So after a few ups and downs trying to get to this event I decided to kick it alone and go anyway. Leaving Auckland at about 6am, I arrived at a fresh, amazing day at Taupo – home of NZ’s coolest small drift track. There’s something about this little track that brings us all back…
We head back down to the South to check out the first ever “North Vs South Battle of the Islands”; being held at Levels Raceway in Timaru.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nWith practice on the Friday being cold, wet and slippery I woke up on Saturday morning pulled the curtains to reveal a sunrise and breathed a sigh of relief – Sky Zhao’s S15 looking super staunch in the morning light.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nWith the wet practice day…
Here’s another post from our South Island photographer, Andrew Burns. Check it out below!\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nRound Four brings us back to Ruapuna, with track A configuration being used.\r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n The forecast all week for Christchurch was sun but the day decided to bring cold winds and some rain in the morning. \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n\r\nTrack…
So another season is over. That went rather quick. With the final heating up to be a very action based set of battles, there were many still in the running for the final overall season champion. With Gaz Whiter looking to claim the title for the fourth year, many drivers such as Mad Mike Whiddett…
D1NZ has finally come to an end for another season. Although we only covered the last two rounds of last season, it feels as though this season has gone crazy fast. With Hampton Downs set as the final location, many drivers have practised at the location previously, allowing for good competition among those entered. Sadly…
A very special festival was held a few weeks back that involved many years of effort to make happen. That event was the Wings vs. Wheels show held at Ardmore Airport in Auckland. The event obviously is showcasing planes and cars at an airstrip; something very cool and very different from the usual National/Drag events…
\r\n Hey guys, my name is Andrew Burns. I reside from the sun drenched city of Nelson. I’m a “motorsport enthusiast / car nut”, and enjoy anything with a motor and four wheels but drifting, Nissan’s and photography are what I enjoy most. Enough about me on the drifting. \r\n \r\n \r\n Drift South is New Zealand’s South…
Back for Day 2, Mount Smart was looking to put on a huge show, something that we often miss with day time rounds held at racetracks. Being a night round, the gates opened at 12pm allowing the show to run into the night.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nBrendon did his usual roll check and pointed out that the fireworks for…
Let’s get this ball rolling! With Mount Smart being a very different round (and one that I had never been too..) there was a lot of hype surrounding the event. With the price dropped to a mere $15, there was no reason for city folk to come check out some crazy drift/carnage action.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nWhat a track…
Now I’m sure many of you have been getting annoyed wondering what the hell T4T means. Well now we can tell you. For the past while, Targa NZ, Sheep Shagga Racing and us have been having meetings to try make this happen. Luckily, it’s all worked out and it’s happening.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nT4T means ‘Targa for Touge’. With…