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Jan 23 2012, 07:08 AM
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Rod Chong
with 9 comment(s)
I thought I'd post this shot, as I turn my attention to the upcoming Daytona 24Hs, a race which has gone through many different allegiances and phases over the years. As we enjoy this photo together, let's think back to simpler times and imagine the sound that this little GTU racer made while screaming around the Daytona banking!...
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Jan 19 2012, 08:00 AM
by
Dino Dalle Carbonare
with 43 comment(s)
After a nice selection of GT-Rs in the previous post let's take a look at the rotaries that were present at the show. A lot of these cars we all know well and have seen before, others like the RE-Amemiya Super NA7 were quite the surprises... ...much like Mad Mike's FD at the Rays booth. I found one of my favorite RX-7s on the little cornered off RH9 part of the show, the RE-Wing FD which was recently blasting around Tsukuba at the Super Battle event in December. What makes this car special...
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Nov 28 2011, 02:45 PM
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Casey Dhnaram
with 26 comment(s)
It's not every day that you come across a Mazda 3 like this. While the 3 may be a popular Japanese family car, they're certainly few and far between when it comes to the drag strip. Initially, owner Kurt Scott only wanted a quick street car. But as is often the case, one thing led to another... ...And his 2005 SP23 became a focused drag car. Enlisting the help of Australian car builders Mercury Motorsport, Scott's Mazda was put on a strict weight diet and given a healthy dose of horsepower...
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Nov 09 2011, 01:00 AM
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Andy Blackmore
with 20 comment(s)
Time for our second look at the car manufacturers that were part of SEMA. You can read Part One here , where we looked at Chevrolet and Scion amongst others. Although small, Mazda had a great line-up of cars on their stand. Tucked away from the main halls, the North American Division showed two MX-5 concepts, both of which were great executions. Similar in concept to the recent Porsche Boxster Spyder, the Mazda MX-5 Spyder has a simple canopy roof, which transforms the profile of the car. The new...
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Oct 05 2011, 11:00 PM
by
Patrick McGrath
with 14 comment(s)
You may have read Ross' recent coverage from the Drift Allstars finale at Wembley but you may not have been aware that Wembley on the same day also hosted the first ever Hellaflush event in the UK. Running alongside the traditional static show that accompanies the Drift Allstars series, the inaugural Hellaflush UK event saw a relatively strong showing of cars. The influence the Hellaflush movement has had on the global modified car scene cannot be denied, regardless if you like or dislike the...
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Oct 04 2011, 01:30 AM
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Dino Dalle Carbonare
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To complete the 2011 Roadster and Rotary Meeting properly I though a nice selection of desktops was in order, so I've chosen my five favorite shots from the event... ...and resized them up for you in either Widescreen or Standard sizes. So go on over to the Desktops section and download what you like from the Pan Speed RX-8 in action... ...to their mighty RX-7 time attack car leaving the pits. Enjoy! Roadster & Rotary Meeting coverage on Speedhunters -Dino Dalle Carbonare
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Sep 28 2011, 04:00 AM
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Dino Dalle Carbonare
with 16 comment(s)
I spotted this Autozam AZ-1 at the Roaster & Rotary Meeting last week and I thought it deserved it's own Random Snap post. You see this little Kei-car perfectly represents what made the Japanese car scene so cool and diverse back in the nineties. It's curious and daring cars like these that enthusiasts want to once again see, they might not be profitable but they work wonders for brand recognition. What do you think? Don't you miss JDM rides like the AZ-1? Roadster & Roatary Meeting...
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Sep 26 2011, 07:00 PM
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Dino Dalle Carbonare
with 20 comment(s)
I've been doing quite a lot of traveling this month, making the trek down to Osaka in order to cover the King of Sedan Festival. I came back to Tokyo for three days, just enough time to post up the coverage from the year's biggest VIP meeting before shooting off once again, this time by train thankfully, up to Sendai in the northern part of Japan. My destination, just like last year, was to be Sendai Hi Land... ...and the yearly meeting of Roadsters and Rotaries. It's hard to believe...
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Sep 05 2011, 03:00 PM
by
Mike Garrett
with 28 comment(s)
With the recent news that Mazda has discontinued production of the RX-8, I found myself hunting around for cool examples of the breed. That's where I found this inspiring circuit-tuned example from Japan.
Here's hoping Mazda gets to building another rotary sports car sooner rather than later.
-Mike Garrett...
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Sep 01 2011, 04:02 PM
by
Matt Malcolm
with 42 comment(s)
Close your eyes and imagine for a moment that you are in the driver's seat. Can you hear the hurried talk of your crew chief as he tightens your straps over the rumble of your idling RX-7? Can you the smell the combination of fuel and oil lingering in air? Or feel the vibrations from the pulsing 26B 4-rotor engine as it throws your internal organs around like a child's toys? A crowd is rapidly gathering around you. You shoot the thumbs up, select a gear and gingerly feather the throttle to...
