The parking lots at Japanese race tracks never fail to disappoint. The other day while covering the D1 event in Nikko I just had to take a few minutes to grab a couple of snaps of the ST Garage Mark X. It was sitting there by the gates to the circuit looking extremely menacing, slammed [...]
One thing I love about drifting is the colors. When you step into the paddock of any drift event, your retinas are bombarded with bright colors and crazy graphics. It’s all about standing out, coming up with a car that is easily remembered and instantly recognizable by both the crowds and the judges. It sure [...]
There isn’t anything quite like covering a grassroots drifting event in Japan. From a photography standpoint you are spoiled for choice as the action and opportunity to create great images is always present, every second that cars are burning rubber out on track. Thrown in the impressive mix, not to mention the sheer number, of [...]
For me, a Speedhunting visit to Japan is a bit like a gourmet restaurant tour – or maybe a deep-fried appetizer platter from TGI Friday's. When I'm here, I like to sample as many different automotive subcultures as possible. So far I've had my classic car fix at the New Year Meeting, a nice look [...]
It really is amazing how the Japanese continue to inspire the drift scene internationally, whether it be a new trend, style or an event such as the Drift Matsuri held at Ebisu Circuit. This past weekend was the 24 hour Queensland Drift Matsuri; the first big Matsuri-style event held in Australia. Held at Queensland Raceway, it [...]
It’s been a while since there have been some proper JDM drift wallpapers on the site so I just had to prepare some hi-res backgrounds of my favorite shots from this past Sunday’s MSC round in Honjo circuit. You can download the following images in your preferred size over from the Desktops section. Hope you [...]
Nothing is as it seems in Japan. You can never dismiss a car with a simple glance, especially one with its hood closed. Track and drift events are the best places to get an idea of some of the cool engine modifications and swaps that the Japanese love to do, and it was precisely in [...]
MSC in Honjo was the just the kind of exposure to drifting that I was after, a kind of welcome-back-to-Japan event following the time I spent down in Sydney earlier this month. I'm always so much more comfortable at laid back competitions like this, giving me time to walk the pits and take in all [...]
Time to continue with some more drifting coverage from this past Sunday's MSC round in Honjo Circuit. It never fails to impress me just how high the level of drifting has been getting over the last few years here in Japan. I remember back in the day at some of the Battle Magazine drift meets [...]
After the Time Attack frenzy that went on earlier this month in Australia I was beginning to miss some drifting, JDM style. When I checked out the Motorsportcom (MSC) website last week I noticed that their usual August pilgrimage to Honjo circuit was going to go down this past Sunday, so I decided to swing [...]
When I think of AE86s I'm immediately flooded with thoughts from teams and groups all over the world, however Runfree definitely stuck out like a sore thumb. Over the years of dreaming about Japan and shooting cars it was very overwhelming witnessing these cars in action at MSC late last year at Mobara Twin Circuit [...]
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Better late than never as they say. If you want to grab one of these three backgrounds from the D1 Street Legal round in Nikko… …head over to the Desktops section and grab your favorite… …in either Widescreen or Standard sizes. Enjoy! -Dino Dalle Carbonare
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Before heading straight into the battles from Sunday's D1 Street Legal round in Nikko, I still have lots to show from the pit area as it was jam packed with some of the coolest cars in the series. With over 80 entrants for this round I really can't believe they managed to squeeze everyone into [...]
