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’
Cutting through the air, the closest to pure flight that a human can feel while not inside a plane, I was various types of birds in flight. A seagull diving down looking for prey at the apex of the corner that can be devoured on corner exit. 
A phoenix once I hit the straight trying to become a human dart, praying that I will burn up as pure fire, wings spread wide as I hit my braking markers. I realized then and there what I loved and appreciated most about track days:…the feeling of being pure avian.
Continue reading ‘Reflections on: Track Days, Competition and a Dangerous Hobby’
Lyrics by Rich Lavigne/ Artwork by Jon Domingo
In the early 1960’s, a small Japanese car company named Datsun decided it needed to create a car that would get noticed in America. They knew it had to be stylish, innovative, fast and relatively inexpensive to turn some heads. They assembled a team of engineers and in 1969, they released the 240Z. The car was released as two versions, one for the Japanese market that featured a 130hp 2.0 liter inline 6, called the Fairlady Z Continue reading ‘Have You Ever Seen a Lady So Fair?’
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