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Oct 29 2009, 07:09 PM
by
Jeroen Willemsen
with 25 comment(s)
Some of you should recognize this car as the 550 Maranello that has been build by Garage Saurus . It's a car that is constant developing. I have been following the build and I have been amazed at the quality of the build. This time they went out for a track day on the Fuji Speedway for some much needed testing. It is just a testament that Garage Saurus is still one of Japans greatest tuners. JeroenWillemsen
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Oct 29 2009, 10:37 AM
by
Mike Garrett
with 8 comment(s)
I was going through some of my old photos this morning when I came across this picture I took of a 240ZG race car at last year's Nismo Festival. I figured it was time my computer got a new Desktop and of course I had to "share the wealth" with you guys.
Head over to the Desktops section to pick it up in widescreen or standard format.
-Mike Garrett...
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Posted
Oct 16 2009, 07:15 PM
by
Dino Dalle Carbonare
with 8 comment(s)
The GP Sports kitted RSP13 from the D1 post seemed to go down well so I just prepared a wallpaper of it. You can grab the widescreen and standard resolution versions over on the desktops section. - Dino Dalle Carbonare
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Posted
Oct 13 2009, 11:00 PM
by
Dino Dalle Carbonare
with 19 comment(s)
I really can't believe how fast the D1 Grand Prix season has gone by this year. The new twin-round format certainly makes it seem that way, but at least every race weekend was jam-packed full of action for 2009. Round 8 ended with the drivers thanking the crowds for their continuous support, with Imamura, the new Champion, taking the lead in a big group bow. The drivers had provided the usual close racing during the Best 16, with plenty of close calls and tons of smoke like Inose with his Friends...
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Posted
Oct 11 2009, 11:00 PM
by
Dino Dalle Carbonare
with 25 comment(s)
Youichi Imamura must be a very happy chap. He is now the only professional D1 Grand Prix driver to have won two championships, his first one back in 2003 when he was driving the Apex'i FD3S. His celebrations started early during the Best 16 after he beat Daigo Saito in a series of very close runs. He grabbed the 2009 Championship trophy at the end of the day along with a ¥1,000,000 prize. Unlike Round 7 the day before, Sunday was warm, dry and sunny throughout allowing the drivers to go full...
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Posted
Oct 11 2009, 09:00 AM
by
Dino Dalle Carbonare
with 32 comment(s)
Time to check out some more action from Round 7 of the D1-GP at Fuji Speedway, and what better way to open this post than with a nice shot of the 10 top-seeded cars, neatly lined up on the judged corner. Here is Sakuma and Tanaka during their first Best 16 outing. Sakuma managed to beat the Team Orange driver allowing him to progress to the next stage against Tezuka. Nagasawa's S15, sitting alone in the garage. One of the D1 image girls had to do a balancing act while being driven around in this...
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Posted
Oct 10 2009, 08:54 PM
by
Rod Chong
with 20 comment(s)
The LEGACY B4 GT300 made its racing debut at Fuji Speedway a few weeks back in Round 7 of the 2009 SUPER GT series, marking a new direction for STi with their first fully-backed GT programme getting underway at the legendary circuit. Subaru is, of course, no stranger to SUPER GT, having given factory support, in particular during the 2008 season, to the CUSCO-backed Impreza that had been campaigned for many years in Japan’s top motorsport category. It hardly needs to be said, but Subaru is...
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Posted
Oct 10 2009, 08:45 AM
by
Dino Dalle Carbonare
with 32 comment(s)
I have to say, I'm quite glad I got to cover some drifting today, I was getting withdrawal symptoms after two months of no sideways action! I always love shooting at Fuji Speedway, the D1 guys really take it to the extreme in both speed and angle even with the rain that accompanied much of today's round. Following the new format, this week-end we'll see both Round 7, held today, and the 2009 Season finale tomorrow with Round 8. I really got trigger happy today so I hope you enjoy this...
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Posted
Sep 15 2009, 01:12 PM
by
Mike Garrett
with 14 comment(s)
Here's another quick update from the Super GT series in Japan. This time SGT was back at Fuji Speedway over the weekend for the seventh round of the 2009 season....
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Posted
Sep 07 2009, 04:45 PM
by
Mike Garrett
with 8 comment(s)
Here's a quick Labor Day gift to all of our American readers, and a "Monday" gift to everyone else - a high res desktop of the Studie Glad BMW Z4 Super GT car at Fuji Speedway.
