I would like to pose an important question to you, our most cherished Speedhunters reader. It’s perhaps a bit of a long-winded, multifaceted question, but I do want to know what your answer is.
If you are taking the time out of your busy lives to frequent this website and open up this article, you are no doubt some kind of automotive maniac. However, within the scope of car-fandom there are many different genres and it’s likely that you have a particular taste in machine-driven pleasure that you prefer over others. Depending on what type of car enthusiast you are, perhaps you’ll have different answers to this question.
So let me ask you: what do you want from us?
Do you want us to scour the planet for relatively unknown but hyper-cool forms of motorsport like the Berg Cup Hillclimb series?
Or would you prefer that we focus more on big mainstream events like the Le Mans 24 Hours? Do you think that if an event is watched by millions then surely it’s more relevant?
Or does the sight of racing cars make you want to fall asleep? Should Speedhunters be expending all our collective effort in sourcing and driving the latest, greatest production cars?
Of course, a good majority of you lot are into modified cars, especially those of a Japanese variety. So perhaps you’d like to see the Speedhunters team putting more effort into sourcing amazing customized feature cars?
Japan is filled to the brim with all sorts of crazy sub-genre scenes, each a universe unto itself. We could easily fill our social channels and web stories with nothing but insider content from the Land Of The Rising Sun.
Of course those of you who don’t see Japanese cars as the be-all and end-all of automotive culture may not want to see this happen. You may want us to be on the look-out for all manner of European Speedhunting goodness, like this pristine one-owner E30 M3.
Others in our audience may want to see the Speedhunting team roll up our sleeves and showcase a build project.
They would argue that there’s no point in shooting and writing about cars unless we are digging under the surface of these machines further.
It could also be argued that Speedhunters should be visiting the birth-places of builds the world over. Why limit yourself to a single build when you can travel the globe shooting all the best projects?
There are a myriad of shops working on crazily exciting projects right now and perhaps Speedhunters should be there with our cameras to document them.
Whether it’s the best of what’s going on in Germany…
…or in the greatness of the U-S-of-A we should devote our efforts into doing as many shop tours as possible. Or should we?
Perhaps you’d like the Speedhunters’ crew to be involved in the development of a high-end GT racing program…
…with racing drivers working for Speedhunters as journalists, showcasing each step they take during a weekend of racing.
Round Two of the Blancpain Endurance Series is taking place this weekend at Silverstone, so it would make sense for us to be there, cameras in hand.
You may also be a fan of Formula D, America’s vision of professional drifting. Doesn’t it make sense for the Speedhunters’ crew to be insiders in this vibrantly violent new form of motorsport?
If we are part of a motorsports community, then it’s all the easier for the SH crew to extract all sorts of deep stories – and it’s these stories which will keep you interested. To hell with meaningless galleries of drift action, we need to dig under the surface here.
Perhaps it’s also time for some of our core photographers whose names are part and parcel with the Speedhunters site to get out to do some event coverage too. Wouldn’t you like to see this happen?
Of course there are others in our readership who feel a bit competitive towards Formula D. They want to see how drifting is developing across the world, not just in America.
A big portion of you also want to keep that window into Japanese drifting as wide open as possible. You’d argue that it’s the grass roots scenes in Japan which adhere to the true spirit of drifting. Surely this is where serious Speedhunting should be taking place. ‘Keep Drifting Fun’ would be the mantra…
Still not satisfied? Should we be putting more effort on reflecting street car culture?
You may really want to see what the So-Cal Import scene is up to in 2012 and with the Eibach event only weeks away Speedhunters surely needs to be there. Will the stance-style of modification continue to dominate or have the influencers already moved on? You need to know this, don’t you?
Some of you might be a little disappointed with us for not running any coverage from the recent Global Rallycross opener in Charlotte. Rallycross ‘Merican style is the hottest ticket in town these days.
Well, the good news is that we’re going to be covering all this and more. We’re aiming to bring you the best of all these genres and present them in a way that no matter your preference you’ll find them exciting and engaging. Starting off in June, we plan to showcase not one but two US rallycross events: GRC Texas and the X Games.
Better? Is this what you want?
Fans of the big ‘blue ribbon’ events need to look no further than the grandest of all endurance races: the Le Mans 24 Hours.
We plan to collaborate with Team Corvette driver Tommy Milner again and we will be following him closely during his defence of last year’s Corvette’s GT class victory.
We’re also excited to announce a collaboration with the JRM crew, complete with a live stream direct from the car for the full 24 hours. You’ll be able to ride along with the likes of David Brabham in the LMP1-class HPD ARX-03a for the duration of the race. Surely this is what the art of Speedhunting is all about?
Earlier this year we promised you more rally coverage, and are happy to announce that our Kiwi Speedhunter, Brad Lord, will be on-site at Rally New Zealand in a few weeks time. At long last, Speedhunters will be at a WRC event to bring you as close to the action as humanly possible.
Last year you, the Speedhunters audience, voted the Gatebil Rudskogen festival the event of 2011.
What some of you may not know is that there are actually four Gatebil events each year. And as Speedhunters is now an official media partner of the Gatebil organization, we will be ramping up our coverage of these other events, starting today with today’s quick review of the Gatebil Våler event. This will be followed up in a few weeks when we send Paddy McGrath out to cover the Gatebil Sweden event at Mantorp Park.
A message to our Swedish and Norwegian readers: if you fancy having Paddy shoot a feature with your car at Mantorp Park please send him an email to paddy (at) dev.speedhunters.com. We are looking for the Nordic region’s craziest builds to shoot at this event, so please do get in touch.
Is any of this working for you yet?
We had to skip our 2011 coverage of the Goodwood Festival Of Speed due to logistical problems, but plan to be back in 2012 with a vengeance.
Jonathan Moore will be there, bringing you the deepest Speedhunting reports possible direct from Lord March’s front yard. Good?
And finally, we need to give Fredric Aasbø some encouragement and support, as he is not going to be getting much sleep in June.
The reason? He is about to receive a Toyota GT86 which will be rebuilt from the ground up into this little monster: the Speedhunters Toyota 86-X. And this all needs to be ready by mid-July… that’s really not much time at all. Weekly reports will be coming our way, Fredric tells us.
We spend every waking second hunting new ways to highlight the cult of the car and in our minds this menu of awesomeness is a fantastic serving of all that’s compelling in the automotive world. Of course we know there is an almost infinite universe of culture, history, builds, features and events to get into, and slowly but surely – with your help – we are investigating all these avenues.
So if you think there’s something big missing here, now is as good a time as any to tell us about it. Speedhunting is the art of uncovering new stories about all forms of car culture, and we want to hear your thoughts on the matter.
ttys
:Rod
OFFICIAL SPEEDHUNTERS SUPPLIERS
Just continue doing what you guys are doing now, which is perfectly fantastic
I think the site does a great job shining a light into every corner of car culture, I have yet to skip an article on Speedhunters. Just a personal preference but I really enjoy the shop tours, especially the Japanese ones.
Great work guys keep it up!
Loving this guys, keep it up. Happy Hunting!
What's good about Speedhunters is the variety of scenes it covers. Not everything will be to everyone's taste for example, the 'VIP' stanced car pictured above it what I consider to be everything that is wrong with modified cars, but I love traditional American hotrods that are equally "style over substance". Speedhunters needs to introduce us all to forms of non-mainstream motorsport that the general media don't routinely follow and challenge our prejudices on what our fellow enthusiasts around the world get up to.
I would totally be cool with seeing a few more street cars pop up. They show the most of what is really going on in car culture, what the every day Joe drives back and forth to the job that pays for parts. Love the site!
Quality. What you've been focusing on the most! Quality is what brings us here, and it's the quality in every genre and sub-culture of the automotive scene that we may or may not know about. Over-specialize and you might miss your open-minded fan base, you might seize to honor and promote classic motoring, and seize to educate your youngest speedhunters and future speedhunters that haven't been as fortunate to experience Group-C or WRC at their peaks.
You my friends are heroes. Your achievement is appreciated deeply from the pioneers and newcomers as well! We can't thank you enough.
