New Zealand: How long can oil fuel our leisure?

Open up the throttle on a top dragster and you are burning more fuel than a 747 jet. You hit the end of the track in about five seconds, but still, that is a lot of gas.

Kiwis love their motorsports. Whether it is with souped-up cars, off-road vehicles, jet-skis, fizz boats, airplanes or motocross bikes, there are a lot of people whose weekends are dependent on the joy of speed, the throb of an exhaust.

But how long can it last? And what about the price of petrol? When will petrolheads feel they can no longer afford to keep filling the tank?


Even oil companies are predicting price rises at the pump. Many observers think that peak oil