20-21 JULY 2013
ASB Showgrounds Auckland
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Tuesday 14 May 2013
A number of New Zealand’s motorsport stars, including V8 racing legend Greg Murphy, are being recognised for their world-class efforts in a new display at this year’s CRC Speedshow dubbed the New Zealand Legends of Speed. Each ‘legend’ will be represented by a significant race car or bike from their career at the 20-21 July running of CRC Speedshow in Auckland. Greg Murphy fans will have a unique opportunity to see the fully-restored K-Mart Holden Commodore in which he won the 2003 Bathurst 1000 race after qualifying with his record-breaking ‘lap of the gods’. Murphy will again be at CRC Speedshow this year as one of the V8 SuperTourer drivers more…
Monday 29 April 2013
New for 2013, CRC Speedshow is introducing a free seminar series covering a range of topics of interest to automotive and motorsport enthusiasts. The free seminars add yet another dimension to the seventh annual CRC Speedshow when it takes place at Auckland’s ASB Showgrounds over the weekend of 20 and 21 July. “We think it’s really important to keep CRC Speedshow fresh and offer new attractions each year,” says director Ross Prevette. “The new seminar series stemmed from an approach from one of our exhibitors, the High Performance Academy. Their tuning expert Andre Simon suggested they could run a free seminar about the fundamentals of tuning your car’s electronic fuel more…
Monday 15 April 2013
Mazda and Ducati are among the first new vehicle brands to be confirmed for this year’s CRC Speedshow. The latest new car and motorcycle model line-ups have always formed an important part of the annual automotive and motorsport expo which will run for the seventh time over the weekend of 20 and 21 July at the ASB Showgrounds in Auckland. A well-established and popular marque, Mazda returns to CRC Speedshow for the fourth consecutive year. Glenn Harris, Mazda New Zealand’s general manager vehicle sales and marketing, says: “We’re delighted to be back at CRC Speedshow in 2013. We’re looking forward to sharing our new-generation vehicle showroom with visitors that continue more…
Wednesday 10 April 2013
A rebuilt, customised 1953 Studebaker Starlite Coupe, a radically-customised 1940 Ford Mercury custom convertible and a hand-built, copper-coloured, Harley-powered chopper called Metallic-Ah are the first vehicles to be confirmed for Castrol EDGE / Teng Tools Custom & Classic Show, the new show-within-a-show at July’s CRC Speedshow. CRC Speedshow and director Ross Prevette is delighted with the range and calibre of custom vehicles being submitted as possible entries. “We’re looking for New Zealand’s best customised muscle cars, imports, hot rods, pickups, bikes and street machines,” says Prevette who used to build custom motorcycles in his previous business before buying CRC Speedshow in 2012. “Currently we’re calling for expressions of interest from more…
Sunday 24 February 2013
A new custom and classic car show running as part of July’s CRC Speedshow has gained the support of well-known automotive and industrial tool brand Teng Tools. CRC Speedshow takes place at the ASB Showgrounds in Auckland’s Greenlane over the weekend of 20 and 21 July, and the new Castrol EDGE / Teng Tools Custom and Classic Show will be part of the annual automotive extravaganza. CRC Speedshow director Ross Prevette welcomes the team from Teng Tools, which are imported and distributed in New Zealand by ISL Industrial Ltd Prevette says: “With Teng Tools now joining Castrol EDGE to help us create an amazing array of the best American, European, more…
Tuesday 19 February 2013
The 50th anniversary of supercar manufacturer Lamborghini is being celebrated at July’s CRC Speedshow with at least six of the exotic vehicles creating a special display for Kiwi Lamborghini fans. The Italian marque was first established in May 1963 and, this year, a year-long celebration commences in Italy on 7 May and includes hundreds of vintage and modern-day Lamborghinis parading over 1,200 km of Italian roads. The array of Lamborghinis at CRC Speedshow will include examples of the 1960s’ star model Miura; the Countach which started production in 1974 and its long-running successor, the Diablo; the so-called ‘baby Lambo’, the V10 Gallardo; the bigger V12 Murciélago, produced from 2001 to more…
Wednesday 30 January 2013
New Zealand’s annual motorsport and automotive expo CRC Speedshow has taken on a new role as the new naming rights’ sponsor for the 2013 Top Half Series, a long-established four-round kart racing series run in the Auckland and Bay of Plenty regions between April and July. With the premier kart race series to be known as the CRC Speedshow Top Half Series, the aim of CRC Speedshow director Ross Prevette is to link the popular car and motorsport show with one of the country’s – and the world’s – most widely-contested motorsport categories. “Karts are raced by thousands of people of all ages across New Zealand,” says Prevette, formerly a more…
Monday 26 November 2012
The achievements of New Zealand racing icon Bruce McLaren and the 50th anniversary of the formation of his company, Bruce McLaren Motor Racing (BMMR) Limited, will be celebrated at next year’s CRC Speedshow in Auckland. The seventh edition of CRC Speedshow, New Zealand’s biggest annual automotive and motorsport extravaganza, takes place at the ASB Showgrounds in Auckland over the weekend of 20 and 21 July 2013. The dates align perfectly with the 1963 formation of Bruce McLaren’s UK-based racing operation, which has since evolved into the McLaren Group comprising the Vodafone McLaren Mercedes Formula 1 team and the supercar manufacturer McLaren Automotive. For Jan McLaren, Bruce’s sister and chief executive more…
Friday 23 November 2012
The 2013 edition of CRC Speedshow will feature a new custom and classic car show, starring around 60 of New Zealand’s best customised cars, pickups and motorcycles thanks to the support of renowned automotive brand Castrol EDGE. Known as the Castrol EDGE Custom and Classic Show, the show-within-a-show will complement CRC Speedshow, an annual weekend-long extravaganza of all things automotive which has grown in popularity with each of its six years. The seventh edition of CRC Speedshow takes place over the weekend of 20 and 21 July 2013 at the ASB Showgrounds in Auckland and for the event’s managing director, Ross Prevette, the Castrol EDGE Custom and Classic Show makes more…
Monday 10 September 2012
A 3.5-metre long custom-built chopper adorned with 24 carat gold plating is the first star attraction to be confirmed for the next CRC Speedshow taking place at the ASB Showgrounds in 2013. Next year’s edition of CRC Speedshow might still be ten months away, but new owners Ross and Brenda Prevette are drawing on their excellent contacts in the US to start lining up star attractions for the show scheduled for 20 and 21 July. First on Prevette’s sign-up sheet is a gold-plated, multi award-winning, custom-built motorbike worth at least $US 300,000 called ‘Nehme-sis’. Finished with 24 carat gold plating and a velvet seat, 3.5-metre long chopper has never been more…
Friday 6 July 2012
Wednesday 4 July 2012
Tuesday 3 July 2012
Friday 15 June 2012
Thursday 7 June 2012
Thursday 24 May 2012
Thursday 17 May 2012
Tuesday 8 May 2012
Friday 4 May 2012
Thursday 3 May 2012
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