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Wild by name, WICKED BY-NATURE

They came from far and wide, from north of Auckland to as far south as you can go without getting wet, even a driver from Australia via the US. Twenty-three of the country’s baddest Wildbunch cars assembled at Masterton Motorplex for the Mount Shop Wildbunch Wars in what has now become one of the country’s premium true drag racing events.

From an insanely overpowered VW Bug to a Ferrari, of all things, the huge crowd definitely got its money’s worth across the two days, with huge crazy burnouts, wild passes, and wall-to-wall action (literally, in the case of a certain yellow Holden Monaro). With a wide variety of cars and combos, the class appeals to all

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