Posted Aug 05 2009, 01:45 PM by Mike Garrett with 8 comment(s)

EVENT>>X GAMES WRAP UP

Filed under: Event, Subaru, Ford, Rally, Mike Garrett, Mitsubishi, AWD Feature, X Games09  

I've hardly finished unpacking from my last Speedhunting trip, and already it's time to hop on a plane and head to Seattle for this weekend's Formula Drift event. Before I move on to cars sliding around on pavement though, I have a few more photos to share of cars sliding around off the pavement at the X Games last weekend....

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Posted Jul 31 2009, 10:53 PM by Rod Chong with 7 comment(s)

GUEST BLOG: AMS PERFORMANCE>> OUR UNLIMITED CLASS TIME ATTACK EVO X

Filed under: Time Attack, Car Feature, Mitsubishi, Evo X, guest blog, AWD Feature, ams performance  

I am sure many of you might wonder what it takes to turn a regular, bone stock- as it came from the maker EVO X into a dominating fire breathing Time Attack monster such as our recently unveiled AMS Performance / NOS Energy Drink Time Attack EVO X. Well today Speedhunters has a special treat for you as I am going to take you behind the scenes and show in detail how our time attack evo came to be. So this is in fact our time attack evo as it came to us from Mitsubishi and as shown by the look on Eric’s...

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Posted Jul 31 2009, 06:00 PM by Rod Chong with 26 comment(s)

GUEST BLOG: MARC MARQUEZ>> RC DRIFT STYLES

Filed under: Collectables, Kyosho, RC, Drift, Yokomo, HPI, guest blog, AWD Feature  

What's up everyone! My name is Marc Marquez. Rod was gracious enough to ask me if I wanted to a guest spot on Speedhunters featuring RC Drifting (as they are all AWD cars) and of course I couldn't pass it up! I love the work these guys do and i'm more than honored to contribute! In this short article, i'll give you a small glimpse of what the RC Drift scene has evolved into, hopefully you all like it! Just a short little background on myself, I've been in the RC drift scene for...

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Posted Jul 31 2009, 04:50 PM by Andy Blackmore with 12 comment(s)

Posted Jul 31 2009, 03:31 AM by Andy Blackmore with 21 comment(s)

RETROSPECTIVE>>THE CARS OF GROUP B RALLYING

Filed under: Audi, Ford, Rally, WRC, Andy Blackmore, Peugeot, Lancia, AWD Feature, Group B  

We round off this AWD month on Speedhunters with a look back to the golden age of Rallying, Group B. A time when rally cars were true supercars. Four wheel drive, over 500bhp, mid-engine layouts, space-frame chassis and massive budgets. It is remembered as the golden era of Rallying, but it would only last a few years. Rallying in the 1970’s was all about the domination of Ford Escort. One of the most successful rally cars of all time. It won multiple national and international championships...

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Posted Jul 30 2009, 04:08 PM by Mike Garrett with 9 comment(s)

RANDOM SNAP>>MAZDASPEED ATENZA

Filed under: Random Snap, turbo, Mike Garrett, Mazda6, mazdaspeed, AWD Feature  

Earlier this month I posted a photo of Mazda 323 GTX rally car, but there's one more AWD Mazda I wanted to acknowledge before AWD month is over - the Mazdaspeed Atenza (AKA Mazda6). With a 2.3 direct injected turbo engine and AWD, the MS Atenza was a grown up alternative to the Evo and Impreza and a direct rival to the Subaru Legacy. Unfortunately the car didn't sell all too well, and it only lasted for a couple model years. I searched around a bit looking for a good example of a tuned Mazdaspeed Atenza, but came up empty handed. The car in the photo is a tuned concept version that Mazda showed at the 2006 Tokyo Auto Salon. Here's hoping we haven't seen the last of Mazda's turbo AWD days. -Mike Garrett...

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Posted Jul 30 2009, 02:01 PM by Jeroen Willemsen with 24 comment(s)

RANDOM SNAP>> HARDCORE IMPREZA

Filed under: Random Snap, Subaru, Impreza, Jeroen Willemsen, AWD Feature, gm8  

I wasn't sure which side I wanted to show guys, the front or the back. I ended up choosing the front because the visual impact was greater. This thing has to be one of the hottest looking Impreza's out there. It is rocking wheels that measure 18"x10 +1 on the rear and 18"x10 +5 in the front. For more amazing pictures of this car you can log onto the owners thread on NASIOC . -Jeroen Willemsen First spotted on Hellaflush

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Posted Jul 29 2009, 10:30 AM by Dino Dalle Carbonare with 27 comment(s)

CAR FEATURE>> SUBARU FORESTER STI

Filed under: Japan, Car Feature, Subaru, Dino Dalle Carbonare, AWD Feature, Forester STi  

With AWD-month coming to an end I thought it would be interesting to look at a pretty rare car to come out of Japan. When people think of Subarus the rally-bred Impreza is without a doubt the first that will come to mind, with the more mature and elegant Legacy not so far behind. The boxier and more awkwardly styled Forester may not be every one's cup of tea, but this didn't stop Subaru Tecnica International going crazy with it. By tuning the 2.5L turbo flat-4 and fitting Impreza running...

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Posted Jul 28 2009, 01:00 AM by Dino Dalle Carbonare with 36 comment(s)

CAR BUILDER>> HOW THE NISSAN GT-R IS BUILT

Filed under: Nissan, Japan, Car Builder, GT-R, Dino Dalle Carbonare, AWD Feature  

Having posted a few R35 GT-R features so far I thought it would be interesting to see how the most affordable supercar on the planet is actually put together. It's not often that manufacturers let you wander around their production lines, but Nissan has nothing to hide and gave us an in depth tour of how a car of this caliber comes together. It all begins at the Yokohama plant, where the mighty VR38DETT is put together. The GT-R's engine couldn't have been assembled in a better place...

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Posted Jul 27 2009, 11:30 AM by Dino Dalle Carbonare with 14 comment(s)

CAR FEATURE>> AUDI RS6

Filed under: Japan, Car Feature, Audi, Dino Dalle Carbonare, AWD Feature, RS6  

It has taken one week of driving and a few days of reflection, but I have come to the conclusion that the Audi RS6 may well be the best all-rounder money can buy. The first day I picked the car up from Audi Japan I headed straight down to the Hakone Turnpike for a day of hard driving. One quick blast to the top of the summit revealed an immensely powerful car, one that was maybe trying to play supercar too hard, given its obvious limitations in other areas. Based on the A6 the RS6 (RS stands for...

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