 | Stop playing around with pads
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Brakes are one of a vehicles most important safety features yet many motorists fail to understand why they should fit the best brake pads they can afford and why their vehicle should be tested regularly. Robert Barry spoke with industry players about brake pads and brake testers. |
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 | Kiwi Midgets succeed at Chili Bowl
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It’s a first for a New Zealand motorsport team. The Synergy Racing New Zealand team, from Auckland, took two midget speedway race cars with New Zealand-built engines, New Zealand-built Aggressor chassis, a New Zealand crew and two New Zealand drivers to race against the world’s best midget racers. |
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 | Going Car Crazy
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East Tamaki went Car Crazy for one February evening when Barry Meguiar and the Car Crazy TV crew rolled into town. |
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 | Technology makes for easier work
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New developments in hand, air, and power tools often happen in small increments. But over time the nett effect has made the automotive technician’s work much easier and faster. |
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 | Whatever happened to A1GP?
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It’s gone very quiet since A1GP cancelled the first three meetings of the 2009-10 season, and the answer is probably that it is finished. |
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 | World's most popular colours
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DuPont recently announced that silver, black and white are the top colours in its first-ever ranking of global vehicle colour popularity. |
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 | Ford introduces inflatable seat belts
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Next year the Ford Motor Company will introduce the world’s first automotive inflatable seat belts, combining traditional seat belt and air bag technologies to provide more crash safety protection for rear seat occupants. |
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 | Automatic transmission basics
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The basic purpose of an automatic transmission is to provide a forward and reverse driving range that increases the torque between the engine and the drive wheels. |
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