August | 2012 | Andrew Redward's Blog

Horsepower 101

Posted on August 9, 2012 by andrewredward

With the new LS2 running flawlessly at Taupo in standard form, I was quite happy with the car. But I had bigger plans in mind, and there was a lot of grip to take advantage of if we had a bit more power. It was time to crack open the fresh 6litre LS2 and free up some ponies.

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Pre-season testing at Hampton Downs 28/7/12

Posted on August 3, 2012 by andrewredward

Last weekend I went down to Hampton Downs racetrack for the DMNZ track day. We had just got the car back from Eastern Automotive, with it’s monster tune and couldn’t wait to see what it felt like on track.

Tristan put together this video of some GoPro footage, came out really well I think!

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CRC Speedshow 2012

Posted on August 1, 2012 by andrewredward

July 21st & 22nd saw over 20,000 people through the gates at ASB Showgrounds in Auckland. With the CRC Speedshow being the place to see all different forms of race cars (old & new), motorcycles, new production cars, and live demonstrations, it is easy to see why this is one of the most popular automotive events of the year.