We head to Wigram in 1972 for this week’s BLAST – Jim Richards at his brilliant best three-wheeling the Carney Escort out of Hanger bend and around towards the Control Tower bend! Thanks to Terry Marshall for the pic!
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We head to Levin in 1971 for this week’s BLAST FROM THE PAST. David Oxton’s F5000 Lotus 70 Boss Ford leads Chris Amon’s March 701 Cosworth DFV. Both cars were bought to NZ by the Granatelli STP concern. Thanks to Terry Marshall for the great pic!
Our favourite semi-domesticated photographer, Terry Marshall, has been hanging out at the first South Island running of the Targa New Zealand and the following brilliant pics are the result!
St. John “Jock” Horsfall was a keen racer before the war. He also help change the course of WWII and ensure the Allies of a very important victory. He was also legally blind and just might have been the inspiration for James Bond… The XCAR crew take a look at Jock’s remarkable life and racing […]
Toyota racing New Zealand last week launched its new car for the Toyota Racing Series – the FT50. The FT50 has been designed and constructed by Tatuus in Italy to meet current FIA safety standards with front and rear impact crash structures, driver cockpit head protection and wheel tethers to secure the suspension to the […]
We head over to the world of single seaters with HUGE wings for this week’s BLAST – namely the legendary Jochen Rindt in a Lotus 49T at the NZIGP in Pukekohe in 1969. Many thanks to Terry Marshall!
Once again Terry Marshall brings us pics of the latest round of the South Island Endurance Racing Driver’s Club ASKO Endurance Series, this time from Timaru. Read a report of the round by clicking here.
Nick from XCAR has a crack at racing in the Radical SR1 Cup at Brands Hatch and finds out that nothing can truly prepare you for your first race!
We stay with the mighty OSCA series again for this week’s BLAST FROM THE PAST – this time from Levels at Timaru. It is the 1975/6 season and Laurie Bruce’s ’67 TransAm Mustang leads Clyde Collins’ V8 Cortina. Our favourite part of this pic? It’s gotta be the cheeky Mustang badge proudly displayed on the grille of […]
Alex and Drew from XCAR head off for a bit of gymkhana training in the latest video from XCAR! Not quite Ken Block, but we all gotta start somewhere!