...and I'm the exact opposite. I love the Japanese car culture and their VIP style, although I'll be interested in almost anything(street cars please). I do wish I saw more builds on here because those are probably my favorite.
Keep doing what you doing, its great. Quality over anything.
The more racing coverage the better. Especially the ones where you work with the driver! In any racing series. Loving the car porn, keep it up
Yes to all of the above!
Drifting (all scenes) and Japanese modified cars especially.
I think you're doing a pretty good job right now, the recent drives with supercars are great, so is rally, rallycross, more racing series.I'm personnally not much into streetcars anymore if they are not being used, i.e.: lapping, autocross, drifting, etc. Those are pretty nice, wether it's completely crazy stripped with 800 hp barely driven, or a 225 horses, with coilovers and a bucket seat as long as its drivent hard !Though as somebody said before good old hot rods are pretty cool.I think VIPs and Boso and to some extent the crazy stanced with ultra streched tires cars are probably a bit crazy and don't make much sense if you think about what a car should be, but if a bunch of people are liking those, well...
Love the 24h on board at the lemans. Builds are pretty cool also, especially if you go a little more into the technical side, a plus on the builds is to see them running, doing their thing and then get upgraded as the owner discovers some flaws, kind of following the life of the project, like driftworks has done on their forums for their 2 drift cars. Problem with the forums is that there is wayyy too much comments in the middle of the build, the the thread gets to be 10 000 pages long for a 10 pages project. Of course there are great points brought by readers at times and are great to read and that could be interesting to have ?Outside what you are covering, I'm wondering if you should keep the blog style of evolve out of it ? You know for more of a professionnal look maybe ? Not sure...
Oh and you need a mobilephone website !!!
My $.02
Keep:
The overall variety - reviews, racing coverage of all kinds, grassroots stories
Photography
Add:
More video
More car reviews, comparisons
Lose:
Drifting
Hellaflush etc.
Oh and make all the pics available in higher resolution !!!
I <3 almost everything covered on speedhunters... I love the multitude of updates, the overseas coverage and the fact that everything is presented on a single electronic plane, from every reach of the globe. I only wish I had more time for all of the articles, but there is always one genre that I skip over which gives me time to catch up with the others. That is the VIP & autozone tuning category. In fact, had it not been for the title of this post, I would have skipped over this one due to the picture linked with it. I love highly modified as well as factory preserved examples, and even have guilty pleasures of mod's that serve no purpose other than the "i like" category. In the end, that's what it's all about, what the owner likes; however, I cannot stand geometry and parts changes that diminish a vehicles primary function. Tiny tires mounted on wheels three times as wide and horizontal camber should be reserved for lowriders and time-traveling DeLorean's, respectively.
Keep up the great work guys!
More Nostalgic J-TIN and more Japan coverage!
Trucks that go side ways, trucks that go sideways, TRUCKS THAT GO SIDEWAYS, TRUCKS THAT GO SIDEWAYS, TRUCKS THAT GO SIDEWAYS, TRUCKS THAT GO SIDEWAYS, TRUCKS THAT GO SIDEWAYS.
Other then that i feel that the speed hunting crew does a great justice to all kinds of scenes and tastes! Ive been coming here for a few years now and at least a few times a week i find my self oogling about something on here.
NOW,
TRUCKS THAT GO SIDEWAYS.
We all know Japan has some of the hottest cars, but there are lots of other countrys that drive the automobile too, and everyone customizes there ride. So more cars,builds,races form other countrys. Its something that would keep me reading for sure. Along with seeing more builds that get at a little more indepth on how the car got that point in tis life. The bigger races are ok, but more grass roots events allways seem better, not so mainstream which is were you find the average joe who happened to build the hottest looking ride around. I find the huge races to be less personal. Just how I see, I will not stop reading though so dont worry.
I would like a great diversity in cars and not just japanese. The Extreme motorsport genre like le mans and F1/wrc gets plenty of coverage elsewhere. Nurburgring 24h are an exception I like. Most of the speedhunter fans are building cars so technical build photos and project /dyno write ups are the best. Both modified street and competition vehicles. Perhaps a little less drifting? Bergrennen and fabulous home made competition cars from all around the world including time attack is what I want to see. Brief coverage of new cars are ok, but I prefer old cars with strange engine swaps and smart engineering. Please no more hellaflush.
The site as a whole and the coverage you do is pretty sweet, but a little more grassroots drifting coverage from Ireland and England would be good.
All of the above... Anything modified JDM shines, VIP, drifting,etc. Hot rods and customs add a nice variety. Maybe local car shows and meets like daikoku in Tokyo but worldwide. What ever happened to the Bonneville Dandy R34? Feature some street cars from time to time. Its inspirational to see purpose build track machines but sometimes it feels disconnected from the day to day for those of us who dont have the time or money to get out and go racing. For those who embrace the hellaflush movement the street car is where speedhunting lies.
Less 'Stance' crap and less Drifting nonsense, more of everything else.
need more covering of japan nostalgic cars
I think speedhunters/speedhunting is something thats different for anybody.
In my opinion speedhunting isnt about the big events like Le Mans or F1 or anything like that.
Speedhunters for me is showing stuff that isnt about the big company's and big racing teams with 100 sponsors.
Its about the people who putting allot effort in their ride to build a dreamcar or developing their own trackmonster.
Doesnt matter what car it is, as long they put their heart and soul in it.
And dont pay allot for letting a car built.
I prefer Japanese cars or Japanese styled cars, but i cant hate Europese cars or American cars.
Some people forget the effort someone put in it.
Sorry for my crappy English.
More muscle cars and less lowered 50s cars that all look the same. u guys haven't done much shop tour lately either, ready for some though. the rest is awesome.
I find it very hard to criticize Speedhunters content because the variety, frequency, and photography are excellent.
I love seeing:
-European Hill Climbs
-Japanese car shows/meets/parking lot/street-hunting
-VIP shows and builds
-Rally and Rally cross
-Behind the scenes/culture (like the China D1 behind the scenes post and stadium tour)
-Historic/vintage racing and street car shows
-American Nostalgia shows/drag racing
-Track features (like the Nurburgring, great job)
I would change:
-More European Vintage (like hillclimbs, rally, the recent Crystal Palace piece was great)
-How about a behind-the-scenes at LeMans 24hr. Can someone get embedded with a team?
-Maybe a car build with commenter support. Speedhunters would buy a used car and modify it all based on Speedhunter and commenters input, then race it, show it or just sell it. We could enter it in a show and win or lose we could build a great sense of community. Bring-a-trailer is doing something similar with an old Corvette and support from eBay
-More Japan street Speedhunting. What do car enthusiasts drive everyday there? Stock WRXs? Old S14s? Just curious
-More VIP scene, more Junction Produce…and how about a visit to their warehouse or shop?
-More Worthesee VW show coverage (I was surprised no one made it there this year. Schedule conflicts I bet)
-Can Joeren visit some amateur-level Dutch rallies? I see a lot of videos online for 911s, Opels and BMWs being taken out for these but I would love the Speedhunters touch on one of these events.
-More use of spellcheck in posts
-Less drifting competitions (no offense drift fans, I think it is cool but I would trade it in return for other things I like better)
I love your site and it is only getting better and better. It is one of my 3 daily stops and I am even more excited when I type in your URL now as compared to, say, 2 years ago.
@bmw325_num99 I agree with this guy^^^ i slighty agree with the drifting except for the Japanese drift scene, love those
I love the big coverage of the main events throughout the year, such as 24 hours of Le Mans, Nurburgring 24, and 12 hours of Sebring. But I kind of want to see more of the little guy, more articles of one man or a little garage in Japan making works of art. I see these stories all the time online, but I think you guys can cover it better, capture the passion and blood and tears these people have put into their cars. Thats what I want to see more out of you guys. But overall this year, you guys have put out some fantastic articles, not much to complain about.
yes all of the above mentioned...you have been doing a fantastic job lately giving us a well rounded variety of the automotive scene from every part of the world. after all, speedhunting to me is seeking out anything that has 4 wheels and has a steering wheel, showcasing or highlighting a particular aspect of a vechicle and showing an appreciation for someone's dedication to their hardwork
keep up the great work and keep hunting!
