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Feb 26 2010, 10:41 AM
by
Mike Garrett
with 18 comment(s)
This article is dedicated in memory of Tyler Slak, a great member of our community who passed away at the far too young age of 22. Diagnosed with terminal stomach cancer but a month ago, Tyler demonstrated a degree of courageousness and fortitude that made us all proud to have had him as a member of our community....
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Posted
Feb 19 2010, 06:45 PM
by
Mike Garrett
with 56 comment(s)
Yes, these are without a doubt two of the coolest looking Imprezas around.
Alex Wiborg is a regular Speedhunters reader who sent us some photos of his red 2006 Subaru WRX, along with his friend Logan's new model STI....
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Posted
Feb 16 2010, 11:34 AM
by
Mike Garrett
with 28 comment(s)
Reader Michael Mendoza sent us a photo of his project car, a '98 Subaru Impreza Wagon. Originally born as an Outback model, the car was in Michael's words "a two tone horrid looking thing that a grandma or soccer mom would drive". It's now sporting a full JDM exterior conversion, as well as suspension work. Future plans include a Version 8 STI swap, and a rear wheel drive conversion.
Sounds awesome. Keep us updated, Michael!
-Mike Garrett...
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Posted
Jan 24 2010, 11:45 PM
by
Dino Dalle Carbonare
with 16 comment(s)
We have seen a lot of coverage from TAS over the last week but I still haven't touched on all the cool modified Subarus and Mitsubishis that were present at the show, like the blisteringly fast Tomei/Cusco/Voltex Impreza that was on display at Tomei next to their Z33 demonstrator. I'm really glad to see how well and how fast the CZ4A has come along in the last year, with most demo cars out there boasting power figures well over the 500 HP mark with a few even over 600 HP! I really like the...
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Posted
Jan 20 2010, 04:02 PM
by
Mike Garrett
with 7 comment(s)
Here's another nicely done clip from Motive DVD featuring the Tomei/Cusco Impreza as it ran at the '08 Buttonwillow Super Lap.
This car of course is one of the machines scheduled to compete in the World Time Attack Challenge this year.
-Mike Garrett
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Posted
Dec 02 2009, 10:08 AM
by
Mike Garrett
with 28 comment(s)
I've always loved seeing OEM wheels on cars they didn't come on - especially on cars from another manufacturer. When it comes to OEM wheel swaps, nothing is more popular than stock Skyline GT-R rollers, which offer forged construction, aggressive sizes, and good design. In this case we see a set of R34 GT-R factory wheels (18x9 +30) mounted on a GDB Subaru Impreza sedan.
There was actually a replica of the R34 wheels made called the Grenade GX01, but these appear to be the real thing.
-Mike Garrett...
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Posted
Oct 06 2009, 11:00 AM
by
Dino Dalle Carbonare
with 4 comment(s)
After getting back to Japan at the end of last month I had to spend some time organizing and backing up my picture library. Like every time I do this kind of thing, I unavoidably start looking through old galleries which is where I stumbled upon this snap I took in LA a few years ago. The car is owned by a friend of mine, a true enthusiast that takes his passion to extremes by exercising great care in modifying all of his cars with a very authentic JDM feel. It rides on white 18-inch Yokohama Advan...
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Posted
Sep 15 2009, 01:31 AM
by
Rod Chong
with 92 comment(s)
For my next post I'm going to show you a selection of AWD cars from Need for Speed SHIFT. As I know you guys get annoyed and hot-under-the-collar whenever any subject matter gets overplayed on Speedhunters, so I'll start to wrap things up with a wider selection of cars from the game. So let's look first at the R34. As you upgrade the Skyline, it first changes into a bit of a Time Attack style monster before becoming a low line JGTC style racer. Running around 500 hp, it differs from a...
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Posted
Jul 30 2009, 02:01 PM
by
Jeroen Willemsen
with 25 comment(s)
I wasn't sure which side I wanted to show guys, the front or the back. I ended up choosing the front because the visual impact was greater. This thing has to be one of the hottest looking Impreza's out there. It is rocking wheels that measure 18"x10 +1 on the rear and 18"x10 +5 in the front. For more amazing pictures of this car you can log onto the owners thread on NASIOC . -Jeroen Willemsen First spotted on Hellaflush
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Posted
Jul 22 2009, 04:02 PM
by
Mike Garrett
with 26 comment(s)
This month has gone by fast hasn't it? I'm finding it hard to believe that we've got just over a week left before AWD month is going to be over. I've had the fortune of attending numerous track events here in the USA and in Japan, so I thought I'd post a gallery of some of the most memorable Evo and Impreza time attack cars I've seen over the past couple years.
Some of these cars are very well known, and some of them might not be - but all have left a lasting impression on me in some way or another....
