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The year has roared by and now we are charging on the home stretch to Xmas. All in all, it’s been a prosperous year of events and racing. We’ve had to dig a little deeper in the pockets to fund the hobbies sure, the events pool shimmered with so many events this year – the biggest …

The dust, ar-hem mud, is settling from the international, the land of the long white cloud delivered demanding conditions for competitors for the sold-out WRC weekend ending Oct 2nd. Spanning Raglan to Kaipara, there was no escape from the mud, no matter where you went. The contingent trekked & herded, marched & waded, load & …

September you’re almost done, but before you go you grace us with the highest profile NZ rally event of the decade, hands down! WRC is locked and loaded for Sept 29 – Oct 2 around the greater Auckland region, bringing the roaring pace of Kalle ROVANPERÄ, Ott TÄNAK and Sébastien …

I hope the men folk had a great Father’s Day yesterday. A good opportunity for breakfast in bed, bag some more stuff for the rally car or at the very least get your upcoming co-drivers to scrub up the Tyres. *Disclaimer, tyres may/may not be cleaned to required standard* 7th September Pukekohe Car Club Rooms …

  August sees us sitting mid winter with rain and cold and ….racing… it doesn’t stop really, it just gets a bit hairy hitting corners at speed. That time of the year where wearing that extra layer of safety gear under your race suits warms, not overheats fellow racers.The Club tends to slow down a …

The ol newsie editor has been MIA for a while, probably mucking in with the team helping run a busy Feb – March period of PCC events and lost track of time between drinks. I’m back at it covering our clubs info and broader rallying action.From idle to absolutely flat out, events …

Well done Aucklanders and surrounding regions, its been a long slog and we’re all still relatively sane. Pat yourselves on the back, you’ve done good.  Spring is kicking off rays of sunshine and the lead up into Summer. If I listen carefully, I can almost hear race car engines revving away far yonder, my ears are burning, its …

Auckland is still sitting in level 3 and it feels like a a tough ride so far. Covid 19 flow on effects are hitting hard as we weave through unchartered territory. Headliner events scheduled leading up into Xmas, now postponed.. Its to no surprise though event postponements are coming quick and fast. Such extreme times warrant …

We’ve all been in lockdown and its been a bit dire. Do you chip away at the infamous list that never goes away or make a new list that’s better. Unfinished projects perhaps revisited, will they finally be completed? How deep into the project do you go, depends on what …

Winter racing galore, no slowing down with some fast and furious rallying action on recently. Rally of Hawkes Bay and the Taupo Tarmac 2WD Rally brought out the public and put on a show. Quiet roads erupting with the sound of cars giving it their all. The weather has also been playing ball the best …