He's a two-time national drift champion and has amassed over 40 podium finishes but drift king Daniel Woolhouse, aka ‘‘Fanga Dan’’, has never gone sideways around Invercargill’s Teretonga Park. But that’s all going to change this weekend, ; Read More
The South Otago Car Club is hosting the first qualifying round of the New Zealand Hillclimb Championship for the South Island this weekend. “On Saturday we are using the grouse Burma Rd for the gravel, which will be 3.8km long. Tomorrow we; Read More
New vehicle sales may have ended last year just over 7000 units down on 2018, but 2019 was still the third-strongest year for the new car industry on record. Along with a further lift in market share for SUVs and a mode; Read More
David Thomson and Richard Bosselman ease into 2020 by looking back at the cars from the year just past that left a real impression. Having considered small, medium, large and luxury cars last weekend, this time they turn to their environmen; Read More
Dunedin's Steve Ross loves his blast-from-the-past racers and after many successful years in the F5000 series, he has turned his attention to the South Island's OSCA championship. The anything goes category will feature; Read More
The international 2020 Toyota Racing Series (TRS) field, roaring into the season-opener at Cromwell’s Highlands Motorsport Park this weekend, will be headed by a Kiwi — defending champion Liam Lawson. The recently-signe; Read More
This has been a busy and varied motoring year for Drivesouth editor DavidThomson. He signs off for 2019 by looking back at five of the highs and the one low. African road tripOver a year in the plann; Read More
In an era before cellphones and the internet, stranded motorists relied on two Otago Motor Club Trust vehicles, which began patrolling between Milton and Palmerston 90 years ago. The Morris Minor and Austin Seven were commissioned by the t; Read More
Darryl Wingfield, of Green Island, talks to Shawn McAvinue about his 1963 Ford XM Falcon ute. How long have you owned your ute? About 19 years – it took about four years to do it up. It was a rolling shell when I b; Read More
Kevin Davis, of Evansdale, talks to reporter Shawn McAvinue about his Chevrolet Corvette ZR1. How rare are these Corvettes?There were about 6000 made between 1990 and 1995 but there were only 448 of this model made a; Read More
