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Posted
Oct 01 2009, 12:42 PM
by
Mike Garrett
with 22 comment(s)
Since it is BMW month on Speedhunters, I figure I’d show you guys my newly painted E46 M3. White has always been my favorite color on cars so pretty much all my cars are white. The original color of the car was carbon black, but I decided to change it to a metallic white pearl. The pros at Garage Inc. in Burlingame, Ca performed the full color change. ...
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Posted
Sep 29 2009, 11:14 AM
by
Rod Chong
with 15 comment(s)
BMW Mobile Tradition is BMW North America's vintage fleet of race cars that are toured around the country to some of the greatest car shows the US has to offer. These aren't your usual museum show cars though. All of them are fully operational and I've been lucky enough to drive most of them. And drive them hard... I'm not going to go into detail about these cars' history because honestly, Rod knows a lot more about these than I do. What I do know about these cars is how they...
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Posted
Sep 09 2009, 12:55 PM
by
Mike Garrett
with 26 comment(s)
Only two weeks out from the D1NZ finals, we were scheduled to be at Taupo Motorsport Park for round 3 of the NZDRIFT series. After a 2nd and a 3rd placing at the opening rounds I was ready and confident to stand tall at this round after the changes we had made to the RX8. The car has improved so much in only 4 competitions....
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Posted
Aug 28 2009, 10:18 AM
by
Vaughn Gittin Jr
with 10 comment(s)
I know this is a bit out of the "norm" for the Speedhunters site, but I thought it was too cool not to share! Some friends of mine over at Motorsports Management International - my management firm - have been building an over the top ¼-scale replica of the first NASCAR championship car from 1948. The team name, Parks Novelty Machine, is named after the original car owner, Raymond Parks, and the sponsor of this 1939 Ford V-8 modified stock car. They started with some foam! After multiple...
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Posted
Jun 12 2009, 11:31 AM
by
Vaughn Gittin Jr
with 27 comment(s)
The weekend before Formula Drift Round 3, I went out to East Coast Bash. It was an incredible two-day event. We even had an incredible dance party! I love "grassroots" events like this. The vibe defines drifting and is the reason why I got into the sport! Here are some of my favorite shots from the event. Special thanks to Dan Jenkins for the pictures!...
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Posted
Apr 30 2009, 04:03 AM
by
Vaughn Gittin Jr
with 21 comment(s)
I know I'm a bit late on here, however, I just wanted to share Round One in Long Beach from my eyes. You've heard the "better late then never" motto? Long Beach is an awesome way to start off the season; the energy of the city and the crowd just feels electric! The course is challenging and takes 100% commitment. One wrong move and you're parked for the weekend. In the weeks leading up to the event, I couldn't sleep because I was so excited to debut the 2010 Falken Tire...
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Posted
Apr 29 2009, 05:45 AM
by
Vaughn Gittin Jr
with 7 comment(s)
Two weekends ago I went out to Barber Motorsports Park for the Mustang 45th Anniversary celebration to put on a show for the fans and give some ride-alongs. It was such an amazing event that brought so many people together who shared an incredible passion for Mustangs. Check out the video!
-Vaughn Gittin Jr.
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Posted
Feb 12 2009, 12:30 PM
by
Vaughn Gittin Jr
with 20 comment(s)
Hey everyone! I got to test my new car last week. I am so excited to get some more seat time and get it dialed in over the next few weeks. It's rocket ship! Here's a quick little fun teaser to check out! I think the sound is almost as good as last year's N/A car... what do you think?
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Posted
Sep 08 2008, 01:20 PM
by
Naoto Suenaga
with 54 comment(s)
Hey everyone! Naoto Suenaga from Team Orange here with another blog entry. For this post I want to talk about D1 Street Legal Rd.4 which was held on August 30th at the Ebisu Circuit South Course. As you saw in Antonio's post, I won the event, and I would like to thank everyone for the nice comments! Thanks to all of my supporters, sponsors, and fans I have won three out of the four D1SL events so far this season and I really appreciate all of the support!...
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Posted
Aug 08 2008, 02:14 PM
by
Naoto Suenaga
with 7 comment(s)
Hello everyone, Naoto Suenaga from Team Orange here again. For this post I will be talking about my June trip to Shanghai, China for a drift event at Shanghai Tenmayama Circuit. Toyota of China held the event to promote the Toyota REIZ, which is called the Mark X in Japan. For the drift show, all four Team Orange drivers made the trip from Japan including Kumakubo, Tanaka, myself, and Hiraoka. We were also joined by two Chinese drivers to make a total of six. The cars that we used were left hand...
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