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CHOCOLATE NISSANS & MORE: JAPAN HOBBYHUNTING
What you are looking at right here is an S30 Nissan Fairlady Z432 – one of the most sought after Japanese classic cars of all time, powered by Nissan’s race-bred S20 engine.
SPOTLIGHTING CUSTOMS AT THE STREET CAR NATIONALS
Vintage USA tin and the Mooneyes Street Car Nationals might go hand-in-hand, but you won’t find one single American-made machine in this first Spotlight-O-Rama from the annual Tokyo event.
IN THE MOMENT: MERC POWER TO VICTORY AT THE N24
88 laps and 15 hours might not sound right for a 24-hour race, but combine the Nordschliefe...
IN THE MOMENT: REFLECTING ON RED AT THE N24
We’re eight hours into the ADAC Zurich Nürburgring 24 Hours and the rain is relentlessly lashing down. The race has been stopped for almost two hours now, neutralised under red flag conditions.
CUSTOMS INVADE TOKYO: THE STREET CAR NATIONALS
No matter how many times I attend the Mooneyes Street Car Nationals, I never quite get over the visual impact the event creates on the streets of Tokyo’s Odaiba neighborhood.
RAW & RELENTLESS: COOKING UP THE N24 RECIPE
Darkness fell at the Nürburgring – and so did the rain. Rain so hard that even this race – the toughest of the tough – had to be called to a temporary halt because of the absolutely appalling conditions.
ON MY COMMAND: UNLEASH ON GREEN HELL
This was the scene with just 10 minutes to go before the start of the 2013 Nürburgring 24 Hours, as the leading GT3s headed the huge field on their slow formation lap.
IN THE MOMENT: RIDING THE RING AT T-1
There’s less than one hour to go before the 2013 Nürburgring 24 Hours, and Speedhunters have just had the ride of a lifetime.
THE WORLD’S QUICKEST GT-R GOES QUICKER
Heat Treatments Limited Racing – the New Zealand team behind the world's quickest Skyline GT-R – have rewritten the record books once again.
IN THE MOMENT: AUDI ON POLE AT THE NURBURGRING
Frank Stippler has put the Phoenix Racing Audi R8 LMS ultra on pole for the 2013 ADAC Zurich Nürburgring 24 Hours race.
DREAM WALKING: THE JOURNEY TO THE KARUSSELL
Two guys. Four boots. Four cameras. Four miles. No car. It’s a slightly different premise from the regular Dream Drive features that we have here on Speedhunters...
ROBBY GORDON’S STADIUM SUPER TRUCKS
As a first generation Chinese American, I grew up in a household where my parents listened to classical music and opera. I played the piano and of course I hated it. I did not get to watch movies in theatres until I was twelve years of age.
TRIPLE ROTOR BUZZ: HUGO DRIFT AE85
I’ve always been fascinated with the love our antipodean friends seem to have for the rotary engine. It’s not so much a passing interest, oh no, they’ve developed quite the affliction with the buzzing Wankel.
DRIVE BY, SHOOTING IN BARCELONA
As the Formula 1 dust settles at the Circuit de Catalunya near Barcelona after last weekend’s Spanish Grand Prix I’ve been thinking back to a couple of weeks ago when I was at that very track.
CLIMB DANCE REMASTERED
Back in the late 1980s before the term "viral video" even existed, Peugeot released an amazing short film called Climb Dance.
THE MURDEROUS MOTOR: A 931BHP BMW E30 TURBO
I’m going to tell you something that you might find hard to swallow. This isn’t actually a car. It may have all the characteristics of an automobile: headlights, four wheels, doors and stuff, but this is not a car. What is it?
PROJECT Z: L28S AND HEARTBREAK
Welcome back to my garage. I’m happy to report that over the past month a whole lot has happened and progress with Project Z is on a roll.
MEETING YOUR HEROES: THE MAGICIAN JZX110
What is it that makes a ‘roperly done drift car so cool? Take a look at the pink metalflake-covered Toyota Mark II pictured above and it becomes easy to figure out.
PORSCHE SHOWS OFF THE 918 SPYDER
Porsche has been continuing with final development of its new 918 Spyder and today the company released some new photographs of the car, along with some more detailed info on its specification.
