Volkswagen gives us our best look yet at its new Global Rallycross (GRC) challenger, the GRC Beetle. Okay, we have seen pics, but we haven’t seen (or heard) the thing in all its rubber-melting action until now. Here driver (and host of TopGear USA) Tanner Foust removes some rubber from the GRC Beetle’s tyres and delivers a […]
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Many mighty Ford Capris have thundered around New Zealand race tracks – this week’s BLAST FROM THE PAST is of Bill Leckie’s Capri Chevrolet pounding Ruapuna in the 75/76 season. As always, thanks to Terry Marshall for the pic.
We are currently up north driving a very special little car. Look for a full First Drive of the fantastic little Audi S1 very shortly…
Recently we popped over to Ford HQ in Australia to see just what they would be doing there after production of the Falcon stops. Quite a lot, as it turns out. You see Ford Oz is a “Centre of Excellence” in the wider Ford world, meaning that they take the lead in the design and […]
Go on, admit it – you want a dog just like this one! And a Ford Fiesta ST. And the ability to drive like Vaughn Gittin Jr.
We head to Levin for this week’s BLAST FROM THE PAST where the Titan Formula Ford’s of Dave McMillan and Graham Baker continue their season long battle during the 1972/73 season. Thanks to Terry Marshall for the pic!
One-piece carbon fibre wheels – say no more. Watch the video, it is fascinating!
Pete Sparrow is clearly a gifted, but rather demented man. His company – Sparrow Automotive – specialises in jamming BMW bike engines into Citroen 2CVs so that they go rather faster than good sense would probably dictate. Sparrow says that any BMW flat twin R-series engine will fit into a 2CV with no body modifications needed, so […]
It’s a Sunday evening with nothing on television. So what else is new? Of course, you should have Netflix, but in case you haven’t, here is some fantastic Sunday evening viewing for you – KAZ: Pushing The Virtual Divide. Originally released on Hulu, KAZ:Pushing The Virtual Divide is a brilliant documentary about Kazunori Yamauchi, the creator […]
This week’s BLAST FROM THE PAST comes from the BNSW 1000cc Mini days. 1972 at Baypark and Barrie Philips passes the crashed car of champion Rod Collingwood. Thanks again to Terry Marshall for the fantastic pic!
