Racing cars in a park in London? I think I might have been dreaming… Motorsport At The Palace relives the glory days of auto racing at the Crystal Palace circuit in South London: its focal point is a competition time trial, backed up with a convention of car clubs. The event is now in its [...]
In America, the last weekend of May is about BBQs, family, friends, and most importantly paying respect to the sacrifices made by our armed forces in the name of sweet freedom. For my own Memorial Day Weekend, I found myself in Santa Maria, California for the 2012 edition of the West Coast Kustoms Cruisin’ Nationals. Now that may be the official name, but to the regulars the shindig is simply known as “Santa Maria”.
I’ve covered this event on Speedhunters a couple times before, but for this year I decided to approach things a little differently.
Racing is relatively new in China. Heck, owning a car was just a dream for most Chinese people less than 30 years ago. So, without much influence from the outside world the local racecar drivers have found their own style. This A31 Nissan Cefiro was the brainchild of Chinese professional drifter Lu Jin of the Tornado [...]
Hello again all Speedhunters fans! Yet again I’ve been trying to nail a 24-hour race. It isn’t easy, that’s for sure, but if I compare this year with how I felt in 2010 when I made my first attempt at the legendary Nürburgring 24 Hours, experience can’t be underestimated. I hope you enjoy this summary [...]
What better way to end a week’s worth of Hellaflush Kansai coverage than a nice selection of high-resolution images. Since Japan is so unique in the assortment of cars it serves up at these kind of events I’ve made sure to include a few Kei cars in there too, from the more family oriented Daihatsu [...]
The Chinese has definitely developed a very interesting car culture and there’s no harm the international Speedhunters audience giving them a little nudge toward the right direction. Click on the thumbnails below to download the high desktops and don’t be afraid to leave a comment!
Before we round up our stories from the 2012 Nürburgring 24 Hours here’s a final batch of desktops. To close off the coverage we’ll have an insider’s look at the race week coming up courtesy of Speedhunters WRT Audi driver Edward Sandström. Edward will be taking us through the Nürburgring 24 Hours from his arrival [...]
With the Hellaflush Kansai event pretty much wrapped up after the awards were handed out by Mark, I decided to hang around a little longer… …and check out the cars from the main paddock head out. After looking at parked cars the whole day, hearing engine sounds truly added to the experience, especially when it [...]
As promised, I’ve gone ahead and uploaded some high resolution desktops from last Saturday’s Eagle Field Drags for you and your computer’s enjoyment.
Among the images available are the scene above of a sweet Willys Gasser coming out of the hole…
The F40 is a car that has over the last 25 years held its head high against the constant flow of supercars that countless manufacturers have released. It may no longer be the fastest or the most technologically advanced, but its simple formula of putting the driver at the center of its performance has cemented [...]
This upcoming weekend is considered by many to be the greatest weekend for race fans all year.
There are three massive events held over the weekend and we wanted to ask the Speedhunters audience which of these races they’ll be tuning in to watch.
A visit to the Wally Parks NHRA Motorsports Museum in Pomona is an absolute must for fans of both drag racing and automotive history in general. Packed into the museum is a fantastic collection of historic drag cars that represent every era of the sport, but it’s not just the full size cars that need to be seen.
The museum also includes an amazing display drag racing history through a collection of lovingly built scale models.
I consider myself a very realistic person; I keep my feet on the ground at all times and get on with the job at hand. I also consider myself a very lucky individual in that I am actually able to have a job that allows me to indulge in my unrelenting passion for cars. Since [...]
What’s up Speedhunters, It’s been a while! My last blog here was after FD Vegas last September, over eight months ago. I was ready for a break though, as two seasons of the same blog format definitely had an impact on my enthusiasm for the process.
I’m excited to be back and talking with you all again. There is so much to talk about.
Somehow the Speedhunters of mainland China keep up with the happenings in the motoring world even though websites like Facebook, Twitter and YouTube are blocked. It’s weird how the government selects which sites to block and which sites to allow. For example, my personal website is blocked for some reason, but luckily for the Chinese [...]
