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Posted
Oct 30 2008, 02:51 PM
by
Mike Garrett
with 23 comment(s)
Last weekend when I was checking out the rotary meeting at Fuji Speedway, I spotted a car that stuck out like a sore thumb among the sea of FD's and sprinkling of RX8's. As I got closer, my suspicions came true. It was a Lotus Europa that came to Fuji Speedway from Yokohama. Considering the company the car was in, I wasn't terribly surprised when I looked at the engine compartment and found a Mazda rotary sitting where the old four cylinder used to be. Now it's not uncommon to see rotary swaps in cars like the AE86 or Nissan/Datsun 510, but seeing one in a rare European sports car like the Europa was pretty crazy!...
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Posted
Oct 27 2008, 01:30 PM
by
Jeroen Willemsen
with 31 comment(s)
I just can't stop staring at this photo, the car looks so good in so many ways. The gold wheels, they look like 18", together with the Fujita Engineering Version 2 bodykit are a perfect match with the classic lines of the FD RX7. I know some you purists don't want to see any bodykit on a RX7, but I feel that the Fujita Kit pulls it off nicely. What do you guys consider the best bodykit for the FD? -Jeroen Willemsen Fujita Engineering
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Posted
Sep 03 2008, 05:00 AM
by
Mike Garrett
with 14 comment(s)
I guess I have kind of been on a wagon kick lately. Check out this Mazda Atenza (Mazda6) wagon I found on Minkara today. I have seen a lot of cool Atenzas in Japan and it makes me kind of want to buy one at some point. The owner of this particular wagon swapped out the stock front bumper for the OEM front bumper from the MazdaSpeed Atenza and it looks awesome. It rides low thanks to a set of Trust DMR coilovers and the the wheels are Advan Kreuzer Xi's in 19"x8.5J +45 in the front and +38 in the rear. This is as about as good as it gets and I think something like this would make an awesome daily driver....
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Posted
Aug 13 2008, 03:00 AM
by
Rod Chong
with 10 comment(s)
Some of our long term readers will know that I'm a big fan of late '70s/early '80s Group 5 and IMSA GTX cars. These are some of the most extreme production based cars that ever raced and for me their crazy bodywork and massive power really sparks the imagination. They are one of the main reasons I'm such a car nut these days. A few months ago, we ran a feature on Group 5 cars at Le Mans and some Speedhunters readers pointed out that the famous Japanese tuning house, Jun ran an RX7...
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Posted
Aug 11 2008, 06:00 PM
by
Jeroen Willemsen
with 9 comment(s)
I wanted to continue on Mike's story about the VIP style. I had this picture as my wallpaper for a very long time, because I just loved the look of the Black FD on chrome Weds Bvillens. I consider the car, just like the RX8 in the back, build in true VIP fashion. But I do not associate small, nimble and light cars with VIP. When I see a car build like this RX7 I rather call it a Lux-Style build car. I got the term from reading an old Modified magzine where they introduced the red FD RX7 build...
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Posted
Aug 10 2008, 03:48 PM
by
Mike Garrett
with 12 comment(s)
According to a recent post on Autoblog, Honda has been seriously considering the prospect of bringing more of its smaller, Japanese market cars to the United States. As a car enthusiast, it is hard to not be excited about the potential of seeing more cool "JDM" cars available outside of Japan. I'm sure that Honda has been looking at the success of the Fit in the US and is thinking "hey maybe we should try that with other models too". While none of the Honda cars that might make it across the pacific are hardcore performance machines, they still have plenty of potential as platforms for modification. I see these cool JDM-only cars driving around here all the time, and I always think to myself, "Man, that would be cool if they sold that thing back home......
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Posted
Jul 31 2008, 10:59 PM
by
Andy Blackmore
with 12 comment(s)
Folllowing our exclusive last month of the ALMS Falken Ford GT, we have another American Le Mans Series scoop! Thanks to our association with Marshall Pruett at SpeedTV.com, we can bring you breaking news that the Mazda powered, BK Motorsports, will be running the first Lola Coupe (aka closed cockpit) LMP2 race car in ALMS. The plan is for the coupe to make its debut later this year. Marshall wanted an Artist Impression of the coupe, in the teams 2008 livery and I was happy to oblige. The Lola Coupe...
