As I’ve said time and time again, the greatest thing about being a Speedhunter is not just getting the chance to photograph and write about the coolest cars in the world. It’s getting the chance to meet their owners, hear their stories and make plenty of new friends along the way. And as so often [...]
As strange as this might sound, this story from my visit to the Toyota Automobile Museum in Aichi, Japan is not going to contain a single Toyota. As I touched on in my introductory post about the museum, a fair portion of the enormous facility is dedicated to telling the global history of the automobile, [...]
I think it’s fair to say that these days drifting fans usually fall into one of two camps. On one hand there are those who’ve fully embraced what pro drifting has become in 2013 – an energy drink and tire smoke-fueled spectacle that’s become bigger, faster and more competitive than ever. On the other hand, [...]
The 2013 running of the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb is just a couple weeks away, and as Peugeot prepares for its return the mountain with rally legend Sébastien Loeb, it’s released this video showing some pre-event testing. I have to say the 208 T16 looks great in full race livery and like many, I can’t wait to see what happens at the main event come the end of the month.
-Mike
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Based on the feedback from yesterday’s story about my experience at Canepa for its Cars & Coffee event, it seems you guys are rather excited by the array of magnificent cars found at this place. I can’t say I’m surprised, as there are few places that compare when it comes to experiencing raw #joyofmachine. Today [...]
We are a little over a week away from the 2013 running of the 24 Hours of Le Mans, and for Porsche fans that means we’re also one year from that brand’s much publicized return to Le Mans. As part of the Le Mans fever that is currently sweeping the motorsport world, Porsche has released the first images of its 2014 LMP contender. They have yet to release any sort of technical specs for the car, but Porsche has made it quite to clear that they aim to win in ’14. For now, we can look over the lightly disguised prototype and imagine what’s going to happen come next June.
-Mike
More...What do you get when you mix a Ford Mustang, a few jumps and a whole lot of fire? You get Monster Energy Fire Drift starring Vaughn Gittin Jr. and his RTR Mustang.
If Michael Bay were to produce a drift film, it would most likely come out looking very much like this.
Enjoy!
-Mike
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In terms of car-related shops, I’ve yet to experience anything quite like Canepa. Then again, the word ‘shop’ doesn’t even begin to describe this enormous facility tucked away in scenic Scotts Valley, California. It’s part restoration garage, part race car maintenance facility, part showroom and part museum. In terms of privately owned temples of motoring, [...]
We recently asked you guys if you had any suspension-related questions that we would pass along to our partners at KW Suspension. The response was overwhelming, and we received questions from readers all of the world asking about a variety of topics ranging from custom applications to street and race set-up tips. Michael Grassl from [...]
Here we have the latest episode of Network A’s Off Track video series from Formula Drift in Palm Beach. There’s not much to say other than that it includes gators, drifting and all the other excitement we’ve come to expect from this highly enjoyable series. The Driftstream might be the place to watch FD unfold from a competition standpoint, but this is where you find the real soul of the Formula Drift family.
-Mike
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When you think of an automotive collectable, the first thing that comes to mind is probably a scale diecast replica or maybe a plastic model kit. Really though, there’s so much more that falls under the umbrella, including car magazines, car books and yes, car comic books. When I speak of these automotive-related comic books [...]
As Porsche celebrates the 50th anniversary of the 911, it’s not terribly surprising that they would release a special version of the car to commemorate the milestone. To celebrate the occasion, Porsche has unveiled the 911 50 Years Edition – set to debut in full at the upcoming Frankfurt International Auto Show, just as the [...]
Part of the job of car companies like Pagani is not just to build mind-blowing automobiles for us to dream about, but also to continuously find ways to improve upon them. The latest product of this mindset is the finalized iteration of the Pagani Zonda Revolucion – the car that’s being called the fastest Pagani [...]
During Larry Chen’s recent photoshoot of the Dubkorps Audi Avant, JJ Larson and the crew from AWOL.tv decided they’d put together a little film showing the process of Larry’s shoot in scenic Long Beach. It has everything you’d expect from a Speedhunter’s day on the job – cool cars, big lenses, lots wisecracking and more.
Enjoy!
-Mike
More...With the new V12 Vantage S, Aston Martin is looking to break new ground when it comes to performance. In this short trailer for the new car, we catch both an eyeful and an earful of the machine that Aston Martin is calling its quickest ever production car.
As is the case with so many of the world’s great Supercars, the exhaust music alone seems to be worth the price of admission.
Take a watch (and a listen)!
-Mike
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