Before Behind The Scenes month concludes, I’d like to share with each of you our workspace setups. Here is where countless hours are spent downloading, sorting and post processing images to deliver to each and every one of you content from around the globe. My Office. Linhbergh’s Office. Speedhunting isn’t a glamorous as it seems. Its a job [...]
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There was the soft pitter-patter of dew as it journeyed its way down the trees, the gentle creaking of the moisture rich trees as they swayed in the breeze, and the soft rustle of the leaves. My wet boots sunk into the soft undergrowth and crunched along as I trundled through the forest. The clicks of my camera echoed in the [...]
Fellow Speedhunters, I thought I'd take the opportunity to combine this month's 'Behind the Scenes' theme with the dawn of a new era for one of Britain's, nay, the world's most highly-respected preparation companies, Prodrive. This visit was a little while ago, after SUBARU's departure from the WRC and while the Aston Martin N24 Vantage [...]
I always find whenever there's a big automotive related event, its parking lot is just as interesting as the actual event. I find this true with various Formula D events, like Irwindale and Atlanta, and also Tokyo Auto Salon. As we close off the month, here's one last look at the Tokyo Auto Salon parking [...]
Tommy Milner: What's up SpeedHunters! Welcome to a two part blog about the Dubai 24 Hours from half of the winning driver lineup, Edward Sandstrom and myself, Tommy Milner. The Dubai 24 Hour race is, for some people, a warm up for the 2011 season and for others their biggest race of the season. I've [...]
Right before the Tokyo Auto Salon you may recall I headed to Tsukuba Circuit with Nakai-san of Rauh Welt and his crew of Porsche-crazy customers. I promised you all a final post from the day and I haven't forgotten about it, so you can expect that to come soon but in the mean time I [...]
Can you believe that we're already a full month into 2011? Time flies when you're busy Speedhunting. Since today is the final day of Behind the Scenes month. I thought I'd post a Behind the Scenes look of my trip on Friday to the 62nd Grand National Roadster Show at the Fairplex in Pomona. As [...]
The testing and launch season for various teams and cars is now well underway. In a couple of days, Peugeot will show off their new endurance racer. In the meantime, Audi have been busy at Sebring testing the new R18 TDI in tandem with the current R15 ‘plus’, which will race at the 12hours of [...]
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The Lotus name in Formula 1 is in the midst of some controversy at the moment, but last year guest blogger Cheryl Tay visited the Team Lotus (then Lotus Racing) factory in Hingham, Norfolk to gain a deeper insight into the world of F1 racing. The Team Lotus factory is a small outfit, spanning across 44,000 square feet with [...]
With little doubt in my mind, I really do think this is the car that sums up Group B. The Audi Quattro S1 is a strange beast. It's not a pretty car by any measure, its proportions are quite strange but all of these aesthetic gripes are forgotten once that turbocharged inline five is brought [...]
HKS have once again proven that they really know how to put on a show. The HKS Premium Day started in 2008 as a way to celebrate the company's 35th anniversary but has since grown to become one of the best events of the year. Imagine all those great new demo cars that we have [...]
Group B. An era which undoubtedly conjours up memories of a time where fire breathing cars would dominate the world rally stages. It was also a time of huge danger in the sport, drivers being forced to tackle stages at maximum attack whilst navigating a sea of people, all eager to catch a glimpse of [...]
Now to continue on with the second part of my visit to the radio control wonderland better known as the HPI Racing headquarters in Foothill Ranch, California. This time we'll check out a few of HPI's impressive RC machines, and then head out into the parking lot for a little scale drifting. Littered around the [...]
