Speedweek at Bonneville has been one of the two events (the other being the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb) on my personal calendar that I look forward to attending without the slightest bit of hesitation. Rod put it best when he said that attending the Bonneville Speedweek can be a day spa for the mind. [...]
Those of you who have been playing SHIFT2 UNLEASHED on PC have been crying out for the Speedhunters and Legends DLC packs. So as a thank you for your patience, both of the DLCs are available to PC players at no charge. That's right, they're free! The Speedhunters pack contains 12 custom designed cars, such [...]
It's been a while since I've checked in with Dandy Tanaka and the whole Bonneville GT-R project. With the car being prepared for the 2012 event there is admittedly no rush in the whole build. Yoshi's BNR34, an ex-press car that was hand built by Nissan engineers before the actual production of the san-yon began back [...]
I remember back in August 2008 I spent three weeks travelling across Japan, sampling different aspects of its vibrant car culture. It was an eye opening trip, as I got to see for real, the culture that, up until that point, I had only read about. I have a quick story from that trip [...]
If you look back on the history of Need for Speed games oVER recent years, we have always made a point to become early adoptors of new forms of racing. Drifting for example, was included in Need for Speed Underground as early as 2003, well before this new scene had developed the international following it [...]
Hoping from various motorsport events to the next and staying at nearby hotels is great and all, but after staying in a tent on the side of the track at the Texas Mile, I'm convinced that camping out is the ultimate way to experience whatever motorsport you're attending. You see it all the time at [...]
Each year when the coverage of the Texas Mile shows up online, I enjoy it but I never think too much of it. Sure, it was cool to see which cars went the fastest, which ones used the most tape and who flipped, but it’s something you have to run to truly appreciate. And it [...]
It's strange to think that those that have race gas pumping through their veins venture to the most unassuming places to get their speed fix. The Texas Mile is one of those places. The standing mile event is located at an abandoned airstrip with a three hours drive away from Houston, Texas. It's straight into no-where-land. But [...]
News has just reached us that Mr. Top Secret himself, Kazuhiko "Smoky" Nagata, will not be able to make it to the Import Reactor, in Houston, as well as the Texas Mile this up coming weekend. I'll let Smoky explain: "As you all know, Japan was hit by a big earthquake a few days ago and [...]
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Has it really been a month since my last editorial? For me it seems like it was just a week ago that I announced our February theme, yet here we are saying hello to March. Rod and I have been incredibly busy the past couple of months with the upcoming release of SHIFT2 UNLEASED, but we've [...]
I headed over to the Dandy workshop yesterday to check out how Yoshi's Bonneville GT-R project was coming along. Since we saw the car earlier in the month it has now moved onto the second step of the build. With about a year to get this car completed it will be built with no rush [...]
This 1930 five window Ford Model A sat in a field for over 40 years in Snowville, Utah before Wayne Hami set his eyes on it. When he went to purchase the car, the previous owner pulled it out with a chain and a tractor. That resulted with the c pillar tearing straight off the [...]
What you are about to witness is the start of something unbelievable. Something that isn't considered in Australia very often. Back in 1983, Trevor Slaughter was a drag fanatic. Racing Top Fuelers down the quarter mile for many years, his heart and soul adapted to the speed and adrenaline of the 240+MPH passes. One day [...]
What you are seeing here is the beginning of something extremely special. Appearances can be deceiving at times and what may look like a completely stock BNR34, this Skyline GT-R is not only a one of a kind car, but will soon be transformed into a true beast. If you have followed our coverage of [...]
Sometimes when staying in random hotel rooms, I often find myself trying to imagine what sort of goings-on had previously transpired in the same space. Maybe it's like trying to see ghosts. I'd love to know what stories that the hotel walls would tell, if they could speak. I'm sure some of the rooms I've [...]
