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Motorsport: Whincup wary of Texas twister
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.

Lowndes dominate Supercars in Perth
Holden teammates Jamie Whincup and Craig Lowndes sealed a three-race cleansweep of the V8 Supercars round in Perth yesterday.

V8s heaven but more need to take train
Auckland Transport will not disclose how much public money it took to run trains and buses to Pukekohe for fewer than 10,000 spectators of last month's V8 Supercars races.

New cars shake up V8s
The introduction of the new Car Of The Future this year in the V8 Supercars championship has livened things up considerably.

V8s back at Pukekohe
A $6.6 million upgrade of Pukekohe Raceway has failed to meet the international safety standard promised by V8 Supercars' bosses.

Motorsport: Kiwi tyro wins V8 opener
A Christchurch teenager who helps to build his own car carved a special niche in New Zealand motorsport history yesterday at Pukekohe.

Motorsport: Lowndes sitting on quietly on record
V8 Supercar driver Craig Lowndes arrived in New Zealand for the ITM 400 with one of the bigger monkeys on his back - and it's still there.

Jonny Reid's tough mission
Former A1GP racer Jonny Reid joined Dick Johnson as a late call-up a week before the opening round of the V8 Supercars championship.

V8 Supercars: Davison brothers get on track
Alex and Will Davison have spent their lives involved in motorsport but only now can they discuss the topic without refrain.

Fabian Coulthard: Back on track
He’s known as the pretty boy of racing but Kiwi driver Fabian Coulthard is out to prove he’s more than his good looks. Back in Auckland for this weekend’s V8 supercar races, he talks to Suzanne McFadden about his love for speed.

Children, start your engines
Danielle Wright meets the littlest racecar drivers at a Kids Kart event in Mount Wellington.

Trains and buses at V8 fans' service
Motor-racing fans are urged to minimise their carbon footprint - and avoid parking hassles - by taking free trains or buses to the V8 Supercars in Pukekohe.

Love in the fast lane
They are still in their 20s, but motorsport power couple Jonathon and Kobe Webb represent a newer, younger generation of family-oriented fans expected to flock to the V8 Supercars this weekend.

Herald QuickChat: Jonny Reid talks 'progression of his career'
Eric Thompson the New Zealand Herald motorsport correspondent chats with V8 supercar driver Jonny Reid about the progression of his career.

Back-to-Back weekend for the V8 Supercars
No rest for teams in the V8 Supercars with cars and equipment which raced in Tasmania last weekend now on the way to New Zealand. The back-to-back race weekends can be stretch, but for the likes of IRWIN Racing's Lee Holdsworth a positive result in across Bass has him looking forward to now racing on the other side of the the ditch.