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This weeks BLAST is another piece of Kieran Roberts’ great art – Mountain Muscle. Let’s hear from the artist himself about this piece, this is from his website: The Ford Falcon XC Cobra of Allan Moffat / Jacky Ickx leads the eventual winners Peter Brock / Jim Richards and Bob Morris / John Fitzpatrick in Holden […]
Alex from XCAR was lucky enough to take part in one of the most gruelling road rallies in the world: The Mille Miglia. Find out how he got on in this new video from XCAR.
It’s back to Wigram in 1972 for this week’s BLAST. Photographed from atop the air-force control tower; the late Frank Matich driving his Matich A50 Repco during the Lady Wigram Trophy race. Thanks to Terry Marshall for the pic!
It’s back to the days of the Big Bangers – Pukekohe 1973 – for this week’s BLAST where Pete Geoghegan’s battered Ford Falcon leads fellow Australian Allan Moffat’s Ford Mustang out of the top chicane. As always, many thanks to the talented Terry Marshall for the fantastic pic.
For our BLAST FROM THE PAST this week Kieran Roberts takes us back to 1977 with John Watson at the wheel of the Alfa Romeo-powered Brabham BT45, in the iconic Martini Racing – Alfa colours. Thanks again to Kieran for letting us use his brilliant work and don’t forget to head to his websitewww.kieranrobertsart.com to see more, or buy some […]
TARGA BAMBINA WIN PART OF SEASON PLAN – INKSTER Winning this year’s Targa Bambina which finished in Rotorua on Sunday May 17 was all part of a plan for the country’s top tarmac motor rally duo, Glenn Inkster and Spencer Winn and their Ecolight Mitsubishi Evo 8. Inkster, from Patumahoe near Pukekohe, and Winn, from […]
We are off to Timaru in 1975 for this week’s BLAST FROM THE PAST, and the infamous clash into turn 1 between Leo Leonard and the PDL Ford Mustang and Paul Fahey in his Cologne Capri, that in Leo’s opinion decided the 1975 Championship. As always, many thanks to Terry Marshall for the brilliant pic!
For no better reason other than we stumbled across it on YouTube late last night and had to tear our eyes from the screen to go to bed, today we bring you the complete 720p HD version of the classic Steve McQueen vanity project; Le Mans! Possibly the ultimate vanity project, Le Mans is one hours […]
We head back to Pukekohe in 1973 for this week’s BLAST, where Jim Richards – in the winning Charger he drove with Rod Coppins – exits the hairpin during the Benson and Hedges 500. Thanks to Terry Marshall for the pic.
