Speedhunters http://www.speedhunters.com Car Culture at Large Tue, 21 May 2013 06:43:03 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 SPOTLIGHTING CUSTOMS AT THE STREET CAR NATS http://www.speedhunters.com/2013/05/spotlighting-customs-at-the-street-car-nationals/ http://www.speedhunters.com/2013/05/spotlighting-customs-at-the-street-car-nationals/#comments Tue, 21 May 2013 06:30:32 +0000 Dino Dalle Carbonare http://www.speedhunters.com/?p=126302 Vintage USA tin and the Mooneyes Street Car Nationals might go hand-in-hand, but you won’t find one single American-made machine in this first Spotlight-O-Rama from the annual Tokyo event. I’m doing this to emphasize just how diversified Mooneyes events are in Japan, and – where you will at times – come across the most curious [...]

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]]> http://www.speedhunters.com/2013/05/spotlighting-customs-at-the-street-car-nationals/feed/ 0 CHOCOLATE NISSANS & MORE: JAPAN HOBBYHUNTING http://www.speedhunters.com/2013/05/chocolate-nissans-more-japan-hobbyhunting/ http://www.speedhunters.com/2013/05/chocolate-nissans-more-japan-hobbyhunting/#comments Mon, 20 May 2013 22:00:39 +0000 Mike Garrett http://www.speedhunters.com/?p=126380 What you are looking at right here is an S30 Nissan Fairlady Z432 – one of the most sought after Japanese classic cars of all time, powered by Nissan’s race-bred S20 engine. What sets this particular Z432 apart is that it happens to be made of delicious milk chocolate. It’s also a tasty way to [...]

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]]> http://www.speedhunters.com/2013/05/chocolate-nissans-more-japan-hobbyhunting/feed/ 0 IN THE MOMENT: MERC POWER TO VICTORY AT THE N24 http://www.speedhunters.com/2013/05/in-the-moment-merc-power-to-victory-at-the-n24/ http://www.speedhunters.com/2013/05/in-the-moment-merc-power-to-victory-at-the-n24/#comments Mon, 20 May 2013 16:15:35 +0000 Jonathan Moore http://www.speedhunters.com/?p=133412 88 laps and 15 hours might not sound right for a 24-hour race, but combine the Nordschliefe and the horrific conditions we’ve had this weekend and it’s a miracle that many were completed… The #9 Black Falcon Mecedes-Benz SLS AMG crossed the line at 5pm to take the three-pointed star’s first win at the Nürburgring [...]

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]]> http://www.speedhunters.com/2013/05/in-the-moment-merc-power-to-victory-at-the-n24/feed/ 0 CUSTOMS INVADE TOKYO: THE STREET CAR NATIONALS http://www.speedhunters.com/2013/05/customs-invade-tokyo-the-street-car-nationals/ http://www.speedhunters.com/2013/05/customs-invade-tokyo-the-street-car-nationals/#comments Mon, 20 May 2013 09:00:20 +0000 Dino Dalle Carbonare http://www.speedhunters.com/?p=126298 No matter how many times I attend the Mooneyes Street Car Nationals, I never quite get over the visual impact the event creates on the streets of Tokyo’s Odaiba neighborhood. It doesn’t matter if you aren’t into customs or hot rods, the sight that these cars collectively create is simply breathtaking. Throw in an ever-expanding [...]

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]]> http://www.speedhunters.com/2013/05/customs-invade-tokyo-the-street-car-nationals/feed/ 0 RAW & RELENTLESS: COOKING UP THE N24 RECIPE http://www.speedhunters.com/2013/05/raw-relentless-cooking-up-the-n24-recipe/ http://www.speedhunters.com/2013/05/raw-relentless-cooking-up-the-n24-recipe/#comments Mon, 20 May 2013 04:30:55 +0000 Jonathan Moore http://www.speedhunters.com/?p=126256 Darkness fell at the Nürburgring – and so did the rain. Rain so hard that even this race – the toughest of the tough – had to be called to a temporary halt because of the absolutely appalling conditions. Driving on the Nordschleife in the dry is hard enough, but with a track better described [...]

