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CARAVAN WITH
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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2018
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2 THE GISBORNE HERALD
Run-out on utes
by John Jones is the way it has formed partnerships
and joint ventures with brands that are
FOLLOWING the successful launch of recognised and admired.
two new products, Foton is free to turn its Its joint venture with diesel engine
attention back to the mainstay of its New manufacturer Cummins introduced the
Zealand operation, Tunland utes, at a time Cummins ISF light duty engine platform
when the company is offering a special on in the commercial vehicle market.
them. Because of the success of the ISF engine
Foton made an impact with two range, Cummins has advanced engine
launches this year, the Sauvanna SUV and development at the factory to include both
the Aumark light truck. But the Tunland is the ISG and X ranges.
the product that has really made a name in Investment in the plant from both
New Zealand. Cummins and Foton has resulted
It is a bonus for buyers that the company in an engine plant that is the most
is having a run-out on limited stock, which technologically-advanced in the Cummins
sees the Tunland 2WD manual on sale for network.
$23,990, the 4WD manual for $26,990, Foton also has technical supply
and the 4WD automatic $30,990 — all agreements with transmission specialists
plus GST and on-road costs. Getrag and ZF of Germany, and Aisin
Founded in 1996, Foton is the ( Japan), Borg Warner (US) for two and
world’s biggest seller of commercial four-wheel-drive transfer units, Bosch
vehicles, ranked first in the world in (Germany) for electronics and dependent
terms of production and sales in the systems, and Dana (US) for axles and
global commercial vehicle industry as differentials.
well as being a leading supplier in the Daimler aspires to be the world’s largest
international market. supplier of commercial vehicles and is
Its annual vehicle production recently renowned for delivering lasting value and
exceeded 650,000. quality to customers. It is also partnering
It has extensive research and with Foton.
development centres in Tokyo, Stuttgart Foton’s formula is a simple one —
and Beijing. quality and reliability supported by
One of the keys to Foton’s continuing economic pricing.
success story, particularly in New Zealand, So far it is working.
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2018 3
Gisborne Block
WINNERS
NEW CAR ON THE BLOCK: Alan Berry, of Alan Berry Motors,
hands over the keys to an excited Amy Moore and Stu Watts from
The Block NZ 2018. Mr Berry has the Suzuki dealership in Gisborne
and the brand new S-Cross this month. The Gisborne couple were
audience favourites from the four teams on the TV3 home renovation
show. The Suzuki was for the winners of the online public vote,
called The People’s Choice Award. The couple were also the big
prizewinners of The Block NZ 2018, as their home sold for the best
figure above its reserve price at auction.
Picture by Rebecca Grunwell
More cars dumped as costs increase
THERE has been a rise in the number costs were contributing to the increase. windows — clearly not driveable,” Soo said. requirements that included having to notify
of Aucklanders dumping their cars as rising “Disposing of an unwanted car can be “Neighbours have called Auckland the last registered owner.
vehicle operational costs and fuel prices bite. difficult and expensive,” Ms Stock said. Council multiple times but we’ve been told Vehicles would be removed from the
Auckland Transport said 1753 cases of “If it’s not mobile or roadworthy, the cost it cannot be towed away because it’s got streets only if they were in a poor state or
abandonment were closed last year. This of transport would often be more than the current registration.” deemed to be a risk to the public, such as
year, with still more than two months to value of the vehicle — if the vehicle had any Jon Uele, of Otara, said his friend those with broken windows.
year’s end, there have been 1771 cases value.” dumped a car when he found out the cost - NZ Herald
closed and 398 still active. There were car disposal companies that to replace his radiator was more than what
This excludes vehicles left on roadsides would collect old cars but this was not a the car was worth.
with current registration. well-known fact. “Makes more sense to just abandon it
Automobile Association general manager Glenfield resident Pauline Soo said a — and with petrol prices these days, it’s
motoring services Stella Stock said high damaged car left opposite her house on cheaper to take the bus.”
operational cost, sometimes more than the Shanaway Rise was an “eyesore” to the AT spokesman Mark Hannan said the
car was worth, was why so many cars were neighbourhood. number of abandoned vehicles was growing.
getting dumped. “It has been there since June, with flat The process of managing abandoned
She could not comment on whether fuel tyres, damaged car body and cracked vehicles took time because of legal
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Born to race . . . and win
WHAT does it mean to go fast? To live he would take in order to get to the
your life dedicated to the pursuit of speed professional circuit and the responsibilities
and wanting to feel the rush of the win. he now has as a husband and father.
