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Grant Salter In Australia, Event Coverage, Turnpike, Turnpike Guests

2,000+ Cars, One Massive Day: Tuff Streeters 2026

While most of Melbourne was still asleep or debating whether to hit the snooze button, I rolled into Calder Park, coffee in hand. If you didn't know, Calder Park is…

Larry Chen In Japan, Project Car, Turnpike

Why I Bought a DC2 Honda Integra Type R to Leave in Japan

There’s something strange that happens when you start spending more and more time in Japan. You come here for work at first – an event or maybe a shoot that…

Alec Pender In Circuit, Event Coverage, Japan, Time Attack, Turnpike

Attack Mode: Full Send At Tsukuba

Attack Tsukuba has become the global benchmark for time attack events. Every year, the event grows, and with it, the popularity of similar series in Italy, the US, and Australia.…

Cyrus Tam In Car Feature, Japan, Porsche, Turnpike

Understated Obsession: 4LAWS’ Carbon Fiber Porsche 930

At Tokyo Auto Salon 2025, a pair of dark-colored Porsche 911s stopped me in my tracks. Initially, I wondered why these two understated cars were attracting so much attention –…

Larry Chen In Car Feature, Nissan, Turnpike

Frankenstein S-Chassis: An LS-Powered Desert Weapon

I’ve spent most of my adult life around the Nissan S-chassis, from grassroots drift events in Japan to local track days in Southern California. But nothing could have prepared me…

Dino Dalle Carbonare, Alec Pender In Japan, Mazda, RX-7, Turnpike

The TCP Magic Touch: An FD3S RX-7 Built Without Compromise

For more than two decades, Kawato-san of Total Car Produce Magic has dedicated himself to extracting the impossible from rotary engines, earning worldwide respect through his outrageous creations for Mad…

Mario Christou In Event Coverage, Porsche, Turnpike, UAE, Uncategorized

Pushing Cayennes to the Limit: The Rahal Desert Crossing

Preface: So, it turns out it’s a lot harder to shoot a motorsport event when you’re taking part in it, as opposed to shadowing the action. Nonetheless, between getting stuck,…

Mario Christou, Alec Pender In Car Feature, CSF, Japan, Turnpike

Brits Abroad: The R44 Performance BMW M2 On The Streets Of Tokyo

Everyone talks about exporting a car from Japan, but who in their right mind would send one to the ‘Land of the Rising Sun’ instead? Well, UK-based BMW tuning specialist…

Grant Salter In Australia, Car Culture, Event Coverage, Summernats, Turnpike

Small Pad, Big Sends: Drifting at Summernats

After a couple of hours baking under the brutal summer sun, it dawned on me that things hadn’t really changed at Summernats 2026. It was seriously hot this year, but…

Dino Dalle Carbonare, Alec Pender In Car Feature, Japan, RWB, Turnpike

Tokyo Nights In The RWB Porsche 964

There’s something about Tokyo at night that never loses its charm. The constant hum of the expressways that weave through towering high-rises, the soft glow of street lamps highlighting the…