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

Motoring

The Bourne legacy

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

Motoring

Eric Thompson: On the track with Jamie Whincup

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.

Motoring

V8 Supercars: Kiwis show the way in Melbourne

"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.

Motoring

Motorsport: Tasman's supercar suits Gaunt's style

It can run on four cylinders to save fuel when maximum power is not required; I don't think it did that much during my week.

Motoring

Audi S6: S stands for sensational

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.

Motoring

Stars from Oz raise bar for local drivers

The new incarnation of Stone Brothers Racing, Erebus Motorsport V8, had a bit of a rough time at the opening round of the V8 Supercars 2013 season.

Motoring

V8Supercars: Stone team starts from scratch

At the opening round of the 2013 V8 Supercars series, the huge crowd was focusing its attention on the category's new cars.

Motoring

Motorsport: Porsche whiz-bang Baird in command

Late last year it looked as though only one New Zealander, Fabian Coulthard, would be racing in the V8 Supercars.

Motoring

V8 Supercars: Kiwi flag flying again

It's the tingles that are coursing through your body. Like mini pins and needles, but in a good way, an adrenaline surge way.

Motoring

Going at full throttle and lapping up the track

Richie Stanaway is known as a rising single-seater driver - but the Tauranga 21-year-old will be under a European tintop racer soon.

Motoring

Motorsport: Stanaway switches to tintops

"The new car's great. The boys at GRM have done a great job to get it up and running in such a short time."

Motoring

Motorsport: Game on for McLaughlin

the second season of the V8 SuperTourers series kicks off at Hampton Downs this weekend.

Motoring

Motorsport: Murphy back for SuperTourers

The running battle between the New Zealand V8 SuperTourers series, the transtasman V8 Supercars and the men in the middle has erupted again.

Motoring

Motorsport: V8 event war is killing our sport

It'll be some time before the full story of why Shane van Gisbergen walked away from a three-year deal with Stone Brothers Racing.

Motoring

Van Gisbergen at home with family run Tekno outfit

Aspirational luxury grand tourers were taking off, the American muscle car was starting to rumble and one of the inspirations for the Range Rover.

Motoring

Swinging cars of the sixties

Shane van Gisbergen always said leaving the V8 Supercars wasn't a permanent decision. However, you'd have thought all the hype that he'd be racing in...

Motoring

Motorsport:Van Gisbergen finds a good fit

Former MotoGP rider and two-time world champion Casey Stoner continues to lead the media on a merry dance about his intentions around racing a V8 Supercar.

Motoring

Rumour mill red hot as Stoner stays silent on Supercar drive

A flash mob added song and dance to the aquatic action for hundreds of people enjoying Hastings water theme park Splash Planet on Saturday.

News

Splash Planet visitors treated to flash mob dance

An international field of 18 drivers including three Kiwis were greeted by dry but blustery conditions in Invercargill.

Motoring

Motorsport: Serralles leads after Southern outing

This has been one of the best years in motorsport - not just in New Zealand but also around the world - for a long time.

Motoring

Motorsport: A good year for going quickly

Shane van Gisbergen has quit the V8 Supercars, but has made an impression at the wheel of a rally car

Motoring

Motorsport: On a different track

One of New Zealand's most successful V8 race car drivers, Greg Murphy, is without a gig for next year and it's not looking great for him at the moment.

Motoring

Motorsport: Young star picks up Kiwi banner

The main driving force behind the resurgence of V8 racing in Australia, New Zealand and new markets abroad is leaving the sport after 15 years behind the wheel.

Motoring

Motorsport: Cochrane calls time

Paris Mondial de l'Automobile, or Paris motor show, opens this week with more than 100 new vehicle releases - including the stunning successor to the McLaren F1.

Motoring

Paris Motor Show: Red-hot off the runways

As we count down to the Car of the Year, we asked our team which three vehicles got their motors running so far this year. Some of the picks aren't on our roads yet - one is just days away from landing, anotheris due soon

Motoring

Car Wars: 2012's best so far

Whether it is a costly car racing event or an even more costly new stadium, there are millions of ratepayers' dollars spent each year on projects most councils would not have even dreamed of in the 1990s.

Rural

To reform or not to reform

Young New Zealand V8 Supercars driver Shane van Gisbergen arrives in Hamilton for the ITM400 this weekend full of confidence.

Motoring

Motorsport: Van Gisbergen eyes repeat Hamilton win

The reform package released by the Government this week showed Hawke's Bay's six councils had low debt compared with others throughout the country.

News

Arnott wants clarification of amalgamation plans

After just 18 months of racing karts, Napier teenager Jacob Smith's desires and dreams to one day become part of the V8 Supercar world have just been given a boost.

News

Race begins to raise $80,000

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