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THE WORLD’S QUICKEST GT-R GOES QUICKER

UBrad Lord

PMay 19, 2013

Heat Treatments Limited Racing – the New Zealand team behind the world’s quickest Skyline GT-R – have rewritten the record books once again. At Willowbank Raceway in Queensland, Australia on Saturday, driver Reece McGregor pointed the HTL Racing BNR32 to a 7.455 at 193.27mph (311km/h) pass before going 7.412 at the same trap speed. It’s been exactly a year since the legendary GT-R set its last PB – that run was a 7.531 at 185.26mph (298.14km/h) at the very same Willowbank Sportsman pre-FUCHS Winternationals meet – so cracking into the 7.40s (and very nearly the 7.30s!) is a great accomplishment. We can’t wait to see what the team can do at the 2013 Winternats in a few weeks time! In the meantime, check out some video of the 7.45 and 7.41 passes from the guys at DragImportMedia.

- Brad

PICKING UP 7S: A 900WHP DATSUN DRAG UTE

UBryn Musselwhite

PApril 18, 2013

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Big engines and big cars are kind of obvious huh? Don’t get me wrong, I love a good V8 and

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HORSEPOWER WARS: AIRSTRIP ATTACK RETURNS

UMike Garrett

PApril 8, 2013

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Last fall I discovered a very cool and very unique automotive event unfolding at a lonely municipal airport in Central

ANATOMY OF A DRAG CAR: MAZFIX MADE ME A BELIEVER

UBryn Musselwhite

PMarch 21, 2013

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It’s a fact I’ve never really been a fan of drag racing. Hang on though and stick with me, because

RUN WHAT YA BRUNG: MARCH MEET 2013

UTheSpeedhunters

PMarch 14, 2013

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As you saw in our Nostalgia Immersion: March Meet 2013 coverage, there were plenty of mega-buck Top Fuel dragsters and

NOSTALGIA IMMERSION: MARCH MEET 2013

UTheSpeedhunters

PMarch 13, 2013

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It’s the smell of nitro and rubber turned to smoke, BBQ and kettle corn; the sudden crack of a blower

2013 NZ 4&ROTARY NATIONALS: DRAG DAY

UBrad Lord

PFebruary 2, 2013

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It’s a long time ago now, but I can still remember the very first 4&Rotary Nationals drag day. It happened

ONE TRILLION PICTURES LATER

ULarry Chen

PDecember 31, 2012

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When I started writing this post I figured it would be a great to include the exact amount of photos

PICK YOUR POISON: DRIFT, DRAG OR AUTOCROSS

ULarry Chen

PDecember 28, 2012

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Let’s not kid anybody: all of you Speedhunters out there have likely done some ‘spirited’ driving on the streets in

Spotlight-o-rama: Street Car Super Nationals VII

USean Klingelhoefer

PNovember 21, 2012

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For those of you that somehow missed yesterday’s post, let me bring you up to speed. I recently spent a

#JOYOFMACHINE, A QUARTER MILE AT A TIME

USean Klingelhoefer

PNovember 20, 2012

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Ah yes, drag racing. At its core, it is motorsport of the purist kind, and one with a very low

JOY OF MACHINE: MEET THE TOP END RUNNERS

UMike Garrett

PNovember 13, 2012

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In yesterday’s post I introduced the basics of Shift S3ctor’s unique Airstrip Attack event. Now that you guys have a little idea about what went down at the Coalinga Municipal Airport last weekend, I’d like to focus a bit more on the high powered automobiles that came out to play. The concept of the event was great of course, but it’d be nothing without some exciting machinery to take part.

RUNNING ‘EM HIGHWAY STYLE AT THE STRIP

UMike Garrett

PNovember 12, 2012

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While we always appreciate the classics, the truth of the matter is today’s cars are faster and better than ever. Thanks to the engineering efforts and tech advances of carmakers around the world, speed has never been easier to come by. Of course if the impressive factory specs aren’t enough to satisfy you, tuners are there to make them even better. These are good times we’re living in.