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]]> http://www.speedhunters.com/2013/05/raw-relentless-cooking-up-the-n24-recipe/feed/ 0 IN THE MOMENT: REFLECTING ON RED AT THE N24 http://www.speedhunters.com/2013/05/in-the-moment-reflecting-on-red-at-the-n24/ http://www.speedhunters.com/2013/05/in-the-moment-reflecting-on-red-at-the-n24/#comments Sun, 19 May 2013 23:15:24 +0000 Jonathan Moore http://www.speedhunters.com/?p=133165 We’re eight hours into the ADAC Zurich Nürburgring 24 Hours and the rain is relentlessly lashing down. The race has been stopped for almost two hours now, neutralised under red flag conditions. The cars have been parked up in the pit-lane, whilst the crews go into hibernation awaiting announcement of a possible restart. The conditions [...]

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]]> http://www.speedhunters.com/2013/05/in-the-moment-reflecting-on-red-at-the-n24/feed/ 0 ON MY COMMAND: UNLEASH ON GREEN HELL http://www.speedhunters.com/2013/05/on-my-command-unleash-on-green-hell/ http://www.speedhunters.com/2013/05/on-my-command-unleash-on-green-hell/#comments Sun, 19 May 2013 21:30:24 +0000 Jonathan Moore http://www.speedhunters.com/?p=133146 This was the scene with just 10 minutes to go before the start of the 2013 Nürburgring 24 Hours, as the leading GT3s headed the huge field on their slow formation lap. Ahead of them, a hard day of racing around the most fearsome track in the world. Ominous spots of rain began to fall [...]

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]]> http://www.speedhunters.com/2013/05/on-my-command-unleash-on-green-hell/feed/ 0 IN THE MOMENT: RIDING THE RING AT T-1 http://www.speedhunters.com/2013/05/in-the-moment-riding-the-ring-at-t-1/ http://www.speedhunters.com/2013/05/in-the-moment-riding-the-ring-at-t-1/#comments Sun, 19 May 2013 15:00:57 +0000 Jonathan Moore http://www.speedhunters.com/?p=133132 There’s less than one hour to go before the 2013 Nürburgring 24 Hours, and Speedhunters have just had the ride of a lifetime. We’ve been riding the Nordschleife in a Bilstein-liveried Vantage following no less than James Bond himself, Daniel Craig, as part of a 100 car parade around the Nordschleife to celebrate the centenary [...]

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]]> http://www.speedhunters.com/2013/05/in-the-moment-riding-the-ring-at-t-1/feed/ 0 THE WORLD’S QUICKEST GT-R GOES QUICKER http://www.speedhunters.com/2013/05/the-worlds-quickest-gt-r-goes-quicker/ http://www.speedhunters.com/2013/05/the-worlds-quickest-gt-r-goes-quicker/#comments Sun, 19 May 2013 11:00:03 +0000 Brad Lord http://www.speedhunters.com/?p=133104 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

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]]> http://www.speedhunters.com/2013/05/the-worlds-quickest-gt-r-goes-quicker/feed/ 0 IN THE MOMENT: AUDI ON POLE AT THE NURBURGRING http://www.speedhunters.com/2013/05/in-the-moment-audi-on-pole-at-the-nurburgring/ http://www.speedhunters.com/2013/05/in-the-moment-audi-on-pole-at-the-nurburgring/#comments Sun, 19 May 2013 08:30:45 +0000 Jonathan Moore http://www.speedhunters.com/?p=133093 Frank Stippler has put the Phoenix Racing Audi R8 LMS ultra on pole for the 2013 ADAC Zurich Nürburgring 24 Hours race. The running order for the Top 40 qualifying session was drawn by lottery after the combined field of 176 cars had completed six hours out on track. The cars were sent out at short intervals to make their two qualifying runs. Stippler crossed the line to post a lap time of 8m17.212s to blitz pole, while the second placed Aston Martin Vantage GT3 was over a second back in the hands of ex-F1 driver Pedro Lamy. The 24-hour-long race is due to begin at 5.00pm Sunday Nürburg time (Sunday 11.00am PST). - Jonathan

