Sometime in the mid-nineties I was part of a small group of mainly Australian hacks who were in Germany for the launch of a new Mercedes-Benz. I forget which one it was — maybe the first “four headlamp” E-Class. Any, apart from cramming info into us about the new car and showering us with gifts, […]
Author: Allan Dick
Of the major series this summer, only the TRS has come up with worthwhile fields and this alone will make the series successful. the way the TRS people have gone about their job is a credit to them. Many of us will be able to remember the time when motor racing in New Zealand was […]
Subaru are not going to market the WRX or STi versions of the Impreza in several countries, including the UK. They cite falling demand and trouble meeting emissions requirements. Supporters of the cars will be quick to seize on the emissions issues as the Real Reason, but if the demand was there, they’d soon […]
WHY HIGHLANDS?: By now, it’s probably pretty well understood that Highlands Motorsport Park near Cromwell is not going to be just another motor racing circuit on the Ruapuna, Levels, Teretonga loop. While there will be motor racing meetings, these will be restricted under the terms of the resource consent and those meetings will not necessarily […]
I went to Cromwell yesterday for a meeting with Highlands owner Tony Quinn and manager Mike Sentch — the upshot of that meeting is that I have a contract to set up the museum that will be an integral part of this complex. I was first “approached” several weeks back but I didn’t think that […]
OVERSTEER profiles the five times Targa NZ winner and the man behind Highlands at Cromwell Who is Tony Quinn? Well, if you Google Tony Quinn you will get a few of them, but the one we want is Tony Quinn, VIP pet foods and that narrows it down to the man we’re after. I knew […]
The first F5000 car: This post has appeared on the F5000 Facebook page, but we figure it deserves a place here too. In May 1967 George Begg designed and knocked up, in six weeks, a single seater racing car powered by a standard Chev V8 motor with upturned “BRM” style stub exhausts. It was a […]
BEEP BEEP — ZOOM!: This is a very rare bird indeed. It’s a 1970 Plymouth Superbird Roadrunner which followed on from the similar, but not identical, Chrysler Corp bedmate, the 1969 Dodge Charger Daytona. No prizes for guessing that these cars were designed with oval NASCAR events like Daytona in mind, but they were also […]
OVERSTEER looks at the automotive legacy behind Mitt Romney (Please hold cursor over image for caption) What’s the link between failed Republican Presidential candidate Mitt Romney and CLASSIC OVERSTEER? Ol’ Mitt’s Dad was George W. Romney, the man who oversaw the ending of Hudson and Nash and the introduction of Rambler as a brand. It’s […]
(Please hold cursor over image for the caption) Because I’ve had a lifetime filled with automotive fantasies people are surprised at what cars I have up my driveway these days. There are four of them and the one that gets the most raised eyebrows is the Daihatsu Charade I was zapped at travelling at the […]
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