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Mar 16 2010, 05:13 PM
by
Casey Dhnaram
with 7 comment(s)
QLD Porsche Club holds events quite regularly in Queensland, alternating between the Lakeside and Queensland Raceways. At each event fresh cars hit the track, making spectating very entertaining! The last time I shot a Porsche Club track day was late 2009 at Lakeside Raceway. This sexy RS GT3 unfortunately lost control over the bank and scraped the wall, damaging the rear bumper and the carbon fibre wing. This time he was back out in action and kept the car looking immaculate throughout the whole...
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Feb 22 2010, 07:59 AM
by
Rod Chong
with 10 comment(s)
Andrew from Jet Multimedia in Australia, just sent me a link to this video. Its a chapter out of a new DVD project called DRIFTERS UNLEASHED.
Drifters Unleashed is exactly that. The film producers took Australia's best drifters away from the stress and restriction of professional competition and let the drive they way they¹ve always wanted to, with no rules and no limits. They hired a track and let the drifters loose on a variety of custom-built courses designed for maximum action with not a single official or judge in sight.
The DVD is 90 minutes long and available from www.driftersunleashed.com
:Rod
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Posted
Feb 15 2010, 05:32 PM
by
Rod Chong
with 11 comment(s)
And now we pause from the winter Olympics to bring you this important video....
:R
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Feb 14 2010, 04:36 PM
by
Rod Chong
with 23 comment(s)
After checking out Jonathan Moore's photo gallery of the Sumo Power DR30 Skyline, Speedhunters reader Steve T linked us to this hotted up example which lives in the Queensland area of Australia. Very Tidy. :R
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Posted
Feb 11 2010, 12:32 PM
by
Mike Garrett
with 33 comment(s)
Hi Speedhunters! My name is Ying and this is the tale of my 1990 Toyota Starlet GT EP82 from Melbourne, Australia.
My story begins late one night in 2004 on an almost empty freeway. I saw some headlights approaching incredibly fast. As it flew by, I caught a glimpse of the two letters that would shape the next few years of my life. A glowing “GT” badge fixed in the middle of the tailgate. I drove back home intrigued. What the hell was that?
A few hours later, I discovered this little car was called a Starlet GT. The car weighed 830kg and was powered by a 1.3 litre turbo engine. Huh, starlets come in turbo models?
Whilst there is a small turbo starlet community in Australia they aren’t a common sight on Melbourne roads.
Having never driven one, sat in one, or known anyone that had owned one, I decided to buy one....
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Posted
Feb 03 2010, 04:43 PM
by
Mike Garrett
with 7 comment(s)
Diehard Speedhunters fan Rhys McGee of Sydney Australia sent us this photo of his mate's just-completed Lincoln. If the period style bodywork and paint wasn't enough, a built up 480 cubic inch big block helps get the big cruiser down the road.
It's just awesome to see a traditional style custom like this on the roads of Australia, complete with right-hand drive and all.
Thanks Rhys!
-Mike Garrett...
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Posted
Feb 01 2010, 10:25 AM
by
Rod Chong
with 60 comment(s)
Some of you may have noticed my name on some Speedhunters posts already, I was the Staff Photographer and Production Editor for the Australian based Auto Salon Magazine, and with the last issue ever about to be completed, I will try to continue to feed Speedhunters with as much about the Australian scene as possible. The Australian modified car scene has the usual categories of events, drag racing, circuit, drift, and shows. Show Car Sunday, is a relatively new event for Australia, with the two oldest...
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Posted
Dec 22 2009, 01:12 PM
by
Mike Garrett
with 38 comment(s)
If you live in Australia, or happen to be planning a trip there next year, mark your calendars for May 21st and May 22nd, 2010. That's when the World Time Attack Challenge will be held at Eastern Creek International Raceway in Sydney, organized by the creators of the Australian Superlap events and sponsored by Yokohama Tire. The competitor list already includes some of Japan's best time attack cars, and it will surely grow as the event draws closer.
So, which cars can you expect to see?...
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Posted
Dec 18 2009, 02:52 PM
by
Mike Garrett
with 69 comment(s)
At the beginning of each year, Super GT teams flock to Malaysia to undertake harsh preseason testing at the Sepang Circuit. This, however, is not one of these cars. I hope you’re seated ladies and gentlemen, because what you’re looking at is actually a Malaysian street car, dramatically modified in homage to the steroid-fed racers of Super GT....
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Posted
Dec 15 2009, 12:15 PM
by
Mike Garrett
with 29 comment(s)
Australia would probably be the last place you’d expect to stumble across a Super GT race car, but thanks to some persistent negotiations, Toyota Australia was able to bring over a piece of automotive history: TRD’s infamous GT500 Supra. When I caught wind of it being in the country, the first thing I thought was that it was probably a rolling shell; a ‘dummy’ replica with no running gear used for promotional exercises. I was wrong though, and credit to Toyota Australia for managing to wrestle the Chassis 534N #26 from the grasps of its protective Japanese engineers....
