http://www.sonicrace.co.nz/blog/ The latest Blog feeds from www.sonicrace.co.nz en-us Mon, 06 Apr 2026 18:31:20 +1200 Rocketspark http://www.sonicrace.co.nz/blog/post/144046/chevelle-build-update--getting-close/ The Chevelle project is ticking along nicely, and we’re getting closer to the pointy end of the build. Plenty of hours have gone into the finer details lately, from sorting the interior to making sure everything fits just right under the bonnet. Here's a quick look at what we've been up to over the past few weeks.... Sun, 13 Apr 2025 12:21:16 +1200 http://www.sonicrace.co.nz/blog/#post144046 http://www.sonicrace.co.nz/blog/post/136857/part-2-sonic-race-at-bonneville-the-world-finals-adventure-/ Our final event of the season, the World Finals, took place in late September and early October. We were lucky with mint weather and perfect track conditions once again, with the cooler fall air making things a bit more comfortable.... Tue, 29 Oct 2024 07:20:22 +1300 http://www.sonicrace.co.nz/blog/#post136857 http://www.sonicrace.co.nz/blog/post/136792/-part-1-sonic-race-at-bonneville-chasing-records-gaining-knowledge-/ We’ve just returned from our first salt season at Bonneville, bringing back not just a wounded car but also invaluable insights into what’s required to achieve the speed record we’re after.... Fri, 25 Oct 2024 08:04:38 +1300 http://www.sonicrace.co.nz/blog/#post136792 http://www.sonicrace.co.nz/blog/post/136858/-the-charger-purring-on-the-salt-flats-/ Click the link below to see a video of our Charger purring on the salt flats ahead of our world record attempt run!Watch the video HERE Thanks to the Montana Dodge Boys Vintage Landspeed Racing team for sharing this on your Facebook... Thu, 24 Oct 2024 00:00:00 +1300 http://www.sonicrace.co.nz/blog/#post136858 http://www.sonicrace.co.nz/blog/post/116281/charger-on-salt/ Sept 23 we attempted to do the last 2 of 3 bonneville speed events but at the last minute both were cancelled due to rain & therefore the course wasn't dry enough to race on.  VERY frustrating after ALL the time , effort, stress & money. ... Mon, 15 Jan 2024 08:16:11 +1300 http://www.sonicrace.co.nz/blog/#post116281 http://www.sonicrace.co.nz/blog/post/115525/news-july-2020/ ... Wed, 01 Jul 2020 00:00:00 +1200 http://www.sonicrace.co.nz/blog/#post115525 http://www.sonicrace.co.nz/blog/post/115526/july-16-2016-newsletter/ ... Fri, 01 Jul 2016 00:00:00 +1200 http://www.sonicrace.co.nz/blog/#post115526 http://www.sonicrace.co.nz/blog/post/115528/news-july-2016/ Hi all, now that the Superbird is done & gone I can start working through my back log of work. In case you haven't seen the latest NZV8 magazine with the blue Superbird on the cover, a brief run down on the build is that it was built as a surprise 50th birthday present from his father. We spent over 1400 hrs on the build & the whole build over 2 years was kept under wraps, hence my low profile on my website !. It was built as you might have done in , say – 1973, if you had a bit of mon... Fri, 01 Jul 2016 00:00:00 +1200 http://www.sonicrace.co.nz/blog/#post115528 http://www.sonicrace.co.nz/blog/post/115529/may-16-2016-newsletter/ ... Sun, 01 May 2016 00:00:00 +1200 http://www.sonicrace.co.nz/blog/#post115529