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No.8 is catering for the automotive enthusiast, serving up one jaw-dropping aerosol delight after another, across three fantastic ranges;


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Street Performance for the boy-racer, the girl racer, or the slightly more.... mature racer, who want their street driven car to have the best.

 

Classic & Hot Rod for the classic enthusiast, the showroom purist, the American car nut, and the rodder, who above all else want their ride to outshine the one next to them. The Classic & Hot Rod range delivers a higher shine than any other to give you a look the others simply can't match.


Competition for those that love nothing more than motorsport. Whether that means straight line drag racing, circuit racing, rallying, speedway, offroading, drifting, karting, or anything else, this range is for you. With a performance emphasis, looking for function over shine these products are here to make sure that your vehicle is at its very best.

 

No.8 is sending their range of hardcore car care products crashing into your neighborhood..If you're a car enthusiast, and you get all excited at the thought of drift, drag, race, or rally, hell....any motorsport - whether your ride is a performance car, a hot rod, a classic or a competition machine, you had better believe we have a product that will change the way you view the maintenance and care of your car.



 

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No.8 sponsors Curran Bros RX2

No.8 will be backing Brent Curran and the team from Curran Bros Racing as they campaign their impressive RX2 drag car this season in Pro Import. The car has seen an engine upgrade from a 13B to a 20B for this season so once it's all sorted we can expect to see it's current Best ET of 7.70 @ 170mph improving.

This car is exceptionally well built and is as much as show car as it is a strip weapon. Be sure to have a look the next time you see it.

CBR RX2 CBR RX2

For more info go to Brent's page in our Motorsport sections


Speed Show 2010

Speedshow hit the ASB Showgrounds over the weekend of July 24 and 25.We were there, sharing a stand with the guys (and girls) from NAC Insurance. NAC had Daynom Templeman's RX7 drifter on display while No.8 presented Phil Walters' Mini Copper show car. Brent Curran, of Curran Brothers Racing, also had his RX2 drag car on display in the Castrol Edge stand, sporting new No.8 livery on the rear guards. The event was a lot bigger than last year, with a wider focus than just motorsport, and the crowds seemed to have grown considerably too. The 'stars of the show' this year were the Stillen Ford GT, the Stillen GTR, and the McLaren M12, but there was plentyall over the venue to keep everyone amused. A trip to the Gold Coast 600 was also up for grabs to the person who set the fastest time on the electric karts, and as it turned out a time set on Sat morning held thru until the end of the weekend unbeaten. There were also demos on in the action arena throughout the weekend including a nostalgia funny car, motorbike trials, drifting and gymkhana action. Roll on the fun.

 

The No.8 stand including Phil Walters' Mini Copper

Curran Brothers RX2 

Brent Curran's RX2 drag car

For more photos check out the Speedshow gallery.


Snowball Run 2010

Following the success of January's Cannonball Run, Auckland Motorsport ran their first Frostbite Edition of the Snowball Run on June 26 and 27. Naturally No.8 entered a team. The run started from North Harbour Stadium and made it's way South via numerous stops, challenges and waypoints to Taupo. Saturday night had Ewen Gilmour entertaining the crowd at the Dead Man's Ball before Sunday morning gave the competitors a chance to cut loose on the old Taupo club track. Early afternoon the run back to Auckland began and this time, while a route was provided dragging the field through the windiest backroads available, there was minimal challenges or stops required and it became a straight out drag through. Leaving the track in Taupo around 60th, the No.8 team were pretty happy to roll into the Albany Inn as the 7th car back just after 5pm. Considering we were campaigning the much feared and respected Toyota Camry Gracia Wagon, we were pretty happy to be finishing ahead of the majority of the field, including Ferrraris, Porsches, Lotuses and all manner of modified Jap performance cars. The weekend was a resounding success with no-one doing anything 'too stupid' and the only real damage occuring when the Class A Kustoms RX7 lost it's bonnet on a long straight north of Taupo, at 'slightly above the speed limit', resulting in what we can only assume was a sh*t scary moment and some muddied pants. Roll on the next event we say!

The No.8 Wagon outside Mercer fire station

A few of the teams 'in' the Honda everyone trashed, winning the Most People in a Car Challenge

For more pics check out the Snowball Run 2010 gallery



Rick Bone 1st 1600cc Class and 3rd Overall

The SS2000 Championship held its final round at Taupo and it was all on to decide the final placings for both the 1600cc class and the overall championship. Rick qualified on pole and was running well in Race 1 until the gearbox jammed in 3rd gear on lap 6. Rick battled on to finish 3rd. They changed their gearbox for a standard Datsun Sunny box for Sundays handicap races and despite being 1.6s a lap slower still managed a 3rd place in Races 2 and 3. That gave Rick 2nd place for the weekend, meaning he finished the Championship in 3rd place overall and1st in the 1600cc class, for the fourth season in a row! A big congratulations to Rick from the team here at No.8. The car now begins a full rebuild before battle recommences next season later this year. No.8 will be on board with Rick again so stay tuned to see another David vs Goliath battle unfold next season.

