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Linhbergh Nguyen

Name: Linhbergh Nguyen

Location: Southern California

Previous Locations: San Francisco Bay Area

Career Path: Graphic Designer, Freelance Photographer

Previous Career Paths:  Children's book illustrator, Architectural Graphics Designer

Notable Projects/Wins: KINOD Photography

Cars: 1992 Mazda Miata

Fav Past Cars: my NA6CE :'(

Next Car: 1999 Mazda Miata or 1999-2001 Subaru GC8 Impreza

Car Passions: Low and slow, slammed to the floor, laying frame, rat rods, rat bikes, bobbers, grassroots motorsport, Formula 1

Personal Style: The casual modernist

Favourite Band of the Moment: Patty Ryan

Personal Motto: "Stop aspiring, start doing" --Robert Rodriguez


3,947 Posted Mar 17 2010, 03:30 PM by Linhbergh Nguyen with 42 comment(s)

EVENT>> HOTCHKIS SUSPENSION TRACK DAY
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One look at the picture above and you can instantly imagine the rumbling of all that Detroit metal. Each of the three cars give you a completely different sort badassery. The green Plymouth Valiant is classically sophisticated, the yellow Dodge Challenger is a rugged badass, and the Viper is just pure, raw, gut wrenching power. The guys at Hotchkis Suspension held a track day at Willow Springs International Raceway and invited Speedhunters to come and drive their various selection of tuned muscle...

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Posted Mar 17 2010, 04:37 AM by Linhbergh Nguyen with 13 comment(s)

VIDEO ROLL>> WORLD RECORD STANDING MILE @ 252.97MPH
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We seem to be doing quite a bit of actual speedhunting this month. We already looked at the newest standing mile event, the Mojave Mile. Later this month we will be be in attendance at the Texas Mile. But forget all that for now, the standing mile record for the fastest production car was broken this past weekend in Florida at the Top Gear Run event. The Performance Power Racing Ford GT passed the mile marker at a blistering 252.97 miles per hour! This twin turbo Ford GT did this feat with an estimated 1800 wheel horsepower and an estimated 1475 wheel torque. Mind. Blown.

Check out the video and witness the insane second gear pull and the car wheel spinning all the way to fifth.

-Linhbergh

Performance Power Racing

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3,947 Posted Mar 12 2010, 02:31 PM by Linhbergh Nguyen with 17 comment(s)

VIDEO ROLL>> THE ZONDA R
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Watch. Drool. Be in awe.

-Linhbergh

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Posted Mar 12 2010, 12:00 PM by Linhbergh Nguyen with 24 comment(s)

GALLERY>> THE MOJAVE MILE
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The standing mile is fast becoming the next to-do thing in the automotive world. Anyone with a car (or motorcycle) can drive out to these events and open up their cars to speeds they would normally never be able to experience. The West Coast of America never played host to such an event --until now. The Mojave Mile is the first, of what would be many, standing mile events held in the Mojave desert of southern California. It's actually not held in the middle of the desert, but at the Mojave Air...

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3,947 Posted Mar 11 2010, 09:23 PM by Linhbergh Nguyen with 5 comment(s)

VIDEO ROLL>> CORVETTE RACING GEARS UP FOR SEBRING
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As John Brook and I prepare to leave for the 12 Hours of Sebring, racing teams are releasing films as they build up to the event next week. We've previously seen BMW Motorsport North America's film. Here's their direct competitor, Corvette Racing's, take on the upcoming twelve hour spectacle. I cannot wait to hear and feel their new 5.5L V8 in action. I'm sure it's going to hurt even more so than last year's....

-Linhbergh

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Posted Mar 10 2010, 04:45 PM by Linhbergh Nguyen with 41 comment(s)

CAR FEATURE>> SPORTCAR MOTION'S TIME ATTACK ITR
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It was my phone that cracked the silence. I groaned as I reached over to the bright and loud object that was a mere blur in my eyes. I squinted. My eyes started to focus as I made out a text message saying "WAKE UP!!" I set my phone's alarm to do just that a few hours before hand. The time was 4:30am. It was still dark and I had somewhere to be in a few hours time. Red eyed and still groggy, I rolled back into that sweet spot of my bed thinking and anticipating about the long drive...