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]]> http://www.speedhunters.com/2013/05/in-the-moment-audi-on-pole-at-the-nurburgring/feed/ 0 DREAM WALKING: THE JOURNEY TO THE KARUSSELL http://www.speedhunters.com/2013/05/dream-walking-the-journey-to-the-karussell/ http://www.speedhunters.com/2013/05/dream-walking-the-journey-to-the-karussell/#comments Sat, 18 May 2013 22:00:13 +0000 Jonathan Moore http://www.speedhunters.com/?p=126257 Two guys. Four boots. Four cameras. Four miles. No car. It’s a slightly different premise from the regular Dream Drive features that we have here on Speedhunters, but for the opening story of our coverage from the 2013 Nürburgring 24 Hours we decided that it deserved something different – and special. A trek out to [...]

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]]> http://www.speedhunters.com/2013/05/dream-walking-the-journey-to-the-karussell/feed/ 0 ROBBY GORDON’S STADIUM SUPER TRUCKS http://www.speedhunters.com/2013/05/robby-gordons-stadium-super-trucks/ http://www.speedhunters.com/2013/05/robby-gordons-stadium-super-trucks/#comments Sat, 18 May 2013 21:00:25 +0000 Larry Chen http://www.speedhunters.com/?p=126334 As a first generation Chinese American, I grew up in a household where my parents listened to classical music and opera. I played the piano and of course I hated it. I did not get to watch movies in theatres until I was twelve years of age. My parents were not square, they were just adapting slowly [...]

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]]> http://www.speedhunters.com/2013/05/robby-gordons-stadium-super-trucks/feed/ 0 TRIPLE ROTOR BUZZ: HUGO DRIFT AE85 http://www.speedhunters.com/2013/05/tripl-rotor-buzz-hugo-drift-ae85/ http://www.speedhunters.com/2013/05/tripl-rotor-buzz-hugo-drift-ae85/#comments Sat, 18 May 2013 15:00:47 +0000 Dino Dalle Carbonare http://www.speedhunters.com/?p=126211 I’ve always been fascinated with the love our antipodean friends seem to have for the rotary engine. It’s not so much a passing interest, oh no, they’ve developed quite the affliction with the buzzing Wankel. Our first trip to Australia in 2010 is where we got our initial exposure of all things rotary, when we [...]

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]]> http://www.speedhunters.com/2013/05/tripl-rotor-buzz-hugo-drift-ae85/feed/ 0 DRIVE BY, SHOOTING IN BARCELONA http://www.speedhunters.com/2013/05/drive-by-shooting-in-barcelona/ http://www.speedhunters.com/2013/05/drive-by-shooting-in-barcelona/#comments Sat, 18 May 2013 02:00:31 +0000 Jonathan Moore http://www.speedhunters.com/?p=132321 As the Formula 1 dust settles at the Circuit de Catalunya near Barcelona after last weekend’s Spanish Grand Prix I’ve been thinking back to a couple of weeks ago when I was at that very track. It was my first visit to the circuit, courtesy of the Spirit Of Montjuïc classic racing festival, and as [...]

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]]> http://www.speedhunters.com/2013/05/drive-by-shooting-in-barcelona/feed/ 0 CLIMB DANCE REMASTERED http://www.speedhunters.com/2013/05/climb-dance-remastered/ http://www.speedhunters.com/2013/05/climb-dance-remastered/#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 21:05:23 +0000 Mike Garrett http://www.speedhunters.com/?p=132887 Back in the late 1980s before the term "viral video" even existed, Peugeot released an amazing short film called Climb Dance. The professionally produced film featured the company's legendary 405 T16 GR during its victorious charges up Pikes Peak. As part of Peugeot's return to Pikes Peak this year, Climb Dance has been remastered and re-released. Nearly 25 years later, the film absolutely stands the test of time. It's simple and to the point, and perfectly conveys the madness that was Pikes Peak in the '80s. Watch and enjoy. -Mike

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]]> http://www.speedhunters.com/2013/05/climb-dance-remastered/feed/ 0 THE MURDEROUS MOTOR: A 931BHP BMW E30 TURBO http://www.speedhunters.com/2013/05/barvaria-vs-sweden-a-murderous-turbo-bmw-e30/ http://www.speedhunters.com/2013/05/barvaria-vs-sweden-a-murderous-turbo-bmw-e30/#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 14:00:17 +0000 Ben Chandler http://www.speedhunters.com/?p=127344 I’m going to tell you something that you might find hard to swallow. This isn’t actually a car. It may have all the characteristics of an automobile: headlights, four wheels, doors and stuff, but this is not a car. What is it? It’s a WMD. A Weapon of Mass Destruction. You may think that the [...]