BORN OF A BLUE SKY – AMELIA ISLAND CONCOURS D’ELEGANCE
Although #IAMTHESPEEDHUNTER is more associated with photography submissions, we also deal with video, writing and any other medium which can portray Speedhunting.
THE FAMOSO ’57: A LESSON IN STANCE AND STYLE
This ’57 is the epitome of stance, and I don’t mean in a hellaflush or poked or whatever-other-name-someone’s-thought-of kinda way. Randy Winkle’s gasser has stance in such a way that it creates a presence.
TOURING EVOLUTION: THE VOLK RACING TE37
If someone was to ask you to think of a Japanese wheel – any wheel – chances are the Volk Racing TE37 would pop into your mind.
#IAMTHESPEEDHUNTER: IT’S BEEN A WHILE
Anyone else enjoying the Speedhunting season being in full swing? I’ve been on the road quite a lot recently so haven’t had a chance to really take in some of the most recent #IAMTHESPEEDHUNTER submissions until now, but oh my...
HONDA TO CONFIRM F1 COMEBACK FOR 2015
Over the last few months there has been plenty of buzz about Honda’s possible return to Formula 1 as an engine supplier for the McLaren team.
7-SECOND ITCH: THE GDS MOTORSPORT GT-R
Motorsport is addictive. I probably don’t need to tell you that, but of all the codes out there I’m not sure than any fuel the fire of obsession quite like drag racing does.
SÉBASTIEN LOEB TESTS THE 208 T16 PIKES PEAK
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#IAMTHESPEEDHUNTER: THE NÜRBURGRING THEME
If you go down to the woods today, you’re in for a big surprise. Especially if the woods in this example is Adenauer Forest, and you’re heading there for this weekend’s annual Nürburgring 24hr.
THE HAMMER VS THE MUSCLE
They say that drifting is a battle between two drivers, but this weekend at the second round of Formula Drift at Road Atlanta, Speedhunters drivers Fredric Aasbø and Vaughn Gittin Jr took that concept to another level.
SPACE KADETT: FAMOSO SPEED SHOP’S OPEL
One of the most fascinating things about working as a Speedhunter is taking a look at the way different types of cars are interpreted across the world.
PROJECT CARS: THE GARAGE EXPANDS BY TWO
As car enthusiasts, I’d say there are generally two different ways in which we acquire new vehicles.
#IAMTHESPEEDHUNTER: SPEEDHUNTING ACROSS GENERATIONS
There are many ways that a father and son can bond, car culture being one of the more common and long lasting outlets of recent generations.
CONCOURS D’ELEGANCE: THE 2013 MARRONIER RUN
After a hearty breakfast and a last minute dip into the onsen, the second day of the Marronier Run was going to be all about admiration.
ADDICTED TO DRIFTING: PRO VERSUS PRIVATEER
Each and every one of the drivers on the Formula Drift grid do it for the love of the sport. They just love being behind the wheel.
FIGHTER JET FOR THE GROUND: THE LAMBORGHINI EGOISTA
When Lamborghini unveiled the Veneno a couple months ago, that car seemed like the ultimate symbol of what the company is capable of in terms of technology and design.
THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN: SENNA’S CARS AT DONINGTON
Ayrton Senna, Formula 1 and Donington Park: three things that go naturally together.
CO-PILOT DUTIES: THE MARRONIER RUN IN A 432Z
The Marronier Run is probably one of the lesser-known classic car events in Japan. It’s a friendly rally organized by enthusiasts, for enthusiasts and it turned out to be one of the most enjoyable weekends I’ve had in a very long time.
POLL: SPA OR THE RING?
A lot of people don’t realise that Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps and the Nürburgring are only separated by around 65 miles of public road.
THE GT-R VERSUS THE SKI SLOPE
Team IceRicers V-Log4: The Skislope from Redhouse media on Vimeo. I'm a big fan of going down ski slopes at unreasonable speeds, but not such a big fan of the slog to get back to the top again.
THE NORWEGIAN HAMMER HITS THE NAIL ON THE HEAD
It was bound to happen again, and sooner rather than later. Speedhunters’ own Fredric Aasbø once again qualified in 1st place. This is his second time earning top honors on qualifying day.
