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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…

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…

Matthew Everingham In Car Culture, Japan, Turnpike, Uncategorized

Hunting Reality: A Common Night In Tokyo

Tokyo hasn’t changed — we have. There I was, deep into a doom-scroll at some ungodly hour, when it hit me: I was trapped in a digital hall of mirrors.…

Alec Pender In Car Feature, Nissan, Turnpike

Érik Comas and his 20 Year Dream: The Nissan R390 GT1

There are special cars, and then there are the ones that warp your idea of reality; the cars you’ll never see outside a museum, let alone idling at a fuel…

Dino Dalle Carbonare, Alec Pender In Car Culture, RAYS, Turnpike

Thirty Years And Counting: The Volk TE37 30th Anniversary

RAYS’ Tokyo Auto Salon booth this year was a celebration of a very special anniversary, because 2026 marks the 30th of the Volk Racing TE37’s production run. It’s possibly the…

Alen Haseta In Car Feature, Porsche, Sweden, Turnpike

Race Ready And Street Legal: Peter Eriksson’s Porsche 996

Take everything you know about the term ‘street legal’, throw a little spice on it, and you get this Porsche. It’s a car that somehow still has license plates, despite…

Larry Chen In Car Feature, Japan, Turnpike

Tokyo Auto Salon Traditions: Shooting Liberty Walk After Dark

It’s become a tradition for Dino and I to photograph Liberty Walk cars on Sunday night, after Tokyo Auto Salon. Toshi and Kawamura-san always pull through, no matter how ridiculous…

Alec Pender In Car Culture, Event Coverage, Japan, Turnpike

Analogue Forever: Exhibiting Japanese Car Culture On Film

Whilst Tokyo Auto Salon chaos unfolded in Chiba, there was a much more relaxed, grassroots show quietly going on in central Tokyo. This was the Analogue Automotive Motives Exhibition, a…

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