When you’ve got this many ‘legends of speed’ on your doorstep, an hour south of Auckland city, at Hampton Downs Motorsport Park, you’d be a sucker if you didn’t check
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) in a newly built Hyundai
Racing took place over two weekends in late January and featured plenty of racing along with static displays and demos, including the mandatory Spitfire demonstration. Planning for the 2016 New
If you’re a lover of speedway, then you’ll want to make sure you’re sitting trackside at the upcoming Barry Butterworth Classic at Western Springs on Saturday, February 20 (rain
There’s set to be plenty of action in late February at Waikaraka Family Speedway, with around $16K in prize and appearance money up for grabs. February 20 will see the
It’s been 20 years since the very first Targa New Zealand took place in 1995 — and in the years between then and now, the event has been through many
Andre Heimgartner returned to the BNT NZ Touring Car Championship over the weekend of January 16–17 at Ruapuna in great style, capturing the round win at the fourth event of
The third round of the Prowear NZ Superlap series, held December 12–13, was an intense one. We’ve just had everyone’s fastest lap times come through, so take a look. Pukekohe
Acclaimed director Roger Donaldson (The Bank Job, The Recruit, Cocktail), is making a feature documentary on the life of Bruce McLaren, a New Zealander who was well-known internationally as a
Some of you will remember a few months back when I sold my 1991 Mitsubishi GTO — a car that I have wanted since I was young — to replace
Auckland driver Richard Moore has starred in his debut of the BNT NZ Touring Cars at Hampton Downs Motorsport Park over the weekend of November 28–29, by taking the class
If you didn’t catch the Highlands 101, which was held on November 15 at Highlands Motorsport Park, you can now watch the entire episode here. Kiwi Shane Van Gisbergen and
“The new-look motor-racing season in New Zealand got off to a great start with the first Premier Motorsport event at Taupo Motorsport Park in October, before the big classes
Driving a McLaren 650S GT3, the Kiwi team of Shane Van Gisbergen and Klark Quinn, who is the son of venue owner Tony Quinn, battled through a final few intense
In every issue of NZV8 magazine we feature a list titled New Zealand’s Quickest Drag Racers (as seen below). The list isn’t so much one to celebrate historical achievements,
