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Mar 10 2010, 02:50 PM
by
Jeroen Willemsen
with 38 comment(s)
On my way back from a certain photoshoot I spotted this yellow EK Type R that has been imported either from Japan or the UK because the steering wheel was on the ‘wrong' side. It was cool to see this yellow car in between all the other dull looking cars. I didn't got a chance to shoot anymore because it's hard to handle your camera and the steering wheel at the same time, haha. -Jeroen Willemsen
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Posted
Feb 16 2010, 08:17 AM
by
Rod Chong
with 29 comment(s)
What happens when you combine the drive train from a F20C with an EG Civic? A little drift gem of a vehicle!
Tx to ehormillo for the tip!
:R
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Posted
Jan 21 2010, 03:44 PM
by
Mike Garrett
with 28 comment(s)
How could Misfits and Mavericks month be complete without something on Keisuke Hatakeyama, the god of FF drifting. Here's the famous Option video clip where he shows the setup on his EF Civic and demonstrates his technique.
Does anyone remember when he ran in the states at the Falken Drift Showoff events?
-Mike Garrett
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Posted
Jan 06 2010, 04:20 PM
by
Carl Jarrett
with 46 comment(s)
My friend Derrick down in Pheonix wrote to me a couple months ago and said I had to feature this car here on SpeedHunters, and I have to admit, at first I was a bit skeptical, I'm not a huge FF fan, but I am a big fan of hardcore track biased cars, especially ones with a good personal story attached to them, and this is definitely one of those. The car started out as a JDM street car, a CX model, which had what, 70hp stock? Phil Robles, the owner of the car had been a race fan for a long time...
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Posted
Dec 03 2009, 04:43 PM
by
Mike Garrett
with 38 comment(s)
Got an email in the Speedhunters inbox from Cristian Loza, who wanted to share some photos of his and a buddy's EP3 Civics, shot by photographer David Tormey of New Jersey. As Cristian says in his email, it's a rare thing to see the "forgotten" generation of Civic done modified so tastefully.
I couldn't agree more.
Thanks Cristian!
For more you can check out the canibeat blog.
-Mike Garrett
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Posted
Nov 06 2009, 09:13 AM
by
Jeroen Willemsen
with 59 comment(s)
I just hope I don't get killed for this... considering the tough crowd in my latest random snap . -Jeroen Willemsen Spotted on Hellaflush
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Posted
Aug 17 2009, 04:40 PM
by
Rod Chong
with 4 comment(s)
Amongst all the American Rods, Customs, Streamliners, Trucks, Lakesters and Muscle cars running down the salt at Bonneville, we actually managed to find a few Japanese cars here and there. Perhaps it's our own bias, or the fact that we know you guys tend to be more responsive to these machines, but we had our eyes peeled for cars of a Nipponese flavour during our visit to the salt last week. This post is by no means an exhaustive catalogue of every single Japanese car that attended Speed Week...
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Posted
Apr 05 2009, 04:54 PM
by
Jonathan Moore
with 4 comment(s)
The first three races of the 2009 British Touring Car Championship may have lacked the usual outcome of season debuts - ie. half the cars ending up as scrap - but it certainly didn't lack for action. Initially pole man Mat Neal lost the lead off the line to the Rob Collard and Colin Turkington's BMWs. There was the usual dogfight on the sprint down to Paddock: Jonathan Adam's BMW was fired off the track as Stephen Jelly's BMW was sandwiched by Adam and Gordon Shedden's Civic....
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Posted
Apr 04 2009, 04:23 PM
by
Jonathan Moore
with 7 comment(s)
There were some last minute returnees to the first round of Britain's favourite 'roundy-roundy' racing, but none more high profile than crowd favourite Jason Plato. Left high and dry by the works SEAT team closure and having not scored a drive over the winter, British race engineering specialists RML rustled up a car for him: a 2008 works Chevy Lacetti. Although the BTCC has lost last year's surprise indy success story, Mat Jackson, there's still strength up front, and the top...
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Posted
Apr 01 2009, 04:45 PM
by
Rod Chong
with 25 comment(s)
I wonder if, in a few years, we'll look back on the various tight wheel fitment cars which are popping up around the planet ATM and say... ahh yes those are "_____ cars". It seems like this is a growing movement around the world, which crosses boundaries between both Japanese (Drift and VIP Style) and Euro scenes. I'm not even sure what style to call this Civic... will a new term emerge? One website which is completely focused on tight wheel fitment is HellaFlush . They fully subscribe...
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Posted
Jan 13 2009, 01:55 AM
by
Mike Garrett
with 21 comment(s)
Rolling on with my Tokyo Auto Salon coverage, it's time to look at this year's Honda showing. You have probably already seen photos of the cars displayed by Mugen and by Honda itself, but there plenty of other cool H-badged vehicles at TAS '09. I thought I'd start with the Tamon Design "Zaku" S2000 which was part of the Ray's Wheel both. This car has been in the making for over a year, and the finished product is really something....
