Hey Speedhunters worldwide! Here is my rundown on the Final Round of Formula Drift. I apologies for the delay as I have been busy here in NZ with our prep and Round one of D1NZ. The course here at Irwindale has been a favourite of mine since I competed here at the D1GP World Allstars in 2007. [...]
This is the final stop in our look at the Australian drag scene. I couldn't have picked a better shop, or car, to end this little tour of the highly impressive, power-crazy world that exists downunder. Welcome to JC Racing, a place that has built the fastest 1/4 chassis Mazda R100 in Australia. Out of [...]
When the editorial team at Speedhunters decided that October’s theme would be drag racing, there was only one thought racing through my mind; I had to get hold of my childhood friend, Jay Mageau. Back (way back) when I first moved to Canada at the age of twelve, Jay was the only guy in the [...]
Ok let’s continue on with our visit to Don Prudhomme’s Snake Racing HQ. We’ve already looked in detail at most of the funny cars in the shop, so let’s check out this special vintage car/truck race setup and parts of Don’s memorabilia collection. Don and co have gone to the trouble of completely recreating their [...]
Our visit at Pac Performance couldn't have ended without a detailed look at one of the fastest customer RX-3's that Rocky and his team have built. Let me introduce you to Pannic. This little 4-door RX-3 was initially, probably like most projects of this nature, built as a fast street car. The owner wanted a [...]
As we are now closing up drag month, let's take one last look at the paddock of the American Drag Racing League's Word Finals at Texas Motorplex. Weather always plays a big role in racing. It doesn't matter what discipline you're into. The ADRL paddock was collectively holding their breath hoping the storm would pass [...]
Well, we hope you guys (and gals?) have enjoyed our drag racing theme this month. In all actuality we've only just scratched the surface of this rather old and vibrant scene, but hopefully we've given you a feel for many facets of this motorsport. Before we move on to November, I wanted to showcase my [...]
Hope you are having a good weekend. Here is the second Teaser image of the Team Need for Speed Mustang RTR-X. With the assistance of BASF and the Auto-Explosion paint shop we have achived a very strong 'Team Need for Speed' graphic on the hood, all in paint. The easy option would have been to lay Green [...]
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One of the standout cars from today's Autofest event in South Australia was this sleek Torana drag car. It's owner, Brett Henley, is a qualified sheet metal worker who built the car from the ground up over a two year period. It's not common to see drag cars in the show and shine halls, but [...]
While walking the rain soaked ADRL paddock of Texas Motorplex, I saw many amazing drag machines. Many sported very bright liveries that were either airbrushed on or had some amazing paint work. But for some reason, this flat black 3rd generation Camaro stuck out to me as the most badass looking out of the whole [...]
Hello Speedhunters! It's time to take a break from building the Need for Speed D-Mac 86 to re-cap my weekend at Irwindale Speedway. I can’t believe this is my final Formula D Blog for the year. This year has gone by so so fast! Or maybe I'm just getting old… Before we start, it must [...]
Hi Speedhunters! I’m Efrain Arias from Boostiao.com, the Dominican Republic is well known for it’s baseball players, but what we also is a big love for motorsports. We currently have one of the best Touring car and Drifting series in the Caribbean and Drag racing is also growing quickly, especially street cars. Since the ‘big [...]
SEMA is only days away and I’m getting hour by hour updates and images from Vaughn Gittin Jr and the Twins, as the Team Need for Speed Mustang RTR-X comes to life. Linhbergh had the chance to see the beast earlier this morning, so we thought it would be a great idea to give you [...]
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This may be one of the most significant racecars in recent times……but isn’t that just a Porsche 911 GT3? Not just any old 911, this is the Porsche 911 ‘GT3R Hybrid’. Far removed from a Prius, Volt, or Insight, this Hybrid is a mobile laboratory for Porsche Motorsport as they develop Petrol-Electric Hybrid for road and [...]
After another weekend of great racing in the World GT1 Championship, I've uploaded a pack of desktops to show how the cars looked *before* they started racing – one image of each manufacturer. For every car that did well, it meant their sister car suffered. Sumo Power's #22 car came home third; #23 was caught in [...]
