Ford Mustang Convertible Review – Lip Sync
I have to admit to being somewhat disingenuous with my thoughts on a certain member of the pop star industry – named Robert Matthew Van Winkle Aka Vanilla Ice. For some reason, somewhere in the dark recesses of my mind, I thought that Vanilla Ice had been caught Lip Syncing (essentially miming to the music). […]
Hamptons GT Membership
‘If you’re a golfer you join a Golf Club – we don’t like golf’ It was such a succinct analogy, summing up the Hampton Downs GT membership so perfectly that it could have come from the racetrack owner Tony Quinn himself (without the Scottish brogue or the hint of expletives of course). As the membership […]
The Lap of luxury – Lexus Summer of Performance
Lexus may have a well established reputation of being a luxury car brand but (just in case you didn’t know) they have deep-seated roots in Motorsport too – namely F Sport. To underline their commitment to customers (and probably to have a bit of fun too) Lexus hold regular client days at the track as […]
101+ reasons to see the Hampton 101’s
I had the pleasure of attending the inaugural Hampton Downs 101 last weekend, as a guest and as a reporter – each had their individual merits and yet both were outstanding. This is the first time the Australian GT’s have been on NZ’s NI soil and with ten manufacturers represented (AMG, Ferrari, Audi, Aston, Nissan, […]
Jaguar F-Type SVR – Sent to Coventry.
In the UK, being ‘Sent to Coventry’ means being ostracized, cast out from your peers so to speak. I won’t bore you with the details but the phrase is thought to have originated during the English Civil War when troops stationed near Coventry were shunned and excluded by the town’s locals. Anyway, Jaguar have come […]
Serious Fun – 24 Hours of Lemon NZ
Roll cage – check, flame retardant overalls – check, motor sport licence – check, Multi-coloured sparkling wigs – wait; what? Last weekend saw the inaugural 24 hours of LeMons motorsport event take place at Hampton Downs and it was a cracker! 30 teams rocked up in their ‘themed’ sub $1000 cars (yeah right) and took […]
24 Hours Of LeMons – Squeezed Us In.
As we near the precipice of NZ’s inaugural 24 hours of LeMons, we decided to enter a car to the event. We have left it late and we’re hopelessly under-prepared but that is potentially part of the attraction. For those (few) of you that don’t know of the event, 24 hours of LeMons is an […]
Ferrari Evolution Video – A World First?
Ferrari Evolution Video New Zealand I recently managed to get 8 prancing horses together at Hampton Downs Racetrack in New Zealand (from the 308 to the 488). This is how they’ve changed over the past near 40 years. To my knowledge, this is the first time in NZ (possibly the world) that all the Mid-engine […]
Highs & Lows, Ups & Hampton Downs
Tony Quinn interview New Zealand (AKA Tony Quinn’s life). ‘Most people can be successful, if it’s nothing more than bringing your children (or your family) up to be respectable decent people, that you’re proud of – that is success – everything else is just a game that you play.’ Tony Quinn. I managed to get […]
Late – Honda Civic
Honda Civic review New Zealand I’m really not big on being late (or having to wait for that matter). I was brought up respecting other people’s time and in turn, mine. I generally arrive early or worst case on time; for both personal and business appointments especially when it’s something I really want to do. […]
