Rupesh is a guy who loves nothing more than old school J-tin sitting squat on the pavement. Shakotan is a Japanese tuning style that has roots linked to ‘bosozoku’ and subtle tuning flares from the crazy ‘kaido racers’ that mysteriously troll the Wangan late at night. It hasn’t spread like wildfire in New Zealand yet…
World Touring Car Championship is making its debut in America at Sonoma Raceway! Not more than hour drive north of San Francisco is Sonoma Raceway and its demanding twists and turns. World Touring Car Championship features some of the worlds best drivers, battling it out in production based chassis tuned to their max. The FIA…
Max Fouhy has a tradition of building cars that polarise opinion and his latest creation does exactly that, all over again. Sitting pretty on a set of 14×8.5 -0 & 14 x9.5 -5 SSR mkIIs, this has all the swagger of a Bob Marley toting a couple of Tommy guns… Fatlace fans, let me introduce you…
Cherry blossoms hold a special place in Japanese peoples hearts. The ‘cotton candy’ flowers are only around for a week or so, and when Rupesh called me up with an old school ‘shakotan’ ride I knew right away that the ‘sakura’ background was the only way to go. The Japanese symbol of spring arriving is…
Jon Do’s first ever car experience was Import Expo and after that… he was hooked. He first had a RSX and after an unfortunate incident of totaling it, he got his AP2 last December. He left no time wasted and started to mod it instantly. To complement his Laguna Blue Pearl paint, he decided to…
The Lowballers Japan has teamed up with local crew NeuFlava to throw down weekly meets. It’s great to see the JDM scene super into the USDM scene and sometimes you can’t tell it’s even in the Land of the Rising sun. From Cali to Nevada plates they are USDM as F****. Where’s the Japanese girls…
Photography by Dave Levitt. Ever since I started going back to school I don’t really have much time on my hands for photo shoots. So what is the best way for me to keep features coming in?? Post up on forums and see if anyone has a “hellaflush approved” type of car. In this case…
This year FD implemented a new track layout in comparison to previous years. On the start of Thursday’s practice the judges had the track laid out with 3 outer clipping zones. It was nearly impossible to make it to all 3 outer zones without gobs of horsepower, even if you had the horsepower the drift…