Some of you may have noticed my name on some Speedhunters posts already, I was the Staff Photographer and Production Editor for the Australian based Auto Salon Magazine, and with the last issue ever about to be completed, I will try to continue to feed Speedhunters with as much about the Australian scene as possible. The Australian modified car scene
Every since last year’s Superlap event at Oran Park, Time Attack has been labelled the next best thing in Motorsport in Australia. Every local forum has seen threads titled “Superlap” and “time attack” with multiple pages of replies. Build threads have been popping up all over the place with people getting cars ready for
Last weekend was a busy one for drift events around the world, and with the coming of fall, many of the international series are starting wrap up their seasons. The fifth and final round of the '08 Drift Australia series was held at Oran Park Raceway last weekend, and not only was the national title up for grabs, but a pair of invitations to the
First it was Japan followed by the USA and UK, and now its Australia's turn to jump into the time attack world. This past Saturday saw the first round of the Australian Super Lap series held on the challenging Grand Prix course at Oran Park Circuit. As expected, our good friend Matthew Mead was there to shoot this inaugural event. If this first
This weekend the Aussie drifters were in action again for the fourth round of the Toyo Tires Drift Australia series at Eastern Creek Raceway. It sounds like it was quite a dramatic contest and Nathan Wong of Speed Shots Photography was at the track to bring a massive amount of event photos. Here are just a couple shots from the event- Here are the current
Our friend in Australia Matthew Mead sent us some photos that he snapped this past weekend at a Circuit Club track day at Oran Park South. As you might expect from an Aussie track event, there were a large variety of cars that ranged from tuned Japanese cars to BMW's to Holdens. Here are a few of Matt's photos- For more photos from the event
Our mates from down under were in action again last weekend at Mallala Motorsport Park for the third round ot the Drift Australia series, and Phil Williams was there to capture the event in all of its tire burning glory. The level of the Drift Australia drivers is getting so high now, and Phil's photos do a great job of capturing the feel of Aussie
What better way to celebrate Mother's Day than by participating in a drift event? Thanks to photographer Matthew Mead, we have these fantastic shots from last Sunday's Initial Drift event at Oran Park North in Australia. Initial Drift is one of Australia's oldest drift organizations and this was one of their many events throughout the year