Less show cars with pointless modifications (since when are the overly decorated VIP cars about Speed?) or cars with fake rust and gold wheels, less GT (yawn) racing, less Le Mans (yawn) less Formula One (big yawn). More dirt, more tyre smoke, more private project cars (like the amazing red Vento from a few weeks ago), more nostalgic cars. Less glamour, more speedhunting.
Agree that Speedhunters caters for just about everone with your unrivalled coverage of almost all genres... except for a few smaller niches: tractor pulling, short oval hotrods, vintage stock cars, banger racing, swamp buggies, truck racing! No kidding, a short list of motor sports that really aren't my thing at all but I do appreciate the work and enthusiasm that goes into them by those involved. And refreshing too after yet another drift, roundy-round or Formula One circuit report. A not too serious comment but there is a need for less of some and more of others... if you get my drift?
It's pretty much fine as it is!
Forgot... SUBBING! More care with proofing and the odd punctuation attack please? Not as pernickity as you may think and equally as important as the crisp, clean, well-shot images we all appreciate so much. It can be a real bind having to decipher what the writer means when they are caught up in their obvious enthusiasm for the subject. Another pair of analytical eyes before posting copy? Doesn't stop me reading, just pulses that little vein in my temple unhealthily... Speedhunting not Speedwriting!
Just keep doing what your doing....! but i would like to see F1 making an apperance on Speedhunters....maybe not the whole season but races such as the Japanese GP at Suzuka or/and the USA GP at Circuit of The Americas...
Other than that...keep up the good work guys!
You are the perfect car website. Only think I might ask for more of is amateur builds. Its amazing seeing what you can do with unlimited money time and resources, but crazy budget fab jobs with mild mannered daily driving in mind would be nice to see. Things everyone can take home and do to their daily drivers.
I'll keep it simple, Speedhunters > all, keep it up I'm workin on a standing mile camaro so maybe some more runway or topspeed events.. But seriously keep it up!
I'll keep it simple, Speedhunters > all, keep it up I'm workin on a standing mile camaro so maybe some more runway or topspeed events.. But seriously keep it up!
I'll keep it simple, Speedhunters > all, keep it up I'm workin on a standing mile camaro so maybe some more runway or topspeed events.. But seriously keep it up!
I'll keep it simple, Speedhunters > all, keep it up I'm workin on a standing mile camaro so maybe some more runway or topspeed events.. But seriously keep it up!
I'll keep it simple, Speedhunters > all, keep it up I'm workin on a standing mile camaro so maybe some more runway or topspeed events.. But seriously keep it up!
I'll keep it simple, Speedhunters > all, keep it up I'm workin on a standing mile camaro so maybe some more runway or topspeed events.. But seriously keep it up!
I'll keep it simple, Speedhunters > all, keep it up I'm workin on a standing mile camaro so maybe some more runway or topspeed events.. But seriously keep it up!
I'll keep it simple, Speedhunters > all, keep it up I'm workin on a standing mile camaro so maybe some more runway or topspeed events.. But seriously keep it up!
i got no problem. everything here was fantastic. i admit i skipped a few articles due to the lack of interest though. next, i would like to suggest some sort of calendar on the events that is going to be covered. this is to make sure i wouldnt miss an article, or going into this website but found out that there is nothing new to read. thanks. keep hunting!
i got no problem. everything here was fantastic. i admit i skipped a few articles due to the lack of interest though. next, i would like to suggest some sort of calendar on the events that is going to be covered. this is to make sure i wouldnt miss an article, or going into this website but found out that there is nothing new to read. thanks. keep hunting!
i got no problem. everything here was fantastic. i admit i skipped a few articles due to the lack of interest though. next, i would like to suggest some sort of calendar on the events that is going to be covered. this is to make sure i wouldnt miss an article, or going into this website but found out that there is nothing new to read. thanks. keep hunting!
i got no problem. everything here was fantastic. i admit i skipped a few articles due to the lack of interest though. next, i would like to suggest some sort of calendar on the events that is going to be covered. this is to make sure i wouldnt miss an article, or going into this website but found out that there is nothing new to read. thanks. keep hunting!
i got no problem. everything here was fantastic. i admit i skipped a few articles due to the lack of interest though. next, i would like to suggest some sort of calendar on the events that is going to be covered. this is to make sure i wouldnt miss an article, or going into this website but found out that there is nothing new to read. thanks. keep hunting!
i got no problem. everything here was fantastic. i admit i skipped a few articles due to the lack of interest though. next, i would like to suggest some sort of calendar on the events that is going to be covered. this is to make sure i wouldnt miss an article, or going into this website but found out that there is nothing new to read. thanks. keep hunting!
i got no problem. everything here was fantastic. i admit i skipped a few articles due to the lack of interest though. next, i would like to suggest some sort of calendar on the events that is going to be covered. this is to make sure i wouldnt miss an article, or going into this website but found out that there is nothing new to read. thanks. keep hunting!
i got no problem. everything here was fantastic. i admit i skipped a few articles due to the lack of interest though. next, i would like to suggest some sort of calendar on the events that is going to be covered. this is to make sure i wouldnt miss an article, or going into this website but found out that there is nothing new to read. thanks. keep hunting!
@Harry L Allstars Agreed. Ensure that the copy is as spectacular as the photo work since it's disappointing to see spelling errors.
@Harry L Allstars Agreed. Ensure that the copy is as spectacular as the photo work since it's disappointing to see spelling errors.
@Harry L Allstars Agreed. Ensure that the copy is as spectacular as the photo work since it's disappointing to see spelling errors.
@Harry L Allstars Agreed. Ensure that the copy is as spectacular as the photo work since it's disappointing to see spelling errors.
@Harry L Allstars Agreed. Ensure that the copy is as spectacular as the photo work since it's disappointing to see spelling errors.
@Harry L Allstars Agreed. Ensure that the copy is as spectacular as the photo work since it's disappointing to see spelling errors.
@Harry L Allstars Agreed. Ensure that the copy is as spectacular as the photo work since it's disappointing to see spelling errors.
@Harry L Allstars Agreed. Ensure that the copy is as spectacular as the photo work since it's disappointing to see spelling errors.
All I can say is - MORE DESKTOPS!!
All I can say is - MORE DESKTOPS!!
All I can say is - MORE DESKTOPS!!
All I can say is - MORE DESKTOPS!!
All I can say is - MORE DESKTOPS!!
All I can say is - MORE DESKTOPS!!
100%
100%
street car culture ,store garage and much build 's and a little more DIY ( the right way )
greece hereee ! keep on speedhunting !
I love the overall variety, and your guys's desire to find more diversity! What's the point of focusing on only one aspect or scene within the car community? Variety is the spice of life after all.IMO the greatest possible thing you guys could add is a calendar of events. Something that shows as many upcoming car events as possible, when and where, and maybe a little description of what they entail. It would be great for those of us who get to travel around a little bit.
I couldnt tell if the " question" your posing was retorical or not. It right now you do all the things listed above and its great. you cant please everyone at once but Speedhunters do a great job of eventualy pleasing every one by doing so many different areas of motor sports. Keep it the way it is! maybe add a store so we can buy speedhunters stickers and gear and some more DIY or indepth build stuff would be the only thing you need to add. my 2 cents
<<what do you want from us?>> What I want is the same Speedhunters of the last month, that covers amazing events like the Nurburgring 24h but also exciting and less famous events like the Berg Cup. I think that SH must give space to GREAT events, notorious or not. What makes great SH is that an event is shown from a car's enthusiast point of view, every picture and every word says that. So keep show us great events, minor events, car features... all that is great in motorsport. Greetings from a little motorsport photographer of a little mediterranean island!
Rod, To be perfectly honest, I couldn't dream of telling you what you should do about the coverage. As far as coverage goes, I won't even bother giving a half-baked suggestion.
