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Mar 18 2010, 11:30 PM
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Dino Dalle Carbonare
with 25 comment(s)
Only one week to go now before the 2010 D1 Grand Prix professional drift championship kicks off here in Japan. The cold winter months are almost over and we have one hell of a drift-oriented line-up for you all this year. D1 is promising to be as competitive as ever with a few drivers swapping over to new cars mid-season. I will travel across Japan to bring you coverage from the best Japanese tracks like Okayama where I can't wait to see more of those physics-defying rear-end-first entries! Will...
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Mar 16 2010, 09:57 PM
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Jeroen Willemsen
with 33 comment(s)
You think you are low? Think again... There is a saying that ‘Low is a lifestyle' -well these guys surely know how to live that life. There are no airbags in sight and still they are able to drive these cars, amazing. I'm sure it is not to everyone's liking, but I can't stop staring at the Karmann Ghia in the opening picture. The car belongs to a group of friends that call themselves the 3 Splines Gangsta's and are members of the Panscrapers crew in Spain. It's cool...
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Mar 12 2010, 12:00 PM
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Linhbergh Nguyen
with 24 comment(s)
The standing mile is fast becoming the next to-do thing in the automotive world. Anyone with a car (or motorcycle) can drive out to these events and open up their cars to speeds they would normally never be able to experience. The West Coast of America never played host to such an event --until now. The Mojave Mile is the first, of what would be many, standing mile events held in the Mojave desert of southern California. It's actually not held in the middle of the desert, but at the Mojave Air...
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Posted
Mar 06 2010, 02:00 AM
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Dino Dalle Carbonare
with 45 comment(s)
Once again I was down at the Daikoku Parking Area last night for the final meeting of this week, celebrating what is without a doubt the most legendary car to come out of Japan, the Skyline. Even though the all-new R35 GT-R bears no Skyline badges whatsoever, to enthusiasts the link is still very much there. Being a Friday night the PA resembled a meeting out of a Fast and Furious movie rather than the quite gatherings we have seen this past week. I arrived around 10 pm and the place was buzzing...
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Posted
Mar 05 2010, 11:10 AM
by
Jonathan Moore
with 23 comment(s)
2010 sees the return of top-flight GT racing as an official World Championship for the first time since 1992, lining up alongside Formula One, World Touring Cars and World Rallying. British team Sumo Power will be running a pair of Nissan GT-Rs in the 10-round championship, which kicks off in Abu Dhabi next month. Speedhunters were able to see the cars being unloaded and prepared down at Sumo Power's base in Rye , on the south coast of England, back in January: since then the cars and team haven't...
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Posted
Mar 05 2010, 09:45 AM
by
Mike Garrett
with 8 comment(s)
Well it's Friday, the last day of Skyline Week. Have you guys had enough yet? To finish off my journey through the Speedhunters archives, I've assembled a gallery highlighting some of the late model Skylines and GT-R's featured on the site. I've included V35 and V36 chassis cars, as well as the R35 GT-R....
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Posted
Mar 05 2010, 03:57 AM
by
Jeroen Willemsen
with 32 comment(s)
After the R32s and the R33s it's now time for the R34, my favorite model. Once again I wanted to start with one of my personal favorites. I know that the R34 has been made with one thing in mind, performance. But these chrome Work Meister S1 wheels looks so good on this white R34. The black accents like the wingstays and the carbon spoiler on the trunk really make it pop. These wheels look huge from this angle. So maybe it's not the best performing car with these wheels but there is no denying...
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Posted
Mar 04 2010, 11:34 PM
by
Dino Dalle Carbonare
with 15 comment(s)
I've dropped by the Daikoku PA four times straight this week and last night, at what could have potentially been the best meet of this Skyline week, the weather turned for the worst and spoiled everything! The rain was coming down so strong at one point I was contemplating whether to bother going or not. But I'm glad I did as a small group of R34 owners had gathered despite the dismal conditions. I counted about 10 cars which, kind of makes this meeting comparable to the R32 one on Tuesday...
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Posted
Mar 04 2010, 09:03 AM
by
Mike Garrett
with 15 comment(s)
For my final trip through the Speedhunters archive, I've gathered a selection of R34 Skylines of all types. There was A LOT to choose from, but I think I've assembled a pretty nice spectrum of cars here.
Here they come -...
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Posted
Mar 03 2010, 07:45 PM
by
Dino Dalle Carbonare
with 17 comment(s)
So it was back at Daikoku last night for the R33 March 3rd meeting that turned out to be pretty good compared to the previous day's R32 gathering. The line-up of cars was great and I was happy to see that not only GT-Rs had shown up but also GTSs in both 2-door and 4-door variants. Cars kept arriving and taking off throughout the night giving a continuous selection of rides to snap away at. There were also a couple of R34s around too, probably checking what the Daikoku scene is like this week...
