EVENT>> JAPANESE CLASSIC CARS IN IRVINE, PT.1

Sooo tired from this weekend. We got home very, very late from the Formula D Finale at Irwindale on Saturday night. While everyone else that attended FD Irwindale slept in on Sunday, I got up and prepared my camera equipment for yet another event - the...(read more)

13/10/2008

eRuf A - Elektrischer 911er

Das eine muss man den Damen und Herren von Ruf lassen: auch, wenn ihr Elektro-Sportwagen eRuf A von außen exakt wie ein Porsche 911 aussieht und auch auf dem Klassiker basiert - die “Erprobungsfahrt”-Schilder sehen durchaus schick aus. Doch was sonst sollte auf einem Auto stehen, dass noch erprobt wird, denn - wie die Auto-Presse schreibt - statt Benzintank und Boxermotor kommen […] Lithium-Ionen-Batterien und Elektrotriebwerk zum Einsatz. In punkto Power steht der eRuf A...

12/10/2008

Es geht wieder aufwärts.......

Hurra......es ist geschafft:-)) der Rekord steht endlich auf den Rädern mit dem Tiefgang so wie er soll. Die Adapterscheiben hab en wir ausgedreht, da reichten 5/10tel damits drüberflutschte..... und der Richtige Adapter hat mich gestern auch erreicht, was lag also näher um das endlich fertig zu machen, ich konnte das Elend vorne nicht sehen..... So sieht das doch manierlich aus, hinten wirds noch 1-2 cm. nachsacken, man soll sich da nicht vertun, unter anderem sind ja die Scheiben raus und...

10/10/2008

EVENT>> WEDNESDAYS IN WALNUT CAR MEET

Today was super hectic! I've been working with some members of the Need For Speed marketing team on a special project for the Formula D Finale at Irwindale this weekend, in addition to my normal duties for Speedhunters. After a full day of editing...(read more)

09/10/2008

EVENT>> TAB TUESDAY WEEKLY MEETS AT STORE 13

In honor of Southern Cali month, I decided to roll out to the weekly Tab Tuesday meet in the 626 area (West Covina) last night. It was cool to check out the cars and catch up with some friends I haven't seen since before I left on the super long Speedhunters...(read more)

09/10/2008

EVENT>>JAPANESE CLASSIC CAR SHOW PREVIEW

After just a few years, the annual Japanese Classic Car Show has become a Southern California tradition and the premiere classic Japanese auto event in the United States. In case you haven't heard, the '08 edition of the event will be held this Sunday October 12 at Hidden Valley Park in Irvine. Since I have lived in Japan I have had the chance to attend several classic car events, but there is something special about the unique SoCal touch of the JCCS. Of course I won't be able to...

08/10/2008

Endlich kann man wieder vernünftig arbeiten!

Nach den Aufräumen und Umräumen der letzten Tage/Wochen und improvisiertem Schrauben, konnte ich gestern wieder nach Herzenslaune das tun, was eigentlich anstand. Karre rausgerollt in die Vorhalle,um beide Türen aufgerissen und die Flex geschwungen. Alles Mürbe aus dem Fahrerfußraum geschnippelt und Bleche drübergebraten. Das sollte einige Zeit halten. Als Reparaturblech kam 32B Dachhaut zum Einsatz - die ist dicker als die Dachhaut vom 2er Taunus ;-) Kann sein, daß ich von unten noch ein,...

08/10/2008

Es geht voran………,der Arne halt!

Der Hoffi ist ja mittlerweile Besitzer eines T1 Bullis und der Arne tobt sich jetzt an dem Bus aus. Wie gewohnt gibt er auch an diesem Bus sein Bestes und so wie es aussieht, könnte der Bus echt mal ein Prunktstück werden! Klasse Arbeit Arne! Und somit hat die Bus Brigade Nord wieder einen T1 Bus mehr in seiner Riege! Ich bin gespannt, wieviele Busse es noch werden. Wir könnten mal wieder einen Busrekord brechen! Wie wäre es am ersten Mai 2009 in Hannover? Wer ist dabei?

