VIDEO ROLL>>TOP GEAR SENNA TRIBUTE

GALLERY>> MAYDAY GARAGE NOSTALGIC MEET

At the very top of the month of April, I spent quite a bit of time, seventeen days to be exact, in the state of Texas. The highlight of the trip was a nostalgic JDM meet that was put on and organized by the guys from Mayday Garage, an automotive blog which primarily focuses on [...]

CAR FEATURE>> TRA KYOTO CIVIC

Picture this. Transplanted B16A screaming close to redline as you weave through traffic in the middle of the night, blasting your way through the Osaka Kanjo highway system in a stripped out EF Civic, with no number plates and having sneaked through the toll gate to avoid the steep charges.  It might sound like something [...]

BEHIND THE SCENES>> SCCA CLUB RACING WITH HONDA

A couple of weeks ago I was invited by the guys at RaceEnergy to join them at Portland International Raceway for the first Regional SCCA Club Race of the 2011 season. Club races are usually a three day affair; with the track open on Fridays for testing they normally run a qualifying session and race on [...]

CAR SPOTLIGHT>> NOT YOUR USUAL VW

I know I’ve been harping on alot recently about how sometimes style over function is okay and how it’s nice to relax the presence of a bunch of good looking cars and appreciate the aesthetics. But of course I’m going to completely contradict myself now by showing you this rather cool and performance orientated Volkswagen [...]

EVENT>> DRIFT ALLSTARS ROUND ONE

One of the things I love about Speedhunting is that you are never bored, you just don't have the time to be. No sooner had I finished up at Donington Park with the Opener of BDC, I was heading north up to Teesside Autodrome to meet Paddy for the first round of the Drift Allstars [...]

CAR SPOTLIGHT>> DUSTY’S SR20 COROLLA

For some reason, you tend to find some fantastic cars hidden in the corner of garages. While Rod and I were at ForceFed, we stumbled across one such car: a little SR20DET-powered Corolla tucked away beneath another car on a hoist. This Corolla is owned by 'Dusty', one of ForceFed's fabricators. This is his personal street car and drifter.  [...]

RETROSPECTIVE>>HONDA AND THE BRITISH TOURING CAR CHAMPIONSHIP

Honda UK have been present in the British Touring Car Championship for many years, so as a follow up to our Honda Retrospectives, let's take a look at Honda and the BTCC. Honda first entered a team in 1995 when they partnered with MSD to develop a British Touring Car just as the SuperTouring era was taking [...]

DISCUSSION>> WEST COAST HONDAS & THAT JDM WORD

For over a decade, the West Coast of the United States has been a breeding ground for modified Hondas, with a huge, multi-faceted community pulling apart econoboxes and transforming them into whatever they pleased. It's a true melting pot of styles, with Hondas prevalent in everything from street to shows, circuit and drag racing. Over the years the Honda scene has [...]

RETROSPECTIVE>>PRODUCTION HONDAS IN MOTORSPORT

There is something special about Honda as compared to other large automakers. It’s hard to put a finger on it exactly, but I think it has something to do with how motorsport has been ingrained in the brand since its earliest days. In the early to mid 1960′s for example, Honda drew more worldwide attention [...]

RETROSPECTIVE>> HONDA IN FORMULA ONE

As we round out our Honda coverage, it is time to have a look at Honda’s involvement in Formula One. The Japanese manufacturer has competed in Formula One as a team on two occasions. They originally entered the world of F1 back in 1964. Honda built their own chassis and engine – which was unusual in [...]

RANDOM SNAP>> TAMAKI RYUJI’S EK HATCH

Hello from Japan! Today was certainly full on. We arrived at Suzuka Motorland for a practice drift day just before lunch, which turned out to be very quiet with only a couple of Japanese drifters out on track. In saying that, it was a perfect opportunity for us gaijins to test out our cars and have some [...]

VIDEO ROLL>> WIN SOME, LOSE SOME

EVENT>> EUROPEAN RALLYCROSS @ LYDDEN HILL

Rallycross holds special memories for me. As a kid in the '80s I remember being taken down to Brands Hatch, my local track, on chilly winter mornings with mist rising and the frosty ground hard underfoot. The crowds would be packed in around the temporary course made up of sections of the Indy circuit and [...]

RANDOM SNAP>>RING WAGON

Just thought I'd throw up this awesome shot of drifter Ben Broke-Smith having some fun on the Nordschleife in his daily driver E46 wagon. Not sure if it's possible to have more fun in a station wagon than this! -Mike Garrett