In the last couple of decades there has been an overwhelming improvement on one area of a car’s performance that often gets overlooked. I am of course talking about tires. These curious black rings of rubber have gone through an impressive evolution that has allowed manufacturers of all types of vehicles to fine-tune and extract [...]
Here is an interesting scenario. If money was no object and you had hookups to the biggest names in the tuning industry, how would you build up your car? What parts would you pick to put together the ultimate street car, in this case an S15 Silvia? We’ve seen our fair share of S-chassis over [...]
I’ll get this spotlight post from the Excite King VIP meet started with a car that well, isn’t really VIP. With the whole bippu movement finding obvious roots in the bosozoku and kaido racer styles of the seventies and eighties, there is always one of these gems sitting among the more modern cars present. This [...]
Following up on Dino’s excellent feature of the brand new Team RS-R V8 86, it was clear that the build and the story truly engaged you Speedhunters readers. Going over the comments, many of you seemed to really appreciate the ingenuity and the creativity demonstrated by RS-R, and to others the car is “just another [...]
Pop quiz: what do you get when you take one of the world’s largest car company’s racing R&D wing, give them unlimited resources and cut them loose to improve the hottest compact car in the world today? Answer: the TRD Griffon Concept. Don’t let the wacky name fool you, this car is all business; and [...]
Moving swiftly along with the Battle Evome coverage from Sunday, I’ve put together a quick spotlight-o-rama of five vehicles that really stood out in the paddock. Now I know there are a lot of other cars you probably wanted to see, but I guess I will have to keep those for future events. To get [...]
It’s been a while since we’ve posted some unmistakably JDM-type videos. We happen to come across this little production highlighting the recent time attack trial of the “Bandoh Carbon Junkie ADVAN 86″ which back in December competed in the Rev Speed Super Battle. With Manabu Orido behind the wheel, the lightweight ZN6 became the fastest 86 to lap Tsukuba with an impressive 59.728. But according to Orido it’s got a lot more potential. Anyway, take a look for yourselves and check out the car in detail as well as the on-board of the record lap…
-Dino Dalle Carbonare
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I’ve come to the realization that the pace in which days fly by when you spend time with a car, is directly proportional to how good it is. If this is the case then the Lotus Elise S I had the pleasure of driving recently must be a very good car because it seemed to [...]
I hear it all the time. Yes I’d love for you to shoot my car, could you wait until I finish up and fit so and so parts. We all do it, me included which is also why I’ve never really properly shot my own car. But as far as perpetual-projects go, nothing and nobody [...]
Here is the video all you time attack fans have been waiting for, Under Suzuki’s record braking attempt seen through the eyes of Luke Huxham. There is very little point for me to elaborate on this further, just hit play, select full screen, turn the volume right up and let Suzuki-san show you how it’s done!
-Dino Dalle Carbonare
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The message that popped up on my phone last week read something like, “I want to break the course record, I have rented out Tsukuba and will be driving my car alone.” The message was sent by a certain Under Suzuki and those few short sentences certainly grabbed my attention. Having beaten Revolution’s time only [...]
I take my hat off to the organizers that year after year organize what, in a relatively short period of time, has become the most fiercely contended time attack event in the world. This recently released video created by Luke Huxham brings us face to face with the men behind it all. And seeing we are right in the middle of the Japanese time attack season, the timing is just perfect. I for one can’t wait to see how WTAC develops in 2013! Start your stopwatches!
-Dino Dalle Carbonare
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Speedhunters reader Gabe Elias just sent me this photo of his NSX project with a freshly installed set of Super Advan Version II wheels. The three-spoke design might not be to everyone's liking, but this has got to be one of the best uses of this wheel I've seen yet. It also makes you want [...]
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The MazdaSpeed3 is known as one of the best bang for the buck performance cars of the last few years, but you don't see a whole lot of modified ones on the street. When I saw this one at Cars & Coffee the other day, I knew a quick spotlight would be in order. Without [...]
What do you get when you mix one of the most iconic BMW's of all time with one of the most iconic Japanese racing liveries of all time? A match made in touring car heaven. Photo found on Minkara. -Mike Garrett
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