07/10/2008

EVENT>>MOTORSPORT JAPAN FESTIVAL 2008 PT.2

As I continue my coverage of the Motorsport Japan Festival 2008, I wanted to first illustrate just how crowded this event was. Look at this photo of the Nismo Xanavi GT-R in the Nissan booth, the car is completely surrounded by people! While trying to photograph the car displays at the event, I quickly found that the only way to get unobstructed shots was to use my ultra wide angle lens while getting as close to the cars as possible. Taking photos was kind of tough, but then again it was nice...

07/10/2008

EVENT>> ATHENS TUNING SHOW 2008

When I was looking for some photo's of The Athens Tuning Show I came across a topic on the Driftworks forum, one of the posters there posted a nice collection of photo's of the event. The Athens Tuning Show is the biggest car event in Greece, it's a mix between new cars from manufacturers and tuners from Europe. Together with the indoor show they also have a action arena outside where you can see drifters and some other special acts. This year, same as last year, Team Orange made...

07/10/2008

Electro-Swap: 1971 Plymouth ''All Electric Vehicle'' Duster

Während uns die weltweite Automobilindustrie auf der Paris Motor Show 2008 die weit über 100 Jahre alte - besser: veraltete - Technik von Nikolaus August Otto mit Hilfe so pfiffiger Marketing-Kosenamen wie z.B. ''Blue Efficiency'', ''Bluetec'' oder ''BlueMotion'' verzweifelt als revolutionäre Spritspar- und Umweltalternative verkaufen will, zeigt einer, wie es auch gehen kann: Bruce.

Der Nachname ist nicht überliefert, aber Bruce hilft sich selbst und lehrt gerade der weltweiten ''Mopar-Or-No-Car''-Gemeinde das Fürchten. Denn Bruce rüstet zur Zeit seinen 1971 Plymouth Duster zu einem ''All Electric Vehicle'' um. Alleine, wenn ich nur an den hiesigen, sonntäglichen Mopar-Club denke, kann ich mir vorstellen, welche Fassungslosigkeit dieser Engine- oder besser ''Electro-Swap'' hervorrufen wird.

07/10/2008

EVENT>>PETIT LE MANS - MCNISH TAMES THE LION

The Eleventh running of the 1000 Mile Petit Le Mans resulted in a classic Audi-Peugeot-Audi battle in the last half of the race. Andrew Jennings was at Road Atlanta taking these fantastic images for us. There was drama even before the race had started. 2nd place starter Allan McNish lost control on a warm-up lap and spun his Audi R10 TDi into the barriers. The Scott managed to get the deranged car back to the pits where the Audi crew set to repair the car. “I lost control of the Audi...

07/10/2008

EVENTS: SevenStock XI

Article and photo gallery from last week’s Seven Stock XI are up. Wankelers, enjoy!

06/10/2008

EVENT>>THE GOODWOOD REVIVAL

The say a picture is worth a thousand words but this one is almost beyond value, you could not buy these cars at any price, they are truly constructed of Unobtainium.  Ferrari 330 LMB (one of only four built) leads Ferrari 250 GT SWB "Breadvan", Ferrari 250 GTO and the poor relation a Jaguar E type "lowdrag coupe""............this is the contents of the vault of an automotive Fort Knox and the treasures are being raced! With the period setting in a glorious location, the serious competition...

06/10/2008

EVENT>>MOTORSPORT JAPAN FESTIVAL 2008 PT.1

You might have heard people say that Tokyo is one of the most expensive cities in the world. It may well be, but that certainly doesn't mean that you can't find cool stuff for free in Tokyo. For example, how about the chance to see F1 and Super GT race cars performing demo runs in addition to seeing some of the Japan's most historic race cars? That is just the sort of things that visitors to the 2008 Motorsport Japan Festival could see over the weekend. This was the third MSJ event...

06/10/2008

EVENT>>NZ DRIFT SERIES RD.3

Kiwi drifters have really been making splashes on the international scene lately with Adam Richards competing in the EDC , JT Wharerau driving in Formula D, as well as all the wild car builds coming out of the country, including Mad Mike's new RX7 which will also be appearing at the Long Beach Red Bull event. The most recent round of the Stil Vodka NZ Drift Series was held at the Powerbuilt Tools Raceway in Ruapuna and it marked the competition of debut of a few new vehicles. Thanks to...

