Throwback: short back and slides – A RWD VW Golf
newadx4 2024 Introduction For last week’s retrospective post we looked at a Mk2 VW Golf Cup car built by Euro Magic in Osaka, Japan. The Voomeran Wave showed how well a…
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Flame-throwing Thai civilians take over Kuala Lumpur
My feet feel like puddles of porridge sloshing around in my socks. I do my best John Wayne impression and shudder as my sweaty, chafed inner thighs burn like tandoori…
Original Pursuit Thrill: What’s your favorite NFS: Hot Pursuit?
Over the past 30 years, the Need for speed franchise has reinvented itself with a wide range of titles, combining new genres, gameplay and visuals to keep the series fresh.…
The dream Ferrari 360, Kansai style
If there’s one thing I love more than track-driven street cars, it’s street cars. Cars like Yosuke-san’s Ferrari 360 Modena. I’ve always been fascinated by street-driven Porsche Cup cars and…
Style is everything at Sleds North
Accurately communicating what car culture really is can be a challenge. It goes beyond just knowing about cars and attending meetings; culture is deeper – something that is lived, shared…
Small car, big dream: a Suzuki Cappuccino story
More than metal “It’s not just a car; it is a story.” This is the most important lesson I’ve learned from years of Speedhunting and immersing myself in car culture.…
The heartbeat of Tokyo: a Mazda cruise with CSG
Last week, I gave you a quick look at Car Shop Glow – a custom LED taillight maker and RX-7 specialty store located near downtown Tokyo, Japan. To mark the…
Lucid Dreaming: Goodwood Revival After Hours
The silence was surreal. After a full day of shooting at the track and in the paddocks – being soaked to the skin and taking 20,000 steps – exhaustion had…
Throwback: a VW Golf Cup car for the street
2024 Introduction If there’s one thing Speedhunters has learned about car culture in Japan since 2008, it’s that the Japanese know how to build a good looking custom car. We…
What’s better than one Nismo Clubman Race Spec R34 Skyline GT-R? Two!
If you were to ask me to describe my dream garage, it would be one filled with R34 Nissan Skyline GT-Rs, a couple of MkIV Toyota Supras, a Mitsubishi Lancer…