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Nov 06 2009, 01:29 PM
by
Mike Garrett
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I'm back home in Los Angeles now, still feeling the pain from three days of traversing the Las Vegas Convention Center, and glad to be done with the crowds and madness of Vegas. Now that I'm settled in at home, it's time to dig in for some more coverage from the show. One trend that's seemed to stand the test of time is pro-touring muscle cars. Even though you can buy brand new retro muscle cars from these days, I guess you can't beat the real thing. The 'Cuda above was one of my favorites. Under the gleaming bodywork is a twin turbo Viper V10....
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Posted
Nov 04 2009, 06:07 PM
by
Mike Garrett
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Alright let's jump right into some photographs and impressions from my second day of walking the halls of the Las Vegas Convention Center at the 2009 SEMA Show.
Up above is something that should excite the traditional "JDM Tuning" fans, a super clean R34 Skyline GT-R found in the Rotora Brakes booth....
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Posted
Nov 03 2009, 07:01 PM
by
Mike Garrett
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Ah yes, the chaos of SEMA.
After a an early flight from LAX I rushed to the Las Vegas Convention Center this morning for the first day of the 2009 SEMA Show. Although my legs are already numb from walking so much, I've only been able to get through a small portion of SEMA's exhibit halls.
Here are some highlights and observations from what I've managed to take in so far -...
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Posted
Oct 30 2009, 04:25 PM
by
Mike Garrett
with 22 comment(s)
It's that time of the year again. Next week the city of Las Vegas will be taken over by gearheads of all types as the SEMA Show rolls into the Convention Center. Although the economy is showing signs of a comeback, this year's show will still be toned down a bit compared to years past, with some companies skipping the event for financial reasons. Nonetheless, it's still SEMA - and there will still be miles of the latest and greatest machinery to check out.
Here are just a few of things to look out for next week-...
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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 29 2009, 12:04 PM
by
Mike Garrett
with 21 comment(s)
The other day we got an email from Australian photographer Jared Ahearn who wanted to share some photos he shot at the finale of the "Stadium Drift" series held last weekend in Queensland. I'm not terribly familiar with this series, but judging by Jared's photos it looks like the event was full of the kind of mayhem we love....
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Posted
Oct 29 2009, 10:37 AM
by
Mike Garrett
with 8 comment(s)
I was going through some of my old photos this morning when I came across this picture I took of a 240ZG race car at last year's Nismo Festival. I figured it was time my computer got a new Desktop and of course I had to "share the wealth" with you guys.
Head over to the Desktops section to pick it up in widescreen or standard format.
-Mike Garrett...
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Posted
Oct 28 2009, 02:45 PM
by
Mike Garrett
with 10 comment(s)
Just a couple weeks ago I posted a photo of a previous gen Accord Wagon from Japan, pondering how cool it would be if Honda decided to bring the new Accord Tourer to North America as the TSX Wagon. Perhaps someone from Honda was reading? Acura has just announced the TSX Sport Wagon will be joining the lineup for 2011. The car most likely will look very similar to the Euro/Japanese market Accord Tourer pictured up above.
Hmmm...I wonder if it will be time to replace my daily driver come 2011?
-Mike Garrett...
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Posted
Oct 28 2009, 12:21 PM
by
Mike Garrett
with 48 comment(s)
I'm not quite done with my Garage Boso features yet, here's one more Boso-built car you guys might be interested in. The RA21 Celica above is owned by Option Magazine and Tokyo Auto Salon founder Daijiro Inada - a very well known personality both in Japan and abroad. Dai spends a lot of time in LA visiting his brother and taking part in the automotive culture here, so he decided to build a car to enjoy in sunny SoCal. After picking up the project, Dai brought the car over to Garage Boso where the guys got to work on transforming it into a modern kyuu-sha hot rod....
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Posted
Oct 28 2009, 10:21 AM
by
Mike Garrett
with 17 comment(s)
So did you guys hear the news about a new Mad Max film being made? Somebody should contact the owner of this JZX90 Chaser in Japan for casting.
The specs on these SSR Formula Mesh wheels? 16x10 -27 up front and 16x11.5 -16 out back. This wheel setup combined with the old school flares and flat paint make this one of the hottest JZX cars I've seen in a while.
-Mike Garrett...
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Posted
Oct 27 2009, 05:12 PM
by
Mike Garrett
with 6 comment(s)
There's something about crisp fall weather that makes me fantasize (more than usual) about spending some time with a classic sports car and a curvy backroad.
It didn't help when I went to a car show on Sunday morning at the South Coast Botanical Garden in Rolling Hills and saw these two early Porsche 911's parked neatly in the lot.
