Shares of General Motors reached an important milestone on Saturday, closing above their initial public offering price of US$33 for the first time in more than two years.

As the dust began to settle on the seventh running of the International Rally of Whangarei.

After Kiwi drivers topped the opening three sessions at practice, it was the sport's most successful driver who stole the limelight as the V8 Supercars completed their first stint in the United States today.

A bumper field of rally cars is set to carve up the roads in and around Whangarei this weekend for the first round of the Asia Pacific Rally Championships (APRC)

V8 Supercars championship leader Jamie Whincup admits he will have to snap out of holiday mode to maintain his status as the king of the sport's offshore events.

Police are claiming crime-fighting and road safety wins from computerised camera technology that worries civil liberties lawyers.

The stars of the V8 Supercars have started to arrive in the US for this weekend's historic first race in Austin. Brothers and Todd and Rick Kelly took a detour on the way to Austin calling-in to the home of Jack Daniel's in Tennessee.

Mark Webber's Red Bull team boss has launched a scathing attack on the current state of Formula One amid widespread calls for a return to hard-wearing tyres.