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Posted Oct 22 2009, 07:06 AM by Mike Garrett with 11 comment(s)

RANDOM SNAP>>20 YEARS STRONG
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Sometimes it's really hard to believe that the high tech R32 Skyline GT-R is now over 20 years old. The R32 is just one of several iconic Japanese cars that recently have crossed the 20-year mark. Others include the S13 Silvia and the NA chassis Mazda Roadster. Surely these cars will be the "nostalgics" of generations to come. The car in the photo is the Auto Gallery Yokohama R32, seen at Tsukuba Circuit last year. -Mike Garrett...

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Posted Sep 02 2009, 05:04 PM by Andy Blackmore with 21 comment(s)

VIDEO ROLL>>McLAREN F1 GTR ' 96-GTR LAUNCH CAR'
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This popped up on my twitter account earlier. Autocar Magazine in the UK released a video of Nick Masons road-legal BMW powered McLaren F1 GTR around, what looks like Chobham test track in the UK. I believe an article appears in this week's Autocar Magazine.

Despite what the video says, I don't think '10R' is the most famous, by any means. I would suggest the 1995 Le Mans winning Ueno Clinic car or GTC Gulf cars would hold that 'title'.

This car has recently had its yellow '96 GTR' launch livery re-applied. This was designed to announce the 1996 version of the GTR and needed to stand out on the page. I had real difficulty in coming up with a livery for the car which was already painted Red, so I asked the paint-shop at McLaren to cut me some 'GTR' stickers for my scale model....

.....I came back from lunch and a couple of GTR stickers were lying hap-hazard on my desk, on top of some elevation drawings. I thought that works, and that was that, onto the next project! 

I do remember it was a pain for the guys to sticker though!

-Andy Blackmore

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Posted Aug 26 2009, 03:15 PM by Mike Garrett with 4 comment(s)

EVENT>>SUPER GT '09 RD. 6 SUZUKA
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I'm really finding it hard to believe that we're already way past the half point of the 2009 racing season, to me it seems like just a bit ago we were working on our preview stories for the season. Anyways, the Super GT series was in action last weekend during its annual summertime trip to Suzuka Circuit for the Pokka GT Summer Special. Here's a quick look at what went down....
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Posted Aug 13 2009, 05:00 AM by Dino Dalle Carbonare with 45 comment(s)

CAR LIFE>> DAIKOKU ON A WEDNESDAY NIGHT
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I've been down to the Daikoku Parking Area (PA) rather often this last month. First it was the RX7 annual meeting in July, then the AE86 gathering last week, but last night it was more of a small get together with a few car -otaku friends of mine. I wasn't expecting to shoot anything as it was just our monthly meet, but I brought my camera gear in the back of the 34, just in case. It's a good thing I did, as there were quite a few interesting cars that dropped by over the course of the...
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Posted Aug 12 2009, 08:16 AM by Jeroen Willemsen with 15 comment(s)

RANDOM SNAP>> VOLTEX R35
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Although it's purely cosmetic, this Voltex build R35 wouldn't look out of place on the Wangan. -Jeroen Willemsen Voltex

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Posted Jul 29 2009, 02:34 PM by Mike Garrett with 9 comment(s)

EVENT>>SUPER GT '09 RD.5 @ SUGO
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Last weekend the Super GT series was in action again, this time at Sportsland Sugo in Japan's Miyagi Prefecture. Being round five, this race would be the midpoint of the 2009 Super GT season. So far '09 hasn't been the dominant year that '08 was for the GT-R teams, but most people still consider them favorites in the GT500 class....
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Posted Jul 13 2009, 11:20 AM by Dino Dalle Carbonare with 10 comment(s)

GALLERY>> NISSAN GT-R IN THE US
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Back last fall I headed to the US for a couple of weeks to cover the SEMA show. It's a trip I have done a few times in the past and one that I always enjoy as there is something pretty special about the US and its car scene. These trips are also a great opportunity to sample some interesting cars, and this time I knew precisely what I wanted to drive. Having been behind the wheel of close to 20 or so R35s here in Japan you might wonder why on earth I decided to drive around in one of these new...
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Posted Jul 03 2009, 04:20 PM by Mike Garrett with 28 comment(s)

GALLERY>>THE ANTI-GRIP: AWD-BASED DRIFT CARS
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Most people would say that the biggest benefit of an all-wheel-drive layout is copious amounts of grip. For years, AWD cars and their grip have proven themselves on race tracks and roads all over the world. You'd expect the precise grip that AWD delivers would have no place in the unusual world drifting, and for the most part that's true. However, cars that were once AWD have become rather popular among drifters around the world. Even if you take the AWD out of the equation, cars like the Evolution and Impreza still offer lots of horsepower, a stiff chassis, and well-designed suspension that can be appreciated by anyone, even drifting goons. Since we can never go too long without running a drifting story on Speedhunters, here's a look at some of the AWD-based drift cars that have popped up over the years....
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Posted Jun 15 2009, 04:30 AM by Jeroen Willemsen with 11 comment(s)

RANDOM SNAP>> MCLAREN F1 GTR LONG TAIL 4 SALE
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When I was writing this story I got an email from Rod saying I had to contact Andy Blackmore for more info on the car. Off course this triggered my curiosity as to why I should contact him. It seemed that Andy did some work on the liveries and a concept of the front that later led to the front end of the McLaren F1 GT. So there was no doubt in my mind that Andy was the go-to guy for more info regarding this car. There is always a hot debate going on between the McLaren fans, it seems that it is all...

