IN JULY'S ISSUE No: 239
F1 - HAMILTON BACK ON TOP - With nine races down and ten to go, Lewis Hamilton leads the Drivers' championship over red Bull's Sebastian Vettel - both drivers winning races in June. While Hamilton scored his first win of the season in the exciting Canadian GP, Vettel won pole and the race in Valencia to close within six points of Hamilton.
A BRIGHTER FUTURE - Interview with V8 Supercar driver Jason Bright.
WIN EACH FOR FORD & HOLDEN AT DARWIN - Mark Winterbottom (Ford) and Jamie Whincup (Holden) each won a race at Hidden Valley while young Kiwi superstar Shane van Gisbergen bagged two more 3rd places.
KIWIS IN EUROPE - We follow the fortunes of Richie Stanaway - leading Formula Master in Germany; Chris van der Drift - winning races in Superleague Formula; Brendon Hartley - racing for Red Bull in Formula Renault 3.5; Tom Blomqvist - UK Formula Renault 2.0; Jonny Reid - Auto GP and Matt Halliday - Porsche Supercup.
IN THE THICK OF CHAMPIONSHIP BATTLE- Kiwi Scott Dixon in in the top three chasing the 2010 IndyCar crown. Only one win so far this season for Dixon. Championship leader is Australian Will Power.
NEW WIDE BODIED SKODA - Feature on the new Skoda Fabia S2000 wide-body and winning on debut at Ypres Rally.
LE MANS - THE TORTOISES AND THE HARES - Audi come home after 24 hours 1-2-3 at Le Mans after Peugeot proved devastatingly quick in qualifying but failing in the race.
ALTHERM ENDURO CHAMPS - The Carter brothers became the first winners of the Altherm 1000 Endurance championship race at Hampton Downs in their ex-V8 Falcon Supercar.
REGIONAL RALLIES - Regan Ross won Canterbury Rally (Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX) while Neil Marshall (Lancer 6.5) won the Taranaki tarmac rally.
PLUS MORE . . .