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That might sound like a lot, but it manages some 82 million vehicles in some of the world’s most densely populated cities daily. As a country, it should be at a perpetual standstill. Yet, ever since the 1950s, the Japanese have held a tiny little ace up their sleeves… Kei-jidõsha, or ‘kei car’ as it’s […] The post Kei & Mighty: Exploring Japan’s WAZUKA Microcar Museum appeared first on Speedhunters. View the full article

But finally, after the stars recently aligned, I managed to get the cool guys at Car Shop Glow (CSG) to bring their time attacking Mazda to a quiet location away from the hustle and bustle of Tokyo’s daily chaos. I can remember the first time I laid eyes on this RX-7 – it was probably […] The post 10-Year Throwback: For The Love Of Rotary appeared first on Speedhunters. View the full article

Corner balancing a car has been one of those things that seemed off-limits to the average automotive DIY enthusiast. You can find a wide range of electronic scales from a speed shop like Summit Racing; however, a ‘decent’ set will set you back at least $1,000, and a higher-quality set will cost double that. You […] The post Project Rough: DIY Corner Balance Take 2 – With Physics! appeared first on Speedhunters. View the full article

Car meets are a rare occurrence in Scandinavia’s cold months, but with the arrival of spring and the clearing of salted roads, enthusiasts begin bringing out their cars. After a long, dark, and freezing winter, not one clear, warm day is wasted. While there are a few well-known spots for gatherings, on Thursday evenings over […] The post Nifsta Classic Cars: Stockholm’s Summer Delight appeared first on Speedhunters. View the full article

I could name a few, but one that stands out is a 21-second clip of a bright yellow MkIV Toyota Supra built by JUN, power-sliding at Tsukuba Circuit. I’m not sure where I first saw it online, but in 2001 – four years before YouTube was a thing – you can bet I risked the prospect […] The post Who Remembers The JUN Akira Supra? appeared first on Speedhunters. View the full article

‘Give a man a body kit, and he’ll look cool for a day. Give him a sheet of raw carbon fibre, and he’ll look cool for a lifetime.’ Masato Nitta lives by this philosophy, and he’s built a one-piece carbon front cowl for his EK9 Honda Civic Type R to prove it. Of course, while this […] The post From The Garage To The Loop: A Kanjo-Spec Civic Type R appeared first on Speedhunters. View the full article

Recently-retired 2017 Cup champion Martin Truex Jr. will enter the 2025 season-opening Daytona 500 and pursue a piece of NASCAR history. Truex stepped away from his ride in the #19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota at the end of the 2024, with Chase Briscoe moving over from Stewart-Haas Racing to take his place, but will aim to make his 694th career start in Cup by teaming up with Truck Series ...Keep readingView the full article

The regular 2024 NASCAR Cup series season may have ended at Darlington, with Tyler Reddick crowned its champion, but the title is far from settled. That's all determined in the next 10 races that make up the Cup playoffs. This year marks the 10th year with the knockout-style format. Originally called 'The Chase' in 2004 and involving 10 drivers who simply tried to gather more points than the ...Keep readingView the full article

Daytona delivered on the drama Saturday night when Harrison Burton surged ahead in the #21 Wood Brothers Racing Ford to out-duel Kyle Busch and win his way into the 2024 playoffs. Parker Retzlaff shoved Burton ahead of Busch on the final, a fellow Chevrolet driver. Burton then blocked aggressively, crossing the finish line and finally becoming a winner in the NASCAR Cup Series after 98 career ...Keep readingView the full article

Kyle Larson cashed in on his second opportunity to win at Indianapolis Motor Speedway this season, taking the victory in the 30th anniversary of NASCAR’s inaugural Brickyard 400 on Sunday. Larson, who ran in the Indianapolis 500 earlier this season as part of an aborted attempt to do ‘the Double,’ picked up an anticlimactic fourth NASCAR Cup win of 2024 under caution in an otherwise ...Keep readingView the full article

At the launch of its all-electric concept car, NASCAR was at pains to state that it likely wouldn’t ever be its Cup Series platform or race in the Daytona 500. So why build it then? For a series that prides itself in being faithful to its roots, and being the oldest of schools when it comes to racing, the multi-billion dollar sanctioning body has been flexing its muscles recently when it ...Keep readingView the full article

Hailie Deegan is probably more important to NASCAR racing than it realises. Since Danica Patrick retired from competition, Deegan has emerged as the most likely successor to her standing as the leading lady of stock car competition in America. But this week Deegan’s hype train hit the buffers, as at the age of 24, her Xfinity Series team pulled her from its No. 15 Ford Mustang and left her at a ...Keep readingView the full article