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Posted
Jul 21 2009, 02:35 PM
by
Mike Garrett
with 5 comment(s)
One of the things I regret from my time in Japan is never getting the chance to go to a Super Taikyu race. Super Taikyu might not be as glamorous as Super GT and its OEM participation, but I love the fact that Super Taikyu cars strongly resemble their street-going counterparts. The current Super Taikyu roster consists of Civics, Integras, Z's, BMW's, and others which are divided into separate classes. AWD cars are also represented well in Super Taikyu with a number of Evos and a single Impreza that run in the ST-2 class. Here are a few photos, found in Car@Nifty's coverage of the '09 Super Taikyu season....
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Posted
Jul 20 2009, 02:52 PM
by
Mike Garrett
with 10 comment(s)
A couple weeks ago I headed down to beautiful Oceanside, California to visit what might be the best known Subaru tuning shop in North America - Crawford Performance. Not only is Crawford big among Subaru enthusiasts around the world, but millions of people have been exposed to their car building work following the Ken Block Gymkhana videos. The story behind the company and what they do is an interesting one, but I'll save that for the next post. For now let's focus on Crawford's unlimited class time attack car. Known as "Tony the Tiger" because of its orange and black livery, this 2008 STI is said to be the fastest new body style Impreza in the world. ...
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Posted
Jul 17 2009, 11:06 AM
by
Mike Garrett
with 24 comment(s)
The "Darkcore" Impreza that Rod posted yesterday generated a lot of response from you guys, so here's a few more photos and some info on it. The car is owned by Bill Vitale from Pennsylvania, and has got to be one of the most well-balanced and attractive privately owned STI's that I've ever seen. Like most projects, it's gone through a number of stages before becoming the car you see above....
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Posted
Jul 16 2009, 10:29 AM
by
Rod Chong
with 24 comment(s)
Mmmm... I know white cars are all the rage right now but it's hard to beat the presence that a blacked out car exudes.... Yum... Just look that that thing.... so good! :R
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Posted
Jul 13 2009, 02:45 PM
by
Mike Garrett
with 15 comment(s)
The time attack scene here in the United States is dominated primarily by two cars, the Subaru Impreza and Mitsubishi Evolution. Walking through the paddock at one of these events, there will be so many Evos and Imprezas around that it's hard to keep track of all them. In the iconic film Two Lane Blacktop, James Taylor's character says "They all get to lookin' the same. They perform about the same too...". James was of course referring to the Detroit muscle cars of the early '70s, but the same can be said about the AWD rockets from Japan. One of the cars that's stuck out to me at time attack events is the Harman Motive Impreza - a car that's been dominant in the Modified class of the Redline Time Attack series and other US track events. Last week I headed down to Harman Motive's shop in Torrance, CA to have a closer look at this car....
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Posted
Jul 03 2009, 04:20 PM
by
Mike Garrett
with 28 comment(s)
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
Jul 01 2009, 10:17 AM
by
Rod Chong
with 10 comment(s)
The icon flashing was the first warning...........mail received.............from the Sainted Editor while on his Japanese trip.............Get down to Brands Hatch on Sunday...........Time Attack and do a feature on the ZEN Performance Subaru.............so knowing nothing about the sport or its competitors I steered my old jalopy round the M25 and in through the gates of the famous Kent race circuit. After wondering about trying to size up the event (more later) I slid on down to the pitlane and...
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Posted
Jun 26 2009, 04:04 PM
by
Mike Garrett
with 17 comment(s)
Last weekend, the Redline Time Attack series headed out to the Autobahn Country Club in Joliet, Illinois for their third event of 2009. A country club with a race track? If only we had something like that here on the west coast...
Thanks to Rich over at AMS Performance (located in nearby West Chicago), we have a few photos from the Redline event to share with you guys. ...
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Posted
May 19 2009, 09:35 AM
by
Ross Ianson
with 9 comment(s)
Sunshine welcomed the drivers of the Time Attack championship to Scotland for round 2, 2008 champion and lap record holder Olly Clark looked fast in the Roger Clarke motorsport Impreza but after practice was back in 4th place a second off his 2008 lap record time of 52.186 seconds. Round 1 winner Chris Ward couldn't make round 2 so RSE motorsport had employed the services of formula Ford driver Rory Butcher to take the helm of the 700hp evo VIII, this seemed to be paying off as Butcher and the...
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Posted
May 03 2009, 08:00 AM
by
Linhbergh Nguyen
with 34 comment(s)
The weather forecasts called for some morning showers. But that did not deter the throngs of people that attended D1GP in Anahiem, California. They were in for a treat with the clash between the up-and-coming American drivers and the solid and well known Japanese D1 drivers. I'm sure, in the back of everyone's mind, that the winner of the day would be a Japanese driver. But who would've known that it was to be Daigo Saito in his Toyota Chaser! Here is the shot of the final two warriors...
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