SPEED HERO Blog — Toyota

Backdoor Shenanigans

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...


I wish I was as cool as: Kaizen Garage

These guys are badass! I can't compete with a 1JZ A65 Celica. Nor can I compete with a 1UZFE AE86. Bastards. http://www.kaizengarage.com/


I'll Pretend They're Bugs in my Mega Web

So this post is heading back to Japan, a place where robots powered by magic do everything including pour your beer. I just realized that this machine was pouring beers while I was in having a sashimi breakfast. Breakfast beer is the Japanese way. No trip to Japan would be complete without a trip to Mega Web Tokyo's Toyota/Automotive theme park. You can't miss it, it's the place with the Ferris wheel. It's more...


Son of B.C. Day Coast Drift takes Manhattan

I'm not feeling very wordy but I realized how few of the photos I had posted from the B.C. Day event at Western Speedway. Time to fix that. I swear I took pictures of other cars too. I swear. I can't help it, I really like Toyotas. I'll show you mine if you show me yours. Read the article


Speed Hero's dead. Long live Speed Hero!

With the RX7 gone and my move across the country it was time for a new drift slag. She's not pretty but she'll get down and dirty. [caption id="attachment_356" align="alignnone" width="600" caption="The car formerly known as Lola."]The car formerly known as Lola.[/caption] 1983 Corolla, autofail 4ac looking a little worse for wear but nothing like the Ontario cars I'm used to. She needs some work, some lovin' and a deep dickin' [caption id="attachment_357" align="alignnone" width="600" caption="Better than Ontario mint."]Better than Ontario mint.[/caption] [caption id="attachment_359"...