What I want is this: You guys write just as good as you shoot pictures. Your written coverage is just as awesome as your photo coverage. Please, please, please, give the text some love on the design of the website. There must be a way to do it that won't require you to reduce the image size or use Flash or some other dead technology. You guys are awesome, I'm sure you can think of something.
Shoot some video of some noise please! Noises that we can hear. Thanks.
Shoot some video of all the noise of these cars! Things we can't hear or would never get the opportunity to hear again. Thanks.
Formula 1 coverage please!!
What I love about Speedhunters is the sheer variety of what you cover. Everything from the rarified atmosphere of the upper echelons of professional motorsport to the unbridled enthusiasm of the home-builder and his project and plenty of points in between. More of the same as far as I am concerned!
Speedhunting (v.) - Having a need for speed, whether it be in the form of a simple foot on the gas peddle, going at speeds high enough to get blood flowing, or a finger on a shutter button of a camera to capture light.(NFS pun!!)
Alex was speedhunting as he slammed his foot onto the gas peddle when the police arrived.
The only thing that I would like to see would be something more grassroots and down to earth, like a regular street car. A lot of these car features are of cars in pristine condition with thousands of dollars spent on every modification. Many of us, I'm assuming, don't have the money to dump into something as fantastic as cars worthy of being a featured car. So something like a local car meet, a spur of the moment "cruise" with a couple of friends through the mountains would be amazing. Stuff like that, I guess.
Other than that, keep up what you guys are doing. I love this site because it offers a wide variety of automotive culture. I get a taste of Japanese car culture and American car culture all in one. I also get big events like N24 and FD but also get smaller events that I've never heard of(usually from Europe) that I end up liking a lot.
So...... yeah. Cool Beans.
100% + better writing and research. Photography is stunning
personaly- after the "change" there's too many F1/le mans/other ultra racing events coverage. For me speedhunters always was a "tuner" Blog. bout le mans I can read anywhere else. About SoCal underground parking meet? This sort of articles is essence of Speedhunters for me
cheers!
All of it. Plain and simple. Speed hunting is all of it.
I'd just like to say as well, that it's thanks to speed hunters I joined the Kei car scene (or rather, attempting to start one here in the UK). I know it might not technically qualify, but I bought a Toyota IQ and intend to make her beautiful. This is just a scene I was completely unaware of until stumbling upon this site, but I find it has so much personality and originality I was quickly converted. As a man who is car mad though, I love all the coverage. I even decided that reading about it wasn't enough, so I went to Cadwell Park to watch some drifting. I even took a few snaps (well if I'm starting one old hobby again I may as well start another!).
Keep it up, and thank you!
@LouisYio Yes, I would like this but apparently I'm a guest! I'd love to see more street coverage. I'd like to see more from the UK too. Surely there must be something 'under ground' I'm not aware of!
You need all the above for it to be speedhunting. For speedhunting has many many many faces. I enjoy all the coverage. I would like a couple more US shop tours though. Gotta show some patriotism.
Needs to be a little bit of minor championships too? Champion of Brands hatch Formula Ford? I may just be bias because im racing in it this weekend
I think the power of speedhunters is in it's variety. I'm personally a big fan of the japanese tuning scene and not really into the big mainstream events like le mans. But because of you all I get to see the awesomeness of for example the berg cup hillclimb. It kind of broadens your horizon and since I stumbled across this website my interest in car culture as a whole increased a lot. You guys introduced me to a lot of different scene and I'm very thankful for that. Keep on going guys!
To me, Speedhunting is fantastic photography and brilliant writing, bringing together world wide motoring events into one place for all to enjoy. In further detail, i think a lot of it is to do with what's available to the individual. Personally, I'm unable to see Endurance racing, and because of that i'm not as an avid fan as some. But equally, events like Battle Evome and Gatebil (to be a little too specific) are not available to me, but i love the coverage and other similar event posts.I could go on and on with further examples, but will hold it there.
To me, Speedhunting is fantastic photography and brilliant writing, bringing together world wide motoring events into one place for all to enjoy. In further detail, i think a lot of it is to do with what's available to the individual. Personally, I'm unable to see Endurance racing, and because of that i'm not as an avid fan as some. But equally, events like Battle Evome and Gatebil (to be a little too specific) are not available to me, but i love the coverage and other similar event posts.I could go on and on with further examples, but will hold it there.
To me, Speedhunting is fantastic photography and brilliant writing, bringing together world wide motoring events into one place for all to enjoy. In further detail, i think a lot of it is to do with what's available to the individual. Personally, I'm unable to see Endurance racing, and because of that i'm not as an avid fan as some. But equally, events like Battle Evome and Gatebil (to be a little too specific) are not available to me, but i love the coverage and other similar event posts.I could go on and on with further examples, but will hold it there.
To me, Speedhunting is fantastic photography and brilliant writing, bringing together world wide motoring events into one place for all to enjoy. In further detail, i think a lot of it is to do with what's available to the individual. Personally, I'm unable to see Endurance racing, and because of that i'm not as an avid fan as some. But equally, events like Battle Evome and Gatebil (to be a little too specific) are not available to me, but i love the coverage and other similar event posts.I could go on and on with further examples, but will hold it there.
To me, Speedhunting is fantastic photography and brilliant writing, bringing together world wide motoring events into one place for all to enjoy. In further detail, i think a lot of it is to do with what's available to the individual. Personally, I'm unable to see Endurance racing, and because of that i'm not as an avid fan as some. But equally, events like Battle Evome and Gatebil (to be a little too specific) are not available to me, but i love the coverage and other similar event posts.I could go on and on with further examples, but will hold it there.
@Luce Amen to that. That's kind of what i wanted to say, but couldn't get it on to paper (so to speak)
@Luce Amen to that. That's kind of what i wanted to say, but couldn't get it on to paper (so to speak)
@Luce Amen to that. That's kind of what i wanted to say, but couldn't get it on to paper (so to speak)
@Luce Amen to that. That's kind of what i wanted to say, but couldn't get it on to paper (so to speak)
@Luce Amen to that. That's kind of what i wanted to say, but couldn't get it on to paper (so to speak)
Stay the course, everything is great as is. Speedhunters is perfect.
Stay the course, everything is great as is. Speedhunters is perfect.
Stay the course, everything is great as is. Speedhunters is perfect.
Stay the course, everything is great as is. Speedhunters is perfect.
Stay the course, everything is great as is. Speedhunters is perfect.
I would personally like to be speedhunting, covering events and adding more to the already vast variety of events that are shown here on Speedhunters
I agree with Ryan Ben to an extent. The new direction you guys have taken is spot on, so I will echo his "stay the course" statement. However I see a lot more of the average person's car culture surrounding JDM, and Euro cars such as Jettas, GTi's, Imprezas, Silvia/240SXs, etc.. as opposed to seeing Mustangs, Camaros, & Firebirds. Please don't take me as a USDM fanboy because I love all cars, and pretty much anything on four wheels has potential in the right hands.. Just pointing out a bit of bias towards Euros and JDM, vs modern American Muscle. I don't know, me it's just me.
Forgot to add how awesome and inspiring the photography from the whole team is!
I come here for everything other than the big racing events. Nuremberg coverage hasn't done anything for me. Neither has that race series with those yellow corvettes in it. While im at the american drifting series seems to get quiet a lot of coverage, i don't get the hype or exposer?
Love all the workshop, street culture, street cars, unique race cars coverage. Lowriders and customs get my blood flowing.
Keep up the great work.
More grassroots event should be covered. Good example is, how did Matt Powers, Drift Union, and Risky Devil become popular, because Speedhunters covered All Star Bash and other various grassroots events before. Grassroots is no longer cover so therefor, up an comers aren't as popular anymore. Also when was the last time Speedhunters did a car spotlight of a "grassroots" local hero build here in the USA? More grassroots coverage here in the USA!!!
