The Road To A Dream Drive
You have probably heard me mention the “Hakone Turnpike” a million times on car features and other drive-oriented posts over the years. Well, I thought it was about time I took you guys there for a...
View ArticleDream Drive: On The Hakone Turnpike With A 911
So there I was, ¥700 ($9) toll paid up, and sitting in a brand new 911 Carrera Cabriolet. In front of me a deserted Hakone Turnpike, one of the best and most thrilling roads you could ever wish to...
View ArticleWhy Want More? The Boxster S
I’ll admit it. I’m guilty of having ignored the Porsche Boxster. I’m not one to usually to do this sort of thing, but I let the somewhat questionable image the car had developed get the better of me. I...
View ArticleA Gt-r Kind Of Day…
It’s been a long time coming, but a few days ago the stars aligned and I finally found some time to take the GT-R out for a much needed drive. Not only was I eager to put my new wheels and tyres to the...
View ArticleThe Competizione R Evolves
This is story starts many years ago, when Gio, an Australian car enthusiast who moved to Japan in the early 2000s, was looking to begin the build of what would ultimately become his dream GT-R. Much...
View ArticleWarp Speed Engaged: The 911 Turbo S
We’ve driven so many versions of Porsche’s latest generation 911 – the 991 – that I’ll spare you another introduction. You know it’s a great successor to the 997; you know it’s grown a fair bit; and...
View ArticleUnleashed On The Hakone Turnpike
This just doesn’t happen in Japan. People just don’t get the okay to close off roads here. But somehow, Ko-Hey Takada and his crew at Motorhead magazine did just that. It wasn’t permission to close any...
View ArticleClimbing The Hakone Turnpike
I’ve been lucky enough to cover some pretty crazy automotive-related stuff in my time, but nothing, and I mean nothing, could have prepared me for the awesomeness that unfolded on an autumn day back in...
View ArticleBulldog: The New Civic Type R’s Ancestor
Subject matter aside, what makes this Spotlight special is that it involved Speedhunting in its purest form. You see, I was attending another shoot at the Hakone Turnpike a couple of days ago when all...
View ArticleRaising A Middle Finger: The Freakin Works Z32
You may have noticed a sudden increase in ‘squashed’ cars here on Speedhunters. That’s what I jokingly like to call rides exhibiting the polarising style of dialing in silly amounts of negative camber...
View ArticleThe Taisan Porsche 962C
A few months ago I was summoned to the very top of the Hakone Turnpike along with a select group of other photographers and videographers. The guy doing the summoning was Ko-hey Takada, the Editor of...
View ArticleClimbing The Hakone Turnpike
Every car guy that lives in Tokyo has a special relationship with the Hakone Turnpike. It’s a conveniently located place to escape to; it represents a few hours of fun, or time alone. It’s a place...
View ArticleHakone Turnpike With Four Supras & A Fairlady
Have you ever had one of those instances when things just snowball out of control, but in a good way? I had one on a recent Sunday morning. The day started out like any other with a Speedhunters shoot...
View ArticleThe Alfa Romeo Giulia Quadrifoglio Is…
Spine-tingling refreshing. It’s not normal to begin a car review by giving away the final verdict, but I took this one a little bit more personal than most. You see, Alfa Romeo is a brand that I have a...
View ArticleExpanding On Lotus-ness: Driving The Evora 400
I’m just going to say it: I’ve always steered away from the idea of a slightly more comfortable and luxurious take on a Lotus. This is precisely what the Evora promised to be when it first launched...
View ArticleWe Took A Nismo GT-R To A Car Rally
This is how it should always be, but when real life factors into it, getting away for one on one time with your car becomes a significant challenge. But then again, sometimes, all you need is a good...
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