Ross MacKay is an award-winning journalist, author and publicist with first-hand experience of motorsport from a lifetime competing on two and four wheels. He currently combines contract media work with weekend Mountain Bike missions and trips to grassroots drift days.

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Win on Sunday, sell on Monday…the story of Nissan’s extraordinary BNR32 Skyline GT-R Pt 1

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For most Kiwi race fans ‘of a certain age’ it would have been the race-winning performances by our own ‘Gentleman…

When the Sky (Line)’s the limit

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Nissan dealers were selling Skyline models new here until at least 1990. I know this for a fact because the…

Budget end of motorsport spectrum ‘in a good space’

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With entries for September’s full Continuous 24-Hour endurance race at Hampton Downs already past his original 100 car/500 driver goal,…

VCC of NZ Time Trial adds cars & mana to Targa NZ field

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While few amongst the (many) hundreds of spectators who once again came out in their droves – often in the…

Ross and Buer claim latest Targa NZ win

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Event-long leaders Cameron Ross and Matthew Buer (Subaru Impreza Sti) have won the latest Targa New Zealand tarmac motor rally…

Kaspa Pro-Sport D1NZ Drift category comes of age

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I’m sure that when – hopefully in the not-too-distant future – motorsport historians start picking their way back through the…

Ross/Buer remain in front as Targa NZ event nears home stretch

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The attacks on the Subaru Impreza of event-long leaders Cameron Ross and Matthew Buer kept coming thick and fast on…

Third day ‘Hoodoo’ strikes Targa NZ leaderboard

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Ask any veteran of ‘more than a few’ five-day Targa New Zealand tarmac motor rally marathons and they will tell…

Subaru rivals battle for the lead in Targa NZ event

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Impressive young Christchurch driver Rory Callaway and co-driver Samantha Gray (Subaru Impreza St1 – main picture) claimed a confidence- boosting…

Subaru squads dominate Targa NZ – Day 1

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Auckland pair Cameron Ross and co-driver Matthew Buer held the narrowest of event leads – just 0:00.5 of a second…