Speedhunters writers and photographers, you have managed to pull off what many view as impossible. This website truly is everything from every aspect of car culture around the globe. Cars are my life, they are my passion, my hobby and my profession. Speedhunters feeds my need for the multiple facets of the automotive world that I love. I love drifting, though some of the Japanese custom trends aren't quite my thing, I still respect everyone's personal tastes. I was raised on old school muscle, drag racing and grass roots dirt ovals of the midwest. I've owned a '70 Monte Carlo, a '72 Chevy C10 and my current project is a '71 Datsun 240Z. So after that long winded answer to your long winded question, I simply want more of the same. Though I don't love every article you guys post, I know someone out there does, and that is what's so awesome about car guys. We're all a bit different, but that love of these machines is our common bond.
I'm not trying to knock the Speedhunters site also. Just some of my suggestions.
Also what happened to the videos, the pictures you guys take are excellent, cars are all about motion. I miss the videos!
@Dick Navis @bmw325_num99
I don't know about drifting in general, but less Formula Drift would be nice. Every time Formula Drift is going on, there is like 5 to 8 post just about Formula D. Need more grassroots drifting though.
I think you get a good mix and manage to keep the majority happy ... you wont always get everyone but you do a damn good job of trying!I guess more insights and more broadness if that's even possible. Like get someone from Australia to cover V8 supercars/targa tasmania ... or show us what you guys drive and what you guys do to your cars. Maybe plan a meet up of for all of you guys during quiet times and see what happens when you all meet up somewhere ... have a go-kart race or something lol
Oh yeh ... we miss Charles's editorials too!
Keep up the good work, be as versatile as possible and cover every aspect of car culture all over the world.
The site is good as it is, you cover almost everything. I really don't look on other sites like I use to do before knowing Speedhunters. I think it's OK not having to much cover of mainstream events or upcoming new car models, because those things are very well covered on specific sites allover the net. Keep up the good work. Thanks
I love the diversity of the site but I think speedhunters should show more grassroots events as well as street car culture.
The ONLY thing I would like to see more of is the scene in AUSTRALIA! We have some amazing builds (Google ETS drift hilux if you don't believe me) and why you don't have someone doing coverage in Aus is beyond me!
This site seems to be so aware of the different genres that it both acknowledges and refuses to acknowledge that these categories exist. Every single day i look onto this site there is like a new thing on the front page. Sometimes its something i know and love, and other times things i didn't even know existed.
All the questions that Rod asks seems to suggest that he already know what we want. After every picture and comment i go "i want that too"
So I know its too much to ask but please! I want it all! lol
Happy hunting
Oh and i would most definitely want to see Speedhunters build their own project car.
Funny how you start the post with the most controversy style of all, the VIP...Anyway, SH is great as it is, even the coverage of the major events has a grassroots sense to it, which is the best thing about this site...I'm sure everyone agrees the photography is stunning but personally I love your write-ups as well, not too technical like a text book and not as cliche as one of the biggest Stance sites out there...Doing my HSC this year, deactivated my FB account but just can't live without SH aye...
However, I do have a few suggestion...Please check your posts for typo before uploading them, I talked about this in last year's Survey and don't see much improvement...Also, since Casey and Charles left, there isn't much Aussie coverage anymore, I'm sure you guys will come for WTAC this year (you will, right? =P) but there are much more to Australian car culture than that...Same as to China, where I grew up and became a car nut, political issues asides, we have much more to offer other than the WDS...So yea, please consider that...
Keep it simple, keep it grassroots, and you guys ROCK!!! XD
Yes.
I only want more. I would add that maybe adding a system for guest blogs could help. Maybe the community could be a bigger part of the speedhunters community? A specific email address where we, the speedhunters, could email articles in .doc format and several high res pictures, or maybe just a couple, and if you like them you could contact us back for the rest? Its too hard to be everywhere you need to be. A few weeks ago the Mitty took place at Road Atlanta, and there was no coverage. It was an amazing event, some real cars from history were there. I got up close and personal with lots of drivers/owners/historic racers. I would love a way to share that with this community without having to try to promote my own blog. I feel like THIS is my home. The people here are the people I want to share with. I cannot be the only one. I'm sure many of us can take high res pictures and edit them, and several of us could write decent articles covering cars or events. Just an idea!
Paul
They have actually posten some articles about that build already.
Just keep speedhunting guys
The variety on Speedhunters is awesome. But you guys have to cover some uniquely Australian stuff - bring events like the Summernats and Powercruise to the world!
More of everything, Maybe a little more grassroot's racing though.
BUILDS
Everything is rad!!!
Speed Hunters hands has been the best site for automotive culture. on a daily basis i visit this site at least 3 times a day. and it has also taught me more about car cultures and the tastes people have in cars in all over the planet. what was mentioned on this post was it does need just a few more post of grass root events but everything else is just great and i love this site and will always keep following.keep on posting and thank you for such a great site safe travels and drive safe!!!!
less mainstream production car news, we can get that from a variety of other sites who are dedicated to mainstream car news. less drifting, its speedhunters not drifthunters. there are times where i have to skip 3-5 post in order to get to something non drift related. Less big budget sponsored cars, while i understand you guys are a business and have to showcase cars that need for speed is tied in with but it feels so corporate and really feels out of place. While supercars are great to check out, the majority of your audience are a bit more plebeian so maybe market more toward your demographic. And as much as i love race cars and the events they run in, it can at times be a bit long winded. To me racing is not so much a spectator sport and more of an involved experience. its a visceral and emotional event that photographs (while truly exceptional) cant completely express and is a place were video can be a much better medium (might want to pick up a good videographer if you guys go this route).
Beyond these few things you guys have done an amazing job. The strength of speedhunters is its variety and showcasing lesser known subcultures in this larger world we call the car scene. Having been an reader of speedhunters since its inception, its been astounding on how this site has grown from a simple car blog to a cornerstone of our car culture. Stay true to your roots, dont sell out too much (gotta pay the bills right?) and continue to listen to your fans and speedhunters will be around for a long time. oh and for the love of god work on a good mobile version of this site.
You guys made the mistake of asking me what I want. I want you to do the impossible, to keep doing literally everything that you are doing right now but simply expand, and incorporate more facets of automotive culture. I absolutely love the heavy representation of japanese customs both old and new, the hot-rod/rat-rod/kustom scene, and racing coverage on nearly every front but I think the post "golden-age" and later american muscle representation is lacking a little bit. I think street culture is going to end up being your best friend since most of your readers will be able to relate to that more than anything else. SpeedHunters has in the past year become not only my homepage (replacing google!) but become where I go to get the pulse on car scenes around the world. Finally, I know I am going to get flamed for this but I don't care, I would love to see a section for off road vehicles. I know some would say oh it's SpeedHunters not TruckHunters! but hey, its also not DriftHunters, FlushHunters, or ScrapeHunters but you still feature those cars and they're all awesome! Obviously I don't think you should over do it in this category, but a nod to the lifted side of automotive culture every now and then would be sick. Keep on doing what you are doing though, because it works, well. Thanks for caring what your readers think. Also if you are looking for a videographer, I would love to send you a reel (shameless request).
just reply on the off chance you want a reel lol
Don't change a thing. Seriously.
Except maybe more cars and coffee coverage.
Don't change a thing.
its not broken, so nothing to fix, you cover everything I love about motor sport, and tuning and bring me things I would not normally look at, but you make it interesting so I discover new stuff too........thanks for keep me entertained and informed for many years!!
The mix is good. There are some items I'm not personally big into, but I respect that others do like them, and as this website is about car culture, they should be included. For me, the primary, best aspect of Speedhunters is the high quality of photography (although some recent articles have had some poor shots). The balance and spread of stories are great, and I would say keeping focus on some of the more obscure, yet wild events is a must.
and one more thing: definitely less production car stuff. Plenty other people doing it, and it is a little boring and too commercial. Unless its a new Zonda, which comes along once every 7 years, don't bother. We want the builds, the characters, the feats of bravery and skill. The last-of-its-type events and stuff thats off the mainstream radar.
More F1, more endurance racing, more V8 supercars, more DTM, more SuperGT, more projects, more muscle cars, more japanese cars, more Eastern European stuff - great car scene that is living in shadows.
You guys make my day - 15min of speedhunting every morning puts a smile on my face. Keep it up, love it!!!!!!!
