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TE AWAMUTU’S MONTHLY MOTORING MAGAZINE, THURSDAY, MARCH 12, 2009 2 ~ Rod and Custom Club defending title. 6,7 ~ Ford V Holden - its the Hamilton 400. 10 ~ DriveBy goes offroad with the experts. 11 ~ The international phenomenon of Top Gear Live. THREEPEAT FOR WILKSBROOKE MAZDA ~ P3 Practicality, Performance 6745600AA Plus The Picnic Table INGHAM 2002 Honda CRV Sport 5 door, nighthawk black, 2.4, 4WD, LMVD Te Awamutu a/c, air bags, CD radio, elec sunroof, Cnr Mahoe St + Arawata St, PAS, power windows, ABS, picnic Te Awamutu. Ph 871 5630 table, good kms TREVOR HOSE - 021 298 4271 a/h 07 872 1770 DAVE MOORE - 021 244 1032 $19,500 6745581AA Total Muscle comes to Meremere Automotive & Te Awamutu rodders defending club title Engineering Ltd • Farm & General Engineering - On & Off Site • Cowshed Repairs and Alterations • Feed Pads • Tractor Bucket Repairs W.O.F SERVICING TOWBARS BULLBARS REPAIRS MUFFLERS ALLOY WELDING CERTIFIED WELDING TE AWAMUTU Rod and Custom Club’s winning 2008 team (from left) Ricky Brown, Noel McMillan and Stu Brown with their silverware and an autographed sign from the dragstrips former days. he fi rst weekend of April will again being heralded as a drag racing of existence, Bay Rodders has been see some of the best side- double-header, as it runs the day be- instrumental in continuing to promote Tby-side racing when the New fore the Nostalgia Drags held at Mer- hot rodding by their involvement in Zealand Hot Rod Magazine Club emere’s Fram Autolite all facets of the sport, Championships and Worlds End Tau- Dragway. It is planned but in particular it has a ranga Nostalgia Drags head to Mer- to attract in excess of long history in promoting emere’s Fram Autolite Dragway. 100 NZHRA affi li- drag racing. And defending Te Awamutu Rod ated members making An added bonus at the and Custom Club’s 2008 title will be up 25 teams for a fun Nostalgia Drags will be 6279674AA at least three local teams - and maybe day of drag racing in the appearance of Aussie a fourth from the female members. their hot rods. dragracing legend Victor Run for 30 consecutive years the The NZ Hot Rod Magazine Club Bray with one of his Castrol 1957 NZ Hot Rod Magazine Club Champs Champs is currently promoted and run cars, as well as it being the fi nal round 452 BOND ROAD, TE AWAMUTU is still going despite the rollercoaster by Bay Rodders in association with of the top door slammers series. 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WILKSBROOKE MOTORS winning team could visualise the Dealer of the Year Award for the whole of 2008. inning Mazda Dealer of the Year brooke Motors took the top honour by the of fourth best seller in New Zealand - so the Honda Accord Euro triumphed after a rigorous evaluation and for the third straight year may be clearest margin recorded. company is big enough to matter and small road testing process that saw 35 eligible models culled to an Wunprecedented in the award’s 16 It made Wilksbrooke Motors the most suc- enough to care. initial shortlist, and then a fi nal four. year history, but it was not unexpected for the cessful dealership in the award’s history. “Mazda has a winning range of great vehi- “Dynamically, the Honda Accord Euro is outstanding,” notes staff and owners of Wilksbrooke Motors. They have now won the Dealer of the Year cles,” says Mr Wilks. Wheels editor, Ged Bulmer. Immediately after being presented with the fi ve times in the past 12 years and have also This includes the Mazda2, last year’s World Australia’s original new car award was established in 1963 and 2007 award this time last year the decision been awarded Rural Dealer of the Year on nu- Car of the Year, Mazda6, 2008 Auto Car of recognises only the very best vehicle, meticulously identifi ed from was made that if there was a chance for the merous occasions. the Year for medium vehicles, and the RX8, a diverse fi eld of hopefuls. In some years the award has even been ‘threepeat’, then this was it. The Wilks say their best asset is their staff. 2008 National Business Review’s Sports Car withheld so as to maintain its own high standards. Owners Grant and Shirley Wilks employed “Our clients know and trust our people.” of the Year to name just a few accolades. olden’s Commodore VE Omega Sedan has joined Ford’s the power of ‘visualise to materialise’ to achieve “We have good and loyal staff who can work In May this year is the launch of the all new FG Falcon and received a fi ve-star safety rating from the the goal. with us to achieve the goals we want for our Mazda3. Australasian New Car Assessment Programme. The Fal- Every department had posters showing the business.” Mazda continues to gain market share, even H con was the fi rst Australian built car to earn fi ve ANCAP stars. 2008 Dealer of the Year Award. Every staff “Being a successful dealership also brings in this tight economy. The result for Holden refl ects the introduction of a steering col- member knew what their award looked like, all many rewards for them.” And helping dealerships achieve their goals umn shroud energy absorber across the VE sedan range that helps they had to do was achieve it. Mr Wilks says everyone likes being on a is something Mazda New Zealand is good at. to reduce driver knee injuries, and a passenger seat belt reminder After all, achieving the previously unachiev- winning team, especially when there are tan- The awards are based on sales targets, parts on the Omega sedan, introduced in October 2008. able would be a great way for the company to gible benefi ts.” performance, customer satisfaction, service These improvements are in addition to the front passenger celebrate 30 years in business. The other crucial relationship is with Mazda department performance and dealership stand- side impact airbags and curtain airbags While Wilksbrooke Motors is one of New New Zealand. ards. that were made standard Zealand’s longest standing Mazda franchises Mr Wilks says the company is singularly fo- Mazda New Zealand keep the dealerships across the and the Wilks are Te Awamutu’s longest serv- cused on one job - Mazda vehicles. Some time informed of their performance in these areas on range ing car franchise owners, it shows they are still ago the Wilks made that same decision - to a regular basis so owners can monitor progress earlier prepared to work hard and smart to be at the concentrate on one franchise. They say that was and make modifi cations where necessary. this top of their game for their clientele. the best decision they made. Now of course no dealership has done four- year. Their ‘mission’ was so powerful that Wilks- Mazda holds a strong and growing position in-a-row! 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