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Todd Forsyth must have shares in a fuel company to run this much-modified 1974 MGBGT, spotted racing at Pukekohe one recent rainy Saturday.

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Motorsport: Family fun the classic way

This season's New Zealand Cross-country Championships are evenly poised at the halfway stage

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Cross Country: Plenty of potential

The 1M is a flat-out M Car, ultra-tight chassis, stroppy powerplant and only comes with a manual gearbox, while its sibling gets a more forgiving platform.

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BMW M135i: Little Beemer's standard looks pack a surprise

Following the latest in a series of injuries that have frustrated Townley and caused the stop-start nature of his career, Townley decided "enough was enough".

Motoring

Motocross: Townley drops bombshell in Taupo

Stratford speedway welcomed one of its legends last month, with Blondie Chamberlain racing in the King of the Mountain Saloons Champs in car 95.

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Racing legend back for more

Back behind the wheel of his Mazda RX7, "Mad Mike" Whiddett was once again atop the D1NZ national drifting championship podium, taking round five of the series.

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Whiddett's win sets up tight final

The opening round of this year's New Zealand Rally Championship will herald a few changes in the types of cars fans will see.

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Motorsport: New rally class

A life-size memorial to a local motorsport great is being unveiled on the main street of Pukekohe this weekend.

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The Bourne legacy

When Driven broke the news that Toyota Racing management may be building a race-ready GT 86, there was plenty of interest among the NZ racing fraternity.

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Motorsport: TR 86 Looks a winner

Girl power continues to make an impact on the predominantly male domain of motorcycle road-racing.

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Challenge to male domination

It's not often you get a chance to ride in a Bathurst 1000 winning V8 Supercar with the defending champion at the wheel.

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Eric Thompson: On the track with Jamie Whincup

Hayden Paddon and co-driver John Kennard are ready for rally season

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Motorsport: Duo back in driver's seat

New Zealand racing driver Mitch Evans continues to prove he's one to watch when he held on to get a podium place in his first GP2 weekend.

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Motorsport: World's fastest teenager

The annual Leadfoot festival in Rod Millen's purpose-built Coromandel driveway-cum-racetrack is catching on in international circles

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Rockers and rodders come to play in Leadfoot driveway

Since the late 1990s the American hot rod icon has built cars and sold parts under the legendary SO-CAL Speed Shop banner.

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Hot rod king brings best retro to ranch

Adopted Kiwi rider Jason Bunyan found the going hard, crashing in heat 16 and just like last year only gaining a single championship point.

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Motorsport: Speedway turns on the brilliance

The New Zealanders are under siege but Kiwi spirits remain high as the final assault looms this coming Easter Weekend.

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Motocross: Cooper hopes to grab three at Taupo

Since solo speedway became an International Motorcycling Federation (FIM) world championship in 1936, three New Zealand riders have won 12 world titles

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Speedway: Rev 'em up and win again

They say championships are determined by how well a competitor performs on his or her bad days and that may certainly turn out to be true.

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Motocross showdown at Taupo

The opening round of the 2013 Formula One season heralds the start for many single seater championships including the all-important feeder series GP2 and GP3.

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Motorsport: Malaysian heat beckons teen driver

The clean sweep by New Zealand drivers at the Australian Grand Prix round of the V8 Supercars could just be a pointer of what is to come this season.

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V8 Supercars: Kiwis show the way in Melbourne

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Kiwis must wait for Infiniti

It will take a superhuman effort for any of the Kiwi contenders to catch and pass the likeable Australian.

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It's adding up to an Aussie win

"I couldn't have really asked for a better weekend. Three wins would have been nice but we were on the podium for all three races," said Gaunt.

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Motorsport: Tasman's supercar suits Gaunt's style

Aucklander Mitch Evans continues to gain confidence in his GP2 car after recent testing in Barcelona.

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Motorsport: Evans steps up to GP2

Whiddett took full advantage of his home crowd at the northern Waikato venue and qualified third with 84 points, just behind Cole Armstrong and Nico Reid.

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Mad Mike' taps into home crowd

Round two of the New Zealand V8 SuperTourers starts on the Ruapuna track this weekend and the domestic drivers may well have their work cut out.

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Stars from Oz raise bar for local drivers

He might be a world champion but Kiwi driver Hayden Paddon is struggling to get a fulltime start in the World Rally Championship.

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Paddon needs a million to start

"Fast lines form on the inside of corners and it gets quite rutted, then gets hard-packed late in the day. I will really need to be on the ball."

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Pukekohe's best on familiar track

Cody Cooper and Scotty Columb have vice-like grips on two out of three championship classes as the New Zealand Championships head for the penultimate round.

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Motocross: Cooper will be hard to topple

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