That’s exactly where we find ourselves It’s an intimate portrait of Dixon. No
in a documentary that takes us inside the matter what stage he is at during Born
mind of New Zealand racing superstar Racer, with his Chip Ganassi Racing
Scott Dixon, a five-time IndyCar team, the idea of the championship never
champion. fades from his mind. Dixon is an ultra
As a piece of documentary cinema, Born competitive person and his pursuit of
Drivers could confuse new systems with autonomy. Picture/ Thatcham Research Racer offers a unique insight into the excellence on the track is something to be
mind, talent and drive of what makes Scott readily admired.
Are they that stupid?
Dixon the man he is — a single-minded We are able to be inside the car and be
determination to chase the chequered flag present with Dixon as he races around
and a journey that has had him behind the various IndyCar circuits and you come to
wheel his entire life. appreciate the marathon quality of this
A MISUNDERSTANDING over driver assistance system — such as Tesla’s While the film centres on his efforts to sport. Lap after lap, Dixon’s concentration
driver assistance systems, such as adaptive AutoPilot — was activated, while 18 compete and win the 2017 title for the and reflexes are pushed to the limit as he
cruise control and lane keep assistance, percent said they could ‘‘sit back and relax fifth time, Born Racer offers a complete chases the win and he never lets up.
and misleading marketing by car makers and let the car do the driving’’. portrait of Dixon from his early days racing Demanding excellence of himself and his
is ‘‘dangerously confusing’’ motorists into Both safety organisations pointed go-carts in New Zealand to the journey team, Dixon won’t even let potential injury
thinking they have an autonomous vehicle. the finger at manufacturers’ marketing stop him from racing. After a particularly
So says research by two of Europe’s materials as misleading. gnarly crash at the beginning of the 2017
leading safety bodies. Thatcham singled out Audi, BMW, season, he’s back in the car five days later
Crash test experts Euro NCAP released Citroen, Mercedes, Tesla and Volvo as and again putting in the work.
the results of a new set of tests that found examples that could confuse drivers into But no champion ever goes it alone. It’s
that drivers cannot rely on these already- thinking they could rely entirely on these a team effort and in Born Racer we get
available systems. assistance systems. an insight into his Ganassi racing team, a
Thatcham Research said manufacturers Safety experts said Tesla’s auto pilot behind-the-scenes look into the sport and
were over-hyping the technology as semi- system ‘risks an over reliance on the the insights that it offers on the engineers
autonomous or self-driving systems to assistance system with the vehicle being and mechanics who give Dixon his
‘‘gain a competitive edge’’ that is making primarily in control’. competitive edge.
seven in 10 people think you can buy a A recent survey of 2000 Britons These men and women are gripped by
driverless car in showrooms today. conducted by MoneySupermarket found the same burning desire to win, just like
A survey of more than 1500 issued that almost half of the nation think Dixon, and their engineering knowledge is
by both safety groups found that 71 introducing driverless cars is a bad idea, incredible to watch. Whether its analysing
percent of motorists wrongly believed that with a lack of trust in the technology (68 footage, stripping the car or working the
autonomous cars are already on sale today. percent) and a fear of not having control pit to put Dixon back into the lead, they
Shockingly, one in 10 polled said they over their own vehicle (76 percent) cited as give it everything they’ve got and he
would consider taking a nap when a the key concerns. -Daily Mail openly acknowledges that.
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Rotary heaven
NO country has quite the crazed passion came from Mazda’s Le Mans-winning
for the ‘‘spinning Dorito’’ rotary engine 787B, so it’s a real honour to have
as New Zealand. Engines of its ilk are Hoshino-san bringing this earlier version
relative bread and butter in our modified car down for the event,” said Whiddett.
car scene — despite all the screams of ‘‘oil “This 767B has run demos at the
consumption’’ and ‘‘apex seals’’ from the Goodwood Festival of Speed and the
peanut gallery. World Time Attack Challenge, so I’m
They rev high and remain a staple at all stoked to be able to add Summer Bash to
Japanese-themed car shows and events. that list. The wet weather that stopped racing at the Vodafone Gold Coast 600 on Sunday.