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3,947 Posted Feb 26 2010, 11:30 AM by Linhbergh Nguyen with 36 comment(s)

GALLERY>> HELLAFLUSH 3.5 PART 2
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In the previous blog post about the Hellaflush 3.5 event, I mentioned how this event is more so of an automotive festival than a mere car showcase. Think of it like Japan's Nismo Festival , or the Mooneyes Xmas Show in the United States. It's a celebration of all things automotive. Throughout the event at the Buttonwillow racetrack, there were cars that would please all manner of car enthusiasts; from people that appreciate their cars as a rolling art form, to people that practice the discipline...

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Posted Feb 25 2010, 05:03 AM by Linhbergh Nguyen with 3 comment(s)

DESKTOPS>> JOHN CHOW'S RED & WHITE FC RX-7
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You guys asked for it, so here it is! Head on over to the desktops section to grab both widescreen and standard versions of this super clean, super ziptied up drift FC RX-7. -Linhbergh
 
 

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3,947 Posted Feb 24 2010, 10:13 PM by Linhbergh Nguyen with 71 comment(s)

GALLERY>> HELLAFLUSH 3.5 PART 1
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Buttonwillow racetrack is a good three hours to the two major metropolitan areas in the state of California. It literally is in the middle of no where; the only things around the track are farms, cows, farms, and more cows! Knowing that, it's quite a sight to see such a crowd at a racetrack so far away from anything. Hellaflush 3.5 was held at that racetrack this past weekend, and it drew quite the crowd! The Hellaflush meets are generally known as an informal car show filled with tuned automobiles...

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Posted Feb 24 2010, 04:30 AM by Linhbergh Nguyen with 12 comment(s)

RANDOM SNAP>> RED & WHITE FC RX-7 AT WSIR
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This past weekend was quite the automotive odyssey. I spent two days at Willow Springs International Raceway and a day at Buttonwillow Racetrack for Hellaflush 3.5. While at Willow Springs on Saturday, I spotted this very clean example of a drift FC RX-7 at an event on the balcony skid pad. Who knows how long it'll last being that clean, but the deep red + white Enkei RPF-1 wheels is a classic color combination and just looks fantastic! Coverage from Hellaflush 3.5 at Buttonwillow is coming very...
 
 

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3,947 Posted Feb 15 2010, 06:30 PM by Linhbergh Nguyen with 36 comment(s)

VIDEO ROLL>> KEEP DRIFTING FUN!
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Will Roegge and Joshua Herron, film makers who have made their name documenting the art of sideways, have just announced their first collaboration project together. It will be a DVD entitled "Keep Drifting Fun!" The description on their website explains what this project will be:

"In 2010, FIlmmakers Joshua Herron & Will Roegge will set out across the USA to shoot their first feature-length film. The film will document the US Grassroots Drift Scene.

They will live in a Van.

Eating mostly peanut butter."

Excitement is an understatement for how I feel about this project. Best of luck Will Roegge and Joshua Herron!

-Linhbergh

Keep Drifting Fun

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Posted Feb 11 2010, 02:00 PM by Linhbergh Nguyen with 42 comment(s)

RANDOM SNAP>> WINTERED & SLAMMED R32
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I saw this over at the r32taka blog and thought this would be a perfect companion piece to Mad Mike's Madbull snow drifting that we've all been seeing lately. It maybe understeering, but oh does it look hard doing it. -Linhbergh
 
 

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3,947 Posted Feb 10 2010, 11:33 AM by Linhbergh Nguyen with 35 comment(s)

VIDEO ROLL>> AE86 DRY RUN
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I came across lollerfest of a gem a while back on Banpei's twitter page. For those of you that are missing some of that on-track sideways action during the winter months, this would be a fantastic and entertaining way of practicing during the off season!

 

-Linhbergh

Banpei.net

 

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Posted Feb 03 2010, 08:07 PM by Linhbergh Nguyen with 2 comment(s)

VIDEO ROLL>> FALKEN'S '09 FORMULA D FINALE
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Falken just released their final 2009 Formula D film. Its a fantastic piece with a Michael Bay summer-block-buster-movie sort of epicness. Click on the link, turn up the volume and watch it in glorious 1080p for the best viewing experience!