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]]> http://www.speedhunters.com/2013/05/barvaria-vs-sweden-a-murderous-turbo-bmw-e30/feed/ 0 PROJECT Z: L28S AND HEARTBREAK http://www.speedhunters.com/2013/05/project-z-l28s-and-heartbreak/ http://www.speedhunters.com/2013/05/project-z-l28s-and-heartbreak/#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 08:30:49 +0000 TarynCroucher http://www.speedhunters.com/?p=126243 Welcome back to my garage. I’m happy to report that over the past month a whole lot has happened and progress with Project Z is on a roll. You might be looking at this photo and thinking I’ve gone mad, but don’t worry – the G-nose will be back soon enough. While the car has [...]

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]]> http://www.speedhunters.com/2013/05/project-z-l28s-and-heartbreak/feed/ 0 MEETING YOUR HEROES: THE MAGICIAN JZX110 http://www.speedhunters.com/2013/05/meeting-your-heroes-the-magician-jzx110/ http://www.speedhunters.com/2013/05/meeting-your-heroes-the-magician-jzx110/#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 03:00:29 +0000 Mike Garrett http://www.speedhunters.com/?p=132608 What is it that makes a properly done drift car so cool? Take a look at the pink metalflake-covered Toyota Mark II pictured above and it becomes easy to figure out. Of course, this isn’t just any Mark II – this is the iconic Team Magician JZX110, one of the most recognizable drift cars in [...]

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]]> http://www.speedhunters.com/2013/05/meeting-your-heroes-the-magician-jzx110/feed/ 0 PORSCHE SHOWS OFF THE 918 SPYDER http://www.speedhunters.com/2013/05/porsche-shows-off-the-918-spyder/ http://www.speedhunters.com/2013/05/porsche-shows-off-the-918-spyder/#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 01:00:39 +0000 Mike Garrett http://www.speedhunters.com/?p=132681 Porsche has been continuing with final development of its new 918 Spyder and today the company released some new photographs of the car, along with some more detailed info on its specification. Among the details shared in the press release, Porsche has emphasized the relationship between the Spyder program the feedback from the company’s 24 [...]

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]]> http://www.speedhunters.com/2013/05/porsche-shows-off-the-918-spyder/feed/ 0 BORN OF A BLUE SKY – AMELIA ISLAND CONCOURS D’ELEGANCE http://www.speedhunters.com/2013/05/born-of-a-blue-sky-amelia-island-concours-delegance/ http://www.speedhunters.com/2013/05/born-of-a-blue-sky-amelia-island-concours-delegance/#comments Thu, 16 May 2013 18:30:29 +0000 Paddy McGrath http://www.speedhunters.com/?p=131965 Although #IAMTHESPEEDHUNTER is more associated with photography submissions, we also deal with video, writing and any other medium which can portray Speedhunting. Take this video made by Speedhunter's reader Justin Lapriore as a perfect case in point. Filmed at the 18th annual Amelia Island Concours d'Elegance, which paid homage to 50 years of Lamborghini, the Ford GT40, the Porsche 911 and the Corvette Stingray.

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]]> http://www.speedhunters.com/2013/05/born-of-a-blue-sky-amelia-island-concours-delegance/feed/ 0 THE FAMOSO ’57: A LESSON IN STANCE AND STYLE http://www.speedhunters.com/2013/05/the-famoso-57-a-lesson-in-stance-and-style/ http://www.speedhunters.com/2013/05/the-famoso-57-a-lesson-in-stance-and-style/#comments Thu, 16 May 2013 13:00:04 +0000 Keith Charvonia http://www.speedhunters.com/?p=126024 This ’57 is the epitome of stance, and I don’t mean in a hellaflush or poked or whatever-other-name-someone’s-thought-of kinda way. Randy Winkle’s gasser has stance in such a way that it creates a presence. A presence strong enough that I made a beeline for it when I saw it at March Meet. I didn’t realize [...]

