Paul Fahey. Ford Cologne Capri. Ruapuna 1974. image/terry marshall Classic Motorsport

BLAST FROM THE PAST: The Cologne Capri

Welcome a resurrected “Blast from the Past” section. Previously we ran tests of classic cars under this banner (and would love to start doing so again – so if anyone is keen to rattle off a few words about their own, or a mate’s classic then drop us a line!) but now we have re-jigged […]

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Highlands 101 in pictures

Here is some of the wonderful photography of Terry Marshall from the recent Highlands 101 event. We REALLY wish we had managed to get there now… There are no captions, ‘cos we weren’t there and Terry is far too grumpy for us to bother for some (just kidding, he’s really lovely. If a bit worrying…) […]

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Bamber lands Porsche factory Supercup scholarship

23-year old Kiwi Earl Bamber looks set to rocket back onto the international scene  following the announcement that he is the winner of the Porsche Motorsport International Cup Scholarship challenge. Bamber was nominated for the scholarship shootout by the Porsche Carrera Cup Asia championship after he dominated the series in his first year competing in […]

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Motorsport New Cars Random Stuff!

Finn on ice.

What is it with Finns and driving? Seriously. I mean, when they talk, you could be forgiven for thinking that they were slightly slow or recently suffered a massive head injury or something, but put them behind the wheel of a car and they are simply astonishing. They also appear to be hugely fun people, […]

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Just like the old days…

Don’t know if any of you caught this in the weekend’s Bathurst coverage, but it bore a striking resemblance to the days when Aussie touring cars were actually good to watch… Seeing Jim Richards belt a Volvo around reminded me of the days when the 2-litre cars mixed it with the V8s and Dick Johnson […]

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