Nov 19
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Chris Rado FWD in the 6's?

Could this be true? An import FWD drag car in the 6's?

Posted by Jason Siu
 Thursday, November 19, 2009
Chris Rado FWD in the 6's?

Rumor has it that Chris Rado has broken the 6-second barrier at Pomona this past weekend in his FWD Scion tC.  Though there is some controversy with the 60-foot time on the slip, making this pass "unofficial", the truth is Rado's tC has been groundbreaking and on the edge of 6's for a while now.  We're extremely excited to be seeing it at the upcoming NSCRA event at Palm Beach International Raceway and hopefully he'll be setting some records there.


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Tags: chris rado, rado, scion, scion tc, tc drag car, import in 6's, drag racing, drag car
Nov 18
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Formula DRIFT Pro-Am National Championship This Weekend

Top amateur drifters from the US and Canada will be battling it out at Irwindale

Posted by Jason Siu
 Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Formula DRIFT Pro-Am National Championship This Weekend

The top amateur drivers from the United States and Canada will meet at the infamous “House of Drift,” at the Toyota Speedway at Irwindale. This will be the first time that a Pro Am competition of this level will take place at this location. The rising stars of drifting will be discovered and compete for their chance to earn a Formula DRIFT Pro Championship license. Current professional drivers that made their way up through the Pro Am circuit include Justin Pawlak, Ryan Tuerck, Joon Maeng, and Matt Powers.
Source: Formula DRIFT

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Filed under: Events
Tags: formula d, formula drift, pro-am, amateur drifting, irwindale speedway
Nov 17
1

Bugatti Veyron takes a plunge

Literally! Way to ruin a 1.7 million dollar car

Posted by Eric Siu
 Tuesday, November 17, 2009
Bugatti Veyron takes a plunge

The owner of the car named as Andy House owns of the biggest salvage yards in the world. I guess this adds to his collection on the lot. Video after the break.

Source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-SxzP7TWXnI

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Nov 16
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Tjin Edition Skyline and G8 For Sale!

Here's your chance to own some beautiful pieces of machinery.

Posted by Jason Siu
 Monday, November 16, 2009
Tjin Edition Skyline and G8 For Sale!

Neil Tjin has just given us the heads up that his award winning Pontiac G8 and Nissan Skyline R34 Sedan are both for sale.  The price tags to us are unbelievable considering the quality of work put into both of these cars and just how rare the Skyline R34 is.  After the jump is information on both of these vehicles with their asking prices at the bottom.  Don't miss your chance if you've got the pennies lying around!


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Tags: tjin edition, tjin edition skyline, tjin edition g8, g8 for sale, skyline for sale
Nov 16
0

Honda S2000: Carbon Fiber Wrap

A new trend? Style? Fad? Fashion?

Posted by Jason Siu
 Monday, November 16, 2009
Honda S2000: Carbon Fiber Wrap

It seems the matte black craze is slowly subsiding, or perhaps it's just evolving.  Originally many opted to just wrap their cars in matte black vinyl, then some stepped up by painting their entire car that way.  There seems to be a new big player on the block however, as this S2000 owner opted to have parts of his car wrapped with carbon fiber vinyl.  Rumor on the street is that this track car will get a full treatment, but here's some work in progress photos.


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Tags: carbon fiber vinyl, honda, honda s2000, s2000, carbon fiber wrap, carbon fiber
Nov 16
1

Jeff Creech: Import Tuner Cover Shoot

A fantastic shoot of Accelerated Performance's Supra

Posted by Jason Siu
 Monday, November 16, 2009
Jeff Creech: Import Tuner Cover Shoot

Jeff Creech is an old friend of ours and we are excited to see how far he has come with his photography work over the years.  Most recently he did a cover shoot for Import Tuner magazine featuring Accelerated Performance's beautiful Supra.  Creech was fortunate enough to have an all access pass to a local drag track, where the Supra looks right at home.  Stunning lighting captured the perfect burnout shot for the cover while some creativity with the rig shots really makes for a complete shoot.  I also had to post up an engine shoot, Creech did a fantastic job exposing the highly blinged out engine bay.  More shots after the break, great job Jeff!


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Tags: jeff creech, jeff creech photography, import tuner, import tuner cover, toyota supra, supra, toyota, accelerated performance, accelerated performance supra
Nov 13
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Nissan R35 GT-R: Even Minor Accidents aren't Cheap!

This GT-R owner got into a very minor bumper to bumper accident and it ended up costing him.

Posted by Jason Siu
 Friday, November 13, 2009
Nissan R35 GT-R: Even Minor Accidents aren't Cheap!

