SPEED HERO Blog

So, a long ways ago, many moons before now, my mother was in the market for a car. Being a die hard old Japanese lover, she HAD to humor me and at least test drive something WORTH her money. James chauffered us for the ride, and we had a good time testing out this rare '75 Woodie Corolla wagon. Sadly though, she opted out of the insanely rare wagon. And bought a Cobalt,...

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.

Gasoline is on it's way out, though maybe not quite in this youth of mine, but some part of my life I will experience a dramatic change in the way the world commutes. Not only have production cars began to lightly change for these very reasons, but the car culture has began to grow it's own legs and have learned at this point, to walk with the idea. I'm impressed with this developed interest. Grassroots dedication is what leads to major future trends. Here lies the...