Meet Jamie Rogers, the owner of this 1988 Nissan A31 Cefiro. Back when I started taking photos, this particular chassis along with the C33 Laurel was quite popular in Australia. However it seems these four door sedans are becoming rarer by the day. Just like the majority of cars that make their way onto Speedhunters, [...]
While visiting 101 Motorsport I came across something that is quite unusual: this Suzuki Carry. Produced in Japan as a Kei truck, they rolled out of showrooms with an 82hp, 1.3 litre motor. This particular example however, has been completely revamped. Work Equip 03s are popular wheels, but not on trucks like this. Owner Anthony [...]
Browsing through my Japanese photo archive I spotted this photo of Team Supermade sitting in the pits at Meihan Sports Land. I took this photo last year in 35mm film. It's great to see them being driven as hard as the newer generation of Supermade cars. -Casey S-Chassis Festival 2012
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JZX 100s are rare sightings in Australia, particularly those of the modified variety. However at a local JDMST meet I uncovered this black and gold Mark II example. Outputting 380hp at the wheels, this is Queenslander Keiran Ryan’s clean daily driver. We woke up at 3am on a cool summer’s morning for this photoshoot just beyond [...]
For my second part of Photos Of The Year I’ve stepped away from Japan’s car scene to focus more on what is in my own backyard – Australia. Lexus LFA, Lexus HQ, Sydney, Australia First of all I’ll be starting with a handful of images from our ultra productive trip to Sydney for the World Time Attack Challenge. It [...]
With so much hype around the new Toyota 86/Scion FR-S, it seemed fitting for me to pay a visit to an impressive example of the original AE86. Owned by Australian Seamus Eldershaw, this Trueno coupe has received plenty of tender loving care over the years. The gorgeous Toyota chassis was purchased in Japan just over [...]
December is, by far, my favourite time of the year, and one of the things I enjoy the most is looking over the Photos of the Year posts put together my fellow Speedhunters. For my first of two parts, I’ve chosen 15 assorted images from my Japan trip back in April and May. Those of [...]
World Time Attack Challenge saw some of the greatest time attack machines arrive on Australian shores to do battle. And next year's event – which will take place at Eastern Creek on 10-11th August - promises to be just as enticing. Work has already begun on WTAC 2012, with the organisers flying to Japan to open discussions with [...]
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In Australia, the Ford Falcon has a longstanding rivalry with the Holden Commodore. Both cars are locally-built, four door family cars with the V8 variants drawing fiercely loyal followings. A few years ago Ford Australia released the XR6T (a Falcon in a 6 cylinder turbo guise) that, while offending some of the diehard V8 fans, quickly [...]
This diminutive Datsun 1600 may appear relatively stock, but looks can be deceiving. Owned by Australian Brock, it has seen a host of modifications that transform the 1600 into a rather serious street car. Beneath the hood you'll find a late model SR20DET conversion. Brock has fitted Stage II camshafts, valve springs, rocker arm stoppers and [...]
You may remember that I came across quite a few GT-Rs during my visit to Australian car builders Mercury Motorsport. And out of all of them – ranging from R32s to R35s - this one in particular deserved a closer look. This is a gorgeous example of a cleanly modified, road registered R32 GT-R – which just [...]
It's not every day that you come across a Mazda 3 like this. While the 3 may be a popular Japanese family car, they're certainly few and far between when it comes to the drag strip. Initially, owner Kurt Scott only wanted a quick street car. But as is often the case, one thing led [...]
Over the past few years I’ve lost count of how many drag races and drag cars I’ve photographed, but I’ve always been meaning to shoot one that was Australian born. That changed when I visited Mercury Motorsport, where I came across this stunning 1981 VC Commodore. Purchased two years ago by John Desmond, this Commodore is no [...]
During my six years of photographing cars in Australia I've come across some passionate people, one of them being Trent Whyte from Mercury Motorsport. This family owned business, located in the Brisbane suburb of Wilston, started back in 2004. Over the years, Mercury Motorsport established a strong reputation for building a variety of potent street and race cars. [...]
I'm sure many of you are with Team Burst's backwards driving demon Naoki Nakamura. Here's a neat RC model version that replicates many of the real S13's finer details. -Casey Source: RCDRIFT-FR
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