As glamorous and straightforward as this profession might seem to be, more often than not when I have to find words to describe a car I honestly don’t know what to say. Most of the time it’s difficult to find the words to use because I feel as though they’ve all been spent already, while [...]
It’s been just over a month since I was at Gatebil Rudskogen, but already my recollection of the Scandinavia seems very much like a dream. It is a place indescribable by words, one filled with cars that seem more like pipe-dream-double-dares than reality. I can imagine no other place on earth where absurd concoctions like [...]
“Your machine is amazing, intimidating and spectacular. Not really beautiful, except in a unique creation kind of way…” These were the words chosen to describe Cody Loveland’s insane creation, from the mouth of none other than Randy Pobst, racing driver and childhood hero to Cody. Having had the pleasure of recently meeting Randy at Mid-Ohio I [...]
How many of you remember the moment in time you fell for a slice of certain automotive metal? The moment that all your waking thoughts began being channeled towards one make and model. The moment when you just knew you had to to have that car. New Zealander Steve Wilcock – the owner and creator [...]
The 1980s are remembered for some of the wildest years in motorsport. It was a golden era in which turbo technology took Formula 1 to never before seen (nor ever since seen) heights of horsepower, and that four-wheel-drive Group B rallying arrived, proved too fast and too dangerous, and was just as quickly outlawed. Then [...]
There are few cars with a cult following as great as Chevrolet’s Camaro. Its reputation even transcends car enthusiasts and is recognized the world over not only as a machine, but as a symbol of America. It’s become a pop culture icon as well and it’s made countless appearances in television, movies and even had [...]
Some say there is no such thing as coincidence, that everything happens for a reason. To these people, my seemingly chance encounter with one of the most incredible Mango Corollas I’ve ever seen was not by chance at all. They even have a phrase to describe such a strange encounter – fate. Whatever it is [...]
There is something magical about having races on city streets. It would be illegal and not to mention very dangerous to push any car to the limit on these downtown streets, but for one week out of the year exhaust notes reverberate off the high rises in downtown Long Beach. What I like about this course is [...]
How do you think it would feel to drive 16000 miles in this Mk1 Escort? In Pt1 I showed you just how Hannu Mikkola and Gunnar Palm got themselves from London to Mexico in 1970, celebrating victory in the southern hemisphere after a titanic battle with mother nature and other works teams. Using the old school technology [...]
As car enthusiasts we love messing with our cars, whether improving performance or just making it look cooler, we continue to tinker to our heart’s content. But I don’t think I’m alone in saying that with age comes a respect for proper fitting panels, high quality precision and factory durability. Therein lies the bane of [...]
In 1970 man had only just set foot on the moon, the summer of love in 1969 was the last summer anybody could remember and the electronic device that you’re reading this on existed in the dreams of the sci-fi writer, or maybe a mad scientist in a country that we didn’t like. Yet in [...]
I should preface this feature with a disclosure of sorts – I have no engineering or mechanical background or education. When Rod revealed his plans to me quite some time ago, I was little bit worried about how I would have to adapt to more technical articles. Even as recent as Tuesday night, I e-mailed [...]
One of the most popular cars at the recent Nürburgring 24 Hours was the new Aston Martin V12 Zagato. And, believe it or not, all of their race cars which race at the Nürburgring are street registered, bringing a whole new meaning to the term ’race on Sunday, sell on Monday’. Aston Martin granted Speedhunters full access to [...]
You might remember some of the articles that I posted from Portland in the last few months, such as the one on SCCA race cars and a behind the scenes on RaceEnergy Honda team. This is the last post in that vein for now, and I saved the best for last, at least for the car geeks [...]
Over the 23 years Spoon Sports has been in business it has firmly established itself as one of the biggest names in Honda circles. With the simple motto that every 1/1000 of a second counts they have created their own tuning philosophy and applied it successfully to both road and race cars. Ichishima-san has always [...]