If anything, less of the mainstream and more of the speciality stuff. I can get GT racing and production cars elsewhere. The reason I log on every day is to see the more unique aspects of car culture - and to learn. The history, context and imagery you guys add is why I love this site. BUT you aren't doing much wrong right now so congratulations and keep it up!
Hi Doug. In general if we are going to feature a production car, it has to have something very "relevant" happening about it. Our mandate is to only feature performance oriented machines in general.
@lastmanonmars well... we are always looking to better ourselves and the meaning of this thing called "Speedhunting". And while we aren't thinking to mess with what has been achieved so far we always looking to improve the formula :>
Hi Travis... we aren't currently focused on video production and are leaving that thread to others "For Now"... But thanks for the offer.
We are definitely cooking up some plans to send some Speedhunters out into the Desert this year. There definitely is some Speedhunting to be had out there.
In terms of Muscle Cars we plan to rectify your comment there this month with a look at the "Doorslammer" drag racing scene... sometimes refered to as 10.5 Outlaws.
Mobile version... it's on our list!
We know, we have to be careful not to overdo the "Drifthunters" feeling... we love drifting after all but occasionally have to remind ourselves not to get too caught in the comfort of the scene and keep expanding our footprint elsewhere.
ok!
@DonnPrud Yeah we know that we absolutely need a Australian Speedhunter team member... we are looking for the right person to join the team for next year. In the meantime Brad Lord will be coming to Australia for WTAC and the Jamboree
@majik16106 It's a good point... we should be doing more Guest Blogs.... Will have a think about how to approach this.
@HarrisonLee The way we look at project cars is that Fredric and Darren are also members of the editorial team. So their builds (the Dmac86 and the 86-X) are considered Speedhunters project cars.
But it would make sense for us to look at documentation of our street cars.. Mike is working on his S30, Bryn has numerous projects and Sean is constantly upgrading his Civics... Brad also owns something like nine cars! Will work on this.
Personally, I love what Speedhunters does, is about, and how it caters, or at lesat tries to, to all different aspecs of modified life. I wouldn't change a thing about your coverage, you guys are doing a fantastic job of it on your won - albeit with some input from the survey late last year from the readers - but still, everything that is happening on SH is excellent. My only, only, only gripe, is Australia. I'm from Australia so of course i am biased to out wonderful nation, but we have some fantastic events each year, and some equally fantastic people building cars to rival the best, cars that are taken to SEMA and win awards, cars that are raced around a circuit to compete with the best of the best, and events that are unique to our big island and unique to each sector of modified culture. During the rest of this year we have MotorEx, WTAC - which i know you are all familiar with, Summarnats (early 2013), and monthly club meets for JDM style cars, VAG cars, and everything below, inbetween, above, and side to side. Australia is one huge club, divided by manufacturers, styles, and loyalties. We have so much to offer to the rest of the world, and without the publicity it will just go unnoticed to everyone who doesnt look for it. So please speedhunters, get someone in Australia who can travel to all of the big events that we have and do us proud. The only thing holding our great country together is our love of all things mechanical. Our politicians are shithouse.
We do make a point of going to Grassroots events but the trick is that we need them to be filled with cool machines if that makes sense... this is why we are currently so excited by the Berg Cup or the Gatebil Events.
Point taken though.
@Mark Reyes Yeah I know Charles had a way with words!
In terms of Speedhunting videos, we don't want to make anything half-ass... if we do it, the videos have to jaw dropping amazing. Video productions are a costly affair, both in terms of time and money, so for now we'd rather focus on making Speedhunters the best automotive website and community on the planet.
We have unfinished business when it comes to automotive film-making but aren't quite ready to attack this just yet.
@MarvinColemanIt's a fair point... hopefully you liked our feature on the Big Red Camaro! We also plan to showcase a muscle car restoration house this month.
Sounds cool! Please come and say hello to us at the Trax Show :>
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@SVT_Bryan We've heard this request a lot and plan to introduce this feature on the next website overhaul.
@Dick Navis noted :>
agree. less of those hhippity hop ultra racing. blancpain/F1/LeMans coverage good, but no need to expand to 3/4 article. oh, you need 24H LeMons coverage. and some local autocross every now and then is a good mix. less drifting coverage (formula D) in general. who cares what mr. powers or aasbo doing on day to day basis. formula D seems to never travel away from southern end of USA anyway... but keep it more the same, with less of what I've mentioned.
@Dick Navis @bmw325_num99 ok noted
@Beder We know m8... we are working on this...
@RodChong @Dick Navis Cool, but keep up the great work too! Easy for me to say, right?
@RodChong Thanks Rod, hopefully one day i will FINALLY get to acquire some of those famed Speedhunters stickers once someone is appointed down here. I look forward to the day!!!! See you at WTAC.
I love you guys and how you cater to such a large variety of interests so keep with what you are doing! My only suggesion i would say is maybe try a few build posts and how to sections so that you can archive them and maybe help out some of the new guys on the scene. Another suggestion, go more into certain styles of cars like shakotan and hotrods to flesh out the inspirations seen in modern car builds. And that is mainly because ive seen that in some posts people automatically say stupid things about some builds because it doesnt suit them. Just throw some usable info out alongside the already interesting things you are doing now.
Again you guys rock, im on here everyday to read your posts. im constantly learning new things and gaining inspiration for my own projects just through your site
@Beder I'll make sure to give a stack to Mad Mike when I see him at Gatebil to bring to WTAC...
@RodChong awesome! This is what I love about this site, you guys actually care what your readers think. In my experience it is really rare to find a media site such as this that will not only read the comments but actually respond to them. I can't wait to see what you guys are cooking up. Thanks for the reply. And no worries I knew the reel was a longshot haha
I think you guys should just keep on doing what you're doing. You're just about the only site that covers car culture as a whole and it's a great thing to log on to everyday. Where else will I go to see a slammed Kustom, an SR20-powered RX-8 and coverage of the N24 all on the same page? I'm sure everyone has their biases but in the end, if you truly love cars, I can't see how you'd object to any coverage being placed on this site. Keep up the good work.
@RodChong @Beder As someone mentioned somewhere else in the comments, would be awesome if there was a chance to submit stories/high res pics, etc. I know that would add a whole lot more work to do for you guys, but would a) allow for more possible content to be put up from every where around the world and b) will sort out those who say they will and will actually do what they say!
maybe have some more up on all forms of grassroots motorsports in the UK?
I'm kind of echoing what a few others have said, but I think mainstream events like Formula 1, WRC and Le Mans have plenty of their own coverage already. I'd like to see things that I'm not going to normally come across like individual builds and smaller events/ meetings.
More JDM can never hurt either!
this is one of the greatest websites in the world, and i agree with what animefox and jjpae86 in that mainstreem events have plenty of there own coverage alreaddy and that there is a thriving grassroots sean arround the world. i also like the hillclimbe coverage and there are many hillclimb cars in the uk worthy of a spotlight. iam also on here everyday reading the posts and keep it up
I want everything! F1, WRC, WTCC, DTM, videogames too!
IM AN ALL AROUND GEARHEAD AND I LIKE AND SUPPORT MOST ALL CARS AND RACING. LOVE THE DRIFTING COVERAGE INCLUDING FORMULA D. I COULD LIVE WITH OUT THE VIP COVERAGE BUT OTHERWISE I LIKE ALL OF WHAT YOUR DOING. I THINK A SPEEDHUNTERS PROJECT CAR BUILD WOULD BE COOL POSSIBLY. IM INTO PROTOURING AS WELL SO MAYBE SOME COVERAGE IN THAT AREA WOULD BE COOL. POSSIBLY SOME EAST COAST USA COVERAGE AS WELL.
Would love to see more BTCC, & DTM coverage.
Keep doing what you do and show different types of content, like some other series or just whole other forms of motorsport.
Focus on:
Nurburgring 24hrs, 24 Heures du Mans, Bergrennen, Porsche & BMW Scene.
speedhunting is experiencing all kinds of beauty, excitment and fun which is what exactly what are you doing now and going to do better in the future. just remember that there is more than japan, usa and new zealand!!!!!!
speedhunting is experiencing all kinds of beauty, excitment and fun which is what exactly what are you doing now and going to do better in the future. just remember that there is more than japan, usa and new zealand!!!!!!
