Inside the S2K movement are a few people that keep pushing the envelope of what can been done to their favorite platform. Some of them build their car's for trackdays and others are building them according to the latest fashion. These cars are beginning to look like the ultimate fashion statement just like this red [...]
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When you have a pre-1994 Porsche 911 laying around somewhere, this would be the perfect time to consider a full restoration. Because Singer Vehicle Design can restore your car into something even better. A quick glance over the specifications list tells me nothing is left untouched. The list is truly impressive. For more photos and [...]
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What started in a volcano ended in a volcano: the ash from the Icelandic volcano in April to the Argentinian volcanic lake in December, it was quite a year. Oh, let’s not forget the the sunstroke-fuelled proto Speedhunters volcano in Paul Ricard. In 2010 I covered two GT championships for Speedhunters, and 12 months, 14 countries, 39,954 [...]
My first shoot for 2011 was with the legendary HKS CT230R. It had made the journey down under for the annual 4 and Rotary Nationals event and while it will only be on display, it is very rare that we get a car of this status on our shores. Because of this I thought [...]
Portugal. September. There was a choice for the last of the season's visitors: warming sun and calm seas of the late summer or hordes of snarling GT cars throwing themselves around the rollercoaster that is the Autodromo Internacional do Portimao. For us, the choice was clear: the Speedhunters posse descended en masse on Portimao for [...]
Each year Tokyo Auto Salon is an absolute overload of automotive styles. It can be quite hard to pick standouts from this event, but we thought it would be fun to pick a few of the interesting cars from this year's show and let you guys vote on which is your favorite. Here are five [...]
It’s been a little more than a week since I was in Japan. My head is still trying to process I’ve experienced: the trains, the food, its amazing car culture, Tokyo Auto Salon, the extremely hospitable people, and the sense overload that is the metropolis of Tokyo. One of the many things that stuck me about Tokyo is just [...]
You’ve read the headline right. After conquering so many different countries, Smoky Nagata will be heading to the United States for the Texas Mile (March 25-27) with his infamous V12 supra and hopefully blast his way into the history books once again. The car is currently being prepped for shipment out to the States in [...]
Is there anyone that doesn't like radio control cars? Seriously. Now obviously some are more devoted to the hobby than others, but I doubt there are many people out there who would see someone playing with an RC car and not think "I wanna try that". With those thoughts in mind, I took a trip [...]
This week I got an invitation to take a look at the Rising Sun Performance shop. They specialize in Hondas and had several vehicles in their shop. I was greeted by the DC5 Integra you see in the opening shot. For you US readers a familiar car but for us Europeans it's a bit more [...]
The Ferrari GTO, a street going version of the 599XX, isn't exactly a car you see ever day so you can imagine my surprise when I saw this particular matte white example at the Tokyo Auto Salon. I thought it looked so unique and imposing that I asked the owner, Shikata-san of S & Company [...]
Almost a year ago details started leaking from Japspeed about their 2010 contender for the 2010 British Drift Championship. 2009 Championship winner Steve Biagioni had won the championship in an S-body Nissan but his ride for the 2010 season was going to be a little different. Japspeed were building (at the time) the UK's first [...]
Here we have Michael Scherr from Germany, screaming up the Schumacher S corner of the Nürburgring GP track in his 550hp Nissan Z32. Michael or Micha as he is called, recently took part in the Nissan Sportscarbattle – a competition organized by Nissan to pick drivers to enter the 2011 Dubai 24HR race. Micha excelled [...]
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I knew it the moment I noticed this S15 enter the show floor during the Thursday set up day that I was seeing something special. The last time I saw a car created by Super Made I had exactly the same reaction, back in 2009 at the Nagoya Exciting Car Showdown upon seeing their Y34 SR20-powered [...]
Here we have another reason to get excited about the upcoming Geneva Motor Show. Toyota has announced it will be showing a new version of the FT-86 concept known as the FT-86 II (pretty innovative name!). The car is said to be much more in line with the production version than the concept that appeared [...]
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