Picking my defining moment of 2012 is easy. As a long time Speedhunters reader, getting the call up to join the team as New Zealand Editor is something I’m not ever likely to forget. Although I’ve only been contributing for nine months, in that short amount of time so many doors have been opened for [...]
For guys like Ken Block the internet has become a bit of a double edged sword. On one hand it’s the place where a string of well-executed video clips have helped make him the global sensation he is, and opened the doors to new adventures. On the other hand – and for reasons that escape [...]
If there’s one event on the New Zealand motorsport calendar that I’ll never miss, it’s the local round of the World Rally Championship. I’ve followed the rally since the early ’90s when the Special Stages were dominated by Toyota Celica GT4s and Lancia Delta Integrales, and while the cars may have come a long way [...]
There aren’t many major international motorsport events that find their way down to New Zealand, but since 1977 us Kiwis have been lucky to have a regular round of the World Rally Championship on our doorstep. Although it’s a bi-annual affair now (Australia hosts the ‘Down Under’ round every other year), this weekend the world’s [...]