They are a prolific feature at ‘‘Mad “We’re hoping to have a huge number Photo / Mark Horsburgh NZ Herald
Bringing lead home
Mike’’ Whiddett’s Summer Bash events at of rotary-powered cars at the event, and
Hampton Downs Motorsport Park. The getting them all on the track at the same
casual drift event turns three this year, and time is going to be crazy for both drivers
Whiddett and Mazda are giving the public and the spectators.”
the chance to see the Mazda 767B in the The Mad Mike Summer Bash will take
THE ITM Auckland SuperSprint takes run in overcast-but largely dry conditions
flesh and on track with Shenji Hoshino place on December 8.
on more significance for the Australia until lap 29, when the heavens opened.
behind the wheel. The 767B will be joined by a full
Supercars Championship after the second Standing water and rivers running across
It’s powered by a 470kW quad-rotor 13J menu of drift cars and time-attack
day of racing at the Gold Coast was ruled the track surface were the chief concerns.
engine, and sounds like part-Formula 1 car, cars, competing in a bunch of different
out because of storms that hit the region. McLaughlin will head to the ITM
part-plane. challenges. Included in the machinery will
It means Scott McLaughlin brings his Auckland SuperSprint on November 2-4
“The inspiration for my first four-rotor be each of Whiddett’s Red Bull drift cars.
Team Penske Ford to Pukekohe Park in with a 14-point championship lead over
two weeks with a slender 14-point lead in van Gisbergen, with four races remaining
the championship over fellow Kiwi and — two 200km races in at Pukekohe and
2016 champion Shane van Gisbergen in two at Newcastle.
his Red Bull Racing Holden. Craig Lowndes and Steven Richards are
Sunday’s second leg of the Vodafone also the winners of the 2018 Enduro Cup,
Gold Coast 600 has been declared a non- by 87 points over McLaughlin and Alex
event, with no points awarded, after racing Premat.
was unable to resume amid a heavy storm. Lowndes, who retires as a fulltime driver
Wild weather lashed south-east in Supercars at the end of the season, will
Queensland into the afternoon for race head to Pukekohe for the final time.
27 of the 2018 Australia Supercars The seven-time Bathurst winner has
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Ken Block’s new 1977 Ford F-150 ‘Hoonitruck’. Photo / Ken Block Moto transforms, with the centre sliding along flooring — usually found on super-
and rotating outwards to create up to 70 yachts.
New out of the Block per cent more floor space and a perfect
place to host guests. Some have likened
it to a giant USB flash drive.
The Romotow has been designed by
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available, with awnings and screens
to create another bedroom, which can
accommodate another four guests.
KEN Block has unveiled his latest modifications, the engine now produces New Zealand-based architectural and Solar panels will be fitted to the
Hoonmobile that will star in a new 682kW (914hp) of power and 952Nm of interior design firm W2, which has been roof, along with a battery and a diesel
instalment of his Gymkhana series. torque. Power meets the ground through a working on it for the past six years. heating system, so there will always
After using a range of rally-bred Sadev six-speed gearbox and custom-built W2 hopes to launch the mobile home be power even if the camper is off the
Fiestas, Focuses and a wild methanol- 20-inch wheels wrapped in Toyo rubber. in 2020 and it is expected to sell for grid.
fuelled ‘Hoonicorn’ Mustang in his viral The body has been re-shelled with US$350,000 (NZ$535,000). Production of the Romotow will be
Gymkhana videos, Block’s latest build sees military-grade aluminium and ride-height Inside the cabin there will be a double subject to demand. – Daily Mail
the American star go down a different lowered as far as possible. bedroom big enough to sleep two adults
avenue with an old pick-up truck. But “This project has been in the works for and a living room with a sofa that can be https://youtu.be/H3GERYRN2aY
while it may seem like an odd choice, about 2 years,” said Block. converted to sleep another two guests.
Block had plenty of inspiration when “I’m beyond pleased with how it turned The Romotow will also have a kitchen
it came time to create his newest tyre- out, it’s simply one of the most badass and and bathroom, both with ‘‘stylish
shredding weapon. unique vehicles I’ve seen in a long time. fixtures’’.
Block selected the 1977 Ford F-150 as “It’s crazy to be throwing something
a tribute to his late father, who owned the around that’s this size when doing
same era of truck when he was a child. Gymkhana-style driving. But, it looks
But as with all of Block’s creations, this is absolutely wild on camera, and that was
not a standard F-150. our goal from the start. I can’t wait for the
Protruding out the engine bay are a pair fans to be able to see it in action, I think
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modified 3.5-litre Ecoboost V6 — the Gymkhana Ten will debut on Amazon
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