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Posted
Jul 31 2009, 06:00 PM
by
Rod Chong
with 26 comment(s)
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
Jun 30 2009, 04:15 PM
by
Rod Chong
with 8 comment(s)
I'm sure a lot of you folks collect die-casts of varying forms and would be interested to take a quick tour of a model shop located in Maranello, Italy no? "Warm-Up" is located right across the parking lot from the Ferrari Museum, some 200 odd meters from the factory. Maranello appears to be a bit of a holy pilgrimage for hardcore Ferrari fans so it only makes sense a shop like this exists in the town. One of the first things you'll notice on walking up to the shop are these two...
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Posted
May 22 2009, 03:03 AM
by
Jeroen Willemsen
with 13 comment(s)
There haven't been a lot of post about diorama's or model cars lately, but I feel that they are an important part of our community. So when I came across this diorama made by Wilco Machiels, I had to post them up on Speedhunters. Another nice detail is of course the VW's that are placed inside these diorama's. Like most car enthusiasts, you start to build model cars and quickly realize that you suck at it.... But there's always the exception and that is Wilco... he started at...
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Posted
May 08 2009, 03:50 PM
by
Rod Chong
with 17 comment(s)
Tx to everyone who messaged us on Twitter... We've selected 15 of you to receive the EAT SLEEP RACE Speedhunters t-shirt. We've decided to send the AE86 RC drift car to seaninc who wrote us a haiku poem about drifting...
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Posted
Mar 09 2009, 03:00 PM
by
Rod Chong
with 18 comment(s)
I find at most big racing events, the bits of car culture you see in the paddock and spectator areas are often just as interesting as the on-track action. It's here that you can get up close with the unique qualities of local automotive scenes. Sometimes when I'm wandering about these spectator areas I'll come across something that I will absolutely HAVE to bring home with me. It may be a book, a sticker, a magazine or just a photo opportunity. Last August, I was at the FIA GT 24 hour...
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Posted
Mar 04 2009, 11:46 AM
by
Mike Garrett
with 14 comment(s)
Yesterday I was browsing through the official Super GT website looking for news on the upcoming season when I found an announcement that Suntory has teamed with Super GT for a new promotion. Starting this week, selected cans of Boss Coffee will come with free Super GT mini-cars. Since this a "while supplies last" sort of thing, I quickly headed down to my local Family Mart to see what this was all about....
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Posted
Mar 02 2009, 08:02 AM
by
Mike Garrett
with 11 comment(s)
Are you Toyota guys feeling a little disappointed that Speedhunters Toyota Month took place in February, the shortest month of the year? Don't worry, I still have a few Toyota stories left to do,and I'm pretty sure some of the other Speedhunters do as well. In addition to stopping at Toyota's Megaweb showroom the other day, I also dropped by the nearby "History Garage" for another look at this must-visit car spot in Tokyo....
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Posted
Feb 25 2009, 01:15 PM
by
Rod Chong
with 30 comment(s)
2009 for a lot of people, myself included, has gotten off to a bit of a poor start. It seems that every day brings more bad news: the world economy is in a meltdown, people are losing their jobs, their homes and we're not sure if several of the world's automotive companies will last the spring. It's all doom and gloom isn't it? So when I'm feeling a bit low, where can I turn, to make myself feel just a wee bit better? Aside from the affections of my lovely lady, I quite enjoy...
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Posted
Feb 22 2009, 11:54 AM
by
Rod Chong
with 23 comment(s)
Is the grass always greener? Is it unhealthy to spend so much time looking at far away car cultures? I occasionally wonder this when I look at just how much Japanese car culture we feature on Speedhunters. Oh well, what can you do!....Here is another Japanese car culture feature :> I picked up this little RC drift toy last summer in Japan and have been diligently waiting for Toyota Month to start before building it up. I find it quite interesting that this little slice of drift culture can be...
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Posted
Feb 19 2009, 01:40 PM
by
Rod Chong
with 14 comment(s)
The Schnitzer Group 5 Celica Turbo, in my mind, is an old race car with a bit of an unusual status. This historical Toyota was a rather unsuccessful attempt by the Schnitzer team to build a race car to take on the might of the Porsche 935. Now history is littered by race cars which went up against the mighty 935 and failed.... Most of these cars are mere side notes in motorsports history- soon to pass out of memory. The Schnitzer Celica should have been completely forgotten by now too. Built for...
