Taupo Motorsport Park played host to the latest Juiced Drift Day on the 21st of August. The event was perfect for beginners to try their hand at drifting without the pressure of judges watching their every move. \r\n \r\n Out and giving the rear tyres hell all day was this R33 Skyline. With its unique…
Another Garage H Advance day has arrived. Garage H days always have some great cars, great drivers and a cool vibe. With the day based at Hampton Downs, the full track was out with the track reversed in the afternoon for experienced drivers. \r\n \r\n Arriving at the day I met up with good buddy ol’…
Something I always look forward to is the Hori Dori Drift Day. Filled with young, amateur drivers, it’s neat to see them out in action giving Meremere a shot in their car. Grassroots days like this have taken off in NZ recently with more and more happening. We love it. \r\n At Hori Dori you see many…
After last months NZHondas meet was cancelled due to bad weather, the wait for August’s was growing bigger. With Sylvia Park set as the meeting place, the club was hoping to redeem itself after the first Sylvia Park meet. \r\n With the help of ‘Sarge’, some Wongs chicken and great organising they pulled it off….
Somehow I was told about Day of the 86 through the grapevine and didn’t have to decide if I was keen or not. 86’s are one of my favourite Japanese cars and seeing 20+ of them drifting? That’s something you just don’t see in NZ. \r\n We start early at Freshly; 5am drive from Auckland…
Drift Motorsport NZ is a New Zealand practice drift day held all over the North Island. This time round Taupo turned on a perfect winters day which made for a great day of drifting! \r\n \r\n For such a large car, the Nissan Laurel is an amazing drift car. There is something special about seeing…
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On an icey cold winters weekend the pavilion’s of the ASB Showgrounds were the place to be for this years CRC Speeshow. The big talking points of this year’s event were the Lotus F1 car, the BMW 3.0 CSL and the standoff between The NZV8 Series and the runaway child, V8 Supertourers. \r\n \r\n The…
Seen as we love drifting, we figured we’d start our two part Speedshow post with some drifting! \r\n The D1NZ drift demo was held on the concrete pad with huge crowds watching. \r\n Seeing a big pad and a huge grandstand, this photo reminds me a lot of Formula D in USA… \r\n \r\n There’s a reason…