This year’s
Formula Drift event held at
Evergreen Speedway marked the sixth year that the track has hosted the FD Seattle event. Having been at every single one, I can honestly say that this year was no less amazing as every year before it. The stands and the pits were packed with adults and children alike, with every single person smiling from ear to ear!
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Posted by: Lucas Perez | Jul 24, 2012 | Categories: Coverage | Tags: 1uz, 240sz, 2JZ, Alex Lee, BMW, BRZ, Cresta, Dai Yoshihara, Daigo Saito, drifting, Ford, Formula D, Formula Drift, FRS, Garage Autohero, JZX81, Ken Gushi, LS1, Lucas Perez, michael essa, Mustang, Nissan, Pat Mordaunt, Retaks, Ryan Tuerck, S13, SC430, Scion, TC, Tony Angelo, turbo, Vaughn Gittin Jr, Walker Wilkerson, Yoshi Shindo, Z4 |
This weekend's
Autocon event at
Santa Anita Racetrack was hot. Super hot. There were lots of other car events happening in other parts of the west coast, but it seemed as if most people naturally just flocked to Autocon, because it's a new event series that's gaining some good momentum. It was initially started as a smaller car gathering in Southern Cali's City of Industry, but it has seen quite a bit of growth recently. I even saw some of the core team from the old Hot Import Nights (the crew that was behind HIN when it was strongest) and Global Time Attack behind the scenes this weekend.
I've been traveling out of state for the past few weeks, but I decided to fly back to Los Angeles for this weekend's event - it was the perfect chance to enjoy summertime in Southern Cali, spend time with good friends, and finally check out Autocon in person.
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Posted by: Antonio Alvendia | Jul 23, 2012 | Categories: Gallery | Tags: Antonio Alvendia, Autocon, BBS, Big Mike, Bisimoto, bluebird, E30, FR-S, FRS, Honda, Low n' Slow, M3, Mercedes, MR2, Nissan, OZ Wheels, Prelude, RPS13, RS Watanabe, S2000, Santa Anita Racetrack, Scion, slammed, SLS AMG, SSR Wheels, stance, STi, Subaru, SW20, Work Equip, work wheels, WRX |
Formula Drift Round 5 at
Evergreen Speedway has to be one of my favorite events all year (albeit, I'm biased as a Seattle local)! Not only is it my home town, but this race track has one of the biggest bankings in the series - and just like
Irwindale Speedway, there's not much room for error. Everyone in the Northwest drifting community has witnessed a lot of crashes at Evergreen Speedway in Monroe WA throughout the years, and with something like 56 drivers registered for this event, we are sure to get one hell of a show this year!
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Posted by: Yoshi Shindo | Jul 20, 2012 | Categories: Coverage | Tags: Camaro, chevrolet, Conrad Grunewald, Daigo Saito, Evergreen Speedway, FC3S, Formula D, Formula D Seattle, Formula Drift, FRS, Garage Autohero, GReddy, Jeremy Lowe, Ken Gushi, Kyle Pollard, Lexus, Matt Field, Mazda, Monroe, Mustang, Nissan, Portland Speed Industries, RX7, S13.4, S14, S15, SC430, Scion, Scion FRS, Seattle, Silvia, toshiki yoshioka, Tyler McQuarrie, Vaughn Gittin Jr, Walker Wilkerson, Yoshi Shindo |
Have you ever seen a
Lexus LF-A take flight with all four wheels off the ground? As
Gazoo Racing Lexus LF-A driver
Akira Iida explains it, "The momentum of our team is very good. Our target for the
24 Hours Nürburgring race is to maintain a steady pace." As many Lexus and Toyota fans already know, the Gazoo Racing team did a lot better than just
maintain a steady pace at
The Green Hell - the Gazoo Lexus LFA team and the
Toyota Swiss Racing GT86 team took top honors in their classes - SP8 and SP3 respectively.
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Posted by: John Brooks | Jul 17, 2012 | Categories: Gallery | Tags: Akira Iida, FR-S, FRS, FT86, Gazoo, Gazoo Racing, GT86, John Brooks, Juichi Wakisaka, Lexus, LF-A, LFA, Nordschleife, Nurburg, Nurburgring, Scion, Takayuki Kinoshita, Toyota Motorsport, Toyota Swiss Racing |
Oh snap! Just found this Risky Devil RPS13 180SX photo on my hard drive! I’m back from a period of non-publishing on the blog – 3 weeks to be exact. Sorry folks, I injured my wrist/elbow, which made it very difficult to edit photos or even type on a computer. This being said, I’ve only been able to publish new content on Instagram, Twitter, and Tumblr. If you don’t follow @MOTORMAVENS in these places, you’re sleepin!
