” Whatever else makes it famous, the Coromandel Peninsula has never been known for motorsport.
There’s no denying that I miss my GTO. It’s one of the vehicles that I will always regret selling, but deep down I know I
Kiwi rally stars Hayden Paddon and John Kennard announced on March 24 that they will contest two rounds of the New Zealand Rally Championship (NZRC)
“René heads to Sydney’s very own Just Car Insurance Jamboree to check out the drag racing scene in Australia” It’s been awhile since I’ve
There is a new issue of NZ Performance Car awaiting your hot little hands at a local retailer nationwide. But we probably don’t need to
“Cool temps and even cooler cars at Timaru’s own Southern Stance event” Southern Stance, held March 19 in Timaru, is proof that the low-car
“The Turbosmart tech gurus walk us through how compressor surge is killing your turbo, and how to stop it ” When people think of turbocharged
We don’t only feature fully modified vehicles in NZ Performance Car magazine — the mildly modified get a look in too! It doesn’t matter
Every year we make the trip to Feilding for the V 4&Rotary Nationals North Island Jamboree to check out what the lower North Island has
Back in October 2015, during some low-key and sober track-day antics at Willow Springs International Motorsports Park, USA, I was encouraged by friends to go
“Peter has transformed his once road-going Starlet into a wild tracker inspired by the touring cars of the ’80s and ’90s” There are those
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