Hampton Downs Motorsport Park has just announced the sale of twenty Turn One Industrial Units, to be built at the racing venue.

Racing teams and enthusiasts can store up to 4 cars in the units and with a 5m stud there is room to fit a hoist. The units are sized at 10 x 7 metres and there is a half mezzanine floor (15m2) which can be used as an office/accommodation area. There is also a bathroom with shower and toilet, kitchen facilities and a balcony with views of the track. A private road runs directly from the units to the pits and there is separate entry for each unit.

The Turn One Industrial Units can begin construction almost immediately with the granting of building consent. They’re priced at $275,000 plus GST each, with a deposit of $10,000 to secure your spot. (more…)

V8 Supercars has announced that a new owner will be taking the reigns with the 18 racing teams and founding investor, Sports Entertainment Ltd (SEL) entering into a sale agreement today with Australian Motor Racing Partners Pty Ltd (AMRP).

AMRP has given assurance that it has strong financial backing and the popular race series will stay well funded and continue to grow.

The sale means that V8 Supercars will now have a completely new ownership structure and a $300 million Australian dollar capital investment, supported by financial backer Archer Capital, an Australian superannuation and pension fund.

When the transaction is completed later this month, AMRP will become the major investor in V8 Supercars Holdings. The racing teams and management will hold the remaining 40% equity interest in V8 Supercars. Before the sale the teams had a 75% share and SEL 25%. (more…)

If you need to refresh the sounds in your car for summer cruising duties then now is the time to act because Rapid Radio is on the verge of a massive sale.

It’s serious stuff, Rapid Radio have up to 70% of all the products in their huge stash. There’s big discounts on sub and amp packages, and all CD players, AV systems and speakers have been reduced. The sale also includes marine audio systems for the boat, alarm systems to keep your ride safe and laser jammers and radar dectors so you don’t have any unwanted tickets following holiday road trips.

It gets better too, there’s:

• 12 inch subs from just $49
• Soundstream Amps from $99
• 6 inch speakers from $10

Whether you just need to replace those old factory door speakers or you’re looking at a full-on in-car entertainment system, the Rapid Radio sale is the best place to sort it out on the cheap.

The sale is on Saturday November 27th and Sunday 28th and it will run from 9am to 5pm both days.

Rapid Radio are located at 1 Abbey Street, Newton, Auckland.

To make things even better, mention this offer when you make any purchase over $25 and receive a free pass to NZ Performance Car vs NZV8 Magazine Drag Combat on December 5th, at Fram Autolite Dragway, Meremere. But be quick, stocks may not last.

If you want to find out more about Rapid Radio and see what products are in stock then visit www.rapidradio.co.nz

Despite the recent GST rise, the following books have had between $5-10 taken off their price in our online shop. It’s a great opportunity to get your Xmas presents sorted now!

There’s only a couple of each book left at most so click on the link below to check out the book.

Chevy Small Block V8 Interchange Manual 2nd Ed by David Lewis

NASCAR Racers by White & Kinrade

Challenger & Barracuda 1970-74 Collector’s Originality Guide by Jim Schild

Virgil Exner Visioneer – The Official Biography Of Virgil M. Exner Designer Extraordinaire, by Peter Grist

If you’ve got a few million dollars laying around and looking to make what many would consider to be a sound investment then you might like to consider this current stateside eBay listing.

It’s a rare opportunity to purchase a piece of American muscle car history, one of Dan Gurney’s 1969 Mustang Boss 302 race cars. The Boss 302 campaigned in numerous race series in the late sixties, early seventies, eventually helping Ford take out the coveted 1969 Trans Am manufacturers championship.

According to the eBay listing, this particular Boss 302 was actually the prototype for the rest of the Trans Am Mustangs raced during that season and was built for Caroll Shelby’s team by Kar Kraft.

Naturally, as one would expect from a car with such provenance, there’s piles of documentation which include signed letters from the man himself, Caroll Shelby, actual race photo’s and even Kar Kraft engineering drawings.

General Motors has finally reached an agreement to flog-off Hummer onto China’s Sichuan Tengzhong Heavy Industrial Machinery. Tengzhong is set to take an 80 percent stake and a private investor grabbing the rest.

Details on the deal include Hummer contracting back vehicle manufacturing to GM, with the GM’s Shrevport and Mishawaka plants continuing to produce vehicles through June of 2011, with a possible extension until 2012. A recent report says the sale will get GM around $150 million, although the transaction still has to be approved by both U.S. and Chinese regulatory agencies.

Tengzhong, which only produces commercial trucks and industrial equipment, has never entered into consumer vehicles before, but chief executive Yang Yi is confident saying, “we are excited about some of the initiatives already underway at Hummer that we believe our investment will be able to accelerate, particularly related to the creation of the next generation of more fuel-efficient vehicles to meet not only future regulations but also customer expectations.”