No.8 - Canned Ingenuity
No.8 is catering for the automotive enthusiast, serving up one jaw-dropping aerosol delight after another, across three fantastic ranges;
Freight Free for orders of two or more cans
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 of the best.
Classic & Hot Rod for the classic enthusiast, the showroom purist, the American car nut, and the throbbin' V8 lovers who want shine above all else
Drift & Drag for those that love nothing more than speed. Whether that comes from straight line drag racing, or a sideways slide ride, this range has more of a performance emphasis, looking for function over shine.
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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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.
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.
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.
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!!
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.
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.
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.
One of the mint examples of automotive nirvana in the sheds
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.
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.
The Miss Dragmasters Bikini Comp also took place with 6 bikini-clad babes strutting their stuff.
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.
For more pics check out our World's First Car Show gallery.
No.8 Import All-Stars
No.8 Import Allstars went off on Sunday 6th December. The crowd enjoyed a scorching day in the sun, watching some of the countries fastest imports going to head to head for top honours and bragging rights.
Quickest run of the day, and winner of Class C9 was Robbie Ward, in the new RIPS Front engined rail, with a 7.56 at 169mph. It looks like it still has a lot more to come so we'll be watching with interest.
RIPS FED Rail lining up for another 7second run
For more images from the No.8 Import Allstars see our album No.8 Import Allstars
