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Guess that car!

More good times for guessing cars. See if you can guess this one. Bonus points for all the manufacturers that make it, and what the original it is based from!


Toaster 2, the ignored.

Markets, people, dumb people. The differences between Japanese cars sold in each and every country is vast, so many small variations. The largest and most noticable differences come between Japanese cars sold to the rest of the world, and that of Japanese cars sold in North America. Case in Point, and a continuation of our Toaster theme: The Nissan Vanette....or in this case the Quest/Serena mix fuck up. Pictured above is the Nissan Quest, what us North Americans known also as a Mercury Villager. The van was licensed to...


That Wagon Spotting!

Some of you who follow speed hero even through these slow times may remember a post called 'That Wagon' (click for more pixxx). A Subaru Impreza wagon that's been floating around the backround of drift videos and pictures since the dawn of drifting media to exit Japan.  It's always there, hidden in the corners of videos and magazines, never the star, but always out to every event and gathering, hanging loose. I caught this glimpse of it again, at Meihan circuit. Found in this Meihan practice video...


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Of Racing. that is all. Thanks James   [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8y2RHMGqbWk]


Thank you all so much.

I'm not sure what I did to deserve it, but my friends all banded together to help me get the car ready and to the track. Warren and Mike Day were the biggest driving forces behind the build. Dan and David helped as well. Shannon put up with a lack of hanging out as well as an exhausted and very smelly time when we did. There was a huge amount of people helping this week. It was all worth it as the car did amazing, and my soul feels very quenched having had successful seat time. Thank you all very...