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Nov 11 2009, 04:12 PM
by
Rod Chong
with 18 comment(s)
The spirit of the scene that some people are calling "Rat Rodding" is a counter culture against the smoothster style million dollar "cheque book" Rods which are still dominating the big Hot Rod awards. A true Rat Rod normally looks like it's been built with period specific components, which give the impression of being found in the open desert, river beds, swap meets and junkyards. This style of car started out with machines that were inspired by the original jalopy street...
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Posted
Nov 11 2009, 03:12 PM
by
Rod Chong
with 37 comment(s)
Of all the "new" pony cars on the market today I like the look of the Mustang the best. In my books, it's the only one of the three which doesn't look over bloated and fat compared to its original version. SEMA itself was filled with modified 2010 Mustangs, most of which didn't do much for me though. I also didn't pay much attention to most of the big wheeled Pro Touring "Stangs either... But there was one Mustang that caused me to stop in my tracks: the JM Enterprises...
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Posted
Nov 10 2009, 06:58 AM
by
Rod Chong
with 18 comment(s)
Man I'm tired... I just feel asleep while sitting here working on these photographs. It appears I'm still recovering from a wild week in Las Vegas last week. Oh well... best to crack on and get this story written up before I fall asleep again! It was a pleasant surprise to see Pagani brought over one of the Zonda R chassis from Italy. This was probably one of the most striking cars at SEMA and was the centerpiece of the Pirelli booth. The Zonda was set up right beside the Falken booth where...
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Posted
Nov 08 2009, 06:54 PM
by
Rod Chong
with 30 comment(s)
Last year at SEMA , I spent a lot of time walking the floor, processing photos and preparing stories for Speedhunters.com. However this year, we had Mike Garrett taking care of these duties, so I was free to focus on securing some exciting new Speedhunters business partnerships and collaborations for 2010. My partner in crime, Rachel Kelly and I were so busy doing back to back meetings, that I didn't get to shoot the whole show. Oh well... I still have some Speedhunters reports coming out this...
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Posted
Nov 07 2009, 02:49 PM
by
Mike Garrett
with 31 comment(s)
Okay, let's continue right on with more coverage from the 2009 SEMA Show. I'll start with this 1984 CRX Mugen Prototype that Honda brought out. A 1980's Honda might not be the first thing you associate with the SEMA Show, but who doesn't like vintage Japanese tuner cars? It was cool to see Honda pulling old cars out of it's collection for the SEMA display....
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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 30 2009, 12:01 AM
by
Vaughn Gittin Jr
with 37 comment(s)
Even though Formula D has come to an end for the year and is a huge relief for many, the next five days are full of suspense, insanity and excitement for me, as I get ready to introduce my dream that will become a reality in a big way at SEMA. A new generation of Mustang will be introduced to the world - the Mustang RTR which will be a dealer-installed performance and appearance package available at select dealers in 2010. Official introduction to be posted here next Tuesday. If you will be at SEMA...
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Posted
Apr 07 2009, 02:20 PM
by
Carl Jarrett
with 4 comment(s)
Head over to the desktops area to find a couple hi-res shots of this beautiful vintage drag racing machinery. Enjoy! - Carl Jarrett
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Posted
Apr 03 2009, 01:57 PM
by
Carl Jarrett
with 19 comment(s)
Took this picture last year at SEMA, just love the look of old mechanical bits and gadgets, I really geek out on this stuff. Wallpaper anyone? - Carl Jarrett
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Posted
Apr 03 2009, 01:01 PM
by
Carl Jarrett
with 19 comment(s)
Inspired by recent posts, and since Mike is building up his Miata, I'm posting on of the raddest Miata's I've seen. I've never been a huge fan of them, probably because I'm 6'4" and would look silly driving one.. but this one really tightens my screws.. I think the only thing that could make this Miata look even meaner, is bigger wheels with a more aggresive offset, but I doubt it'd make a positive difference in lap time, which this car was built for. Love the hardtop...
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Posted
Nov 18 2008, 03:30 PM
by
Jeroen Willemsen
with 37 comment(s)
Thanks to my fellow Speedhunters Andy and Rod we can see the R35's that were present during the Sema show. I will make another User Ranking post out of this because the first one was a success. We saw that the muscle cars were very popular at Sema, but I'm not really into those kind of cars so I'm glad I can show you these Nissan's. I felt that Sema was a bit too early to really make the R35 stand out. There is not a whole lot available except carbon lips, exhausts and a bodykit made...
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Posted
Oct 31 2008, 08:20 AM
by
Chris Rado
with 34 comment(s)
Okay... here comes a big one... blog that is. Prepare yourself, as I am about to touch on some drag racing, time attack, SEMA stuff, and drifting... yes, you read correctly... drifting . Let the Speedhunting begin! So some have you may or may not have heard through the rumor-mill that I have been out at Willow Springs five days over the past two weeks causing some ruckus with veteran drifter Tony Angelo. Why you ask? Because in 2009, WORLD Racing will be starting their own drift program. That's...
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Posted
Oct 15 2008, 02:34 PM
by
Mike Garrett
with 16 comment(s)
The 2008 SEMA show is fast approaching, and as the big show draws closer, builders are starting to show off this year's project cars. The new Dodge Challenger will certainly be one of the most popular platforms at this year's show and a number of tuners have already shown their SEMA Challengers. The latest player is Chrysler itself who just unveiled their Dodge Challenger SRT10 Concept. As the name suggests, the Challenger has been outfitted with the 600hp 8.4L V10 from the Dodge Viper and becomes that latest in a long line of Mopars to be stuffed with the big ten-banger over the years....
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Posted
Sep 10 2008, 05:39 AM
by
Mike Garrett
with 4 comment(s)
When I was at the Tokyo Special Import Car Show earlier this year, I was absolutely stunned by the ASI Tetsu GTR Bentley Continental GT when I saw it. Now I am not a connoisseur of exotic cars, nor do I particularly like the Continental GT, but there was something about this car. The crazy paint and sakura graphics surely had something to do with it, but I really haven't seen anything like it before. Besides the paintwork, ASI's Tetsu GTR's have carbon fiber wide body kits and output around 800hp, so they have plenty of power to back up the looks. To get behind the wheel of one of the 29 Tetsu GTR's that will be built, you are looking at about $800,000....
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Posted
Sep 04 2008, 04:59 AM
by
Jeroen Willemsen
with 36 comment(s)
HKS USA just announced that they will have a Hyundai Genesis Coupe ready for the Sema show that will be held in November. The car is set to be released in the spring of 2009, but Hyundai already let HKS USA have a go at it. According to their press release, HKS will upgrade the engine with a GT Turbo, new internals, exhaust system, intake and a HKS engine management. Although no power figures are yet released, I'm sure it will be enough to hold its own on the track. Other improvements are in...
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