No.8 Automotive Aerosol Products
"It's Canned Ingenuity"
100% New Zealand Products
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.
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
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.
For more info go to Brent's page in our Motorsport sections
Speed Show 2010
The No.8 stand including Phil Walters' Mini Copper
Brent Curran's RX2 drag car
For more photos check out the Speedshow gallery.
Snowball Run 2010
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
Auckland All Ford Day 2010
Beach Hop 2010
Some of the tens of thousands of people flowing through the Main St amongst the fantastic mixture of vehicles.
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 ad featuring the No.8 McLaren M6GTR.
Check it out in the March issue of NZ Classic Car magazine.
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!!
Crowds line the streets for the Friday Night Cruise
72 Plymouth Roadrunner. The metallic pearl had to be seen to be fully appreciated
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.
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.
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.