Well, I think we definitely need to see more of the American car culture, especially customs and hot rods and the like. Le Mans, while cool, doesn't stir my fancy much. Formula D a bit more so, but if we're talking about drift Japan is the place to go. Exploring the world for shops and stuff like that is, in my opinion, extremely important. You need to scour the globe for obscure garages, car cultures, etc. I think it's obvious that this website will never be about catching speed, but rather blogging about many different things.... for example, what does the Big Red Camaro have in common with Le Mans? Speed. But what does a '51 Chevy lead sled have in common with Le Mans? Nothing, led sleads built mainly for cruising, not outright speed. That said, I always enjoy reading the new posts here, whatever they may be about.
-raphy
@bmw325_num99 -More Worthesee VW show coverage (I was surprised no one made it there this year. Schedule conflicts I bet)
I loved the last years coverage, its shows me what i haved missed!
Yes! I was hoping to see a coverage here. I was there this year and its hard to see everything
I am a hobby photographer and take over 2000 shoots at the Wörthersee but even this can´t show everything.
@Masterwana Could you send me a link to your photos? I would love to see what was at the even this year? I live in Chicago USA so I couldnt easily go, ha.
@bmw325_num99 How can i reach you? The email from Etasport Online?
WHAT IS SPEEDHUNTING? A good question!
you just have the right mix of erverything!!!
I thing the best way to explain what i like at dev.speedhunters.com is to introduce myselve:
I´m a huge car fan and a hobby photographer.
My car fan side:
Personally i´m VW driver and fan with a little hang to the cars from Japan.
When the time allows i go to VW and some factory open meets.
This year was the secound time i travelled to Wörthersee
My motorsport side:
I also like the your motorsport coverage. I´m a fan off semi professionell motorsports, Formula 1, DTM are great but not exactly what i like. They are to far away from normal people cars. 3 years ago i stand infront off a DTM Audi A4 next to a "normal" RS4, it was a shock for me to see the DTM is more like a silouette than you think.
What i like more are the small teams in motorsport.
Don´t get me wrong, the Teams coverage of Sebring and N24 was perfect!
My photographerside:
Thats is whats bing me to dev.speedhunters.com, every time when i was watching photos in the internet i stumbled over photos with the speedhunters tag. so it was time to visit the side, it was like heaven...
I learnd so much how to take the right photo, just by watshing your photos and exifs. you helped me so much to take better shots at this years Wörthersee event.
Keep on doing what you do, you do it just right!
- greetings from Germany
I want it all!
I think Speedhunters is good enough already. I don't have all the time I want so I can't read all your posts.
Personally I just read posts about Japan & drifting.
@RodChong @SVT_Bryan Awesome!! Well in that case the only other thing I could ask for would be "Speedhunters" camera straps!!
@Masterwana tx for the detailed response... very interested to see.
@Baljit Singh we plan to hit up these events later in the year.
@RaphyGranas we are definitely wanted to explore more sides of Hot Rodding and Custom Culture, and are especially interested to see how Japan has digested this scene.
That said, it takes time to get "inside" a scene if that makes sense.
@roblo97 a counter argument though is that I personally don't know of any websites who approach main stream motorsports in the "Speedhunters Way"... photo-led, car culture finding stories. Sure you can get typical race reporting in many places, but where can you be brought behind the scenes with cameras? This is our mission when it comes to the big events.
this is one of the greatest websites in the world, and i agree with what animefox and jjpae86 in that mainstreem events have plenty of there own coverage alreaddy and that there is a thriving grassroots sean arround the world. i also like the hillclimbe coverage and there are many hillclimb cars in the uk worthy of a spotlight. iam also on here everyday reading the posts and would it be possible to make speedhunters magazine because i feel that would be the perfect replacement for redline here in the u.k
@Masterwana Yes, that hotmail account would work.
I really think that dev.speedhunters.com changed my life...How else a jdm fun would appear in this part of the world?
Yesterday I was coming back to Bucharest from a small village in the Carpathians Mountains were the 4-th stage in the National Championship for Drifting with a couple of my friends and I spotted an old Toyota Supra sitting in backyard of a house, in the middle of nowhere, left mountain, right river
And I yield: Look, a JZA70!
:))))))))))
Thats SPEEDHUNTING.
My version, anyway.
keep doing exactly what you're doing
I'm feeling what you guys do in a big way. Thank you. I especially love the way you visit and report on such a wide spectrum of scenes.
If i had to make a comment i would say focus a wee bit more on grassroots, a wee bit less on the mainstream... and that comment would apply to motorsports, events, builds, and car features... more car features please! More!!! Generally, just more. Work harder chaps.
Peace
I just skimmed the comments and it seems a lot of people feel a bit like me, so i won't labour the point (also agree with those missing Aussie coverage lately) but here's a more specific point i haven't seen in these comments: WHAT ABOUT LATIN AMERICA?
Or eg... i know the classic cars of Cuba have become a bit of a tourist cliché, but i think it would be cool to see a SH feature on here with you guys' take on that scene, meeting builders, visiting shops etc.
I'm not an expert on Latin America - and i'm not Latin American - but from modest travels in that part of the world i can promise there is plenty of car culture going on... with emphasis on the "cult". Eg Peru - which happens to be the Latin American country i know best - you can see some amazing stuff just walking around the streets of Lima. All sorts of classics, daily driven. Unique local custom styles (especially if you like your custom cars rough-and-ready and judging from the readers' poll winner last year, you do)... daily driven. People drive machines on real life roads that make the average 'Rat' car look like a bouquet of petunias - not that there's anything wrong with that
Also, i can't get enough of the classic racing coverage - but you hardly ever do features on classic racers!
Anyway, thanks again chaps.
I just skimmed the comments and it seems a lot of people feel a bit like me, so i won't labour the point (also agree with those missing Aussie coverage lately) but here's a more specific point i haven't seen in these comments: WHAT ABOUT LATIN AMERICA?
Or eg... i know the classic cars of Cuba have become a bit of a tourist cliché, but i think it would be cool to see a SH feature on here with you guys' take on that scene, meeting builders, visiting shops etc.
I'm not an expert on Latin America - and i'm not Latin American - but from modest travels in that part of the world i can promise there is plenty of car culture going on... with emphasis on the "cult". Eg Peru - which happens to be the Latin American country i know best - you can see some amazing stuff just walking around the streets of Lima. All sorts of classics, daily driven. Unique local custom styles (especially if you like your custom cars rough-and-ready and judging from the readers' poll winner last year, you do)... daily driven. People drive machines on real life roads that make the average 'Rat' car look like a bouquet of petunias - not that there's anything wrong with that
Also, i can't get enough of the classic racing coverage - but you hardly ever do features on classic racers!
Anyway, thanks again chaps.
I just skimmed the comments and it seems a lot of people feel a bit like me, so i won't labour the point (also agree with those missing Aussie coverage lately) but here's a more specific point i haven't seen in these comments: WHAT ABOUT LATIN AMERICA?
Or eg... i know the classic cars of Cuba have become a bit of a tourist cliché, but i think it would be cool to see a SH feature on here with you guys' take on that scene, meeting builders, visiting shops etc.
I'm not an expert on Latin America - and i'm not Latin American - but from modest travels in that part of the world i can promise there is plenty of car culture going on... with emphasis on the "cult". Eg Peru - which happens to be the Latin American country i know best - you can see some amazing stuff just walking around the streets of Lima. All sorts of classics, daily driven. Unique local custom styles (especially if you like your custom cars rough-and-ready and judging from the readers' poll winner last year, you do)... daily driven. People drive machines on real life roads that make the average 'Rat' car look like a bouquet of petunias - not that there's anything wrong with that
Also, i can't get enough of the classic racing coverage - but you hardly ever do features on classic racers!
Anyway, thanks again chaps.