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Posted
Jan 12 2009, 01:45 PM
by
Rod Chong
with 12 comment(s)
I think it's fair to say, most of us spend a lot of time dreaming of all the different cars we'd like to drive, build and own...... Unfortunately though, unless your name is Jay Leno, it's probably these automotive imaginings will likely just remain pipe dreams. After all, it's not completely practical to have a garage filled with 200 cars is it? Well, luckily for us regular mortals, there are many forms of automobilia, other than collector cars, to fill your home with. ....And at...
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Posted
Nov 25 2008, 01:04 PM
by
Mike Garrett
with 4 comment(s)
The other day Rod asked me if I could post up some of the Nissans from my diecast and toy collection and, I had to tell him that I don't really have much of a "collection" to post. Here in Japan at least. I have some things packed away in storage back in the states, but the collection here in my apartment consists only of a few random miniature cars and a ton of car magazines that my wife is constantly telling me to throw away......
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Posted
Nov 25 2008, 06:39 AM
by
Andy Blackmore
with 6 comment(s)
Regular Speedhunters may remember my post on the 2008 Porsche Calendar, back in September, the post proved very popular with requests to know when the 2009 edition was available. Surfing around today, I discovered that Lotus and Porsche have released design calendars with renders and illustrations from their respective design studios. The Lotus Calendar is a past favourite of mine. The 2009 calendar features 15 pages of development sketches, scale model photographs and digital sketches of Lotus Products...
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Posted
Nov 24 2008, 07:54 AM
by
Rod Chong
with 11 comment(s)
Most guys I know have something they like to collect... comic books, urban vinyls, Le Mans annuals, magazines, kicks, rare Japanese rims... Name any type of object produced in some kind of series, and you'll likely find someone that spends their extra money building up a collection. Now, I wouldn't particularly classify myself as a serious collector, I'm perhaps too much of a minimalist to fit into this category, but I do have a few items that I like to pick up from time to time. I like...
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Posted
Oct 07 2008, 03:32 PM
by
Mike Garrett
with 3 comment(s)
I don't think it's much of a stretch to say the Japan has the best convince stores in the world. Whether it's freshly made onigiri rice balls, bento lunches, or the latest issue of your favorite magazine, the conbini have everything you could want. They also have a nice selection of toys that come packaged randomly in small boxes that include everything from WWII fighter planes and motorcycles to alien monsters. I always have to take a look at these things when i drop by the neighborhood Seven Eleven, and the other day I came across something I couldn't live without, the 1/64 scale "Granchan Collection" from Aoshima....
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Posted
Sep 17 2008, 11:50 AM
by
Andy Blackmore
with 20 comment(s)
The Racing Poster dates back to the early 1900's when race organisers publicized their forthcoming events on large billboards. This was very popular in mainland Europe. The posters were often graphical masterpieces showing a stylized sense of speed in the form of an illustration. German designer Erich Strenger was approached by Porsche at the beginning of 1950's to assist with producing brochures and posters. Porsche Marketing department commissioned Strenger to produce a number of race posters...
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Posted
Aug 13 2008, 03:00 AM
by
Rod Chong
with 11 comment(s)
Some of our long term readers will know that I'm a big fan of late '70s/early '80s Group 5 and IMSA GTX cars. These are some of the most extreme production based cars that ever raced and for me their crazy bodywork and massive power really sparks the imagination. They are one of the main reasons I'm such a car nut these days. A few months ago, we ran a feature on Group 5 cars at Le Mans and some Speedhunters readers pointed out that the famous Japanese tuning house, Jun ran an RX7...
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Posted
Aug 11 2008, 06:23 AM
by
Mike Garrett
with 11 comment(s)
While family duties unfortunately kept me from joining Rod and Antonio at Ebisu Circuit for the Summer Drift Festival this weekend, I did find a little bit of time to slip away and check out the latest round of the Yokomo Drift Meeting at Yatabe Arena here in Tsukuba. Besides the actual RC drifting at the Yokomo Drift Meeting, the number of real cars on display always makes the event worth seeing. Although this was not my first time attending one of these events, I am still amazed and just how big they are. Some of the entrants came to Yatabe from as far away as Niigata and Osaka just to compete in the competition....
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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 27 2008, 08:12 AM
by
Mike Garrett
with 11 comment(s)
I already did a post about Toyota's Megaweb in Tokyo, but I had to save the best part of Megaweb for last. While Megaweb itself has a lot of cool stuff to see, the History Garage is even better. Megaweb has all the new cars and high tech things, but the History Garage is where you will find all the cool classic cars and vintage racing machines. It's the car geek's section of Megaweb, if you will......
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