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]]> http://www.speedhunters.com/2013/05/the-famoso-57-a-lesson-in-stance-and-style/feed/ 0 TOURING EVOLUTION: THE VOLK RACING TE37 http://www.speedhunters.com/2013/05/touring-evolution-the-volk-racing-te37/ http://www.speedhunters.com/2013/05/touring-evolution-the-volk-racing-te37/#comments Thu, 16 May 2013 10:45:10 +0000 Dino Dalle Carbonare http://www.speedhunters.com/?p=126219 If someone was to ask you to think of a Japanese wheel – any wheel – chances are the Volk Racing TE37 would pop into your mind. There is no doubt that this particular six-spoke, one-piece forged rim has come to be a defining detail in the JDM aftermarket scene. Its ageless design has stood [...]

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]]> http://www.speedhunters.com/2013/05/touring-evolution-the-volk-racing-te37/feed/ 0 #IAMTHESPEEDHUNTER: IT’S BEEN A WHILE http://www.speedhunters.com/2013/05/iamthespeedhunter-its-been-a-while/ http://www.speedhunters.com/2013/05/iamthespeedhunter-its-been-a-while/#comments Wed, 15 May 2013 23:00:29 +0000 Paddy McGrath http://www.speedhunters.com/?p=127321 Anyone else enjoying the Speedhunting season being in full swing? I’ve been on the road quite a lot recently so haven’t had a chance to really take in some of the most recent #IAMTHESPEEDHUNTER submissions until now, but oh my, are they good! I have quite a lot of emails to still go through, but [...]

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]]> http://www.speedhunters.com/2013/05/iamthespeedhunter-its-been-a-while/feed/ 0 HONDA TO CONFIRM F1 COMEBACK FOR 2015 http://www.speedhunters.com/2013/05/honda-to-confirm-f1-comeback-fo-2015/ http://www.speedhunters.com/2013/05/honda-to-confirm-f1-comeback-fo-2015/#comments Wed, 15 May 2013 21:40:56 +0000 Mike Garrett http://www.speedhunters.com/?p=132427 Over the last few months there has been plenty of buzz about Honda’s possible return to Formula 1 as an engine supplier for the McLaren team. According to various new reports, sources close from Honda in Japan say the comeback will happen for the 2015 season with the official announcement to come as early as [...]

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]]> http://www.speedhunters.com/2013/05/honda-to-confirm-f1-comeback-fo-2015/feed/ 0 7-SECOND ITCH: THE GDS MOTORSPORT GT-R http://www.speedhunters.com/2013/05/7-second-itch-thegds-motorsport-gtr/ http://www.speedhunters.com/2013/05/7-second-itch-thegds-motorsport-gtr/#comments Wed, 15 May 2013 18:00:03 +0000 Brad Lord http://www.speedhunters.com/?p=126228 Motorsport is addictive. I probably don’t need to tell you that, but of all the codes out there I’m not sure than any fuel the fire of obsession quite like drag racing does. In a sport where success is often measured in one-hundredths of a second or less, that’s understandable of course. Consistency is one thing, [...]

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]]> http://www.speedhunters.com/2013/05/7-second-itch-thegds-motorsport-gtr/feed/ 0 SÉBASTIEN LOEB TESTS THE 208 T16 PIKES PEAK http://www.speedhunters.com/2013/05/sebastien-loeb-tests-the-208-t16-pikes-peak/ http://www.speedhunters.com/2013/05/sebastien-loeb-tests-the-208-t16-pikes-peak/#comments Wed, 15 May 2013 17:00:49 +0000 Dino Dalle Carbonare http://www.speedhunters.com/?p=126305 No it's not a remote control car, this is the 208 T16 Pikes Peak shooting up Mt. Ventoux in France with Sébastien Loeb at the wheel. As we have recently seen Peugeot are pretty serious about making a proper comeback at the legendary hillclimb and this week the team was out testing their insane little machine prior to sending it off to the US. Hit play and enjoy six full minutes of backfiring, aero-assisted awesomeness.

