June 2010

Friday night slide

Submitted by Phil on 29 June 2010 - 1:47pm

Usually when I head over to one of Driving Sports's Eastern Creek Twilight drifts, it's to take photos, meet people, do interviews and cover the event. Last Friday was a little different however and a nice change may I add. Getting behind the wheel at Twilight drift night is definitely a more involving way to experience one of these events.

Meeting up with Jerry Yam of HOT4s, Jason Gynn of Zoom Magazine, we headed up to the Creek. For these guys it was their their first Twilight drift night. We later were met by our very own beloved editor Tom who had toiled away all day to have a half cage installed into his 180Sx.

We had a blast of night sliding to ourhearts content on the watered down skid-pan. Having been to a number of these meetings before, I can definitely say that it's becoming more and more popular.

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A couple of interviews and a stack more photos over the fold and through Jason's Dribble

Frosty morning in Sydney

Submitted by Phil on 29 June 2010 - 11:32am

Heading out to start the car for another day in the Fast Fours world this morning I discover that it's coated in a strange Krispy Kreme-like coating. This phenomenon doesn't really happen all too commonly in Sydney's West and luckily I had a camera in hand to catch it before it melted into oblivion.

More pics over the fold...

RANDOM SNAP.. Travelling companions

Submitted by Tom on 28 June 2010 - 5:35pm

After a mammoth trip to Adelaide from Sydney VIA melbourne and the geat ocean road we finally crawled to a stop and took a photo to prove we made it.

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- Pic By Lockey

Mighty Mods Season Finale TRD Laser

Submitted by Tom on 28 June 2010 - 5:00pm

Here at Fast Fours were all about serious performance vehicles,

And nothing to date has managed to match the awesome performance of the mighty TRD Laser.

So sit back and enjoy the neon fury from the boys at Mighty Car Mods

-Biggie

Toyota's chief test driver dies while testing Lexus LFA

Submitted by Phil on 24 June 2010 - 4:12pm

Sad news today on Autoblog and newsoxy as news reports that Toyota's chief test driver, 67 year old Hiromu Naruse and an unnamed passenger have died in a crash. Reports say that the fatal accident occurred on highway 410, a road near the famous Nürburgring in Germany. While test driving Lexus's 2011 LFA Nürburgring edition, he collided head on with two other drivers who were testing a BMW both who survived, however one is said to still be in critical condition.

Naruse is a highly respected figure in the automotive world who has been involved in the development of sports cars for Toyota going as far back as the 60's.

RIP Naruse San

Read the full report here thanks to Autoblog and here thanks to newsoxy

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German video footage of the crash scene can be checked over the fold

Positive Press is always welcome

Submitted by Tom on 23 June 2010 - 2:56pm

We take a lot of bashing in the media day by day due to the types of cars we choose to drive.

So its refreshing to finally see some positive press out there abeit even a small mention.

www.Hardtuned.net as a Australian wide modifyers network that organises cruises in every state.

Click the link below to have a read and see if you agree with what they are trying to say.

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RESPONSIBLE: Tom Painter, front, who organises cruises through car club Hardtuned, with Talia Nitschke and Kris Beck yesterday.

Issue 39 hits the shelves today

Submitted by Phil on 23 June 2010 - 12:52pm

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Be sure to pick yourself up a copy and write into us to let us know your thoughts

Plazmaman's water to air intercooler system

Submitted by Phil on 23 June 2010 - 9:34am

Glenn from Zoom magazine happened to pass by at Plazmaman yesterday and found an opportunity check out their water to air intercooler. With a hand-held camera at the ready, Glenn documented as Alex from Plazmaman demonstrated their water cooler intercooler system.

Interesting stuff, first time I came across one of these was on Luke Fink's old onevia which he drove up to Sydney for Powercruise in 2008. Fondly enough that car ran the trip to Sydney from Melbourne and back with a red sticker firmly planted on the windshield.

Check out a more detailed article here

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EA's Need for Speed: Hot Pusuit on its way

Submitted by Phil on 22 June 2010 - 7:59pm

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Well it's pretty exciting times seeing that Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit is hot on its way onto our consoles, computers and portable devices. The new releases looks to be connecting people from all over the world for some memorable cops vs hoons gaming.

I remember playing the original Hot Pursuit when I was in year 9 and couldn't get over the 3Dfx powered by my Voodoo 2 graphics card. It was probably around then that I started developing any remote interest in cars whatsoever (big surprise? wait 'til you read my column in Issue 39 of the mag which hits shelves on the 23rd!).

Well here's the trailer vid below, watching this reminds me of the time when I was working in game development as a 3D artist for Team Bondi back in 2004. For a certain time back then, all I was interested in modelling were cars.

More jabber and a random 3D snap over the fold

RANDOM SNAP.. Super Slammed MX5

Submitted by Tom on 22 June 2010 - 5:26pm

It doesn't get much tougher than smashing oil pans on Cats Eyes.

Check out the colour coded SSR MKII Rims

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What do you guys think?