D’CUSTOM FREAK VIP STYLE: BEE DRAGON MAJESTA
It seems we can’t go more than a few months without indulging in some impossibly Japanese VIP style.
THE WAY OF THE SAMURI: Z FEVER AT DONINGTON
This year’s Donington Historic Festival in the UK had the usual strong line-up of car clubs taking up the infield of the track...
MATT POWERS: BREAKING HEARTS IN LONG BEACH
Hello Speedhunters! If you don’t follow my Facebook or Instagram you are probably confused right now about the design of my car. That’s not really the point of this drivers blog, but we might as well talk about it a little bit.
POWER TO THE PEOPLE: THE BHP PERFORMANCE SHOW
So there we were: it was the first Monday of May, which in the UK means a public holiday. Hurrah!
60 YEARS IN 6 CARS: A TASTE OF DONINGTON HISTORICS
The Donington Historic Festival signals the beginning of the busiest part of the classic racing season in the UK...
THE FERRARI EXPERIENCE: 458 SPIDER DREAM DRIVE
This is it right here. This is the part of my job that I love the most. Contrary to what a lot of people might think...
MEET THE SEAT LEON CUP RACER
As you might know, Wörthersee is much more than just a gathering of the crazed folks from the European dub scene.
NZPC: JUNE ISSUE PREVIEW
Winter can be a difficult time for any car enthusiast, and as the last days of our Fall season here in New Zealand wind up, Kiwis have a long stretch of cold and wet weather ahead while the rest of the world enjoys its warmer months.
DONINGTON HISTORICS: PUTTING THE CLASS IN CLASSIC
Events like the Donington Historic Festival are like attending a year’s worth of the best racing events imaginable in one weekend, crossed with a time warp.
TOYOTAFEST SPOTLIGHT-O-RAMA: SWAPS ‘N CLASSICS
When I set out last Saturday to round up some cars for a Spotlight-O-Rama post from Toyotafest, I wasn’t specifically looking for a selection of vintage cars.
THE AMERICAN DREAM: MY MUSTANG RTR EXPERIENCE
Until a few weeks ago, I’d never been to Los Angeles before. I’d never driven an American muscle car before, and I’d never driven on the ‘wrong’ side of the road before.
SPRING INTO ACTION: COLLECTION 03 LAUNCHES
Ah, Spring. It’s the time of grass growing, plants blooming and baby animals being born. But let’s face it, none of us really care about that right?
FAMOSO MOB: MEET THE GANGSTER OF DRAG RACING
I was in full Speedhunting mode when I attended March Meet last month, scouring Famoso Raceway to bring you the best the nostalgia drag race world had on offer.
TOYOTAFEST 2013: A FAMILY AFFAIR
As I mentioned in yesterday’s opening post from Toyotafest 2013, it seems almost like the debut of the Scion FR-S reignited a spark among Toyota enthusiasts in Southern California.
DTM LEGENDS SWAP AT HOCKENHEIM
Am I alone in thinking that seat swaps are some of the funnest motorsport-related videos to watch?
TOYOTAFEST 2013: ONE MAKER, MANY STYLES
I’ve talked in the past about how some of my favorite events to cover are the ones that feature a wide variety of cars.
WÖRTHERSEE: CARS & CAMARADERIE
This Wörthersee trip, on paper at least, is probably the most ridiculous trip I’ve ever undertaken as a Speedhunter. As I write this, the show itself still isn’t scheduled to start until tomorrow.
THE PROCESS: WE CAN REBUILD HIM – THE CRASH TEST
The weekend had been going great for AMD Tuning. Just two hours previously their BTCC Golf had finished the morning race in first place.
#MAXIMUM ATTACK: REVISITING MY FAVORITE PHOTOS
How do you photograph #Maximum Attack? That’s a good question, and it seems recently I have been receiving plenty of emails asking me about photography advice.
IN THE THUNDERDOME: THE RS-R 86 DEBUT
I’ll be honest: when I was a kid, I had absolutely no clue where life would take me. I did have dreams, however, and as I’ve mentioned before I can still remember the first time I watched Days of Thunder back in the ’90s.
WÖRTHERSEE: THE SPOTLIGHT-O-RAMA FANTASIES
I’ve got a problem. A real issue. When I’m at car meet, event, show or race, I basically want to buy at least three different cars. Some days it’s exceeds five. I live out these wild car buying and building fantasies as I walk around.