Now if we could just find one these for a Speedhunters project car...
-Mike Garrett
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Posted
Oct 27 2009, 04:01 PM
by
Mike Garrett
with 1 comment(s)
By popular demand, I've uploaded a high resolution desktop wallpaper of the Garage Boso S15 to the Desktops section.
Head over there now to pick it up in standard or widescreen format.
-Mike Garrett...
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Posted
Oct 26 2009, 02:26 PM
by
Mike Garrett
with 24 comment(s)
Last weekend at the Formula Drift awards banquet, an award for "Best Looking Car" was given out. I'm not exactly sure what criteria was used in the judging, but I don't disagree with the results. As part of our Driver's Month features on Speedhunters, we figured it'd be the perfect time to do a feature on the "Rossta" S15. On Saturday morning I took a short drive over to Garage Boso in Gardena where co-owner Frank Siharath showed me around the shop and rolled out the infamous multicolored S15 for some photos....
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Posted
Oct 22 2009, 03:17 PM
by
Mike Garrett
with 14 comment(s)
Everything's bigger in Texas, even the tandem drift trains. This was shot at the first-ever Lonestar Bash, held last weekend at Mineral Wells in the heart of Texas.
Very good stuff here.
-Mike Garrett
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Posted
Oct 22 2009, 12:33 PM
by
Mike Garrett
with 8 comment(s)
Have you guys had enough Irwindale coverage yet? Hopefully not, because here's some more photos from last weekend's Formula D season finale. Up above we have Ross Petty's S15 looking as cool as ever while smoking up his Falkens through infield bank. By the way, we're trying to schedule a visit to Garage Boso as part of our Driver's Month features. Keep an eye out for it soon....
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Posted
Oct 22 2009, 07:06 AM
by
Mike Garrett
with 11 comment(s)
Sometimes it's really hard to believe that the high tech R32 Skyline GT-R is now over 20 years old. The R32 is just one of several iconic Japanese cars that recently have crossed the 20-year mark. Others include the S13 Silvia and the NA chassis Mazda Roadster.
Surely these cars will be the "nostalgics" of generations to come.
The car in the photo is the Auto Gallery Yokohama R32, seen at Tsukuba Circuit last year.
-Mike Garrett...
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Posted
Oct 21 2009, 11:12 PM
by
Mike Garrett
with 26 comment(s)
We're only a few days past the end of the '09 Formula Drift Season and already the offseason news is starting to flow in. Kenji Yamanaka, who's driven for Drift Emporium over the past couple seasons has a new ride for 2010 - sort of. He's actually going back behind the wheel of the old JIC Magic S15 that he drove from 2005-07. The car has been purchased by Bridgeway Motorsports in the SF Bay Area and is being outfitted with a GM LSx engine to match Kenji's driving style. You might...
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Posted
Oct 21 2009, 01:21 PM
by
Mike Garrett
with 6 comment(s)
Over the past couple days we've been hard at work prepping our special driver blogs from Irwindale, but for a moment let's jump back into some coverage of the 18th Annual California Hot Rod Reunion held last weekend at Famoso Raceway. In this opening shot you can see two more examples of altered drag cars, including the blown AA/FA class "Outcast 1" - complete with period correct (and mega pricey) mag wheels....
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Posted
Oct 21 2009, 10:18 AM
by
Mike Garrett
with 11 comment(s)
Rally America has just released its 2010 race schedule, and it looks like it'll be an exciting year for rally fans in the United States. . Besides the six-race championship season, they will also be hosting three European style exhibition rallycross events at the New Jersey Motorsports Park in Millville, NJ.
The championship scehdule is as follows -
1. January Sno*Drift Rally Atlanta, MI
2. February Rally of the 100 Acre Wood Salem, MO
3. April Olympus Rally Olympia, WA
4. May Oregon Trail Rally Hood River, OR
5. June Susquehannock Trail Performance Rally Wellsboro, PA
6. July New England Forest Rally Newry, ME
Rally America will also once again help to organize the rally competition at X-Games 16 next year.
For more, check out the official Rally America site.
-Mike Garrett
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Posted
Oct 20 2009, 01:25 PM
by
Mike Garrett
with 11 comment(s)
The final round of the NZDrift series was held last weekend at Pukekohe Raceway. After his fourth consecutive 1st place qualifying score, Mad Mike Whiddett came up with a second place finish - more than enough to claim the season championship.
Congrats to Mad Mike and his team!
We look forward to hearing more about this event from him soon.
-Mike Garrett...
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