REPLAY FEATURE: EQUILIBRIUM - THE SUPERCHARGED ///M3
16 August 2012| Images by: Tauriq Abrahams & Shawaal Davids | Story by: Jason Sasman.

Balance, in the automotive sense, has always been the goal of many, as it embodies the ultimate in all round enjoyment. And to be able to get such balance is not easy. For Mubeen Sahib, this has been a four-year journey. Mubeen always knew that he wanted his latest project to embody the ultimate poise, a combination of raw power with soft styling, shining vividly without being outspoken, having race-edged performance with luxurious comfort...[more]

UPCOMING EVENT: INNER CITY MUSCLE CAR SHOW
15 August 2012| Post by: RaceMasteR J | Images: Gavin Kleinschmidt

Be sure to check out Cape Town's first "Inner City Muscle Car Show & Afterparty"

Date: 18 August 2012
Time: 1PM onwards
Venue: Heritage Square, Cape Town
Entry fee: Free

- If you have a muscle car please bring it to share with all.
- Car Show & Displays - Heritage Square
- Some of Cape Town's raddest Muscle Cars & Hot Rods on display
- Food & Drink Stalls
- Tattoo Artists
- Miss Happ – Rockabilly & Pinup clothing & accessories
- AnonaMiss Beauty - Pin-up Make-up
- SA Hot Rod Magazine
- Monster Energy
- SkorroKorro Knuckledraggers Custom Bikes
- Bluecollarwhitecollar

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UPCOMING EVENT: STREETMODZ 2012
14 August 2012| Post by: RaceMasteR J

Pimp your rides and prepare for another STREETMODZ high octane experience. The venue has been changed from the usual Goodhope Centre to the Bellville Velodrome which is set to take place on the 4th of November 2012. The only other shows I can recall that took place at the Velodrome was the Xtreme Veedubz Thunder & Lightning show and Tunerz 2. But that was a while back. So lets see what Zabby and his crew can pull of this time. For more info, give Zabby a call on 083 758 4330.

- RaceMasteR J

http://www.raceweb.co.za/homefeats/streetmodz2012.htm

Leaving the house at the crack of dawn is not an easy task, expecially in this weather..So the reason for this little excursion must have been pretty darn good. Thankfully, checking out the only Civic Type R sedan in South Africa was reason enough to get any petrolhead, especially those in Cape Town, out of bed at any hour. A legendary brand, a cult of loyal followers - mention the Type R to any man on the street who knows about cars, and you'll earn his respect....

http://www.raceweb.co.za/shows12/fd2/

It’s not often you find a 1978 Toyota Corolla looking as if it had just left the factory, and this is exactly what Roberto Ferreira is cruising around these streets in. I met up with Roberto at our local roadhouse to shoot his Corolla although, Cape Town’s gloomy winter weather posed a threat. It had stormed the night before; the clouds were still grey and hanging heavy. It looked as if it could pour any minute, but these were perfect conditions for bringing out the features of this beauty...

There are a lot of people who hate me right now and I don't blame them. But I don't think I should be blamed either. My dream drive came about rather unexpected. It was an early Thursday morning when I got a call saying stop everything I'm doing and be ready in 5 minutes to be picked up. Why I asked? I was told that my opinion was needed about a certain matter and that we were going to see a man about a horse. A red horse, a prancing horse, a 458 Italia horse! I was naturally dumbfounded but immediately grabbed all my camera gear and headed out the door.

We headed off to Killarney Raceway to attend a very small private track day, for Ferrari's and Maserati's. It was organised by Viglietti Motors for a few of their clients and some potential clients. The cars present included a 550 Maranello, a 612 Scaglietti, two 430's, two 458's and a California, not to mention a good few Maserati's. Out of all the cars there, the one that stood out the most for me was a white Maserati Granturismo MC Stradale. That car just looked the business and sounded dirty, very dirty. Anyways, coming back to why a lot of people hate me...

Since there was so much talk of the new Toyota 86, especially between myself and some friends, I personally wanted to see what all the fuss was about. I met up with a generous owner of one recently to do a quick inspection and shoot of the car, but at the end of the night, I never got to drive the car like Nadeem did in his review, so we rescheduled another appointment for me to put the car through its paces.

Sunday morning came and I finally got to drive the car how I wanted to… sideways! I mean, that’s what everyone’s talking about? Isn’t it? It’s supposedly the new Hachi Roku is it not? This car supposed to go sideways pretty well, but nowhere locally have I found anyone mentioning anything about that. I had to see for myself. Now I’m not going to tell you about how good the driving position is, or how it looks in the metal or even about its fuel economy. You can go to your local dealership for that. I’ll give you my view on how it drives… in a bit.

EVENT: CAPESTANCE SLAMO-METER 1
13 July 2012| Photos by: RaceMasteR J. | Location: Platterkloof Office Park. 

Ten years ago the trend was chrome wheels, neon lights, big mouthed bumpers and fast and furious styled stickers. Now days that’s called rice. But the fact of the matter is that it was a trend back in the day. So in time, trends come and go. The latest trend at the moment is STANCE. Slam your ride to the ground. I must admit, it does look good. So when I heard wind of this event, the Slamo-Meter, where cars would be measured to see how low they were to the ground, with an actual “device”, I was very curious to see what it would all be about. That and anything new is rather refreshing in the local car scene these days. CapeStance.com played host to this "ground breaking" event at a private office park, far from Ghost Squad eyes, or fingers (2 fingers), so it was safe to say the diehard slammers came out in force even in the freezing cold winter’s night. Well done to the CapeStance crew for pulling this off. We hope to see more soon!

http://www.raceweb.co.za/shows12/slamometer1/index.htm

RACEWEB RANDOMS: 10 OF THE BEST
26 June 2012| Images by: RaceMasteR J, Nish, Benny, Shift. | Location: All over. 

Here's a some random eye candy which I thought I'd finally share with you guys. It's a collection of various pics from over the years from around the country. I will be adding more in due time so be sure to come back for more.

http://www.raceweb.co.za/homefeats/10ofthebest-01.htm

SPEED MERCHANT

When one mentions the term “Speed merchant”, the mind immediately registers two things; one, it’s time for business, and two, it’s happening quickly, very quickly. This Speed Merchant does exactly that, it handles its business down the drag strip in the best way it knows how, one lightning quick quarter mile at a time. By Taariq "Shift" Samodien. Photography by RaceMasteR J.

http://www.raceweb.co.za/features/speedmerchant.htm

EVENT: WPMC REGIONAL RACING
07 July 2012| Images by: RaceMasteR J. | Location: Killarney Raceway. 

After I got news that the Fairbridge Mall Gymkhana in Brackenfell was unfortunately cancelled, I headed over to Killarney Raceway for the July installment of the regional race meeting. I managed to snap some of the Superbikes and Clubmans racing.