No.8 Datsun

 

Auckland All Ford Day 2010

Auckland All Ford Day was held at North Harbour Stadium in Albany on April 11th. Hundreds of Fords, from Model Ts to 2010 Falcons, turned up to keep the crowds occupied. The aim of the game was to raise some money for Kids in Cars, which hopefully we all achieved. No.8 was there giving our prize packs throughout the day to make sure no-ones cars had to suffer. Check out the photos in the No.8 All Ford Day gallery.

All Ford Day 2010 No.8

All Ford Day 2010 No.8


Beach Hop 2010

The last weekend in March brought Beach Hop 2010 to Whangamata and it went off! An earlier date than previous years delivered great weather and the whole event seemed to run a lot smoother than the last couple have and recaptured the feeling of a few years ago. Fantastic. A lot of new cars were out and about which was good to see and the Saturday Parade and Show provided endless viewing pleasure for the huge crowds. The No.8 crew had been out and about with No.8 Tyre Shine giving peoples tyres a free shine up before the cars started the parade and it was clear to see which cars had received the complimentary tickle up. Nothing shines like No.8 Classic & Hot Rod Tyre Shine after all! Another 100 free cans were also given out to lucky Beach Hop participants throughout the weekend.
No.8 Beach Hop

Some of the tens of thousands of people flowing through the Main St amongst the fantastic mixture of vehicles.

No.8 Beach Hop 

Flame throwers thrill the crowds during the night cruises.

For hundreds more pics check out the No.8 Beach Hop 2010 gallery


Ken Smith wins F5000 Tasman Cup Revival Series

Ken Smith, in his No.8 sponsored Lola Formula 5000 has won the Tasman Cup Revival Series for the second year in a row. Ken was second heading into the final round at the Australian F1Grand Prix in Melbourne on March 27/28 but two second place finishes were enough to push him to the front of the overall points table and give him the Series win. He also claimed a new F5000 lap record on the Melbourne Grand Prix circuit. Not a bad effort for someone 68 years old!! Nice one Ken.

No.8 Formula 5000 

 


No.8 ad featuring the No.8 McLaren M6GTR.

Check it out in the March issue of NZ Classic Car magazine.

No.8 McLaren M6GTR

For more No.8 ads and media check out the No.8 in the Media gallery.

 


Rick Bone Blows Gearbox

Rick Bone in his Datsun 1200 Coupe had a major setback in his challenge for the SS2000 Championship at the penultimate round at Manfield over March 6-7. After qualifying 1st in class and 4th overall Rick finished the first race 1st in class and 3rd overall. Disaster struck in Race 2 when Rick's gearbox blew, preventing him from finishing. Rick replaced the gearbox before the third race but on the second lap the replacement box jammed in 5th gear, pushing Rick back down the placings.

The final round of SS2000 is at Taupo Motorsport Park on Easter weekend.

Check out Rick's profile and gallery in our Motorsport section.

 


 

Americarna Taranaki 2010

Americarna Taranaki went off again from February 24th to 27th. The week days were largely about cruising and socialising and the cruises were hugely popular with the participants, with town emptying of rods, customs and classics during the day. Friday night the main street hosted the Night Cruise and a good turnout of cars and people kept the crowds amused. Saturday the Country Fair was held at the racecourse giving the public a chance to really get up close a personal and soak it all up. As well as an awesome range of American vehicles on display there were helicopter rides, axemen, music, trade stands, craft displays, and a huge kids area, all contributing to a fun day out for the New Plymouth locals. The bike engined chainsaw wielding Hotsaw World Champion was putting on displays and man was that worth a look. Going up against a 90cc Stikl chainsaw in a race was a site to behold. The hotsaw had completed thre full cuts of the large log before the Stihl was even half way through its first cut. Scary and awesome!!

Americarna Night Cruise 

Crowds line the streets for the Friday Night Cruise

72 Plymouth Roadrunner

72 Plymouth Roadrunner. The metallic pearl had to be seen to be fully appreciated

Roush Mustang 

The new breed of Americarna. Roush Supercharged late model Mustang.

For hundreds more images see the Americarna 2010 photo gallery.


Rick Bone Back on Form

Rick Bone in his Datsun 1200 Coupe had a good weekend at Pukekohe Park Raceway on Feb 20/21 to reclaim the SS2000 1600cc Class lead and pull himself up to 3rd Overall with two rounds of the Championship remaining.

After qualifying 4th overall and first in class, Rick made a legendary start to go from 4th to 1st before the first corner. The bigger engined cars had the straight line advantage but Rick still held on for 4th overall in Race 1. Have a look at the footage of Rick's start in this video.

Rick finished 3rd overall in the second race and then won the third Race.

With the final two rounds at Manfield on March 6/7 and then Taupo over Easter we're hoping that this run can continue.

Check out Rick's profile and gallery in our Motorsport section.


