If it hadn't been for Komoriya-san of Pan Speed I would have never heard of the Roadster and Rotary Meeting. This little gathering of Mazda's greatest cars is held every year at one of my favorite tracks in Japan, Sendai Hi-land. This is the circuit Nissan used to develop the R35 GT-R, and continue to [...]
Darren McNamarra is one of the few drivers on the FD grid that if he gets angry, he's not afraid to show it. His anger was really apparent after his battle with Tanner Foust in New Jersey. He's a driver that is always who he is at all times. So, let's see what this unpredictable [...]
Luke Fink caused quite a stir in the UK drifting scene this by quite literally overnight becoming the man to beat. After driving non-stop from Madrid to Manchester, some 1300 miles, to make practice of the first JDM Allstars round this year, Luke managed a handful of practice laps before qualifying first in an event [...]
Our buddy Egil just sent us a ton of photos from the final Gatebil event of the year, and the material is just way too cool not to post. And really, there's never a bad time for some hooning. The first car that struck my eye when going through Egil's photos was this S15 race [...]
As we start to wrap up Interview Month, we wanted to get in touch with Mark Arcenal to get his thoughts on car life, the stance movement, and his own inspirations. If you aren't familiar with Mark, he's the father of Fatlace, Hellaflush, and was already a mover and shaker in the car world when [...]
Check out this gorgeous 997 sent in by Speedhunters reader Aaron Ochoco from SoCal. Doesn't get much better than that for a stock bodied Porsche. Check out some more pics on his Flickr page. – Carl
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Drag racing is intrinsically woven into Australia's car culture. Like many Aussie car addicts, I've grown up with drag racing constantly in my periphery. While it was a sport once dominated by Australia's V8 scene, people like Ray Box opened it up to the late-model sport compact enthusiasts. As the founder of Jamboree, the internationally recognized drag racing event, [...]
Could this be the Toyota Previa to rule them all? It certainly looks like no other out there. The two-tone paintjob and the Leon Hardiritt wheels really make this car standout. The wheels are 19" and sit perfectly on a Silk Road Airbag system. More photos can be found on Mike Gilberts Flickr. -Jeroen Willemsen
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Just around this time last year, Matt Powers drove his green S14 harder than he ever has and made it into the top 4 at Irwindale. This year, he's had the opportunity to attend every round of the Formula D season and has experienced the trials, tribulations and triumphs that come in doing so. We [...]
For 45 years, Bill and Bob Summers's land speed record of 409.27 MPH, made possible by four (yes, FOUR) 6.9L fuel injected Chrysler engines which produced a combined 2,400 horse power, had yet to be broken. But this past week, at the FIA regulated, Mike Cook Top Speed Shootout, the wall of 400 fell down –TWICE. [...]
Now for something a little different. A kyu-sha inspired Suzuki Carry Truck from a shop called "Hello Special" out of the Kyoto area. I drove a couple of these things in Japan, and found that I do NOT fit well inside them. If I did though, this would be the best work truck ever. -Mike [...]
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It should be pretty clear that most of us Speedhunters have short automotive attention spans. With all the different subcultures we cover on the site, it would be pretty tough for us to only appreciate one type of car or motorsport. That's one of the reasons why I found the Coronado Speed Festival to be [...]
Head on over to the Desktops section to grab this highly requested image in both standard and widescreen resolutions. – Paddy
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Mark Berry is one of Australia's top Time Attack competitors. With their notorious R32 GT-R, Mark and Russell Newman dominated the Australian Time Attack scene; relentlessly claiming scalps, winning events and breaking records. After racing at Tsukuba Circuit, Mark decided to build a Time Attack car that could compete with the world's best. What resulted is the [...]
