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
On my way back from a certain photoshoot I spotted this yellow EK Type R that has been imported either from Japan or the UK because the steering wheel was on the ‘wrong' side. It was cool to see this yellow car in between all the other dull looking cars. I didn't got a chance to shoot anymore because it's hard to handle your camera
Honda's new CR-Z has only been on sale in Japan for a couple of weeks now, and already tuners are jumping into the fray to see what they can do with the "Sports Hybrid". Spoon's CR-Z has already been outfitted with uprgaded brakes, suspension, wheels, an exhaust system and an ECU tune. Seems quite promising so far. Spotted over at
Joey over at The Chronicles found this great video clip of Super GT cars doing some preseason testing at Suzuka Circuit - shot by Car@Nifty.com. Boy do those Honda HSV's sound wild.... -Mike Garrett
What happens when you combine the drive train from a F20C with an EG Civic? A little drift gem of a vehicle! Tx to ehormillo for the tip! :R
Well here’s my first blog on Speedhunters. Our beloved CRX was just inducted into the NHRA museum and it is quite an honor. Thank you to Tony Thacker and the NHRA for recognizing our efforts in Sport Compact Drag Racing. Tony Thacker created a display in the west wing of the museum entitled “The Two Brothers Exhibit”. There is another
After checking out rotary power on the previous post it is now time to move onto Hondas, which seemed to be down in numbers this year. Nonetheless, I did my best to select the ones that really stood out like the Esprit NSX demo car, which has the most unique set of modifications under the hood. Scroll down to find out more. Mugen always prepares some
I've been on a real Honda S2000 kick lately, and this morning I found myself going through old photos looking for shots of cool S2K's. These two were found at the '08 "I Heart Honda" event at good old Tsukuba Circuit. It's hard to resist the temptation of rear-drive, one of the greatest engines ever, and an open top... -Mike
The 2010 Motor Show season starts this week with the North American International Auto Show in Detroit. Previously a show, full of announcements, the economic downturn and the state of the local car industry has pushed this show to an also-ran in the Motor Show season. The biggest news is the worldwide debut of the new all-world Ford Focus. Previously
I have been a member of the UK-based GT-R Register for over 10 years now. It's always been a great community where people share tons of knowledge about every aspect of the GT-R, from owning and running one to the unavoidable tuning obsession that eventually sets in. One user from Canada, felix69, has recently posted up pictures of his beautifully