Win the experience of a lifetime with Century Yuasa Batteries

5 July, 2016

 

Century Yuasa Batteries is giving battery purchasers the chance to win an unforgettable experience of a lifetime, and it couldn’t be easier to enter. The prize is an amazing 13-day cruise for two around Greece, Turkey, and Italy, including flights from New Zealand as well as meals and unlimited beverages on board. The trip, worth $12,000, gives the lucky winner the chance to see some of the most beautiful scenery on the planet from a state-of-the-art cruise liner, for free. To enter the draw simply purchase a selected Century or Yuasa battery before September 3, 2016, and complete the entry form at the point of purchase or online here.

Purchasers of Century or Yuasa Ultra Hi Performance batteries, as well as purchasers of Idle Stop Start batteries, will receive three entries into the draw. So if you’re in the market for a new battery, now’s the time to purchase. The competition is valid at any Century or Yuasa battery retailer and includes the full range of automotive, commercial, marine, deep-cycle, motorcycle, and power-sports batteries. See the website for full terms and conditions, and complete your entry online at centurybatteries.co.nz/experienceofalifetime.

A second dose of Dash

When the car arrived in Wellington in December 2018 it was duly taken along for entry certification. Vehicle Inspection NZ (VINZ) found some wrongly wired lamps and switches — not too bad — but, much more significantly, some poor welding repairs. As the structural problems were probed more thoroughly, we realized the previous owner’s restoration would not do and we needed an upgrade. Dash had made it into the country but it would take some time and money before he would be free to explore any of New Zealand’s scenic highways.
We took the car to our new home in Johnsonville in the northern suburbs of Wellington and I pored over the car in detail to figure out what was next. There were lots of new parts on the car and a very perky reconditioned drivetrain but the chassis needed serious work.

Lunch with… Jim Palmer

In the 1960s, Hamilton’s Jim Palmer won the prestigious ‘Gold Star’ four times and was the first resident New Zealander home in the New Zealand Grand Prix on five consecutive occasions. He shared the podium with Stirling Moss, Jack Brabham, Bruce McLaren, Graham Hill, Jim Clark, Denny Hulme, Jackie Stewart, and Chris Amon. The extent of his domination of the open-wheeler scene in New Zealand will probably never be matched or exceeded. Yet he’s always been modest about his achievements.