-Linhbergh

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3,947 Posted Jan 31 2010, 11:00 PM by Linhbergh Nguyen with 34 comment(s)

CAR FEATURE>> THE SUBYNOTCH
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I'm a rather big fan of food--any type food really. I'll eat anything if it's in front of me, but when I'm confronted with a dish and I have no idea what to expect, things can go either of two ways: this plate of food can be life-changingly delicious, or Mr. Toilet and I will get to know each other very intimately for the next couple of hours. As we close this month's Misfits and Maverick's theme, we'll take a look at a car that doesn't quite fit in any given category...

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Posted Jan 31 2010, 05:00 PM by Linhbergh Nguyen with 40 comment(s)

CAR FEATURE>> MUSTANG RTR
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It wasn't until just recently that modern muscle cars started to shed some of their uncoolness with the younger crowd. Seduction and sexiness are two traits that did not ooze from the last generation of modern muscle cars, like the 5.0L Fox body mustangs, F-body Camaros and Trans Ams. Rather than being sexy, that generation of muscle cars gave the thought of moth balls, stuffy air, decades old Levis jeans and sweaty bottoms! I have to admit that I was one of the many that disliked those cars...

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3,947 Posted Jan 30 2010, 05:40 PM by Linhbergh Nguyen with 50 comment(s)

GALLERY >> A PLACE WHERE BMWS ARE LAID TO REST
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As enthusiasts, we personify cars as much as we can. Some of us give our cars names. A great many of us lust after cars like we would lust after a beautiful woman. We some all somehow make an emotional connection to these lumps of steel, aluminum, plastic and rubber as we would a best friend or even a lover. Certain cars make us laugh, others are serious businessmen, and others are like that decades old friend that is always there for you. I think its pretty safe to say that we are all guilty of...

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Posted Jan 26 2010, 07:36 AM by Linhbergh Nguyen with 49 comment(s)

VIDEO ROLL>> A FIESTA WITH THE BLOCK
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Check out this video of Ken Block's WRC spec Ford Fiesta. The Subaru will definitely be missed. But we can't wait to see this sucker in action on the World Rally stage. We at Speedhunters wish Mr. Block the best of luck this season!

-Linhbergh

Update:- OK, time for some clarification. Comments are getting confusing and heated. Love the passion guys!  The car shown is the car which will rally in the first part of the ‘Rally America’ Series, which does not cater for WRC or S2000 class. I believe this car will run in the 'Open' class. This is similar to  Group A, to Rally America specifications and built by MSE.

This is not a S2000 spec Fiesta, a WRC Fiesta (have to wait until 2011 for that) or the Rallycross style MSE Fiesta from ESPN’s 2009 X-Games.

As people have pointed out from the video, Ken will also do a number of WRC Rallies in a M-Sport prepared Ford Focus WRC. Lastly, Ken plans to compete in X Games. I would assume they would run the MSE Rallycross style car for that – but I don’t think the car has been confirmed.

Hope this helps. -AndyB

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3,947 Posted Jan 22 2010, 12:00 PM by Linhbergh Nguyen with 2 comment(s)

VIDEO ROLL>> THE MAN AND THE PORSCHE PART 3 OF 3
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Stephane Benini of Clash Productions just dropped the third and final installment to his Porsche RSR series. And I have to admit, I'm quite a fan of the massive amounts of sun flaring going on in this video! If you missed the previous episodes, you can catch up here:

Episode 2 - Inside the RSR: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VI9JxAQS2wg
Episode 1 - Biense Dijkstra : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CkrCtRHCFuw

-Linhbergh

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Posted Jan 18 2010, 12:24 AM by Linhbergh Nguyen with 9 comment(s)

VIDEO ROLL>> JOSHUA HERRON'S FD 09 RECAP
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Relive all the great moments of the 2009 Formula D season through the eyes of the film maker, Joshua Herron! As always, watch it in HD --your eyes will thank you.

-Linhbergh Nguyen

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