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Aug 24 2011, 12:32 PM
by
Casey Dhnaram
with 8 comment(s)
During our recent trip down to Sydney, Dino and I came across this intense Mazda R100 sitting inside the Hi-Octane Racing garage. With the 21st birthday of Jamboree - one of Australia's biggest drag meets - coming up in a few days it was perfect timing! This R100 is a very serious build, but what was surprising was to see how immaculate it is for a drag car. At the rear are the ubiquitous Weld Racing rims... ...Which live within custom tubs. It's refreshing to see a drag car sans any signage...
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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 27 2011, 05:00 PM
by
Ross Ianson
with 44 comment(s)
The recipe for the Meguiars BBQ was simple - Cool cars, cool people, sunshine and of course a BBQ. What better way of spending a lazy Sunday afternoon than chilling out with your mates with some stunning automotive eye candy to look at. Since my first visit to a Stanceworks meet, I have become a big fan of the ultra slammed Euro look. One of the first cars i saw was this clean MKII on air, the owner reckoned it needed to be cleaned before I took some photos ... Ehm, how clean is clean? The Golf was...
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Jul 09 2011, 08:00 PM
by
Linhbergh
with 14 comment(s)
A while back we saw actor, Patrick "McDreamy" Dempsey, take it easy around the Le Mans race track in the new restored Mazda 787b. But on race day of this year's 24 Hours of Le Mans, Johnny Herbert returned, once again, to give the full beans to his Le Mans winning car for the first time since that historic day in 1991.
Turn up the volume, sit back, and enjoy the glorious sound of the 26B as it thunders down the Mulsanne Straight.
-Linhbergh
Speedhunters 2011 24 hours of Le Mans coverage
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Posted
Jul 07 2011, 05:55 PM
by
Charles Kha
with 17 comment(s)
While Dino has been busy covering all of the 7's Day action over in Japan, I thought it was the perfect opportunity to show you this Australian RX-7. Owner Dr Brad Trenwith had grown tired of the constant worry of being pulled over by Australia's notoriously strict Authorities, so three years ago he bought a stock RX-7 and turned it into the time attack car you see here. This Hankook/S2 Performance RX-7 started life as a stock example with 7,500 miles (12,000km) on the clock. "It had...
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Jul 06 2011, 01:00 AM
by
Linhbergh
with 54 comment(s)
Mad Mike has been hard at work with his FD RX-7. It's gone through a complete redo from the ground up from the inside and out and is currently on a container heading for Australia for the International Drift Championship which runs in conjunction with the World Time Attack. Which takes place at Eastern Creek in Sydney, Australia. The MADBUL is now capable of backwards entries! Check out the video to see, and hear it in action. -Linhbergh
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Jul 05 2011, 09:00 PM
by
Linhbergh
with 59 comment(s)
The Red Bull World Drift Championship, in 2008, was a real eye opener for me personally. Us kiwi boys were still newbies to the world of drift. Our drift development has not evolved past a few adjustments to steering lock, the odd hydraulic hand brake and of course suspension wound to the floor! We were still lost in the smoke, fun and fascination that drifting brought with it. I remember walking through the paddock and seeing the cars our RX7 was up against. After that trip, I knew we needed to...
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Posted
Jun 19 2011, 05:40 AM
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Jonathan Moore
with 10 comment(s)
Looking back at these images, I can't believe that for all the years I'd been to Le Mans previously I'd never made it to the drivers' parade – which looking back is a shocking admission. The Friday evening in the centre of Le Mans town is one of the – many, admittedly – highlights of the Le Mans weekend: the time when the fans get up close and personal with the 168 drivers of the 56 cars taking part in the 24 Hours race. It's a street party crossed with a rock...
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Posted
Jun 17 2011, 09:58 PM
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Jonathan Moore
with 24 comment(s)
The Le Mans 24 Hours is about so much more than the 56 cars on track. 24 hours applies to the racecars, but for a lot of the 240,000 spectators the events is more like a week-long auto carnival. The sprawling interior of the Circuit De La Sarthe – for 358 days of the year a sleepy light-industrial area – is subdivided into lots and inundated with private and public camping areas. With the tens of thousands of tents come tens of thousands of sportscars, and the sheer number and variety...
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Jun 11 2011, 09:00 PM
by
Linhbergh
with 27 comment(s)
Actor, Patrick "McDreamy" Dempsey, got behind the wheel of the recently restored Mazda 787B prototype for a demonstration lap around the Circuit de la Sarthe. He might have not given the car the full beans, but the 26B sounds heavenly regardless.
-Linhbergh
Speedhunters 2011 24 hours of Le Mans coverage
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