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VIDEO ROLL>> THE ROLEX 24 AT DAYTONA EXPERIENCE

Patrick McGrath — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 06:00:00 GMT

(Please visit the site to view this media) It's getting more and more difficult as time goes on to sift through the amount of high quality videos these days. With the DSLR revolution, it's never been easier for amatuer film makers to produce their...(read more)

EVENT>>WELCOME TO OSAKA AUTO MESSE

Mike Garrett — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 03:35:00 GMT

Good evening everyone from the home of the Hanshin Tigers, fried octopus balls, and some of Japan's friendliest people - the city of Osaka. I've just returned to the hotel after a long day of shooting at Osaka Messe and thought I'd go ahead and post up a few photos and some initial impressions from the show....(read more)

EVENT>>AMERICA'S MOST BEAUTIFUL ROADSTER - PT.2

Larry Chen — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:02:00 GMT

We are back to cover the rest of the 2012 Grand National Roadster Show’s AMBR award. First up is my favourite entry for the award for America’s Most Beautiful Roadster. I am a huge fan of Roy Brizio’s work. To me, this 1932 Ford is poetic...(read more)

EVENT>> 4NR NATIONALS - 1/4 MILE MAYHEM

Matt Malcolm — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 08:20:00 GMT

So far we've shown you the indoor show component of New Zealand's V 4 & Rotary Nationals. And now it's time to focus on the second day, which was all about who was the quickest down the quarter mile. Meremere Dragway, located just south...(read more)

NEWS>> NISSAN RETURNS TO GODZILLA'S BIRTHPLACE

Charles Kha — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:30:00 GMT

The Australian Touring Car Championship was an old stomping ground of Nissan's R32 Skyline GT-R; a car that local media quickly dubbed Godzilla. However it's utter domination of the ATCC series came to an end in 1993 when the governing body changed...(read more)

DESKTOPS>>SCENES FROM GTCC

Mike Garrett — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 09:00:00 GMT

As I write this, I'm busy packing for a short weekend trip to Osaka to have a look at the 2012 Osaka Auto Messe. I'm really looking forward to checking out Kansai's car scene, but before I hop on that bullet train, I thought you guys might enjoy some desktops from last weekend's GTCC event at Tsukuba. ...(read more)

VIDEO ROLL>> BENSOPRA GT-R FIRST DRIFT OUTING

Dino Dalle Carbonare — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 08:00:00 GMT

(Please visit the site to view this media) Just came across this short video of Taniguchi drifting the BenSopra GT-R at Mobara Circuit. As many of you will know the car is based on what was supposed to become Nomuken's next Blitz D1 machine, a 1000...(read more)

CAR FEATURE>> GARAGE SAURUS DRAG-R

Dino Dalle Carbonare — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 04:00:00 GMT

Garage Saurus is one of those names that everyone has heard of. So you might be forgiven if you've been wondering what has happened to them. The owner, Hayashi-san, is still very much active in the Japanese tuning scene, continuing to build crazy...(read more)

RANDOM SNAP>> A MADBUL ON THE STREETS

Rod Chong — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 02:28:00 GMT

Today Mad Mike Whiddett and 9 top level D1NZ drivers cruised the streets of Auckland, NZ to raise funds for a good cause. Local New Zealand drift fan, Daniel Baxter was diagnosed with cancer last year but with the help of the D1NZ crew, drivers and New...(read more)

EVENT>>AMERICA'S MOST BEAUTIFUL ROADSTER - PT.1

Larry Chen — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:01:00 GMT

The "America's Most Beautiful Roadster" competition formed an important portion of the 2012 GNRS show. Dating back to 1950, the AMBR award is the ultimate title in the North American hot rodding scene and in the next two stories we are covering its 10 contestants and the winner. The contest is only for roadster hot rods and is only open to cars dated from 1937 and earlier. Home garage builds competed against million dollar projects for this coveted 9 foot trophy, which has been awarded to some of the most famous Hot Rods of all time over the decades....(read more)

BUILDS>> SWEDISH RWD GOLF MKIII

Jeroen Willemsen — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:00:00 GMT

During my time as a Speedhunter I've learnt one thing: that the people from Scandinavia are truly mental when it comes to building cars. Take this Golf project for example, which is not only mind-blowing, but also executed flawlessly. First you take...(read more)

EVENT>>GTCC - FINAL IMPRESSIONS

Mike Garrett — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 10:30:00 GMT

I had a fantastic time shooting the GTCC event at Tsukuba Circuit the other day, and based on your comments it seems you guys have been enjoying the coverage from this brilliant grassroots race meet. Regardless of what sort of you cars you like, I think everyone can appreciate both the passion and the fun-loving attitude that these weekend racers have. With that said, here's the third and final part of my GTCC event coverage....(read more)

EVENT>> BATTLE EVOME IN TSUKUBA - PT.3

Dino Dalle Carbonare — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 08:00:00 GMT

Time for some more Battle Evome action from Tsukuba now with this final look at the event I attended the other weekend. You can think of this as a kind of preview of what's to come, as I will be meeting up with all these guys once again at the end...(read more)

DESKTOPS>> CANDY COLORED ROD AND CUSTOMS

Larry Chen — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 02:17:00 GMT

Although I've been to many hot rod events, this was my first time at the Grand National Roadster show. What impressed me the most was the variety of cars there, and how pristine they were given their age. Of course, all of them have had some sort...(read more)

EVENT>>MORE SUNDAY RACER LIFESTYLE FROM GTCC

Mike Garrett — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Now that we've had an intro to the atmosphere from Sunday's GTCC race at Tsukuba Circuit, I wanted to spend some time showcasing more of the cars from this event, as well as the day's on-track action....(read more)

NEWS>>HONDA CR-Z COMING TO SUPER GT

Mike Garrett — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 21:00:00 GMT

It's shaping up to be a very interesting year for Japan's Super GT series. In addition to the GT300 class Toyota Prius and Subaru BRZ cars that have already been shown, Honda will also be jumping into the fray with a new CR-Z GT300 entry. Team...(read more)

RANDOM SNAP>> MCRAE'S WRC IMPREZA

Dino Dalle Carbonare — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 19:00:00 GMT

It would have been sacrilegious not to have posted a shot of Colin McRae's old WRC Impreza that was next to Solberg's car at the STI Gallery. So here it is, a true legend to say the least. STI STI Gallery...(read more)

VIDEO ROLL>> MORE F1 LAUNCHES

Charles Kha — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 10:00:00 GMT

(Please visit the site to view this media) Over the past couple of days a stream of 2012 F1 cars have broken cover. Lotus F1 Team (formerly Renault) launched their E20 with this YouTube video featuring Jonny Smith. (Please visit the site to view this...(read more)

CAR SPOTLIGHT>>ONE FINE KENMERI

Mike Garrett — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 07:00:00 GMT

As someone who's in love with vintage Japanese cars, the JCCA New Year Meeting is simply overwhelming. There are dozens upon dozens of cars inside and outside the event which I would deem spotlight-worthy, and this year I picked out a few that I found to be especially great. One of them is this Kenmeri Skyline based out of Tokyo....(read more)

EVENT>> 4NR NATIONALS - ROTARIES AND CLASSICS

Matt Malcolm — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 02:00:00 GMT

Our final part of show coverage from the 4 & Rotary Nationals 2012 looks at one of the largest categories from the show: the rotaries! I'll also cover off the American classics and the few European cars that attended in this article too....(read more)