THE ROSE BUD: NAGANO KOUBOU’S OTHER ONEVIA
Style is a funny thing, but more so is the speed at how people judge various interpretations of it.
MAD MIKE CONQUERS THE CROWN
When Mad Mike Whiddett gets behind the wheel of one his drift cars there are a few you things you can be guaranteed of.
PROJECT LEROY: LIGHTER WHEELS, STICKIER TIRES
Six months. That’s how long it had been since I had driven Leroy, my EK track project. In fact I hadn’t even seen the car without a cover on it since Super Lap Battle, so you guys haven’t really missed much.
POLL: THE CARS OF APRIL
Can you believe that it’s May already? I don’t know about you, but I’m really hoping we can adopt a 36 hour day sometime in the near future. There’s so much to be done, and so little time to do it.
DISCUSSION: PROJECT CAR PRIORITES
As my fellow Speedhunters and myself begin the process of digging into our project cars, I’ve had a little question in my head. Where do you personally like to start off when it comes to modifying a car?
THE DREAM CAR REALIZED: A SOCAL STYLE NSX
Since the beginning of the mass produced automobile, car makers have long sought to create a path of stepping stones with their car lineups.
THE NEW 911 TURBO IS HERE
Today Porsche took the wraps off its highly anticipated new 911 Turbo models. It’s an announcement that Porsche fans have been anxiously waiting for since the debut of the new 991 platform nearly two years ago.
WELCOME HOME HUNTERS: DRIFTBASHING IN SWEDEN
I’ve met a few people in my time who really don’t like travel at all. They find the removal of their familiar day-to-day touchstones to be the cause of great distress.
MGAWOT II: A 1500HP GT-R STREET CAR THAT RUNS 8S
Getting a 3700lb (1675kg) Nissan Skyline GT-R down the strip in eight and a half seconds flat on its very first outing since an intensive, yet short lead build, is not any way, shape or form an easy proposition.
WÖRTHERSEE INSPIRATION: A MOSTLY VOLKSWAGEN SPOTLIGHT-O-RAMA
I’m in love. I’ve seen this car on the internet many times. In my eyes it’s a thing of beauty. This is a car with a soul. The Volkswagen Karmann Ghia has the chassis and mechanicals of the Type 1 Beetle.
PROJECT GALAXIE: A WEEK WITH A BELLFLOWER
Although I’m presenting this ’65 Ford Galaxie as a project, it’s really more courtship than commitment at the moment.
FD AUSTRALIA: DRIFTING IN A LAND DOWN UNDER
I had quite a few ‘pinch me, is this real’ moments while in Australia. One of which was when I first watched our very own Fredric Aasbø fire up the Nascar V8-powered ZN6 for the first time. Was I dreaming?
SHORT ‘N SWEET: 440WHP 13B TURBO MAZDA COUPE
When it comes to rotary tuning, the exploits of two countries at the bottom of the world need little introduction.
WÖRTHERSEE AND ‘THAT’ FUEL STATION
Following on from Paddy’s post, The Road to Wörthersee, I bring you The Wörthersee Shell Eni Station (and some other stuff, too).
TAKING THE ROUGH WITH THE SMOOTH
Here at Speedhunters, we’re lucky enough to witness a vast range of automotive goodness.
SPEEDHUNTERS CHANGED MY LIFE: FIVE YEARS ON
How long is five years? Like a lot of things, it all depends on your point of reference. As a small kid five years seems like (or actually is) a lifetime. As an adult, the time can pass in the blink of an eye.
IAMTHESPEEDHUNTER: MEET ROB BLANK…
Hello everyone! My name’s Rob Blank and I’m a photographer from the Netherlands. As a motorsport and car enthusiast, I visited races as a little boy with my dad.
RAT FINK’S ZOMBIE NIGHTMARE: THE VOLVO HEMIZON
Ok, I’m going to be completely straight with you. Before this shoot, I didn’t know a huge amount about gasser cars. So this was an incredibly cool experience.
SHINY RED SHOES: PROJECT GT-R AND THE TE37RT
While Project GT-R may be looking identical to when we saw it last, there has been quite a lot happening behind the scenes.
