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Weekend Wheels March 14: Memorial Speedway Meeting, TWS Paradise Valley Speedway, 105 Paradise Valley Rd, Rotorua, Bay of Plenty, 7–10.30pm Bay of Plenty Titles for superstock, stockcars, production saloons and six shooters. This is an event that will be full of stars and not to be missed. Voted New Zealand's No 1 track, TWS Paradise Valley Speedway has a variety of seating, from wooden seating to plastic fold down seats or you can provide your own deck chair or blanket. Viewing in this natural amphitheatre has the best viewing in the country no matter where you choose to sit and the racing on the tight TWS Paradise Valley Speedway circuit is always spectacular. April 5: Oilers Hot Rod Club, 9am-11am
On the first Sunday of every month, The Oilers Hot Rod Club invites everyone down to The Lakes Tauranga for breakfast and to display their cars. The club has about 15 members but anyone can bring their pride and joy along. They usually get about 50-70 car owners adding their rumble to the event. Pretty much anything goes, from hot rods to muscle cars, classics, vintage and whatever else gets your motor running. Come on down and bring your cars, have breakfast at the ajestic Tea Bar and mix ‘n mingle with like-minded people.
April 7: New Zealand Military Vehicle Club, Tauranga
The Bay of Plenty branch of N VC meets monthly on the first Tuesday of the month at 7.30pm, upstairs at the Tauranga Citizens Club, 170 13th Ave, Tauranga and welcomes new members and visitors. You do not have to own a military vehicle to be a member as often there can be more vehicles than drivers, or you can simply come along for the ride. Those wishing to obtain a military vehicle, either in roadworthy or unrestored condition will get plenty of assistance from existing members who have a wealth of experience and expertise. We particularly welcome the younger generation as they are the future of the club and within our ranks we have a very active “Young Guns” section who get together for annual expeditions, usually over the Christmas break, but also throughout the year.
List your event: Do you have a motoring related event coming up? Send the details to daniel@thesun.co.nz and we will list it, for free, in the Weekend Wheels. Bay of Plenty events get preference and listings are subject to space.
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It’s not just fashion, food and wine that the French do well. They also make pretty good cars, and lately they’ve made an exceptional one. Not only has Citroen’s new C3 Aircross got all the style and flair we’ve come to expect, but thankfully it also boasts the amazing 1.2 litre PureTech turbo engine. How amazing can a 1.2 litre engine be? Glad you asked. How does ‘International Engine of the Year’ sound? Good? Now how about the fact that it held that title in 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018? You won’t believe it until you try it, and you’ll soon see why it’s so celebrated. The C3 Aircross is Citroen’s crossover SUV - bigger and roomier than its C3 sister but capable of driving just as well. It looks just as pretty too, different to anything else on the road, and it’s almost a little bit aloof. This is a vehicle that knows it looks good. Highly customisable, with eight different body colours, three different roof colours (including Ink Black as standard, Natural White and Spicy Orange) and three exterior colour packs, which includes external trim such as side mirrors and spotlight surrounds, it isn’t difficult to make this vehicle uniquely you. There’s even three different interior style options as well. The C3 Aircross is a breeze to drive. It’s like a puppy around town, tackling the inner city streets like they’re a playground, but out on the highway it becomes a comfy, stylish, grown-up cruiser with plenty of performance available when you need it. There’s no shortage of features either. The seven-inch touchscreen features not only Apple CarPlay and Android auto, but 3D satellite navigation, a 180-degree bird’s eye reversing camera with 360-degree memory, front and rear
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