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Posted
Dec 10 2009, 03:31 PM
by
Mike Garrett
with 21 comment(s)
Here's a nice little video from MeZ Productions featuring pro driver Luke Fink, as well as some of Australia's coolest street drift cars - including the "lowest 180 in the country".
Enjoy!
-Mike Garrett
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Posted
Dec 08 2009, 09:53 AM
by
Casey Dhnaram
with 91 comment(s)
There are some cars that grab your attention on the track, and then you might even be lucky enough to experience that 5, maybe 10 minutes of that same car on the street. Not often does it happen in Australia due to the laws and tightness of police. After seeing this machine out on track in action a week prior to this shoot, it rushed through my skull that It would be ideal to shoot it. WIth a camera of course... I think everyone on the world wide web should enjoy a bit of Australia's local drift...
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Posted
Oct 29 2009, 12:04 PM
by
Mike Garrett
with 21 comment(s)
The other day we got an email from Australian photographer Jared Ahearn who wanted to share some photos he shot at the finale of the "Stadium Drift" series held last weekend in Queensland. I'm not terribly familiar with this series, but judging by Jared's photos it looks like the event was full of the kind of mayhem we love....
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Posted
Oct 10 2009, 11:27 AM
by
Rod Chong
with 39 comment(s)
While we were in Imola as guests of the BMW WTCC team last month, we shot a film about former multiple Touring Car World Champion, Andy Priaulx which we'll be releasing shortly. He's also been writing a guest blog for Speedhunters about his twin BMW racing weekends at Imola and Road Atlanta, but right now he's in Australia racing at the Bathurst 1000 kms.
It's one of these marque international events that we'll need to Speedhunt one of these years. In the meantime, here's a great vintage video from Bathurst showing the R32 "Godzilla" showing the competition how it's done!
:R
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Posted
Oct 01 2009, 08:40 PM
by
Casey Dhnaram
with 26 comment(s)
5:30am wakeup , days like these days mentally give me the motivation to rip the donas off my bed with a passion and a attitude that thrills my body. Tuesday mornings are normally a 7:00 wakeup with the worst attitude, due to school but today was going to be different. I headed out with the same bunch of guys again, such a high quality bunch of mates, always up for a laugh and better or not, a track day! The day was magnificent maximum of about 31 degrees and not a cloud in the sky all day, it was...
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Posted
Jul 29 2009, 09:28 AM
by
Rod Chong
with 19 comment(s)
Mark Berry and Russell Newman are the two-man team that has dominated Australia’s time attack scene. You’ve already seen glimpses of their insane Hi-Octane Racing R34 GT-R weapon in previous posts, and courtesy of Auto Salon Magazine here is a closer look at what it’s packing. Previously campaigning an R32 GT-R, Mark Berry and Russell Newman have conquered numerous racing events all over Australia. The R34 GT-R started off as a standard road going version which Mark Berry purchased...
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Posted
Jul 27 2009, 01:41 AM
by
Casey Dhnaram
with 16 comment(s)
As you all may know I'm mainly a drift photographer so this was one of my first real track sprint days I've attended. As soon as we drove into the gates at the entrance, straight away I could hear how intense how the day was going to be! The sound of 4G63's and RB26's roaring around Queensland Raceway was heart thumping. I headed straight around to the dipper to get a closer look. There were going to be two sessions throughout the day; one in the morning and another in the afternoon...
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Posted
Jul 26 2009, 08:51 AM
by
Casey Dhnaram
with 16 comment(s)
A week ago or so me and some mates headed out to a private drift day at Queensland Raceway here in Australia. This day, was just one of those days, 5:30AM wakeup in winter, at the stage where you can't see 2 meters past your front door there is that much fog. The air is crisp and you're full of adrenalin for a big day! These events are held monthly during the week, and I missed out on two last semester, but I was lucky to get this day off and I'm glad i did! Myself and Robo in his Hachi...
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Posted
Jun 15 2009, 01:46 PM
by
Rod Chong
with 35 comment(s)
A few weeks ago I went out with the Midnight Mechanics crew to shoot their two Toyotas. The afternoon consisted of a crisp drive to the east coast of QLD, also known as the Gold Coast. A well known hot spot for Australian tourists. We decided to choose more of a natural and calming location, Springbrook Mountain. Springbrook is located about 20minutes inland from the beach pushing a few hundred metres high. For these two JDM vehicles they where both right at home in the mountains, with the lovely...
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Posted
May 28 2009, 01:19 PM
by
Rod Chong
with 18 comment(s)
As the morning sun hit the track the drivers were out in full potential. Raceline's Stadium Drift Pro Tour Round #3 had commenced, but a very different outlook for the day.... Rather than driving on a 15 second course they were competing on Queenslands biggest and well known raceway "Queensland Raceway"...
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