Temple of VTEC has this 3 minute video of the the “potential” NSX successor at the ‘Ring:
People are calling this car the successor to the NSX but not too long ago I read that this car was supposed to be the cheaper, baby NSX since the new one was going to be over $100K. Whatever it’s called, it WILL BE FAST! Apparently it ran an unofficial time of 7:37 (the new GT-R ran a 7:29).
Photos by Son Mustafa & Jimmy Spence
Now trying to get some of the hottest rides in Socal together in one gigantic room is probably one of the hardest things to do. But with proper tactics such as advertising, word-of-mouth, email blast, and a random post on the car forums, you can bet to turn some heads. This was a show not to be missed and if that doesn’t entice you enough how about some of the most notorious manufacturer in the sport compact scene available to answer you questions. Still not enough? Ok, how about a couple dozen of Socal’s finest ladies? Did I get your attention yet? Yup, if your just hearing about this now you missed out, The 2008 SPOCOM Car show down in Long Beach, CA. Check out the photos and make sure you don’t miss out next year!
Continue reading ‘2008 SPOCOM Car Show’
For all you North East people looking for a good time during the 4th of July weekend check out Raceway Park on July 5 & 6! It’s traditional event that SpeedLounge.com attends to see some side by side action with Team Puerto Rico vs Team USA. All you die-hard rotary fans this is an event you would not want to miss! For more information check RacewayPark.com and make sure you stop by the booth to say hi!
Photos by Somya Siva & Brian Chin
The Boost Mobile Nightshift show held at the Belmont Race Track boasted a couple hundred cars and a couple thousand spectators. Good to see that the Northeast is still interested in hooking up their rides and showing them off. Teams like New Image Motorsports & Team Emotion brought out the heavy hitters for this event. Overall, the show went exceptionally well and by the end of the night we got the, “you don’t have to go home, just get the hell outta here…”
Continue reading ‘Boost Mobile Nightshift Belmont, NY’
Antonio Alvendia is the man when it comes to drifting and the perfect offset. He also has the talent for finding that perfect moment and captures it with his “Canon” camera. (*Note: Nikon’s suck!) What do I mean by “perfect moment”? Well click on the following link below and see for yourself! You’ll notice that’s there more than just the drifting aspect. It’s all about the lifestyle of this motorsport. How much work the crews put in and how intrigued the spectators are to smoke and smell of burnt rubber. It was a hot day at Raceway Park and the fans still showed up to be captivated by this extremely growing sport.
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Car blog Jalopnik put a “How-To” for Drag Racing that appears to be pretty accurate and enlightening for those that have never done it.
I know Drag Racing isn’t the “in” thing anymore but it’s still an interesting read for those in varying levels of experience.
Photos by Rich Lavigne & Brian Chin
Long Beach, Calif. – June 17, 2008 – Formula DRIFT completed the third stop on the 2008 Championship Tour with Round 3: The Gauntlet at Englishtown Raceway Park. Defending champion Tanner Foust battled through the tough competition to take home the victory and take over the lead for the Castrol SYNTEC Power Cup. Continue reading ‘Formula DRIFT Round 3: Tanner Foust Takes the Victory and Becomes the Points Leader’
Words by Rich Lavigne Snaps by Son Mustafa
The Integra Type-R came onto the scene in 1996 in the DC2 platform and quickly made a splash. Honda took the already competition worthy Integra GSR and added increased chassis rigidity, a more powerful engine, better suspension and the all important LSD to make sure that all that power translated to forward motion. When Honda announced that they’d be ending the DC2 platform, much of the tuning scene was in an uproar. What would Honda replace their winning design with? Continue reading ‘Championship White & 24k Gold’
Extreme Motorsports Festival Promises Adrenaline-Charged Spectacles and Entertainment
June 3, 2008 – New Yorkers will be treated to the sight, sound, and motion of Boost Mobile’s Nightshift on Saturday, June 21, from 4 p.m. to 11 p.m., when the event returns to Belmont Park Raceway for its annual New York extravaganza. The event is the country’s largest touring extreme motorsports lifestyle festival and will feature dazzling displays of tricked out rides and bikes, high speed drift demos, stunt bike competitions, high flying Freestyle MotoX, skateboard trick showcases, and max horsepower dyno runs. Nightshift New York will mark the ninth stop on HIN Events’ 21-city 2008 tour. More than 10,000 entertainment and motorsports enthusiasts of all ages are expected to attend. Continue reading ‘Boost Mobile Nightshift Powerslides into New York’
Jalopnik put up a cool article about the real life cars that inspire the cars you would find in Grand Theft Auto 4. While not being comprehensive, they definitely hit the nail on the head for the faster cars you would find in the game. Continue reading ‘Lexus IS + Evo = Sultan RS’
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