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]]> http://www.speedhunters.com/2013/05/sebastien-loeb-tests-the-208-t16-pikes-peak/feed/ 0 #IAMTHESPEEDHUNTER: THE NÜRBURGRING THEME http://www.speedhunters.com/2013/05/iamthespeedhunter-the-nurburgring-theme/ http://www.speedhunters.com/2013/05/iamthespeedhunter-the-nurburgring-theme/#comments Wed, 15 May 2013 16:15:19 +0000 Paddy McGrath http://www.speedhunters.com/?p=132398 If you go down to the woods today, you’re in for a big surprise. Especially if the woods in this example is Adenauer Forest, and you’re heading there for this weekend’s annual Nürburgring 24hr. In honour of what must be the toughest endurance race, we’re going to have an #IAMTHESPEEDHUNTER celebration of the Nürburgring. If you’re [...]

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]]> http://www.speedhunters.com/2013/05/iamthespeedhunter-the-nurburgring-theme/feed/ 0 THE HAMMER VS THE MUSCLE http://www.speedhunters.com/2013/05/the-hammer-vs-the-muscle/ http://www.speedhunters.com/2013/05/the-hammer-vs-the-muscle/#comments Wed, 15 May 2013 12:45:09 +0000 SuzyWallace http://www.speedhunters.com/?p=131973 They say that drifting is a battle between two drivers, but this weekend at the second round of Formula Drift at Road Atlanta, Speedhunters drivers Fredric Aasbø and Vaughn Gittin Jr took that concept to another level. When they came up against each other, things didn’t go quite according to plan for either driver…   [...]

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]]> http://www.speedhunters.com/2013/05/the-hammer-vs-the-muscle/feed/ 0 SPACE KADETT: FAMOSO SPEED SHOP’S OPEL http://www.speedhunters.com/2013/05/space-kadett-famoso-speed-shops-opel/ http://www.speedhunters.com/2013/05/space-kadett-famoso-speed-shops-opel/#comments Wed, 15 May 2013 05:35:54 +0000 Larry Chen http://www.speedhunters.com/?p=121028 One of the most fascinating things about working as a Speedhunter is taking a look at the way different types of cars are interpreted across the world. A car with a massive following in one part of world might be virtually unknown in another – and that’s most certainly the case with Famoso Speed Shop’s [...]

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]]> http://www.speedhunters.com/2013/05/space-kadett-famoso-speed-shops-opel/feed/ 0 #IAMTHESPEEDHUNTER: ACROSS GENERATIONS http://www.speedhunters.com/2013/05/iamthespeedhunter-speedhunting-across-generations/ http://www.speedhunters.com/2013/05/iamthespeedhunter-speedhunting-across-generations/#comments Tue, 14 May 2013 17:00:48 +0000 TheSpeedhunters http://www.speedhunters.com/?p=127318 There are many ways that a father and son can bond, car culture being one of the more common and long lasting outlets of recent generations. As a young photographer who grew up in a family of artists, I have always enjoyed shooting with my dad, Tom Hassler, who is my biggest influence and mentor. [...]

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]]> http://www.speedhunters.com/2013/05/iamthespeedhunter-speedhunting-across-generations/feed/ 0 CONCOURS D’ELEGANCE: THE 2013 MARRONIER RUN http://www.speedhunters.com/2013/05/concours-delegance-2013-marronier-run/ http://www.speedhunters.com/2013/05/concours-delegance-2013-marronier-run/#comments Tue, 14 May 2013 15:05:04 +0000 Dino Dalle Carbonare http://www.speedhunters.com/?p=126301 After a hearty breakfast and a last minute dip into the onsen, the second day of the Marronier Run was going to be all about admiration. I headed out to the front of the Hotel nice and early so that I could make full use of the beautiful morning light that was just breaking over [...]