Ever since the GT-R made it over to the Stateside, automotive enthusiasts on this soil has been drooling.  Its performance is basically unrivaled and the price tag supports that point.  Nevertheless we feel that anyone that actually owns this masterpiece is fortunate.  That is until you get in an accident.  We all know major accidents can be costly, but this unfortunate owner just got into a minor bumper to bumper accident.  But behold, the nifty (or crazy?) pedestrian safety system was triggered.  As you can tell by the photo of the car, any damage is hardly noticeable other than the fact that the hood is propped upward by the windshield.  This is a one use system that was designed by the Japanese for safety purposes is a driver was to hit an actual pedestrian.  The belief is that the unlucky walker would settle on the hood rather than on the windshield or anything worse.  We're not here to argue the functionality behind this system, but to drop our jaws in disbelief at his repair bill.  You see this system caused this lucky GT-R owner to have to replace, in his own words, "the bumper, rams, bonnet hinges...and of course the ECU."  We think it's more of a module than the entire ECU, but at the end of the day his total repair cost was... Eleven Thousand Pounds.  Or in America, close to $18,500.00.  Thinking twice about owning a GT-R?  Or I guess if you're going to get into an accident, might as well make it worth your repair bill huh?  More photos of this car after the break.

Source: GTR Register

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Tags: nissan gt-r, pedestrian safety system, gt-r, gt-r accident
Nov 13
0

Video: Lexus LF-A Instrument Cluster

WOW Must watch.

Posted by Donny Mak
 Friday, November 13, 2009
Video: Lexus LF-A Instrument Cluster

Ok this is definitely the coolest Instrument cluster out there period.  So if you have 375k laying around you can be staring at this while you drive.  The gauge has custom settings where you can adjust the rev indicators, etc.   Watch the video after the break.  Simply amazing!


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Tags: lf-a instrument, instrument, cluster, lfa, lexus, video
Nov 13
0

Random Pic: Got Lip?

big lip is still in style.

Posted by Donny Mak
 Friday, November 13, 2009
Random Pic: Got Lip?

Spotted this huge lip wheel on a Chevy Truck at last week's SEMA show.  Brushed lip seems to be the rage now...

Source: stickydiljoe.com

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Tags: big lip, lip, wheels, sema
Nov 13
0

Video: Arriving in Style

pace car arrives in style.

Posted by Donny Mak
 Friday, November 13, 2009
Video: Arriving in Style

This has got to be the coolest entrance for a pace car.  At last weekends NASCAR race at the Texas Motor Speedway, in salute to US military veterans, the Chevrolet Camaro SS pace car was flown in by a Chinook helicopter.   The helicopter landed on the side of the track and delivered the pace car, to a cheering crowd.  Check out the video after the break.


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Tags: pace car, chinook, helicopter, nascar, video
Nov 13
0

Crank and Piston Golf GTI Complete

it's on the track

Posted by Donny Mak
 Friday, November 13, 2009
Crank and Piston Golf GTI Complete

We've been following the Crank and Piston Golf GTI build for a bit now.  They have finally completed the project and the car got some track time to strech out it's legs for the first time.  Check out some pics of the new car after the break.

Source: Crank and Piston

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Tags: crank and piston, crank, piston, vw, golf, gti, racing
Nov 12
0

Parking Garage Art

very clever!

Posted by Donny Mak
 Thursday, November 12, 2009
Parking Garage Art

Ever get lost in a parking garage and not sure which way to go?  An Artist in Melbourne has developed a way-finding-system for the Eureka Tower Carpark while working for Emery Studio. The distored letters on the wall can be read perfectly when standing at the right position. This project won several international design awards.  More pics after the break.


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Tags: car part, art, car park
Nov 12
2

Lego Spoon Sports Type One

Now this is so cool!

Posted by Donny Mak
 Thursday, November 12, 2009
Lego Spoon Sports Type One

I grew up playing with lego, well who didn't..   I spotted what could be the coolest Lego builds out there.  This is a replica build of the actual building of Spoon Sports which is located in Tokyo Japan.  More pics of the build after the break.

Source: erockonvolks Flickr

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Tags: lego, spoon sports, sports, spoon
Nov 12
0

Titan Motorsport to set New Record

Can they do it?

Posted by Donny Mak
 Thursday, November 12, 2009
Titan Motorsport to set New Record

Titan Motorsports will be making an appearance on December 6th at the NSCRA Final at Palm Beach International Raceway.  For those who don't know the history of this Toyota Supra driven by seasoned ADRL driver Gary White,  it has held many import records and even after its retirement, it currently is the quickest street import to ever hit a drag strip with an ET of 7.71.  During the next coming weeks Titan is diligently working on the car to update its setup from 5 year old technology to today's standards, to be able to offer the people of South Florida a piece of history when we break our previous record in front of the crowd, crew chief Brett White had this to say this morning when he uncovered the car "we are going to throw everything we have at it, and that's all there is it to it." 

Source: NSCRA

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Tags: titan motorsports, supra, record, drag racing, drag, racing, nscra, pbir
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