This is a photo of Josh Maghirang‘s right hand drive RPS13, taken while I was sitting shotgun in Leigh Roto‘s JZA70 Supra. It’s no secret that the Risky Devil crew, the boys from Grip Gambler, and all their other Chicago-based friends under the Junkhouse banner are a bunch of lowlifes who terrorize Chicago streets by driving like a bunch of a$$holes – tailgating each other at high speeds on the freeway, drifting freeway onramps and offramps, and street drifting in downtown Chicago right in front of popular clubs. No wonder all the residents of Chicago always yell F*CK JUNKHOUSE when they see these cars passing by! These guys are always up to no good… which is probably why I love hanging out with them! They are fun. (more…)
Posted by: Antonio Alvendia | Jul 12, 2012 | Categories: Oh Snap | Tags: 180SX, 240SX, Grip Gambler, Josh Maghirang, Junkhouse, JZA70, LEigh Roto, Nissan, Option2, Risky Devil, RPS13, S13, Supra, Tokyo Drive |
When a 21-year-old
John Morton took a job in
Carroll Shelby’s Cobra shop in the mid-1960s, sweeping floors and chasing parts, he had a dream. Much of that dream came true for him, but in what could be called
a great and celebrated road racing career, he does have
regrets and disappointments.
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Posted by: Tom Stahler | Jun 19, 2012 | Categories: Archaeology | Tags: Adam Carolla, Bobby Unser, BRE, Carroll Shelby, Datsun, Electramotive, Geoff Brabham, Indy Car, IndyCar, John Morton, Ken Miles, Le Mans, Lotus, Lotus Super Seven, Nissan, Peter Brock, RIAM, Road America, Road America 500, Sam Attal, Scarab, Sebring, Super Seven, The Riverside International Automotive Museum, Tom Stahler |
I can’t believe it. I just received word from a reliable source that Road&Track Magazine will be shutting down its Southern California offices. Can this be true?! This is insane. Everyone knows that the print media industry has been hurting for a while, but hearing reliable sources say that Road&Track is shutting down… that’s one piece of auto industry news that’s hard to fathom. (more…)
Posted by: Antonio Alvendia | Jun 12, 2012 | Categories: Papercuts | Tags: 510, anothermagazinecloses, BRE, Brock Racing Enterprises, Circuit de la Sarthe, closes down, closing down, Datsun, Hearst Communications, icantbelieveit, last issue, Le Mans, Peter Brock, Road and Track, Road&Track, Road&Track Magazine, SCCA, SCCA 2.5 Trans Am Championship, shutting down, Tim Considine, Trans Am |
While searching for some photos of a particular rally car (the awesome
GroupB Peugeot 205 T16 Evo 2 to be exact), I came across a great thread on
www.specialstage.com called
“Those Crazy Rally Spectators” by forum member “Autohabit." I felt I had to show the MotorMavens readers a selection of the photos and give a little insight into some of them.
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Posted by: Patrick McCullagh | Jun 05, 2012 | Categories: Perspective | Tags: 205 T16, 6R4, accident, Argentina, Ari Vatanen, Audi, autohabit, Celica, challenge, championship, Colin McRae, Corsica, crash, crazy, Delta, Escort, Evo, Ford, GC8, Group A, Group B, Henri Toivonen, Hirvonen, Impreza, incident, Intercontinental, intergrale, IRC, joaquim, Lancer, Lancia Delta S4, Latin, Latvala, Loeb, M-Sport, mad, Malcolm Wilson, Marku Alen, mavens, Metro, Mitsubishi, Mk2, motor, opel manta, Patrick McCullagh, Peugeot, Portugal, Quattro, rally, Rallying, RS200, S2000, Salonen, santos, Skoda, specialstage.com, spectators, Sport, ST165, St205, Subaru, Timo, Tony Pond, Tour De Corse, Toyota, webmining, world, WRC, Ypres |
