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Jan 22 2010, 09:33 AM
by
Mike Garrett
with 32 comment(s)
Well here’s my first blog on Speedhunters. Our beloved CRX was just inducted into the NHRA museum and it is quite an honor. Thank you to Tony Thacker and the NHRA for recognizing our efforts in Sport Compact Drag Racing. Tony Thacker created a display in the west wing of the museum entitled “The Two Brothers Exhibit”. There is another two-brother racecar right next to the CRX from the 40’s and 50’s that did innovative things with a racecar in the salt-flats....
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Posted
Jan 18 2010, 11:45 PM
by
Dino Dalle Carbonare
with 29 comment(s)
After checking out rotary power on the previous post it is now time to move onto Hondas, which seemed to be down in numbers this year. Nonetheless, I did my best to select the ones that really stood out like the Esprit NSX demo car, which has the most unique set of modifications under the hood. Scroll down to find out more. Mugen always prepares some stunning cars for the Tokyo Auto Salon so it was rather saddening that the official tuning arm of Honda skipped out for 2010. However with new models...
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Posted
Jan 14 2010, 01:21 PM
by
Mike Garrett
with 21 comment(s)
I've been on a real Honda S2000 kick lately, and this morning I found myself going through old photos looking for shots of cool S2K's.
These two were found at the '08 "I Heart Honda" event at good old Tsukuba Circuit.
It's hard to resist the temptation of rear-drive, one of the greatest engines ever, and an open top...
-Mike Garrett
-Mike Garrett...
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Posted
Jan 13 2010, 05:00 AM
by
Andy Blackmore
with 28 comment(s)
The 2010 Motor Show season starts this week with the North American International Auto Show in Detroit. Previously a show, full of announcements, the economic downturn and the state of the local car industry has pushed this show to an also-ran in the Motor Show season. The biggest news is the worldwide debut of the new all-world Ford Focus. Previously, North America has been laden with a reshelled version of the original Ford Focus which debuted back in 1998, while the rest of the World has a class...
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Posted
Jan 07 2010, 10:00 PM
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Dino Dalle Carbonare
with 39 comment(s)
I have been a member of the UK-based GT-R Register for over 10 years now. It's always been a great community where people share tons of knowledge about every aspect of the GT-R, from owning and running one to the unavoidable tuning obsession that eventually sets in. One user from Canada, felix69, has recently posted up pictures of his beautifully built RB30-powered BNR32 which is currently being finished ready to hit the streets in the summer. At the same time however he showed members shots...
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Posted
Jan 06 2010, 04:20 PM
by
Carl Jarrett
with 46 comment(s)
My friend Derrick down in Pheonix wrote to me a couple months ago and said I had to feature this car here on SpeedHunters, and I have to admit, at first I was a bit skeptical, I'm not a huge FF fan, but I am a big fan of hardcore track biased cars, especially ones with a good personal story attached to them, and this is definitely one of those. The car started out as a JDM street car, a CX model, which had what, 70hp stock? Phil Robles, the owner of the car had been a race fan for a long time...
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Posted
Dec 28 2009, 01:30 AM
by
Dino Dalle Carbonare
with 33 comment(s)
Wondering what the Honda HSV-010 GT Super GT race car looks like from other angles? And most importantly of all, what it sounds like? Check out this video that was taken a few days ago during a closed testing session at Suzuka Circuit. Honda's all-new GT500 cars conform to the new Super GT regulations which call for all cars to run an FR layout and a 3.4L V8 naturally aspirated engine. Despite the current state of the economy I really hope Honda reconsiders bringing back the NSX to the masses, maybe that was one of the way they managed to convince the Super GT organizers to accept the HSV-010 GT's entry for 2010...let us race an eventually we will sell a production car. I really hope so!
-Dino Dalle Carbonare
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Posted
Dec 22 2009, 09:05 PM
by
Jeroen Willemsen
with 34 comment(s)
Honda just released this picture of their 2010 SuperGT entry. The Honda HSV-10 GT will replace the Honda NSX and is powered by a 3.4 liter V8 with more than 500bhp. It will debut at the SuperGT opener on the 20 th of March, but I'm sure there will be more info released by Honda before that. This shot already looks promising, and I'm just glad Honda continues their efforts in the SuperGT Series. Man, how hardcore does this car look... -Jeroen Willemsen Spotted on Autoblog
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Posted
Dec 15 2009, 11:30 PM
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Dino Dalle Carbonare
with 29 comment(s)
After finishing third in the Unlimited FF class of the Super Lap Battle in Buttonwillow the 5Zigen guys sent their Accord Euro-R back to Japan in time to compete at Tsukuba. The car arrived back at the Osaka HQ on the first of December which allowed them to get to work on it to take care of a few small modifications before its outing at the Rev Speed event. It's the first time I've seen the car so I took my time to have a nice detailed look over it. I remember test-driving the CL7 Euro-R...
