Vintage dragsters, Mexican food and cameras. Each of those things are awesome, and each of them were part of a recent Speedhunting expedition in California’s central valley. More specifically, the setting was the Famoso Speed Shop and our goal was to capture the shop along with a handful of its awesome drag machines. We have [...]
This isn’t a story about a business and the fruits of their labour. Rather it’s the culmination of one man’s work and passion. Although in its relative infancy as a registered business, Milestone71 and head man Richie Payne, started to build its foundations many, many years ago. Watching his father repair cars in the family-owned [...]
Did you ever take the time to stop for a moment and ask yourself one question – just how did I get here? It’s something I find myself asking on a regular basis since I started full time with Speedhunters back in 2010. I had finished college in 2009 and was working part-time in a dead end job when Rod sent me an e-mail that literally changed my life. I often find myself in situations surrounded by people whom I admire and have huge respect for. So, for my final post of 2012, I thought I’d share a look at just some of the people who make the speed…
I can’t speak for everyone out there, but for me 2012 has been a remarkable year. I think when I look back on my career (or even my life in general) decades from now, I’ll see a clear turning point that happened this year. A very large part of this change has been the once-in-a-lifetime-opportunity [...]
You probably know this already butI’m going to preface this anyway by saying that you probably shouldn’t take my word as gospel. In fact, I would strongly recommend that you don’t take what I’m about to write as definitive. I would suggest that you might pick something up to add to your own learning process. [...]
As exciting as it’s been to witness the expansion of Speedhunters this year, I couldn’t help but feeling a bit left out when it comes to the big events. Sure it was great fun to read the tales from those amazing events in Europe, but I’ve been patiently awaiting for the USA to get the full scale Speedhunters treatment this year.
There was Gatebil, there was Spa, there was Silverstone, and now there’s Irwindale. The wait is over.
Earlier this month, Rod commissioned some of the Speedhunters team to create behind the scenes stories from a variety of events which we would be attending. To be honest, it caught me slightly unaware as the idea of covering my own processes and habits is a strange one. But on the other hand, it could [...]
Outside the window, the top 32 of the semi-pro drifters are battling for their honour – this is their last chance to gain championship points before the long dark winter ahead. What’s more, the top semi-pro drivers will be allowed to compete tomorrow in the pro class, where they will face the likes of Dai [...]
This was exactly how I pictured London. Just a bunch of Speedhunters from all walks of life, just walking around the street taking photos of cool cars. This Speedhunter had quite the interesting photo stance, she is doing something I have been trying to perfect for years. This was my first time outside of the London [...]
There is always a build-up to entering competition for race-car drivers and they all deal with their emotions in different ways. I remember Vaughn Gittin Jr told me that he still gets nervous to this day in Top 32 competition. It’s the first battle of an event, and it’s the worst feeling when your day ends there. Although as [...]
In the days before Formula D New Jersey Vaughn Gittin JR was nice enough to let me into his Maryland home for a night, and being the nosy Speedhunter that I am, I decided to do a little piece on his house. As soon as I arrived at JR’s, I found this beat up Suby. [...]
When Formula One teams roll into town, it’s quite difficult to compete with the attention they’re bound to receive. I mean, F1 is the pinnacle of motorsport after all, but it doesn’t mean that every other motorsport doesn’t deserve to share some of the attention. The City Racing event planned on showcasing several different motorsports [...]
What makes a drift event? Of course the sight and sound of cars being driven at the very limit, doing things that the designers never envisaged plays a large part. But behind the scenes of what you see on track are a multitude of people and stories that make an event a success or failure. [...]
Do you have a favorite event? It’s a question I get asked regularly enough, and a fair one too. We all have our favorites – cars, food, songs, movies, books etc. but rarely enough do these favorites spring to mind with no opposition. We need to think about them, as declaring something as our absolute favorite is almost a character defining declaration. If you were to ask me my favorite car, depending on the day and my humor at the particular time, you could get one of several answers. Ask me my favorite event regardless of the situation? There is only one answer – The Nürburgring 24 Hours.
For our final piece of event coverage from this year’s Circuit, I thought I’d give you a look behind the scenes in what goes into reporting and competing in an event like this. The first port of call for any media attending is the press office at rally HQ. Once accreditation is checked and confirmed [...]