06/10/2008

Ellie Retrophilia VAGQ

Pin-Up: Ellie Retrophilia VAGQ Photo: Ginger Curry of 422 Studio MUA: Liv Lethal Pin-Up: Ellie Retrophilia VAGQ Photo: Dreamscape Creative MUA: Ellie Retrophilia VAGQ Pin-Up: Ellie Retrophilia VAGQ Photo: Michelle of Chelbeay’s Visions MUA: Ellie Retrophilia VAGQ From Ellie Retrophilia: “I am the President of the Va Chapter of Gypsy Queens, a freelance artist (specializing in paintings of classic cars and hot rods), Corvette enthusiast and a self-proclaimed geek (I collect comic...

06/10/2008

EVENT>> PETIT LE MANS PREVIEW

The Jewel in the American Le Mans Series crown takes place this weekend at Atlanta, Georgia. ‘Petit Le Mans’ is a 10 hour endurance event at the Road Atlanta circuit. Its a unique event for the ALMS, so there are quite a few extra entries. With the Credit Crunch having a major impact in the USA, many see this event could be the peak of competition for a while. But back to this event. Peugeot return to the States to battle it out with Audi in the Prototype ‘P1’ class....

03/10/2008

Elamites gots dubs!

Okay, truth be told, they’re almost 36 inches in diameter, far exceeding in size anything you’ll see outside of a SEMA booth, but when it comes to ancient wheeled vehicle history, you can’t go much further back than these bronze chariot wheels that Bonhams intends to auction off at their next antiquities sale October 15 at the New Bond Street saleroom in London. According to the Bonhams press release: Bonhams is selling a set of chariot wheels that last rolled around an...

03/10/2008

EVENT>>I HEART HONDA!! WRAP UP

I have been quite busy working on new Speedhunters stories and preparing for my trip to this weekend's Motorsport Japan Festival in Odaiba, but before I move on to that stuff, I wanted to take one last look at last Friday's I Heart Honda!! event at Tsukuba Circuit. Judging by the feedback I have been reading on these posts, it appears that you guys are also down to see more of the hundreds of cool Hondas that converged on Tsukuba for the event. As seen in the opening photo, there was a...

02/10/2008

Electric Duster

By Rob Einaudi Editor-in-Chief So if you're a Mopar Or No Car kind of guy and are sick of high gas prices, what do you do? You build an electric Duster. Bruce bought this A-body back in 2006. It had a fresh 360 but otherwise was pretty rough. Over the course of two years he did a resto-mod on the car, which included body work, new paint, and even digital gauges and an RFID keyless ignition system. But Bruce didn't stop there. With gas prices on the rise, he was already researching...

29/09/2008

Eddie’s back in business after Ike; likes MREs

Eddie’s R/W/B Hornet SC/360 As Hurricane Ike pounded Texas and we started hearing the reports of damage to the Houston area, our thoughts turned to Eddie Stakes of planethoustonAMX.com, a friend of ours both here on the blog and in our magazines. Fortunately, Eddie and his family survived Ike with nary a scratch, as he recently informed us: Our electricity came on at 5:21pm this afternoon, and after 12 days, quite a ride. There are 1 in 4 Houstonians without power with Centerpoint still...

27/09/2008

Evo X Makes Successful Circuit Debut at Silverstone 24hr

Last week we told you about Mitsubishi UK's Evo X-based touring car contender that was being prepped for the Britcar Championship. Well, it made its racing debut at the Silverstone 24-hour enduro over the weekend, and by all accounts it survived its baptism of fire with flying colours. Final standings put the Evolution X at 25th place outright and fifth in class, not bad considering that the team only managed five laps before the race commenced, with one of those laps seeing the engine bay...

26/09/2008

Engine Swap Depot Shirt

We have just released our first shirt. We hope to have more very soon. Click on the images to be taken directly to this product in our shop.

25/09/2008

EU: CO2-Grenze ab 2012 bleibt erhalten

Der Umweltausschuss des Europäischen Parlaments hat heute beschlossen, dass die CO2-Grenze von 120 Gramm pro Kilometer jetzt doch ab 2012 für alle Autos gilt. Somit hat der Ausschuss die Forderungen seitens der Automobilindustrie zerschmettert, die bis zu letzt einheitlich eine...

25/09/2008

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