I just skimmed the comments and it seems a lot of people feel a bit like me, so i won't labour the point (also agree with those missing Aussie coverage lately) but here's a more specific point i haven't seen in these comments: WHAT ABOUT LATIN AMERICA?
Or eg... i know the classic cars of Cuba have become a bit of a tourist cliché, but i think it would be cool to see a SH feature on here with you guys' take on that scene, meeting builders, visiting shops etc.
I'm not an expert on Latin America - and i'm not Latin American - but from modest travels in that part of the world i can promise there is plenty of car culture going on... with emphasis on the "cult". Eg Peru - which happens to be the Latin American country i know best - you can see some amazing stuff just walking around the streets of Lima. All sorts of classics, daily driven. Unique local custom styles (especially if you like your custom cars rough-and-ready and judging from the readers' poll winner last year, you do)... daily driven. People drive machines on real life roads that make the average 'Rat' car look like a bouquet of petunias - not that there's anything wrong with that
Also, i can't get enough of the classic racing coverage - but you hardly ever do features on classic racers!
Anyway, thanks again chaps.
I just skimmed the comments and it seems a lot of people feel a bit like me, so i won't labour the point (also agree with those missing Aussie coverage lately) but here's a more specific point i haven't seen in these comments: WHAT ABOUT LATIN AMERICA?
Or eg... i know the classic cars of Cuba have become a bit of a tourist cliché, but i think it would be cool to see a SH feature on here with you guys' take on that scene, meeting builders, visiting shops etc.
I'm not an expert on Latin America - and i'm not Latin American - but from modest travels in that part of the world i can promise there is plenty of car culture going on... with emphasis on the "cult". Eg Peru - which happens to be the Latin American country i know best - you can see some amazing stuff just walking around the streets of Lima. All sorts of classics, daily driven. Unique local custom styles (especially if you like your custom cars rough-and-ready and judging from the readers' poll winner last year, you do)... daily driven. People drive machines on real life roads that make the average 'Rat' car look like a bouquet of petunias - not that there's anything wrong with that
Also, i can't get enough of the classic racing coverage - but you hardly ever do features on classic racers!
Anyway, thanks again chaps.
The only thing I can think of is a mobile site, The only think I would have asked for would be more desktops, but it looks like there has been a major increase in desktops since the last build. Its like you read my mind.
The only thing I can think of is a mobile site, The only think I would have asked for would be more desktops, but it looks like there has been a major increase in desktops since the last build. Its like you read my mind.
The only thing I can think of is a mobile site, The only think I would have asked for would be more desktops, but it looks like there has been a major increase in desktops since the last build. Its like you read my mind.
The only thing I can think of is a mobile site, The only think I would have asked for would be more desktops, but it looks like there has been a major increase in desktops since the last build. Its like you read my mind.
The only thing I can think of is a mobile site, The only think I would have asked for would be more desktops, but it looks like there has been a major increase in desktops since the last build. Its like you read my mind.
With the150 articles is has been hard too keep up with all the awesome content (not a complaint).
I love the variety of cars, styles and cultures, that you guys have delivered for years. How ever there is a few couple of things that I think we are missing.
Wörthersee: loved the coverage last year, so was quite disappointed not to see any coverage this year.
SoWo: Well no Wörthersee coverage, that must mean that we are getting some SoWo content? Well apparently not!
Australia: A part from WTAC has Australian car culture died out completely? Would love to see some more coverage from down under.
I'm hoping that you guys will take it under consideration.
But foremost keep up the the good work and keep car culture fun
The only thing I'd ask you is to stay as you are ... And right now if a wallpaper of this picture of the GT-86 is available. : D
Maybe you could look at even more motorsport genres. For instance karting, dragracing, historic racing, formula off road and so on. You could do spotlights on what they are about or perhaps some drivers or events.
But really, you are already doing an amazing job!
too much content, i liked last year speedhunters when i could read all stories
All of it! You guys rock just the way you are, keep it up.
more underground events, because thats where all the cool shit is
Dear Speedhunters,
First and foremost please let me emphasize that you do more than enough than any other source to satisfy my craving for speed hunting and the car culture all over the world, you guys do an phenomenal job there are no words for it.
I am really amazed with everything that you guys do, but something that I would like to see what people around the world do with vehicles that are not specifically released for their market. To give an example, I would love to see more Corvette C6's within the JDM market and what ideas someone has brung to the table, meanwhile I believe I have seen someone already swap their 69 camaro motor with a 2JZ, E30's with an SR20DET and etc.
I would like to see something that it is out of the norm. Currently I own a C6 Z51 Corvette while it has been very hard for me to find samples of a great C6 with a nice wheel set up and an aggressive offset. Although this may be a big NO in this type of vehicles culture, I believe that something new would be quiet interesting.
Again I would like to thank you for all the work that you have done, and without your work things would not be the same in the automotive world,
Best Regards,
Dear Speedhunters,
First and foremost please let me emphasize that you do more than enough than any other source to satisfy my craving for speed hunting and the car culture all over the world, you guys do an phenomenal job there are no words for it.
I am really amazed with everything that you guys do, but something that I would like to see what people around the world do with vehicles that are not specifically released for their market. To give an example, I would love to see more Corvette C6's within the JDM market and what ideas someone has brung to the table, meanwhile I believe I have seen someone already swap their 69 camaro motor with a 2JZ, E30's with an SR20DET and etc.
I would like to see something that it is out of the norm. Currently I own a C6 Z51 Corvette while it has been very hard for me to find samples of a great C6 with a nice wheel set up and an aggressive offset. Although this may be a big NO in this type of vehicles culture, I believe that something new would be quiet interesting.
Again I would like to thank you for all the work that you have done, and without your work things would not be the same in the automotive world,
Best Regards,
I can't agree enough with most on here that yo guys should keep doing what you are doing!!! I have been reading and checking Speedhunters multiple times a day for as long as I can remember 2008ish and I've always loved the content. Me personally love Japan and the intense passion for cars in general in the Land of the Rising sun. I love any japanese coverage and I can only ask that you guys cover as much as possible from sub-cultures up to Super GT which I think is way too overlooked by people.
I like the diversity that Speedhunters offers and that is why I come here. I love looking into new automotive cultures.
I was thinking this event might be worth a look at. Classic gathering of cars, characters & racing spirit.
http://www.panamrace.com/
I'm a big fan of your website. I love the Motorsport coverage and the diversity of motorsport you cover. I would like to see a bit more of the main stream stuff covered like F1 and WRC , but I also really like the underground stuff like the Berg Cup hill climb. I like the coverage of the GT racing. Not really a fan of the show cars and stance cars, they don't seem to fit with the 'speed hunters' ethos (in my opinion anyway).
Really like the car features on race and track cars, more technical stuff is always good.
Would be cool to see an article on Lotus 7 inspired cars.
On a whole I think you guys do a great job. Any web site the encourages motorsport and performance car culture is good in my opinion.
Resto-Mods! I sound like a red-neck out of Virginia, but it's quite a genre and there's a lot going on these days.
I think what you really should do is:
1. Hire me to do some journalism and coverage of all these events through my email, Drifter_sion@yahoo.com.
2. Keep up the good work of keeping me up all night staring at my screen/i-Phone and hungering for more coverage of all the above.
3. maintain focus on the car cultures with intuitive questions for commenting and to generate more feedback for your loyal and ever-growing fanbase.
4. Get to work, because you guys are gonna be busy this summer!
Thanks for the free site and coverage along with the fine-combing of details and accuracy (grammar, geography, etc).
gt86 mmmm
I want to see builds of Time Attack cars. I want to know the mechanics of going fast. I was reading about the new SLS E-Cell with a Push Rod formula 1 inspired suspension. What would that do on a GT-R??? Also, American sports cars. Not just hot rods and muscle cars. America has plenty of awesome sports cars to feature.
Hello from Latvia. I am big fan of speed hunters and I am starting to build some serious projects myself and the thinf what I want from speedhunters is to see more builds and more seriously tuned cars from all around the world. And ofcourse I love articles about the garages where the greatest cars are made
The only answer is:
All of the above.
And I want you to find the things that no one has thought of yet.