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Posted May 05 2009, 03:22 PM by Mike Garrett with 10 comment(s)

EVENT>>SUPER GT '09 RD.3 FUJI SPEEDWAY
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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 May 04 2009, 06:20 PM by Jeroen Willemsen with 10 comment(s)

CAR SPOTLIGHT>> PPI RAZOR R8 GTR
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Does anybody remember my post about this R8 made by PPI, when I was at the Essen Motor Show last year? The car at that time, was still a prototype, but looked very impressive with its carbon exterior. Now PPI have finally unveiled their masterpiece, at the Top Marques Show in Monaco. The goal for PPI was to get a better power to weight ratio, so first they started to work on the engine. The already potent 4.2 liter V8 has 420bhp but thanks to a supercharger and adjusted exhaust system it now puts...
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Posted Apr 08 2009, 06:42 AM by Rod Chong with 19 comment(s)

GALLERY>> THE TITAN FIA GT1 R35
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Anyone who works with me knows that I'm one of the world's most impatient people with an extremely short attention span, and a bit of an obessive mindset. This has it's uses for pushing through crazy media projects like Speedhunters, but I can also be slightly demanding to collaborate with.... Just ask UK Speedhunter John Brooks; he's been getting a daily dose of emails from me asking when we can see the completed feature on Nismo's new race car: the FIA GT1 spec R35. John assures...
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Posted Mar 13 2009, 03:51 PM by Rod Chong with 17 comment(s)

RANDOM SNAP>> FROZEN GTR
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I am feeling cold just looking at this photo...brrr.... shouldn't the owner keep the a car like this in a nice warm heated garage and only drive it on sunny days?...

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Posted Jan 28 2009, 03:34 AM by Mike Garrett with 11 comment(s)

EVENT>>HKS PREMIUM DAY PT.3
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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 Dec 28 2008, 04:19 AM by Antonio Alvendia with 8 comment(s)

DESKTOPS>> R35 GTR AT EBISU CIRCUIT
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Ask and you shall receive... I've uploaded desktop versions of this R35 GTR at Ebisu Circuit photo to our Speedhunters desktops section. Enjoy! -Antonio Alvendia

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Posted Dec 27 2008, 06:29 PM by Antonio Alvendia with 9 comment(s)

CAR SPOTLIGHT>> KUMAKUBO'S GS450H AND R35 GTR
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Since there aren't really a lot of events going on right now, I thought I'd look through my external hard drive to find some photos of interesting cars. Even though we've done a bunch of photos and stories (and videos) dealing with Nobushige Kumakubo and Team Orange , the cars you always see in magazines and videos are always the Team Orange competition cars, which are used in D1 Grand Prix competition, or the Team Orange backup cars that you might have seen in Greece or in the UK. Anyway...
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Posted Dec 26 2008, 10:38 PM by Andy Blackmore with 20 comment(s)

NEWS>> NISSAN RETURN TO LE MANS???
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Japanese Auto Sport magazine and GTCenter.net are showing images of what appears to be a GT1 or GT2 Nissan R35 GT-R testing at Fuji, just before Christmas. No official confirmation from the Japanese manufacture, but GTR Centre believe that the car is a GT1 chassis with close to 600bhp. You can see the lowered stance, extra cooling and air outlets in the hood (bonnet!), wider fenders, skirts and of course, the rear wing. It may share the same V8 engine as the GT500 racer. The FiA GT regs forbid all...

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Posted Dec 08 2008, 03:20 AM by Jeroen Willemsen with 15 comment(s)

CAR FEATURE>> PPI R8 RAZOR GTR
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Before I went to Essen, I researched what cars would be on display at the show and what to look out for. As I investigated further, I started to hear whisperings of a fully carbon R8 made by PPI. The car appeared to have a veil of secrecy around it, as I couldn't find any pictures.... So I made a mental note to try and find this stealth machine in person at the Essen show....
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Posted Nov 20 2008, 07:33 AM by Antonio Alvendia with 24 comment(s)

GALLERY>> LA AUTO SHOW HIGHLIGHTS
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Last night, I attended the Nissan 370Z launch party at J-Lounge in Downtown LA. Very fun, but after scoping out the scene, I decided I didn't really want to lug around my camera equipment in such a crowded atmosphere - especially since it was open bar. Drunk people spilling drinks on camera stuff isn't the best idea! However, prior to that, I did manage to snap a few photos at the LA Auto Show. There were tons of new cars and concepts, but I'll keep this short and sweet, and just post...
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Posted Nov 11 2008, 09:40 AM by Antonio Alvendia with 21 comment(s)

DRIVING IMPRESSION>> CRUISING LA WITH AN R35 NISSAN GTR
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When I was told that Nissan was delivering a bright red R35 GTR to my office, I was more than excited! It wasn't my first time experiencing an R35 - I had already seen the car at the 2008 Tokyo Auto Salon , and even accompanied my friend, Nobushige Kumakubo of Team Orange , to the Nissan dealer in Fukushima Japan when he decided to buy one this past January. In fact, Kumakubo generously gave me the opportunity to test out his new GTR at speed when I returned to Japan this past August; I couldn't...
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