I first met Rob at last year Cannon Ball Run NZ, racing around with his camera and generally being a loon. Now I know him a little better, it would seem that would be how most people first find him. While on a trip to Wellington, Rob kindly invited me to his home to chat about his love for cars and particularly racing. He doesn't...
Car enthusiasts are always keen to show of their pride and joy's but few are willing to share the experience as much as Eugene Bartsaikin. His love for his Porsche 964 911 is so great that he want to share it and has started a business around just that. He sits down this week to chat to me about how he ended up realising his dream...
As part of my recent trip to Wellington, I was introduced to Fraser Simpson. Fraser is one of those guys who can truly spin a yarn in the best way possible. He'll talk for ages about his projects and cars but when he starts to go on about building an NSX race car he's not all talk. He actually did it.This is his story. How he went...
If you have had anything to do with tuning imports in the last 18 years or have driven past Meremere Dragway on a summers Friday eve then you will no doubt know 4 & Rotary and the name Azhar Bhamji. What you may not know is how he took an old Morris Minor gave it some love and ended up running some of the best enthusiast driven...
Though I have been working with the team at Auto Clique NZ for a while now, I can't really say I know all that much about them other than their love for cars and passion for making the best automotive site they can. So this spring I made a trip down to where Auto Clique all began, Wellington, to get to know them better.
I wanted to...
Some days are just perfect for a drive and this day was no exception. I had arranged to meet Drew and Jodie in the morning, at their workshop down in Tauranga, so it was an early start for a Saturday. Fortunately it was one of those days where there wasn’t a cloud in the sky and the crisp morning air make the cars engine purr...
If I was to make a top five list of dream jobs as a kid it would largely consist of Race Car Driver, Top Gear Presenter, Space Man, Super Hero and as a kid who drew cars obsessively, Car Designer.
Sadly I am yet to achieve any of my top five, and other than a handful of race drivers, I have yet to even meet anyone who has...
When I first knew Marcus he was an irresponsible young hoon but now he has the wisdom of experience on his side.....well, not that much has changed. Though he has traded his four wheeled ways for those of two and moved his exploits to the track in the form of NZ Superbike Racing.Marcus has taken his love of speed, turned it into a...
It was a total disaster. All of my CannonBall Run NZ audio files were lost after a major device malfunction. Fortunately some of the files had made their way to the digital cloud and, after much panicking and despair, were salvaged. It may not be much more than a chaotic collection of clips but I hope you enjoy this insight into the fun...
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