Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 2′s have taken their third consecutive gold in the annual MOTOR Magazine Tyre Test. Using a Mitsubushi EVO X MR with V8 Super car driver Warren Luff behind the wheel, the tyres are put though their paces in four tasks, Figure Eight Road Circuit, Wet Skidpan, Dry Slalom and Emergency Braking with scores averaged across the three attempts at each event. The Eagle F1 Asymmetric 2 took out 3 of the 4 events and was awarded the gold for the third year running.
I thought I’d share these two edits with you by Australian film maker Luke Huxham, Luke now resides in Japan and has been producing some pretty rad videos of late. These two particular edits tell the story of Liberty Walk and its owner Kato-San. Liberty Walk is Japanese workshop that modify exotic super-cars, specializing in Lambo’s. The Lambo’s they produce would have to be the best looking in the world.
While he may earn his bread and butter modifying exotic super cars, its Kato-San’s private collection of vintage japanese tin that really caught our eyes, check out part two.
The Annual Cannonball Run took place over the weekend, causing all kinds of chaos in and around Auckland City. It was an early start for the 250 competitors on Saturday morning, meeting at Hootons Reserve on the North Shore to collect your mission pack. Read the full story »
The good folk at 3M have handed us an MP180 Pocket Projector to give away. The Pocket Projector offers you the ultimate in pocket projection with a touch screen pad, 32 lumens of brightness, 120 minutes of battery life, 4GB of internal memory and a projection screen size of up to 80-inches. All this means you can present with complete confidence whether it be a video for your mates, some photos or a Project PowerPoint presentation. Retail value is $607.83. If this sounds like something you would want to win, simply find the three images of 3M Scotchprint Wrap Film Series 1080 Black Carbon Fibre hidden throughout the magazine and then get onto www.performancecar.co.nz/competitions. Competition closes on January 31, 2012
To enter in the competition, click here.
Arthritis New Zealand has launched a campaign to encourage people with on-going back pain and arthritic conditions to seek medical help. Arthritis effects an estimated 530,000 people here in New Zealand, and it’s not just the elderly who are suffering from the crippling disease. It may surprise you to know that 54% of those suffering are between the ages of 15-64. Spokesperson for the campaign, NZV8 driver Matt Lockwood, was diagnosed with ‘AS’, a form of Arthritis at the age of 8. “Getting arthritis changed my life as a child. There’s been a long road to diagnosis and treatment but now I know how to manage it and there is nothing that holds me back.” Lockwood’s goal is to race V8 Supercars.
Dr. Andrew Harrison, a rheumatologist who works with cases like Lockwood’s, says: “With effective treatment AS can be well managed. Exercise and pharmaceuticals play an equally important role in managing AS. Modern biological therapies for AS are now used for patients where other drugs no longer work. These new treatments can prevent spinal degeneration, which is irreversible.”
If you wish to know more please visit www.arthritis.org.nz or Freephone 0800 663 463
The Cody’s D1NZ National Drifting Championship Series moved to Taupo Motorsport Park over the weekend for Round 3, the D1NZ Pro drivers would be battling for $5000 worth of prizes thanks to Alcotane, the cup sponsor
This weekend D1NZ The National Drifting Championship Series moves to Taupo Motorsport Park in the central North Island. Last year D1NZ made the switch to run the track in reverse, opening up the possibility to run a new section through the centre of the track. In our opinion it’s a much better section for drifting, as it’s fast, flowing and from a spectator and pit crew point of view, it allows for much better viewing.
Over the past few months Carl Ruiterman has been putting his new E&H Motors WRX through it’s paces, at a few crazy locations around the country. NBD Productions were on hand to capture it all, forget Gymkhana this is Carlkhana.