Bell, who advanced to the Championship 4 last season with a chance to win the series title at Phoenix, blew a brake rotor early in the race and never was in the fight. But this time around Joe Gibbs Racing driver Bell rallied to win Stage 2, then drove from 20th to first after the final pit stop and easily held off Chris Buescher (RFK Ford) by 5.465 seconds to earn his first win of ...Keep readingView the full article

NASCAR now has regular competing series in Canada, Europe, Mexico and most recently added one in Brazil. It has seen a growing number of international drivers compete in its American-based national series, both as regular competitors and part-time ventures. Never before in the modern era of NASCAR has it held a points-paying race of the premier Cup series outside the continental United States ...Keep readingView the full article

A new five-part documentary series looking behind the scenes of the 2023 NASCAR season is coming to Netflix. The streaming platform has announced the release of NASCAR: Full Speed following the increasing success of its Formula 1 documentary series Drive to Survive. The series follows the action of the NASCAR Cup Series, which has been described as one of the most challenging and dangerous ...Keep readingView the full article

Yarborough was one of the best to ever get behind the wheel of a stock car. In 560 starts, he won 83 races and sits sixth on the all-time wins list. His many victories including four in the Daytona 500 and five in the Southern 500. Yarborough won his three Cup titles consecutively from 1976 to 1978. "Cale Yarborough was one of the toughest competitors NASCAR has ever seen," said Jim France ...Keep readingView the full article

Byron has more wins than any other driver in the NASCAR Cup Series this year, but narrowly escaped elimination as his 30-point buffer evaporated during the race. The Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet driver was mired in the midpack for most of the race and ended up finishing 13th, one lap down, but it proved was just enough as Byron advanced by just eight points over Denny Hamlin. Byron will ...Keep readingView the full article

The Playoff round of eight concluded at Martinsville with an unusual 168-lap green flag run following a spin by Michael McDowell. Playing it safe, Team Penske Ford driver Blaney and several other lead-lap cars waited to make their final pit stop well within their fuel window while Almirola (Stewart-Haas Ford) and Chase Elliott were among those who pitted earlier hoping for one or more ...Keep readingView the full article

Bell and his #20 Joe Gibbs Racing team struggled for much of the race and at one point he was in danger of falling a lap down. However, a string of cautions in the final 60 of 267 laps knocked several playoff contenders out of the race and put Bell back in the hunt for the win. He took the lead for the first time on a restart on lap 230, and despite briefly losing it he reclaimed it from ...Keep readingView the full article

Blaney finished sixth and scored eight stage points in a race narrowly won by Kyle Larson from Christopher Bell, but the Team Penske driver was later disqualified when his #12 Ford Mustang failed post-race inspection. The reason behind the initial disqualification was for violating NASCAR Rule Book section 14.11.3.5, which lists the minimum extended damper lengths for each shock. The sole ...Keep readingView the full article

As Sunday’s race wound to a finish, Blaney and Harvick found themselves swapping pushes and the lead. With two of 188 laps remaining, Stewart-Haas driver Harvick – looking for his first win in his last full-time season – appeared to have control of the race but saw Blaney edge past him for the lead thanks to help from Riley Herbst. Blaney and Harvick raced side-by-side for virtually ...Keep readingView the full article

Denny Hamlin is the NASCAR Cup driver fans most love to hate. But, in many ways, he also epitomises the type of driver they most covet – one that worked his way up by talent and wasn’t handed the keys to a high-profile ride because he came with a lot of money. It’s a complex contradiction that has enveloped Hamlin in the twilight of his driving career, but one he has come to embrace and ...Keep readingView the full article

In a race that battled to find a rhythm in part due to battles with the weather, Hamlin took control in the second half after he grabbed the lead from his Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota team-mate Ty Gibbs with 141 of 500 laps remaining. As the race remained caution-free the rest of the way, Hamlin was not seriously challenged and cruised to a 2.437-second win over Kyle Larson, who had started dead ...Keep readingView the full article

The 25-year-old, who was competing as a rookie in the Cup Series with the Legacy Motor Club team co-owned by Jimmie Johnson, was suspended by the team and later NASCAR itself on 5 August. It was deemed that Gragson violated the sport's code of conduct after liking a meme that mocked the 2020 murder of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police officers. A few days later, he officially ...Keep readingView the full article

After powering past Brad Keselowski with 80 laps to go, Denny Hamlin appeared set to sweep victories in both Kansas races this season until Chris Buescher hit the wall with seven laps remaining and sent the race into a two-lap overtime. That set up several different pit strategies as Daniel Suarez stayed out and inherited the lead and three drivers took on only two tyres, that grouping ...Keep readingView the full article