About once a month I head to my favorite bookstore in Tokyo, grab a coffee and flick through a big stack of car magazines from Japan and around the world. It’s something I really love doing, it’s a great way to see how all things car related are portrayed in different countries and publications. It’s usually the same mags that I check out, but in September last year I was surprised to find an all-new Japanese “mook”. Flicking through the pages of Motor Head I was literally blown away by the quality of photography and layout and I was hooked right then and there. What was also surprising was the sheer variety of cars and scenes covered, similar in a way to what we try to do here at Speedhunters. To see what I mean take a look at this video of the “Zero Yon” (1/4 mile) event that the Motor Head crew put together earlier on in the month for a massive feature that will appear on their next issue due out on June 30th!
I hope you like what you see, as I just happened to be there too. Stay tuned for more on Motor Head’s Zero Yon drag event soon!
-Dino Dalle Carbonare
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Uh, something is wrong... i click on SpeedHunters & it instantly re-directs me to Vimeo.
Yeah, it redirects straight to Vimeo... only way i could stop was to pause the browser.
You fucked up on the formatting of this. It redirects straight to vimeo.
I can't see speedhunters anymore :'( what is this I don't even
That Datsun was built by one of my best friends! The guy he sold it to had it shipped to Japan. So awesome!
Just press escape before it takes you away if you want to go there.I agree, fantastic cars and fantastic filming! I predict the 0-4 will be as popular as drifting is here quite shortly :D.
*0-4 will be as popular in japan, as drifting is in america*
@Beach @Slight et al,.. Yeah this is fixed now. Formatting error. Cheers.
that white porsche specs?
Those Agio Absolute wheels maybe too "style addicted" for a GT3...but they are gorgeous.
I wish I could get ahold of that magazine :/
It's a stock GT3 RS with Agio Absolute TWM ULTRA CCV with centerlock mount.Check out the gallery http://www.agiosport.com/gallery/index.html#porsche
Sick. That bike speedometer must be damaged. LOL. That white Porsche with golden rim is stancing sexy. Top Secret R35 is spitting black smokey. That is not good right?
Kind of a nice surprise to be sent to a video like that though, pretty friggin sick!
zero-yon already is popular in Japan... they've been drag racing for decades, I think it has a universal appeal. Don't you remember the HKS drag cars (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L81y5kGK2N8) or JUN Hyper Draggers (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JcfDE254Tdo) from the late '90s?
@sean klingelhoefer Oh I remember those monsters, but you can find drag strips here every couple of cities. In japan, not so much. You will however find little circuits carved out in the mountains for go kart racing, also used for drifting. I think the over the pond mentality is absolutely fascinating.
@Tonus Supercharged V8?
@Tonus GM 4.8L truck motor with a single Borg Warner S475 on it. Megasquirt engine management and a TH350 trans with a trans brake. Gotta love how the Japanese guys want American stuff as badly as we want their JDM stuff!
Very nice video specially the Top Secret GTR, does anyone noticed that strange gray Corvette from Fast&Furious 4? also does anyone knows the name of that song??
anymore info on that blue porsche? ls1?
@Adrian Senna
The Corvette is a Grand Sport clone/replica.
@KSuki Yes plenty, just check out the feature I've got coming up!
THE CARS ARE AWESOME BUT THE VIDEOS EDITING WAS SUPER WEEK
Actually you can, new issue comes out ever 3 months and you can order internationally from here:
http://www.sun-a.com/guide/oversea.php
For those who ask, the song is Feel So Close by Calvin Harris
lukes filming/editing was outstanding as usual haha. and damn, was that a v8 i saw wedged in the back of that porsche?
Ah man I am loving that turbo V8 S30!!! o_O
very informative and useful information.
Top secret♥
@Hanma Sure was!
@FrancescoDiGiuseppe stock? I was 90% sure it was gt3 rs, but the sound fooled me, never imagined it to sound so good o,o
@FrancescoDiGiuseppe
I've searched the car and I found this forum: http://forums.vwvortex.com/showthread.php?5645758-New-old-skool.-GT3-RS-inside.The only non-stock thing is the Cup front lip.BTW GT3 RS are pretty mean sounding, nothing to do with a normal GT3
...I need to go drive my car now.