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Posted
Dec 03 2009, 04:43 PM
by
Mike Garrett
with 38 comment(s)
Got an email in the Speedhunters inbox from Cristian Loza, who wanted to share some photos of his and a buddy's EP3 Civics, shot by photographer David Tormey of New Jersey. As Cristian says in his email, it's a rare thing to see the "forgotten" generation of Civic done modified so tastefully.
I couldn't agree more.
Thanks Cristian!
For more you can check out the canibeat blog.
-Mike Garrett
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Posted
Dec 01 2009, 02:08 PM
by
Mike Garrett
with 23 comment(s)
The collapse of the global auto market has not been good for motorsport around the world - and Japan took a particular hard hit with Honda and Toyota dropping out of F1 and Subaru stopping its WRC program. Nonetheless, when it comes to Japan's domestic motorsports scene, the Super GT Series had a very strong season in 2009. With new car debuts, tight competition, and new champions, '09 was a big year for Super GT.
Let's take a quick look at the season shall we?...
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Posted
Nov 23 2009, 04:08 PM
by
Mike Garrett
with 21 comment(s)
While walking around the Hellaflush meeting earlier this month, I saw all sorts of car that were spotlight, or even feature-worthy. Keeping in mind what we've already featured this month, I tried to find cars that were a bit different than those. We've seen a lots of Nissans and Infinitis, various European cars, and drift cars this month, but not too many Hondas. Civics and Integras have been done in every style under the sun, and there are no shortage of "flush" Hondas out there these days. There are a lots of cheesy and poorly executed examples to be found, but rare is a properly done car like this DC2 Integra....
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Posted
Nov 09 2009, 03:38 PM
by
Mike Garrett
with 57 comment(s)
When it comes to getting the right stance, there's nothing more hardcore than radiusing your fenders so you can fit monster-sized wheels.
It's hard to believe that this CE1 Honda Accord Wagon rolled off the showroom floor equipped with puny 15"x6 wheels.
I've been kicking around the idea of picking up another Accord Wagon for the wife to drive to work and back, I wonder if she'd be down with something like this?
-Mike Garrett...
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Posted
Nov 06 2009, 09:13 AM
by
Jeroen Willemsen
with 59 comment(s)
I just hope I don't get killed for this... considering the tough crowd in my latest random snap . -Jeroen Willemsen Spotted on Hellaflush
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Posted
Oct 29 2009, 02:32 PM
by
Mike Garrett
with 17 comment(s)
Found this really cool photo on the Noblesse offical site, taken before a huge nationwide Honda Fit meeting in Japan earlier this month.
Noblesse never fails to impress, whether it's with their sexy dress-up builds or their track cars.
-Mike Garrett...
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Posted
Oct 21 2009, 05:52 PM
by
Mike Garrett
with 16 comment(s)
Without a doubt the aggressive wheel fitment trend is exploding in popularity. In fact I'd say it's almost getting rarer to see new builds that don't have wild wheel fitment. Even with all the "flushness" out there today, there are still some cars that stand out from the crowd.One of them is this AP2 S2000 spotted on the HellaFlush blog.
Maybe it's the bright red paint, or maybe it's the gleaming faces of the Enkei RPF1's, but Damn this car looks cool.
-Mike Garrett...
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Posted
Oct 15 2009, 03:04 PM
by
Mike Garrett
with 10 comment(s)
I'm about to head out the door on the way to Irwindale Speedway to check out practice and the NFS Shift competition, but before I leave I wanted to post this dumped Accord Wagon photo from Minkara.
How cool would it be if Acura brought over the new Accord Wagon/Tourer as the TSX Wagon for the US market?
Not likely, but it's fun to think about.
OK, off to the House of Drift!
-Mike Garrett
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Posted
Oct 07 2009, 04:18 PM
by
Mike Garrett
with 20 comment(s)
With Dino's fantastic Hakosuka feature and our JCCS coverage it seems like we've been on a bit of Nostalgic JDM kick this week. Sticking with that theme for a moment, we have the Honda EV-N Concept, which will be shown at the upcoming Tokyo Motor Show. Although it features a high tech electric drivetrain, the exterior was clearly inspired by the original Honda N360 of the late '60s.
Anyone else think this would look awesome dropped on 12 or 13-inch RS Watanabes or SSR's?
-Mike Garrett
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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 14 2009, 01:15 PM
by
Mike Garrett
with 26 comment(s)
Every year in the UK, Japanese car enthusiasts get together for the massive Japanese Auto Extravaganza, better known as JAE. The 2009 edition of JAE was held this weekend at Wicksteed Park in Northhampton.
Photographer Rich Sams was kind enough to send us some photos from the event....
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