Here is the complete, unedited footage of our run up the Leadfoot Ranch driveway. As you will no doubt notice, the GPS is pretty dodgy at times, especially going through the trees at the top! Not exactly a record-setting time – one minute and ten seconds, in case you were wondering – but MASSIVE fun!
Author: Oversteer
Nothing sums up the true passion for racing during the classic era of motor racing in New Zealand better than the awesome Allcomer Saloons. And it led to mighty mongrels like the Anglia Corvette of Neil Doyle you see here. Taken at Pukekohe in 1967 by Terry Marshall.
Now this is something that could be rather promising… This video is supposedly of the BMW i8 doing a quick run through the gears with its Active Sound Design technology (fake noise…) turned OFF! If that is actually true, then the sound coming from BMW’s little 1.5-litre three-cylinder petrol engine is FREAKIN’ EPIC! If it […]
This sort of thing has been done so many times now it is not funny. But still it is a very cool thing to watch! A single lap handicapped race between a 2011 Red Bull RB7 driven by David Coulthard, a current Triple 8 Red Bull Holden V8 Supercar driven by Steven Richards and the […]
This week’s BLAST comes to you from 1974 and features not only the mighty Sidchrome Mustang, but also Kiwi legend Jim Richards at Wigram. Many thanks to Terry Marshall for the pic.
Blindfold slaloms. They can be quite a fun idea, provided BOTH people involved know their lefts and rights properly. One of these people clearly didn’t…
While the Alfa Romeo 4C is a thoroughly stunning-looking little car – it was recently voted “Most Beautiful Car of 2013” – and quite frequently stops traffic with those looks, it will now officially be holding up a different sort of traffic. The 4C has just been announced as the official Safety Car for the […]
This week’s BLAST comes from 1976, where Frank Gardner in the Chevrolet Corvair leads Jack Nazer in the Victor at Manfeild. As usual, many thanks to Terry Marshall for the fantastic pic!
With the 2014 F1 season kicking off in Melbourne this weekend we are thrilled to be able to bring you this fantastic pre-season testing form guide infographic done by our friends at Compelo. With all the new regulations, new engines and the dominant Red Bull team struggling for reliability the 2014 season could well throw […]
