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Feb 08 2012, 09:00 AM
by
Mike Garrett
with 5 comment(s)
As I write this, I'm busy packing for a short weekend trip to Osaka to have a look at the 2012 Osaka Auto Messe. I'm really looking forward to checking out Kansai's car scene, but before I hop on that bullet train, I thought you guys might enjoy some desktops from last weekend's GTCC event at Tsukuba. ...
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Feb 07 2012, 10:30 AM
by
Mike Garrett
with 26 comment(s)
I had a fantastic time shooting the GTCC event at Tsukuba Circuit the other day, and based on your comments it seems you guys have been enjoying the coverage from this brilliant grassroots race meet. Regardless of what sort of you cars you like, I think everyone can appreciate both the passion and the fun-loving attitude that these weekend racers have.
With that said, here's the third and final part of my GTCC event coverage....
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Feb 07 2012, 12:00 AM
by
Mike Garrett
with 27 comment(s)
Now that we've had an intro to the atmosphere from Sunday's GTCC race at Tsukuba Circuit, I wanted to spend some time showcasing more of the cars from this event, as well as the day's on-track action....
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Feb 05 2012, 08:35 PM
by
Mike Garrett
with 37 comment(s)
As my adventures in Japan continue, I spent the day yesterday at one of my favorite places on the planet - Tsukuba Circuit here in Ibaraki. The course was playing host to the weekend racers from the GTCC series, and I knew this would be the perfect occasion to reacquaint myself with Japan's rich circuit culture....
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Posted
Dec 16 2011, 08:00 AM
by
Mike Garrett
with 155 comment(s)
In today's edition of the Speedhunters Awards, it's time to be heard with your picks for the 2011 Grassroots Drift Car of the Year.
We've assembled a collection of cool (and sometimes rough) grassroots cars from around the world that were seen on the site in 2011. ...
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Aug 16 2011, 06:00 PM
by
Mike Garrett
with 10 comment(s)
Now that I've wrapped up my features on the trio of Drift Union cars, I figured it would be a good time to go ahead and release some high res desktops for you guys. Head over to our Desktops section now to find high res shots of Steve's Soarer, Shawn's FC, and Logan's Legacy. All are available now in standard and widescreen formats.
-Mike Garrett...
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Posted
Aug 12 2011, 02:00 PM
by
Mike Garrett
with 33 comment(s)
For the last of our Drift Union car features, we have the most well known car of the trio - Logan Noel's 1993 Subaru Legacy. In addition to being one the most unique grassroots drift cars in North America, Logan's Legacy also happened to be voted by you guys as the 2010 Speedhunters Street Drift Car of the Year....
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Aug 10 2011, 03:00 PM
by
Mike Garrett
with 48 comment(s)
For the second of our three features on the cars of Drift Union, we have Steven Thompson's 1993 Toyota Soarer.
Being an American I first mistook Steven's car for a USDM Lexus SC300, but then I noticed the right hand drive cockpit and remembered that our friends to the North are able to bring in cool J-spec rides by the boatload......
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Posted
Aug 03 2011, 02:00 PM
by
Mike Garrett
with 61 comment(s)
While the guys are assembled in Sydney to bring you guys coverage of the massive WTAC event, I wanted to go ahead and wrap up my own track day coverage here other side of the planet. Here's part three of my look at the Speed Ventures Buttonwillow track meet....
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Aug 02 2011, 11:00 AM
by
Mike Garrett
with 17 comment(s)
With this view of an S2000 running flat out at Buttonwillow Raceway, let's move on to the second part of the my look at the Speed Ventures open track day held over the weekend....
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Posted
Aug 01 2011, 09:00 AM
by
Mike Garrett
with 18 comment(s)
With the Speedhunters team out in full force at the Spa 24H and Linhnbergh shooting rally antics at the XGames, I decided that my Speedhunting weekend should take on more of a grassroots direction. On Saturday morning I packed up the camera, a few cold drinks and made my way to Buttonwillow Raceway....
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Jul 27 2011, 02:00 PM
by
Mike Garrett
with 33 comment(s)
Earlier this month when I headed to Willow Springs for All Star Bash, I went to not only to check out one the best grassroots drift events in the world, but to meet up with the guys from Drift Union, who had loaded up their matching purple drift sleds and towed them from their home base British Columbia down to Southern California. ...
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Jul 05 2011, 03:00 PM
by
Mike Garrett
with 39 comment(s)
Now that us Yanks are recovering from our holiday weekend, it's time to dig in for some more coverage from All Star Bash XI.
Really, there's no better way to celebrate your freedom than by spending two days burning up tires in the desert....
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Posted
Jul 04 2011, 01:00 PM
by
Mike Garrett
with 26 comment(s)
While it might be a typical Monday for a lot of our Speedhunters readers around the world, here in the United States we are enjoying the July 4th holiday,. That means BBQ's, fireworks, and endless reruns of the film Independence Day on TV.
I thought I'd step away from all that for a moment to focus on the real highlight of the holiday weekend - All Star Bash XI at Willow Springs....
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Posted
Apr 30 2011, 09:00 AM
by
Carl Jarrett
with 21 comment(s)
A couple of weeks ago I was invited by the guys at RaceEnergy to join them at Portland International Raceway for the first Regional SCCA Club Race of the 2011 season. Club races are usually a three day affair; with the track open on Fridays for testing they normally run a qualifying session and race on both Saturday and Sunday which makes for a fair bit of track time over the three days. I met with Jim and Scott Hargrove at the Skip Barber 3 Day Racing School back in October ; turns out they live...
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Posted
Mar 16 2011, 01:30 PM
by
Mike Garrett
with 16 comment(s)
Let's have one more look at XDC round one Irwindale, shall we?
As you can see in this opening shot, Nate Hamilton's V8-powered Sil80 was producing some serious smoke and angle around the final turn of the course. All of us photographers were hoping that drivers would hold their drifts as long as possible, as this section was probably the most photogenic on the entire track....
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Posted
Mar 14 2011, 03:00 PM
by
Mike Garrett
with 21 comment(s)
On Saturday the XDC kicked off its second year of competition with the season-opening event at Irwindale Speedway. This would be my first time shooting drift in 2011, and I had been itching to get out and shoot some sideways action for months. No better place to do that than at the House of Drift....
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Posted
Dec 22 2010, 08:00 PM
by
Linhbergh
with 39 comment(s)
It was constantly wet. The rain never stopped during my six hour drive north from southern California to the Bay area. It seemed as though the rain clouds were following me during the whole journey. The next morning, I woke up to the soft pitter-patter of rain. It was 6 am on a dark late-autumn Saturday morning. My bed was warm and I didn't want to get out into the cold. My one motivation to get out of bed was the thought that I would be able to photograph cars sliding in the rain. The chance...
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Posted
Sep 01 2010, 02:00 AM
by
Will Roegge
with 32 comment(s)
A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away... The "eh" team would win the first PGP Wars triple tandem competition with light speed entries and a few epic dirt drops. This story begins in Vancouver, British Columbia, where I have been living for the past month as a temporary Canadian. CJ Kofoed, also know as simply "CJ" or "CJ of the Mattely Crue", invited me down to PGP Motorsports Park in Kent, Washington for a triple tandem drift comp. CJ, also a temporary Canadian...
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Posted
Aug 23 2010, 07:20 PM
by
Dino Dalle Carbonare
with 24 comment(s)
A Dutch friend of mine, Remi Schouten, came up to Ebisu circuit this past weekend to witness his first Drift Matsuri. He put this cool video together which I thought was a very fresh look at this great event. Turn up the volume and enjoy.
-Dino Dalle Carbonare
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