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Wednesday, 07 October 2020

British icon, the Aston Martin Bulldog, now in its sixth month of restoration at Classic Motor Cars in Bridgnorth, continues to reveal its secrets to those who are working on it.

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Parts

Why Torque and not power is the driving force behind performance clutches

Wednesday, 07 October 2020

“Power will get you over the mountain, but torque (force) is what moves mountains for you.” Whenever talking to anybody about performance cars, it is way too easy to get lost in the hype of engine

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Other

The tech effect

Wednesday, 07 October 2020

In the wake of Covid-19’s upheaval worldwide, nzbusiness magazine asked Dr Michelle Dickinson about the support role technology played in maintaining business continuity.

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Parts

Counter-Intuition: Brakes,Braking and the BT62

Wednesday, 07 October 2020

The objectives for the Brabham BT62 were very simple – design and build the most dynamic driver’s car in the world. It should come as no surprise, then, that the BT62’s brakes play a critical role

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News

What’s better than winning Bathurst? Winning the Supercars Championship – and that’s what Repco has done!

Wednesday, 07 October 2020

Australasia’s premiere racing series has a new partner, with Repco announcing a five-year deal to bring fans the Repco Supercars Championship from 2021.

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Motorsport

Debut win Debut win for Riberas/Kelly & Aston Martin at Teretongafor Riberas/Kelly & Aston Martin at Teretonga

Wednesday, 07 October 2020

The Heart of Racing-backed Aston Martin Vantage GT3 driven by Spaniard Alex Riberas and two-time D1NZ Drift champion Darren Kelly from Auckland took an enthralling victory over the winners of the r

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Diesel Industry News

Predictive Powertrain Control (PPC) from Mercedes-Benz Trucks

Wednesday, 07 October 2020

The fuel consumption of Mercedes-Benz heavy duty trucks is being steadily reduced.

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Motorsport

What’s better than winning Bathurst – Winning the Supercars Championship and that’s what Repco has done!

Friday, 11 September 2020

Australasia’s premiere racing series has a new partner, with Repco announcing a five-year deal to bring fans the Repco Supercars Championship from 2021.

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News

Repco revealed as Bathurt's new "King of the Mountain"

Thursday, 10 September 2020

Repco has announced a multi-year partnership with the Virgin Australia Supercars Championship as the naming rights sponsor of the Bathurst 1000, starting in 2021.

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OEM

Doing the electric quattro

Wednesday, 09 September 2020

For four decades, Audi has been setting the pace with permanent quattro all-wheel drive and with this, initiated a shift in powertrain technology in the automotive world and in motorsport.

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News

IAG completes review of its Repairhub test-and-learn trial

Wednesday, 09 September 2020

IAG has completed a review of its trial vehicle repair facility, Repairhub, which opened in East Tamaki, Auckland in November 2019.

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Other

Online marketing on a shoestring budget

Tuesday, 08 September 2020

Richard Conway offers up some quick wins for businesses wanting to localise their digital strategy while keeping their marketing spend to a minimum.

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Diesel Industry News

From a coach box to a high-tech cockpit: how the truck driver’s workplace has changed over the past 60 years

Tuesday, 08 September 2020

Oh how the workplace of truck drivers has changed over the decades!

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Motorsport

Engine Mis-Management

Tuesday, 08 September 2020

In the previous article “When in doubt – scan it” we discussed engine management and other warning check lights that may not stay illuminated for driver distraction considerations.

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Parts

Do you want chips with that?

Tuesday, 08 September 2020

Upgrading an engine used to be more like building a shopping list of what you could afford – dual carbs, extractors, upgraded camshaft, cylinder head and the list went on, these are all still viabl

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Motorsport

All-Electric Mustang Mach-E 1400 prototype takes Racing to new levels

Tuesday, 08 September 2020

We want peak horsepower of 1,400 – and make it electric.

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Ed Speak

The devil is always in the detail

Tuesday, 08 September 2020

If ever we needed a reminder that in any plan the devil is always in the detail, the government’s supposedly secure border controls gave us a painful reminder.

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Ed Speak