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We had to pull the pin on the 2011 SnowBall Run due to the shocking weather (and a nifty Tornado) and also the issues with the economic climate meaning that people just didn’t have the money to pump into a massive two day event.

2012 is not going to be much better..... We have decided not to run it again this year due to the costs involved with it being a massive two day event we feel the current economic climate has not bounced back enough yet.

We are currently channelling all our time and effort into the 2013 CannonBall Run, last year was a monster event with close to 1000 competitors……  2013 is the year we blow that out of the water……  It’s going to be a big one.

Keep tuned in for more details….. Here's some photos from 2010 SnowBall to get you excited....

The CannonBall Run 2011 was our biggest event yet, with over 175 cars and over 600 competitors it was a laugh a minute.

We did everything from horsing around with the police, invading a pirate ship and tearing up a rugby field to Giving away a free Helicopter ride (which also helped us film the event from the air) and taking over a golf course for our massive afterparty.

I could sit here and write out 500 pages of awesome craziness but like they say a picture is worth a thousand words (or in this case 500 pages worth) so below is a teaser video for our DVD and also a monster photo collection of the day.

A big congratulations to Mike and Neen in their Holden Calais for taking out the big prize….. Also known as the Channel 4 News Team on the day.

The CannonBall Run 2010 was our first major event, with around 130 cars.  The event was pretty basic back then all we had for mission packs was a collection of flyers nothing like the big books and packs competitors get now.  We still had an amazing collection of cars including a Ferrari and a brand new Corvette plus a tonne of HotRods and Japanese performance cars. The team from GVI Cars bought down a brand new Lexus that was a crowd favourite and the guys from Performance Car Mag where in a rocking Demon Energy Truck with 22 inch rims.


A big "High Five" to the guys in Car 53 for taking out the competition in their custom Toyota V8 powered HotRod.

Track Sessions 2011 was a tester to see how you guys would make the transfer from Street based events to Track based events.  We heard nothing but good things from the 100 or more competitors that turned up.

Our style of event management has always been very controlled, with every little detail looked at and assessed.  So when we turned our attention to mixed motorsport and made sure that no matter what style of events your into and no matter if your all about the points or just cutting loose and having some fun we had you covered.

We will be making the Track Sessions event a regular on our list of events but due to Cannonball sucking up 6 months a year to plan we will need to hold fire until more time and money can be freed up.

Stay Tuned….

We are starting TEAM AMS as the official Auckland Motorsport Race Team.

The goal of Team AMS is not to pay all the bills and rocket you to Mad Mike status but to help up and coming new racers into their chosen field. We will offer support and whatever services we can to help you on your way to stardom....  

Auckland Motorsport will help you......

•     Sort Sponsors.
•     Perfect your driving skills.
•     Hone your car setup.
•     Meet the best in your field to learn from.
•     Build a media name for yourself.
•     Get noticed and excel (if you can handle the jandal)
•     ...... and much more.   
  

The whole idea of Team AMS is to help guide you in the right direction and then set you off on the war path to glory.

Because this is a new thing for us too we cannot cater to everyone so initially we are just looking for 2-3 team member is each of the below classes.....

•     Drifting
•     Time Attack
•     Extreme Gymkhana
•     Drag Racing

So if you have the drive and dedication (and the raw skill required) to make it to the top of your racing scene drop us an email.  Include your details, your racing history, your car details and anything you think might be helpful to us in making our decision that you are the one to back.

Think you can add value to what we do?  We want to hear from you.

We are always looking to "up our game" and if you have some skills that you think could help us, we'd love to hear from you.

Graphic Artists, Video Editors, Event Planners, Marketing Experts, Sales Guys....  and more, you're all welcome.....

The whole Auckland Motorsport staff are all volunteers, they do it for the love of the sport ( or the awesome bragging rights that you work with Auckland Motorsport and The NZ CannonBall Run )

So if you just love motorsport to the teeth and everything about it and are willing to put in some hard yards to help us put on some awesome events and help grow the motorsport scene in NZ then we want to hear from you.

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