CRC Speedshow fans can enjoy an exciting new dimension at the upcoming 2011 event when some of New Zealand’s best drifters get behind the wheel in the live action arena. Several champions from the...
More than 120 Bosch service network participants from Australia and New Zealand joined with almost 50 Bosch and network partner staff at Melbourne’s Crown Promenade Hotel from May 12 to 15 for the...
The Automotive Parts Accessories Association Inc (APAA) recently announced that its guest speaker for the annual luncheon event on July 20 will be New Zealand’s own voice of rugby, Mr Keith Quinn.
Bernard Carpinter reports on the rise of rally driver Hayden Paddon. New Zealand has produced a world-class rally driver. His name is Hayden Paddon, he lives in Geraldine in South Canterbury, and he...
A Tauranga factory has partnered with the world’s largest manufacturer of tow equipment to combine European levels of safety and manufacturing excellence with New Zealand innovation.
Recently Fifteen year old Aucklander Andre Heimgartner won the 2010/2011 New Zealand Formula Ford championship title. Andre joins the likes of Scott Dixon, Shane Van Gisbergen, and Fabian Coulthard...
This year’s CRC Speedshow features a diverse range of performance cars, bikes, accessories and parts, making the annual event a true mecca for auto fans of all ages.
According to EFPOS service provider SmartPay up to a quarter of New Zealand’s retailers are unprepared for the new 6.0 EFTPOS upgrade needed by 31 May.
Five New Zealand champions have been crowned, at the end of the six-round “Tier One” series for the main championship classes. Four of them are new champions in their classes – Mitch Evans is the...
Mazda has turned internal combustion engine theory on its head with the announcement of a new four-cylinder engine family. In an age when the buzz-words for petrol units are ‘small-capacity’ and ‘...
The build up to the 2011 Australian Automotive Aftermarket Expo continues as a range of activities are finalised to make this show, to be held from Thursday 12 May to Saturday 14 May.
Automotive workshops must deal with the disposal of used oil filters effectively, legally and safely with a view to minimising the impact on the environment.
Eight seasons of smoking action D1NZ is now in its eighth season has seen over a million dollars worth of tyres go up in smoke, and we have battled with some of the greatest motor sport names in the...
Editor Robert Barry talks to members of the industry about some interesting trends and developments in the world of brakes, clutch and suspension. Some are good and some are not so good for the...
Formula One rules are being given a big shake-up – including a move to four-cylinder engines. That move, which takes effect in 2013, will see the world’s top racing cars running little 1.6 litre...
The New Zealand-designed and built Synergy V8 race engine is not only fast. In terms of race engines, it’s also quiet. At Auckland’s Western Springs Speedway for the world 50-lapper, individually-...