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]]> http://www.speedhunters.com/2013/05/concours-delegance-2013-marronier-run/feed/ 0 ADDICTED TO DRIFTING: PRO VERSUS PRIVATEER http://www.speedhunters.com/2013/05/addicted-to-drifting-pro-versus-privateer/ http://www.speedhunters.com/2013/05/addicted-to-drifting-pro-versus-privateer/#comments Tue, 14 May 2013 12:00:56 +0000 Larry Chen http://www.speedhunters.com/?p=126329 Each and every one of the drivers on the Formula Drift grid do it for the love of the sport. They just love being behind the wheel. Then again, are there any professional racing drivers whose sole purpose for driving is for fame and fortune? I’ve thought about it til my brain started to hurt. It really just comes down [...]

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]]> http://www.speedhunters.com/2013/05/fighter-jet-for-the-ground-the-lamborghini-egoista/feed/ 0 THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN: SENNA’S CARS AT DONINGTON http://www.speedhunters.com/2013/05/the-magnificent-seven-sennas-cars-at-donington/ http://www.speedhunters.com/2013/05/the-magnificent-seven-sennas-cars-at-donington/#comments Mon, 13 May 2013 17:45:16 +0000 Jonathan Moore http://www.speedhunters.com/?p=131147 Ayrton Senna, Formula 1 and Donington Park: three things that go naturally together. Ayrton’s career was intertwined with this track, from his formative years racing in British F3 through his first Formula 1 tests and then on to that European Grand Prix. He even referred to it as his ‘best UK circuit’. Donington already had a [...]

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]]> http://www.speedhunters.com/2013/05/co-pilot-duties-the-marronier-run-in-a-432z/feed/ 0 POLL: SPA OR THE RING? http://www.speedhunters.com/2013/05/poll-spa-or-the-ring/ http://www.speedhunters.com/2013/05/poll-spa-or-the-ring/#comments Sun, 12 May 2013 17:00:18 +0000 Paddy McGrath http://www.speedhunters.com/?p=127333 A lot of people don’t realise that Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps and the Nürburgring are only separated by around 65 miles of public road. So within the proverbial stone’s throw, you have arguably two of the greatest racing circuits on this planet. On one hand you have Spa, probably the greatest grand prix circuit there is [...]

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]]> http://www.speedhunters.com/2013/05/poll-spa-or-the-ring/feed/ 0 THE GT-R VERSUS THE SKI SLOPE http://www.speedhunters.com/2013/05/the-gt-r-versus-the-ski-slope/ http://www.speedhunters.com/2013/05/the-gt-r-versus-the-ski-slope/#comments Sun, 12 May 2013 15:00:27 +0000 Jonathan Moore http://www.speedhunters.com/?p=131144 I'm a big fan of going down ski slopes at unreasonable speeds, but not such a big fan of the slog to get back to the top again. So any way of reaching the summit in double quick time sounds good to me – especially if it involves the unfeasible idea of throwing a four-wheel drive, 600hp R35 GT-R up a freshly-bashed run. Up? Yes. Uphill, like semi-vertically. Team IceRiders and Redhouse Media decided to find out if it would work, and added in some snowmobiles for an almost James-Bond-in-reverse thrash up the side of a mountain at Kåbdalis in northern Sweden. Ski lifts will seem so last year from now on…

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]]> http://www.speedhunters.com/2013/05/the-norwegian-hammer-hits-the-nail-on-the-head/feed/ 0 D’CUSTOM FREAK VIP STYLE: BEE DRAGON MAJESTA http://www.speedhunters.com/2013/05/dcustom-freak-vip-style-bee-dragon-majesta/ http://www.speedhunters.com/2013/05/dcustom-freak-vip-style-bee-dragon-majesta/#comments Sat, 11 May 2013 10:30:16 +0000 Dino Dalle Carbonare http://www.speedhunters.com/?p=126210 It seems we can’t go more than a few months without indulging in some impossibly-Japanese VIP style. And once again it’s Bee Dragon that captivates our minds – a shop that has really made a pretty firm statement when it comes to defining its own take on things. Imamura-san has stepped as far away from [...]

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