Ellerslie Intermarque Concours 2010

The annual Intermarque Concours was held on February 14th 2010 at Ellerslie Racecourse. Frustrating rain and showers peppered the event all day, reducing exhibitor and crowd numbers, but the hundreds of cars still on show despite the wet did not disappoint. Classic, exotic, race and rod converged to challenge for the honour of being named the best presented car in the country. The gymkhana also took place in the wet carpark, giving the crowd some entertainment as the muscle cars attempted to get traction on the slick surface. At least one car came away with battle scars from the surrounding kerbs, posts and gardens.

Concours Ferrari Enzo

Concours Gymkhana Cobra 

For more photos see the Ellerslie Concours gallery


Galaxy of Cars 2010

The Galaxy of Cars 2010 was held at Motat 2 on February 7th delivering something for every automotive taste. Over 600 hot rods, classics, historics, vintage, exotics, performance and club cars descended on the MOtat grounds, and the neighbouring school fields. A fantastic mix of people, cars, music, weather and of course some planes, meant it was an awesome day enjoyed by everyone.

Galaxy 240Z

Galaxy Vintage Cars 

For many more images check out the Galaxy of Cars 2010 gallery


 

Orewa Hot Rod Parade & Car Show

Hibiscus Rodders put on a fantastic event at the stunning Orewa Beach Reserve on Jan 30th. Over 300 cars and thousands of people turned out to the first running of this event, and judging by it's success we at No.8 hope it becomes an annual highlight. With it being only a minute or twos drive from the No.8 Factory we'll be there again for sure.

Orewa Willys Ute 

For more images check out the Orewa Hot Rod Show gallery.


More Wins for Ken & Andrew

The second round of the New Zealand Festival of Motor Racing was another commanding performance from the No.8 cars. Ken Smith once again completed dominated Formula 5000 with another 4 wins, making it 8 from 8 for Ken at the Festival. An amazing effort amongst the biggest Formula 5000 field ever seen. Andrew Higgins in the Swift Formula Atlantic didn't have quite as good of a weekend as at the first round due to mechanical issues but still managed two wins and a second. Another superb performance. Check out the details of the cars in the No.8 Motorsport section

 


New No.8 Sponsorships

No.8 has now extended its involvement in the local automotive scene with a number of new partnerships with local cars and drivers.

Anyone at Kumeu last weekend will have seen the stunning Mini Cooper show car on the No.8 stand. The 97 Cooper owned by Phil Walters is one of New Zealand's best examples of a Mini (the very best if you ask us!) and we are happy to be involved with Phil and the Mini every step of the way.

No.8 Mini Show Car 

 Rick Bone runs a Datsun 1200 Coupe very successfully in SS2000. NO.8 is onboard with him this season to see if we can help him take out the title - in a 1500cc car!!

Rick Bone Datsun 

Ken Smith is a man known nationwide (and further afield too) for his involvement in New Zealand motor racing. The veteran of NZ motorsport is back racing Formula 5000s and No.8 is there with him. With the Festival of Motor Racing happening over the next couple of weeks we'll all be watching to see if Kenny can take home the honours in his Lola.

Ken Smith Formula 5000 

Andrew Higgins will be lining up alongside Ken at the Festival of Motor Racing, only he'll be racing a Swift Formula Atlantic car. With less power than the Formula 5000s, but less weight and more downforce to compensate it will be a David and Goliath battle to see whether grunt or finesse will prove quicker on the day.

Andrew Higgins Formula Atlantic 

For more pictures and info on the cars and drivers above, plus their upcoming events, check out their profiles by clicking on the pictures above.


Kumeu Classic & Hot Rod Festival 2010

No.8 was out and about again for the 2010 Kumeu Classic & Hot Rod Festival on Jan 16 & 17, and what a festival it was. A scorching day Saturday brought out massive crowds of people, and equally huge crowds of cars. Even the thought of trying to walk around the entire lot was exhausting! The effort was worth it tho, as there were a lot of great cars on show and plenty of interesting and exciting trade stands as well.

The No.8 Mini show car and McLaren M6GTR were crowd pleasers all day.

No.8 Mini

One of the mint examples of automotive nirvana in the sheds

Kumeu Commodore 

For more photos check out the 2010 Kumeu Classic & Hot Rod Festival gallery.


Dragmasters 2010

No.8 was in the thick of the action at Dragmasters 2010, held at Fram Autolite Dragway on Jan 2nd. The classic battle of V8s vs Imports was on again, and despite a crowd favoring the V8s it was the Imports than came out on top. The car to watch however was Karen Hay's 32 Roadster, running 7.0 all day but never quite managing to crack into the 6s. Awesome car and big balls from Karen.

Dragmasters

 The Dragmasters Burnout Comp had only three competitors, but the guy driving the Integra below was obviously a little nuts to try and take a FWD car in. He did well, altho as you would expect he wasn't driving away from it.

Burn out comp 

The Miss Dragmasters Bikini Comp also took place with 6 bikini-clad babes strutting their stuff.

Bikini comp 

For more pics of the event check out our Dragmasters gallery.


World's First Car Show for 2010

No.8 dropped in to check out the World's First Car Show for 2010 in Whangamata on January 1st.

World's First Car Show

For more pics check out our World's First Car Show gallery.