IAMTHESPEEDHUNTER: THE COMPOSITION THEME
The rule of thirds. The golden ratio. Leading lines. Point of view. Framing. Many terms which all correspond to possibly the most important aspect of photography – composition.
HAKOSUKA DREAM DRIVE: TOUGE ROADS OF MT FUJI
From the moment I returned from my first trip to Japan in 2011, I was obsessed. My fascination with Japanese culture and the beautiful nostalgic vehicles that came along with it grew every day...
FOR SALE: THE NURBURGRING
There’s no doubt a lot of you have heard about the ongoing uncertainty over the future of the Nurburgring. There have been some recent developments on the situation and unfortunately things aren’t looking good.
EUROPE/3000MILES/3WEEKS… #ROADTRIP!
I rely on my head for most things, with my heart taking care of everything else. It’s in there that I cherish the relationships I have.
UNITED NATIONS OF CAR CULTURE: THE 1JZ CADDY
As human beings, we’re constantly learning, questioning and gaining new knowledge of the things that we’re passionate about.
PROJECT GTI: HUNTING DAILY HAPPINESS
In my last two project car posts I brought you guys up-to-date on my TLC-needing 1969 Toyota Crown wagon...
THE ROAD TO WÖRTHERSEE
It has been sixty hours since I left home and thirty three hours since I last slept. I’m now over a thousand miles away and a week early for a show that I won’t see because I’ll leave before it even starts. Why?
CIRCA NOW: THE SPEEDHUNTERS GUIDE TO THE GALAXY
Life, the universe and everything automotive: it’s what we all live for. Every weekend there are amazing events going on around the world, from the grassroots level to the big festivals.
K-SWAPPED SCREAMER: AN ITR EVOLUTION
When Honda cut the ribbon on the Integra Type R in late ’95 it introduced a game changer.
PROJECT Z: FROM THE BEGINNING
There’s a saying, ‘You can choose your friends, but you can’t choose your family’. I guess this would be a good way to describe how I feel about all of the cars that I’ve owned.
THE THOROUGHBRED: FERRARI F40 LM
Wait a second. We’ve had our little Supercar theme and we haven’t even posted a Ferrari? Sacrilege!
POLL: THE GREATEST SEVENTIES SUPERCAR
It was quite difficult to settle on a theme for this week’s exotic poll. These days, there are so many cars that blur the lines between performance car and supercar...
POLL: THE GREATEST SEVENTIES SUPERCAR
It was quite difficult to settle on a theme for this week’s exotic poll. These days, there are so many cars that blur the lines between performance car and supercar...
THE VANQUISH AND THE QUEST FOR TEA
The premise was simple: an Aston Martin Vanquish, a posh manor house, a cup of tea and possibly a slice of cake.
THE VANQUISH AND THE QUEST FOR TEA
The premise was simple: an Aston Martin Vanquish, a posh manor house, a cup of tea and possibly a slice of cake.
THE PROCESS: BUILDING A MCLAREN MP4-12C
We’ve looked at a classic McLaren F1 supercar, and how you design a modern P1 hypercar, courtesy of McLaren’s legendary design head Frank Stephenson. But how do you actually build a car like this?
THE PROCESS: BUILDING A MCLAREN MP4-12C
We’ve looked at a classic McLaren F1 supercar, and how you design a modern P1 hypercar, courtesy of McLaren’s legendary design head Frank Stephenson. But how do you actually build a car like this?
SEARCH FOR SILENCE: THE AVENTADOR DREAM DRIVE
Let me ask you a hypothetical question: if you could design a day out with an Aventador, what would it be? What kind of automotive experience would you want to have?
SEARCH FOR SILENCE: THE AVENTADOR DREAM DRIVE
Let me ask you a hypothetical question: if you could design a day out with an Aventador, what would it be? What kind of automotive experience would you want to have?
THE CIRCUIT WOLF: VINTAGE SUPERCARS BATTLE
If you were to ask people in Japan what think of when they hear the word "Supercar", they will probably recall a 1970s comic series called Circuit no Okami (Circuit Wolf).
THE CIRCUIT WOLF: VINTAGE SUPERCARS BATTLE
If you were to ask people in Japan what think of when they hear the word "Supercar", they will probably recall a 1970s comic series called Circuit no Okami (Circuit Wolf).