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Posted
Sep 29 2008, 02:30 AM
by
Mike Garrett
with 14 comment(s)
I know this is Porsche month, but after spending last Friday at Tsukuba Circuit for the first ever I Heart Honda!! event, I just can't seem to get the sound of screaming VTEC engines out of my head. What is it about Honda? Japan's automotive scene has no shortage of remarkable machines like high-powered GT-R highway racers, time attack Imprezas, four-door Toyota drift cars, or groundbreaking rotary cars, but there is just something special about Honda's performance cars. You can check out my earlier article about Honda's Collection Hall at Twin Ring Motegi for a little more on Honda's unique history and the brand's lifelong infusion with motorsports around the world.
While Honda's in-house racing programs are nothing short of amazing, the I Heart Honda!! event was not really about Honda's factory racing ventures, but a celebration of Japanese Honda Tuning on a grand scale....
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Posted
Sep 26 2008, 04:45 AM
by
Mike Garrett
with 9 comment(s)
It's about 7pm on Friday night in Japan as I am writing this and man I am exhausted! I spent the day at Tsukuba Circuit shooting the inaugural I Heart Honda!! event which was hosted by Spoon Sports was basically a Honda enthusiast's paradise. I am tired, hungry, and could use a shower, but before I relax I couldn't resist posting a couple "teaser" photos of what went down at the event. This was the first time that Japan's Honda tuners have come together for a racing event of this type, and I don't think there is anyone who will say that I Heart Honda!! 2008 was not a smashing success. I am not exaggerating at all when I say that this was one of the best car events I have ever been to....
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Posted
Sep 03 2008, 08:45 AM
by
Andy Blackmore
with 11 comment(s)
The European Civic Hatchback is a popular car on Speedhunters, so this should attract some interest. Its the new Mugen Civic Hatchback concept. However, its currently just a styling exercise. The car was shown at the recent Moscow Motor Show. This may seem a weird choice, but Russia is apparently Europes biggest Auto market. Mugen have traditionally stayed clear of Europe, so this might be a exercise to gauge reaction. Other than the over the top rear wing, I like the design. Its aggressive and sporty...
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Posted
Aug 25 2008, 01:30 PM
by
Andy Blackmore
with 14 comment(s)
This little rocket is the Honda Civic Type R – R3 Rally car. Based upon the European Civic hatchback, this rally version has been developed by Honda Europe’s Customer racing partner, JAS Motorsport. The project showcases JAS’ talents outside of the WTCC and Endurance Racing. The car is built to new 'R3' class regs, which allows it to compete in the Intercontinental Rally Challenge. Its has also had success in National Rally campaigns including the British, Dutch, Italian...
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Posted
Jul 17 2008, 11:16 AM
by
Antonio Alvendia
with 13 comment(s)
Since we already posted a previous story about Battle of the Imports, I thought I'd just make a quick gallery of some of the drag Hondas at the event. There were TONS of them all over the place! It seems like Battle of the Imports is the place to be if you want to see the best of the privateer drag race prepared Hondas. The west coast had a strong showing at this event, but I know it's only a fraction of the cars that are really out there! It seemed like there were quite a few drag Hondas...
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Posted
Jul 14 2008, 03:26 PM
by
Mike Garrett
with 10 comment(s)
Due to the fact that it's expensive or not sold where you live, chances are you probably aren't in a position to own the Mugen Civic RR which is based on the popular FD2 Civic Type R. However, you might be able to afford this handsome new wall print that Mugen has released though. Not only does it have detailed cut-away artwork of the car, it even includes a special aluminum picture frame. Like most Mugen products, it isn't cheap at roughly $380USD. You can bet the quality is there though. It's also quite large at about 33" wide.Hey If you don't feel like buying the real painting at least you can enjoy the JPEG right?...
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Posted
Jun 30 2008, 01:56 PM
by
Antonio Alvendia
with 10 comment(s)
First of all, I really gotta say thank you to my friends Francis and Rich from The Speedlounge for introducing us to Tim Grey, the owner of this green EG Civic drag car you see here. In my opinion, the east coast has always been die hard with drive and dedication to drag racing, and there are so many privateers out there in the east coast that put down consistent timeslips that really give the pro "full sponsored" guys a run for their money. One such guy is Tim Grey, who's showing people...
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Posted
Jun 24 2008, 09:30 AM
by
Mike Garrett
with 9 comment(s)
When I went to the Feel's track meet at Tsukuba last week, I didn't go just to cover the soukoukai alone. I also went to check out the new FD2 Civic Type R demo car built by Feel's. Having seen Feel's work in the past, I had high expectations for this car. I'm proud to say that my expectations were more than met after having an up close look at the car and seeing it put through its paces on the circuit......
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Posted
May 20 2008, 07:36 PM
by
Andy Blackmore
with 4 comment(s)
One of my favourite 'tintop' racecars is the Honda Civic Type S which races in the British Touring Car Championship. Whats interesting about this car is that its developed by an Independent team and has no works input from Honda. Despite this, the Civic can race with the big boys, multiple wins already under its belt. The Honda Civic is a very successful car world wide. The European market is a tough nut to crack and many markets dictate a hatchback model for success, so a three and five...
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