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Posted
Jul 28 2008, 01:19 PM
by
Andy Blackmore
with 13 comment(s)
The Mazda Furai (pronounced 'foo-rye') concept has already graced the pages of Speedhunters a couple of times, but I thought this stunning concept deserved its own feature. The Furai is a concept car, designed by Mazda's Californian Design studio and Swift Engineering. It is built on an old Courage C65 LMP2 race-car chassis. The concept made its debut at the Detroit Motor Show earlier this year. The design is the fifth in the 'Nagare' series of Mazda concepts, all of which have...
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Posted
Jul 08 2008, 01:23 PM
by
Jeroen Willemsen
with 6 comment(s)
There are a few new comers in the D1 this year. One of those, is the Seiken NKB sponsored Mazda RX7. Well it's not exactly new, because it has been seen in many disguises, it began as a Super Autobacs sponsored car and after that it was painted red an ran Benellop sponsorship. Now the car has been bought by Seiken NKB and is being campaigned in the D1GP as the car you see before you. Seiken is a manufacture of aero parts and rims for different cars. It specializes in BMW's so it's kind...
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Posted
Jul 03 2008, 02:53 AM
by
Jeroen Willemsen
with 11 comment(s)
Speaking about perfect fitment? This proves that the ‘older' FC RX7 is not dead yet. I even see a comeback, the second generation RX7 is becoming more and more popular amongst us tuners. Even the famous Drift Samurai made a reappearance with his yellow FC at the recent D1GP Tokyo Drift event that Mike featured . The car pictured above has the all new AME FS-01's in Sapphire Black with 18×9 +25 in the front and 18×10 +25 in the back. The fitment is just perfect. The picture...
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Posted
Jun 24 2008, 04:45 AM
by
Mike Garrett
with 10 comment(s)
As a former NA chassis Mazda Roadster owner, I will always have a soft spot for the original version of Mazda's iconic sports car. When it comes to NA Roadsters, the Frog Eyes circuit car has to be one of the coolest ever. From it's mega wide RS Watanabe wheels to its John Player Special livery homage, the car is just dripping with coolness. It also runs like a bat out of hell......
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Posted
Jun 18 2008, 02:30 PM
by
Mike Hayes
with 15 comment(s)
Look at what I came across while surfing the intertubes! This has got to be one of the most stylish daily driven track weapons I've ever seen. The folks over at www.tripleZoom.com have a full feature on the car and the driver, and I must say, it's a great read. The owner, Chris Lee, has some of the rarest Miata parts on this continent. Not the least of which are those massive flares. Am I alone in loving "Dampa Chi" the little Tein mascot??? Of course, he needs those flares to fit...
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Posted
Jun 12 2008, 04:15 AM
by
Mike Garrett
with 6 comment(s)
Not much to describe here. Taken from the Driftworks photos of the day thread......
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Posted
Jun 12 2008, 12:02 AM
by
Jeroen Willemsen
with 4 comment(s)
Another major crash during the first practice session for the 24hr Le Mans race. This time it was Hideko Noda in his LMP2 Lola Mazda that flipped several times. Luckily for him he came out of the crash unscathed, while the car on the other hand was destroyed. I guess he won't be racing this weekend.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yxm9PjVmgW4
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Posted
Jun 10 2008, 12:00 PM
by
Mike Hayes
with 8 comment(s)
As a bit of a follow up on my previous post on DTP, I want to get into a little more detail about some of the fantastic rides that I saw there. I would love to do full on features here, but at the moment, the weather in our area is not the most cooperative for photoshoots, and driving about. So I'll have to offer further teasings of what we have in our local scene. That 420z TT seems to have sparked a lot of interest. I saw people swarming around the car. The owner is a down to earth guy who...
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Posted
Jun 10 2008, 09:00 AM
by
Mike Garrett
with 5 comment(s)
I shot this photo of an FD RX7 blasting through the final corner at Tsukuba during one of the BE Time Attack events last winter. I really liked how this shot came out, and you can see just how timeless the design of the FD is. You can bet that GT wing is doing everything it can to keep the rear of this car planted as it rounds the high speed corner and enters the front straight......
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Posted
May 24 2008, 06:31 PM
by
Rod Chong
with 9 comment(s)
I'm a big fan of this car. Photo is from Mad Mike's official website .
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Posted
May 23 2008, 05:35 PM
by
Rod Chong
with 3 comment(s)
The Mazda 254 at the Le Mans 24H 1982
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