SPEED HERO Blog — Japanese Culture

Thanks to Kwik!Gti on VW Vortex for capturing this new Japanese subculture. Just like the, Heavy Sound post, these Dodge vans are something fresh and very new that seems to have some following, even if it is small now. Group "Youga Base!" are leading the way. :) Seems pretty interesting, I guess they've already run race/drift events at Ebisu! It's great to witness this so early on, as it begins to give...

I'm sorry for all the you tube videos lately, but good things just keep flooding in; I just couldn't ignore this video. I realize some people poke their heads on here to catch a glimpse of the information and visuals I happen across and deem great, if nothing else they don't have the time of their own, or backround and history of search to find it themselves. So enjoy!

Daikoku Futo rest stop is one of those mystical mecca's of car culture. You've seen it in videos and magazines, it's been immortalized in manga. It sits on some island outside of time and space somewhere between Tokyo and Yokohama. Of course we ended up there mid-week which made for a mediocre mecca but it was still great to be there and bask...

As the year comes to a close I thought I'd take a look back at 2009. It really was a remarkable year. It marked Speed Hero's first year. There was a trip across the globe for Quinn and myself and a relocation across the country for me. Considering 2009 was just the beginning, I can only imagine what 2010 has to offer. So, to start off with a clean slate I'm going to drop some Japan content that was overlooked. There was a serious absence of Bosozoku in our trip to Japan but these two trouble makers made out day...

Very few things in life excite me anymore. I live in a mentally ill depression most of the time, though I'm visually a perky fellow, I'm very much confused and lost on the inside. Everyonce in a while something comes along that really excites me, much like the DriftWorks 3 Video did when I first saw it, this video below makes me happy in my middles. Click to enjoy.