The new Audi R8 GT3 'Customer' Racecar has been announced by Audi Motorsport. The new race car will conform to the FiA GT3 regulations, allowing it to run in many National and some International Series. The car was developed by Audi Sport and is aimed at customer use. Unlike the roadcar, the 500hp race car [...]
For those who are fans and followers of grassroots style nostalgic drag racing and hot rodding from the 1950′s and ’60s, there are few better websites out there than the Jalopy Journal and its “Hokey Ass Message Board” (H.A.M.B). For these guys it’s all about homebuilt, stripped down rods ,straight axle drag cars and the [...]
I had too much content for one post, so here's another batch of coverage from last weekend's Idlers Games at Tsukuba. Let's jump right into it. I took this opening shot during the first lap of the Super Cup race. Imagine over 30 fully tuned Porsches' and other makes taking to the track for fender [...]
After spending last Saturday at Tsukuba Circuit for the Idlers Games, my busy weekend continued on Sunday with a trip up to Twin Ring Motegi to check out the "Super American Sunday" event. As the name implies, Super American Sunday is a celebration of all automotive things that are American or American inspired and it [...]
This little rocket is the Honda Civic Type R – R3 Rally car. Based upon the European Civic hatchback, this rally version has been developed by Honda Europe’s Customer racing partner, JAS Motorsport. The project showcases JAS’ talents outside of the WTCC and Endurance Racing. The car is built to new 'R3' class regs, which [...]
I was originally planning on joining Rod and Antonio on their trip to Suzuka for Super GT, but in the end I decided I would stick around here as there were two events going on that I wanted to cover. The first of them was the latest match of the Idlers Games at Tsukuba Circuit [...]
We're at the Super GT race at Suzuka Circuit right now, but we're on a break… so instead of walking around downstairs trying to get phone numbers from umbrella girls, I thought I'd just post some photos I shot from the Ebisu Circuit Natsumatsuri… here's some detail photos of the black S15 Silvia that I [...]
The video camera I use to shoot the various Car Tours and Slomo videos is something quite special. It's a new generation HD camera which records video sequences direct to a PC card. No messing around with video tapes! At the end of each shooting session I'll pull the cards out of the camera and [...]
I just noticed that our site traffic just tripled in one day…. wow…..this must be the reason no? Our friends on the Need for Speed Undercover team have kindly put a huge billboard into their new website advertising Speedhunters. Cool!
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If you are even slightly interested in Japan's car culture, then there is no doubt that you are familiar with kei jidousha, the tiny little cars with yellow license plates that can be seen in every corner of the country from the alleys of Tokyo to the fields of Hokkaido. Now how do you determine [...]
Thought this might interest Time-Attack fans in the UK, plus its for a good cause and celebrates the life of Colin McRae. Roger Clark Motorsport is offering up a passenger ride in their 800bhp Subaru Impreza 'Gobstopper' in the Colin McRae Gathering convoy. The Gobstopper will be second in the Subaru only convoy behind McRae's [...]
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There a few things better than spending a weekend hanging out with fellow enthusiasts, talking about cars, and just enjoying the hobby in general. This is exactly what happened last weekend at the meet that was hosted by our friends at Retro Scene Magazine in the UK. The UK has a thriving classic car scene, [...]
Hi there, on the 6th of August, a so-called Orange Driving Day, essentially a trackday organized and sponsored by the Austrian bike manufacturer KTM, took place at the Wachauring in the pittoresque Wachau region. This time, the ODD was focused on the brand-new KTM X-Bow sportscar, and contained several track sessions and a road trip, [...]
When I was at the MSC event last weekend admiring all of the cool-looking drift cars, I noticed a black JZX100 Mark II that looked a little familiar. I had never seen the car at a drift event before, but being a big fan of the JZX chassis, I clearly remembered seeing the car at [...]
As some of you might know, we've been on a long and crazy trip across Europe and Japan. Right now, I'm chillin out with a fellow American friend, Andrew, in the Suzuka Circuit media center – he is shooting this event for Import Tuner, so make sure to check the magazine in a future issue [...]