Head to the Desktops section now for standard and widescreen versions of what just might be the fastest ita-sha in the world.
-Mike Garrett
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Posted
Aug 25 2009, 06:07 PM
by
Mike Garrett
with 13 comment(s)
Here's a nicely done (HD quality!) video on the new Subaru Legacy Super GT program, featuring a shakedown last week at Fuji Speedway.
-Mike Garrett
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Posted
Jul 24 2009, 04:14 PM
by
Mike Garrett
with 5 comment(s)
Head over to the Desktops section now to grab this high res image of the Original Runduce Evo X lurking in the paddock at Fuji Speedway.
As always, you can choose from widescreen or standard versions.
Enjoy!
-Mike Garrett...
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Posted
Jul 16 2009, 03:38 PM
by
Mike Garrett
with 4 comment(s)
Sit onboard with Tarzan Yamada as he pilots the Cyber Evo to a 1:42.3 lap time during a testing session at Fuji Speedway back in March. No special effects or music needed...
-Mike Garrett
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Posted
Jul 15 2009, 04:23 PM
by
Mike Garrett
with 4 comment(s)
The only thing better than Japanese tuner cars are the names of Japanese tuner shops. Here's the 670hp Wacky Mate BNR32 GT-R from Aichi Prefecture screaming down the front straight at Fuji Speedway during the HKS Premium event earlier this year. Suzuka Circuit is this car's home course, but it looked right at home flying around Fuji's high speed corners among its high horsepower GT-R rivals.
-Mike Garrett...
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Posted
May 05 2009, 03:22 PM
by
Mike Garrett
with 10 comment(s)
What better way to spend Japan's "Golden Week" holiday than by taking in a Super GT race at Fuji Speedway? After just a two week break, the Suer GT series was back in action for its third race of the season and its first visit to Fuji this year. Last time at Suzuka Circuit, the Zent Cerumo SC430 ended the GTR's winning streak in GT500. Would the GTR's be able to come back at Fuji in front of the huge holiday crowds?...
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Posted
Apr 03 2009, 07:08 AM
by
Dino Dalle Carbonare
with 18 comment(s)
When Rod told me my first month here at Speedhunters would be a drift month, I was pretty excited. Over the years I have shot my fair share of drift specific cars, but in the last year or two it seems shops have just gone crazy. D1 is in the middle of a power war it seems, with the top teams coming up with more highly tuned engines every season. To keep up, smaller and less financially backed teams are doing the best they can, and one perfect example is the AWA Tire FD3S you see here. Jeroen did...
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Posted
Feb 13 2009, 06:06 AM
by
Mike Garrett
with 9 comment(s)
If you ask a Japanese person what their home country's most important landmark is, without a doubt they'll tell you it's Mt. Fuji, or Fuji-san as it's known in Japanese. If you've ever had the chance to see the towering mountain on a clear day, then you'll know why. Fuji is also important to motorsports fans, not for the mountain itself but for the race track located nearby. Fuji Speedway is the holy ground of Japanese motorsport, history, dating back to the 1960's when legendary race cars like Hakosuka GT-R and Toyota 2000GT could be seen running on Fuji's banked corners....
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Posted
Jan 28 2009, 03:34 AM
by
Mike Garrett
with 11 comment(s)
OK, now we go from the classics of the New Year Meeting back to coverage from the HKS Premium Day at Fuji Speedway, starting with another shot of NOB doing a demo run in the HKS Aristo. This was actually my first time shooting at Fuji's drift course, which I have to stay is quite impressive. It's really just a long stretch of pavement with a track built into it, but it packs a lot into a very compact space. If you've ever been to the Balcony at Willow Springs, then you can sort of get an idea of what FSW's drift course is like....
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Posted
Jan 27 2009, 03:41 AM
by
Mike Garrett
with 15 comment(s)
Now for some more action from the HKS Premium Day at Fuji Speedway. The challenge between the HKS CT230R and the GT300 race ars may have been for bragging rights only, but HKS took the battle quite seriously. As you can see in this opening shot, the car was under attention from the HKS mechanics throughout the day....
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Posted
Jan 26 2009, 08:19 PM
by
Rod Chong
with 13 comment(s)
Mmmmm one day when I grow up I'm going to get me one of these.... hopefully it will be larger than 1/24 scale!
Spotted at Cold Track Days blog
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