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Posted
Mar 03 2010, 04:38 PM
by
Jeroen Willemsen
with 13 comment(s)
Here we go with my next round, but this time with some R33 love. I will tell you that I'm not the biggest fan of the R33 because of the bulky looks, but with some minor modifications I can enjoy them from time to time. Let's have a look at what Global Auto has to offer. White seems to be a popular choice with the Japanese R33 owners, or maybe not because they are all selling their precious metal. This first one has a JUN front bumper and Nismo sideskirts. Wheels are SSR Professors with some...
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Posted
Mar 03 2010, 11:28 AM
by
Mike Garrett
with 12 comment(s)
Continuing on, here's a selection of R33 Skylines pulled from the archives of Speedhunters. From drift, to time attack, to drag they're all here.
On with the 33's!...
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Posted
Mar 03 2010, 03:33 AM
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Dino Dalle Carbonare
with 19 comment(s)
I got a few requests to post up more coverage from the GT-R track day that I attended back in 2000 at Tsukuba Circuit. I think I'm not the only one that likes to check out pictures of the "old" days to see just how much styles and trends have changed. Seeing it's March 3rd I thought it would be appropriate to open this post with a shot of a nice R33 GT-R getting very crossed up around the in-field hairpin. When I took these pictures the R34 GT-R was still a very new car, probably...
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Posted
Mar 02 2010, 07:20 PM
by
Dino Dalle Carbonare
with 29 comment(s)
After the disappointment of not finding any cars at Daikoku Parking Area on Monday night (3-1) I was beginning to get the same feeling last night. I headed to the famed highway truck stop nice and early and again, there weren't any R32s to be seen. I thought then and there that this Skyline week wasn't as special as we had anticipated so I went into one of the small restaurants on the premises and cheered myself up with a steaming bowl of Daikoku Ramen (yes it's actually called that!...
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Posted
Mar 02 2010, 05:07 PM
by
Jeroen Willemsen
with 24 comment(s)
The Yahoo auction site is a great resource for car pictures. One of the companies that tries to sell their inventory there is Global Auto and they have an excellent photographer. He takes pictures from every angle of the car so the buyer knows what he is in for. This gives us a great opportunity to see all the gorgeous cars they have for sale. They always have several heavily modified Skylines from all ages, but since today is March 2nd, we'll start with the R32. The one above is running on a...
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Posted
Mar 02 2010, 12:04 PM
by
Mike Garrett
with 17 comment(s)
So it's March 2nd (over here in California at least), and that means we are celebrating the R32 Skyline today. As I did with the Hakosuka and Kenmeri, I've taken a dig through the Speedhunters Archives, and came up with a sampling of interesting R32's featured on the site over the years. I'm there sure there are some I've missed (we've featured countless R32's here), but here we go......
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Posted
Mar 02 2010, 04:32 AM
by
Mike Garrett
with 11 comment(s)
Now to continue our classic Skyline love affair with a sampling of C110, or "Kenmeri" Skylines from the Speedhunters archive. The slightly newer Kenmeris might not have quite the iconic status of the Hakosuka, but they are no less sexy....
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Posted
Mar 01 2010, 10:50 AM
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Jeroen Willemsen
with 18 comment(s)
In Japan there is one shop to go if you need something done to your R31 Skyline. They are called R31house and are able to turn any R31 into a true circuit racer. R31house also offer lots of track days for their customers as can been seen in the following pictures. A R31 saloon never looked this good. A set of gold BBS wheels, race inspired interior and some mild body modifications really sets this car off. The car is just waiting for the owner to take it for a spin at the Fuji Speedway. With its...
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Posted
Feb 26 2010, 11:30 AM
by
Linhbergh Nguyen
with 36 comment(s)
In the previous blog post about the Hellaflush 3.5 event, I mentioned how this event is more so of an automotive festival than a mere car showcase. Think of it like Japan's Nismo Festival , or the Mooneyes Xmas Show in the United States. It's a celebration of all things automotive. Throughout the event at the Buttonwillow racetrack, there were cars that would please all manner of car enthusiasts; from people that appreciate their cars as a rolling art form, to people that practice the discipline...
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Posted
Feb 24 2010, 10:13 PM
by
Linhbergh Nguyen
with 71 comment(s)
Buttonwillow racetrack is a good three hours to the two major metropolitan areas in the state of California. It literally is in the middle of no where; the only things around the track are farms, cows, farms, and more cows! Knowing that, it's quite a sight to see such a crowd at a racetrack so far away from anything. Hellaflush 3.5 was held at that racetrack this past weekend, and it drew quite the crowd! The Hellaflush meets are generally known as an informal car show filled with tuned automobiles...
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