Enzo Rallye?
So why do you need a 4WD suburban tractor? [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-4v4I7Gzk0&w=560&h=315] Via www.topgear.com/au/
Rally
Ford WRC YouTube celebrates their Rally New Zealand win
Rally New Zealand is a great event and hugely popular with spectators and competitors alike. Lets hope it’s back in 2012 and gets the sort of Government commitment the Rugby World Cup attracted. Rally NZ runs on a tiny budget, staffed largely by volunteers, the return on investment is
Automobile
WRC in the Auckland Domain
WRC in the Auckland Domain, originally uploaded by RobiNZ. Usually cars screaming through the domain would attract Police attention. This night it was about 25,000 Aucklanders who turned up to see the WRC come back to town
World Rally Championship at the Auckland War Memorial Museum
World Rally Championship at the Auckland War Memorial Museum, originally uploaded by RobiNZ. The Auckland War Memorial Museum was a fine sight when the WRC visited
Fiat Abarth
Fiat return to Rally New Zealand – Abarth Grande Punto S-WRC
Although his run ended with retirement (engine damage) it was great to see Albert Llovera in the Fiat Abarth Grande Punto this weekend. Last time I remember seeing a Fiat competing was back the late 1970s (Fulvio Baxxhelli & Francesco Rossetti won Rally NZ in a Fiat Abarth 131 in
Rally
Yay, the WRC app appeared in the Nz App Store!
Now just to hope Vodafone data coverage reaches the stages!
Automobile
30 years of the Audi Quattro, an awesome video from Autocar
I remember hearing, briefly seeing as they flashed past, the Quattro Rally cars flying through New Zealand forest stages. It’s funny but all these years later, it’s why I think my Fiat, 5 cylinder too, sounds a bit Quattro! Watch this awesome video of Walter Rohrl reunited with
Party Central, are they are using our money to get yours?
Thinking why there is a need for the Rugby World Cup “Party Central”? It struck me that, unlike The Viaduct just a few hundred metres away, It is: * A contained area away from other commercial activity * Somewhere they can sell concessions to food/drink vendors * Somewhere they can what is
Auckland to host 2010 Rally New Zealand
Yay, the rally is back in Auckland next year. I got to like Rally as it ran, literally, past my primary school with the special stage in Birdwood Rd, Massey. Watching cars fly down a gravel road we cy...
Light blogging, weekend committed
I usually write quite a few blog posts in the weekend, even if delayed posts don't appear till the week. This weekend will be a little different thanks to WRC Rally, Formula 1 and Bathurst V8 Super...
TVNZ One News' lame rally report
I had to watch One News tonight and their lame rally coverage didn't impress. A breathless reporter told me he was "right beside Sebastien Loeb as he started the final super stage" and then "our camer...
WRC New Zealand live on TV and looking good
I didn't get to the New Zealand round of the World Rally Championship but watching the superb live TV coverage, on Sky, it didn't really matter. To watch the drama of the last few stages, as the Ford...