Going big: 900kW street-brawling GT-R on pump gas
Bored of having a mere 447kW on tap, Vinny decided to go all out and push his power figures well into the stratosphere
Weekend Warrior: Jono’s ’89 Honda Civic SIR (EF9)
Name: Jono Deleeuw // Age: 27 // Location: Auckland // Occupation: Automotive sales NZ Performance Car: Hey, Jono. Killer EF. We understand the
Kyushu car culture: Taryn heads to Japan’s southernmost island
“And finds a bunch of very like-minded individuals” View fullsize If you’re reading this magazine, you’ve probably got at least some idea
WHAT’S INSIDE THE MAY/JUNE ISSUE
Take a look at the featured highlights from Issue 308!
Toyota Gazoo Racing Festival 2024
What began in 2013 as a modest track day organised by the 86 Owners Club and MR2 Owners Club has now evolved into one of the biggest single-manufacturer track days of the year. It didn’t matter what was under the hood; as long as it bore the Toyota or Lexus badge, you were welcomed with open arms.
A Kiwi Classic: A Tyre-Frying 13B Turbo 323!
“After scoring it for cheap when he was 17, Cody Martin’s 323 was never meant to end up like this — but, six years on,
The Magic Number – 1974 Mazda RX-3 Savanna GT Coupe
For Andy Duffin, it might just seem that three is most definitely the elusive magic number. Revered for his exploits in his crowd favourite 3-rotor FD RX-7, he’s come to the party with another magical three. Except this time, it’s old, it’s loud, and it’s a retro riot!
Pure Ecstasy – Widebody & Bagged Mazda RX-7 (FD3S)
Dan Moller’s 22-year journey to create one of the best-quality show builds unveiled in New Zealand in the past decade — an inch-perfect Series 6 RX-7 featuring one of the best paint jobs we at NZPC have ever seen, ticking every ‘feature car’ box there is to tick!
Best-laid plans: Matt Heslin’s killer SR20DET AE86
“Matt Heslin never meant for his AE86 to turn out anything like this, but we doubt anyone will tell him that’s a bad thing
Form rules everything around me: Super-Lush 1.5JZ-powered Soarer
Jono Smith’s Soarer serves up pure JDM drift style from an era when power was secondary and swagger was king “It’s not a
Levin La Mala Vida – TE37 Corolla Levin
Have you ever stepped back and considered what ‘cool’ really is? One look at this sublime TE37 Corolla Levin will realign your parameters. Its rich
Digital Reality – 2.2-litre Evo VII
Trading in the Dual-Shock controller for a steering wheel and turning virtual dreams into reality — Shoneel Ram’s 2.2-litre Evo VII is a childhood fantasy in
Events
Show and Shine Blitz at the Rotationals X Repco I Am Hope Meet 2023
Unleashing the spirit of car culture: Relive the epic meet that rocked the roads of Auckland.
We take you on a thrilling journey back to the roots of automotive passion
Claiming the Southern Throne: 2020 Chrome Expression Session Christchurch
Checking out the goods at the 2020 Chrome Expression Session Christchurch View fullsize If we’ve learned one thing from our years and
Welcome to the Waikato: 2020 4 & Rotary Nationals
The 4 & Rotary Nationals has a new home, but the party is still as good as ever View fullsize For as long
Southern comfort: 2019 4 & Rotary South Island Champs
The South Island’s greatest phenomenon since the invention of Speights: the 2019 V 4&Rotary South Island Champs View fullsize We live in one hell
Motorsport
D1NZ champion Darren Kelly trades drift for what?!
Swapping tyre-destroying for grip-chasing View fullsize Fresh out of his 2020 drifting campaign, former national drifting champion Darren Kelly has confirmed that he
Chasing the smoke: driver updates from the 2020 Valvoline D1NZ National Drifting Championship (Feb)
Regular updates from the 2020 Valvoline D1NZ National Drifting Championship View fullsize The 2019–’20 season of the D1NZ National Drifting Championship has seen
Toyota FT-60 cuts first laps in NZ
View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize Announced in June as the latest incarnation of the Toyota Racing Series (TRS) open-wheelers, the Toyota FT-60
MCA Hammerhead breaking records ahead of WTAC
View fullsize As the world gears up for the largest Time Attack event on the calendar, the Yokohama World Time Attack Challenge (WTAC) in
