Yashio Style S15
This is a Yashio Factory S15. Now most people would say the tail lights are like TRD Scion tC tail lights, but these look way better. The high spoiler actually doesn’t look that bad, but then again I drive an Evo. Also really like these rolling shots, and yes those are Advan RS wheels! BALLIN’!
Brewed Innovation
Can’t call this ghetto because those look like some nice T-bolt clamps holding the bottle… and the engine bay shows signs of a freshly done build.
What Dreams are Made of
This is a short street session video from a group called “Drift Union”… looks like they’re following the shadow of Risky Devil , but actually representing Canada… Here is the poo-poo brown Mazda RX-7:
And the White GC:
Gotta give props to dudes who are not afraid to bring the heat to the streets. And speaking of street drifting, the rest of the world will still be a step behind Japan:
How NOT to do Fitment
There’s always people that like to push certain trends past their original mold. This guy is one of them. I’m not sure if he did this as a satire, or if he really thought this is cool… Camber has never been a bad thing, but when your car’s wheels look like they can trip pedestrians just by driving past them, the word unconscionable comes to mind. *speechless* 5 inch wide wheels with a 4 inch wide lip, what is going on.
un⋅con⋅scion⋅a⋅ble
Oldschool Celica GT
Everything about this car oozes awesome, from the fender mounted side mirrors to the fender flares. What really gives this car personality is the bosozoku-inspired external oil cooler with the classic stainless-line-through-a-headlight. This is why oldschool cars have so much flair.
MacAskill Bikes to Work
Keeping in theme of biking to work, MacAskill does this video for a Scottish recruitment site. The talent is impressive as always. This time around, the cinematography work is much more artsy.
Viper Red, Please
This viper looks like it’d be a beast on the highway. Interesting color scheme job on the 3PC wheels, very hot-roddish. Great stance as well.
335i Edition
Here’s some 3 series love, these 335s are one of my more preferred BMWs, especially out of the current line-up.
H+son EERO
Ever since H+son realeased their rims, they’ve been part of the talk of the fixed gear wheel world ever since. I remember a little more than a year ago ( maybe more. maybe less) when I first discovered these wheels, all I thought to myself was, ” wow, now thats a DEEEEEEEEEP V”. Virtually being double the depth of a Velocity deep v. The hype began and everyone started purchasing these rims overseas. Dishing out about $45 more per rim than a Deep v. Then sadly an unfortunate incident occurred. A rim exploded, and was blogged about on about every single fixed gear/ track bike blog in the world. H+ did their homework and made some adjustments and to my knowledge, that is the only rim failure they have received.
With all of these super deep v’s being released such as the velocity B43s, H+ plus sons formation face and SL42, and now our friends over at IminusD , many of the “fixed gear freestyle” riders out there simply say, make a wider rim, and I’ll ride them.As what everyone said about the velocity deep v. With wider rims being the answer to the beads of the tires popping off from doing tricks such as flatground 540s. So velocity re-released and somewhat improved one of their older rims, the chukker. Gnarcotix is currently riding the IminusD rims, and many velocity sponsors such as Chris Fonseca and other No Cassettes Riders are riding the B43s and Chukkers.
Now H+son has once again made an attempt to be at the top of the charts with their newest release. The EERO ( pronounced air-0, weird I know, then again its coming from a company called H+ son)
43.333333 mm deep. That is about .333333 mm deeper than a b43 and 1.33333 than their previous rims. Also it is 22mm wide which is about 2mm wider than their formation face and sl42.
The velocity chukker wins the battle of width with a measurement of 24mm wide.
I think these things are pretty cool. Just hoping that they don’t “taco” again.
Arrival of the ‘10 GT3 RS
There’s something about the raw, responsive power of a naturally-aspirated flat-six engine. Not many cars exist that can do it better than the race-oriented Porsche 997 GT3 RS. The new, revamped 2010 model of the GT3 RS is now here, and it’s a sexy machine indeed. The color schemes are still loud as ever. Enjoy the pictures.
For your extended viewing pleasure, here are 2 High-Resolution images:
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Lamborghini with Volks
Made to be a successor of the iconic TE37 wheels, the Volk VR.G2 is similarly a one-piece forged monoblock design. The debate of whether or not the G2 looks better than the 37’s is subjective, but we can all agree they look fantastic on this Gallardo Superleggera.
Even at its 20×11″ size, these wheels still only weigh 25.8lbs each.
Quite an impressive combo to say the least.
2010 Track Bikes… What’s In Store So Far, Part One.
As 2010 approaches, many bike companies are releasing their 2010 model lines, I thought I’d cover some of the interesting and new ones in a blog post; I’ll try and cover some exciting road bike action for 2010 in a future post- especially with Interbike around the corner (which should give us some new track/fixed news as well).
Let’s start with the “Big 3″ of bicycle manufacture: Trek, Specialized, and Giant. Trek hasn’t announced anything for the track/fixed demographic yet, but they are obviously going to sneak peak their road/MTB models first, with previews of the Top Fuel and 2010 Madone trickling out; however one can reasonably assume the T1 will at least be back. Interestingly, I flipped through some Trek marketing stuff recently, and the T1 was under the “Commuter/Urban” section, so I suppose Trek does see the fixed gear market.
Specialized caused quite a bit of a stir with the reveal of their steel Langster… that’s right, the “Big S” is coming out with an honest to goodness Reynolds 520 steel track bike in their so-far Love It or Hate It Langster line.
There was quite a bit of a stir when this was released about it somehow being NJS approved and coming with a complete DA 7600 track group, but being that it’s TIG welded and not made of Ishiwata/Kaisei/Tange JPN tubing, it was quickly squashed. It will be available as a frameset and as a complete with a parts spec similar to the normal Alu Langster (Sugino RD, etc).
Giant has gone down another path, and instead of creating a sleek classic track racing frame, they’ve taken their Bowery model and make it for the fixed trick market which has literally exploded in 2008 with a vast array of new bikes and even a whole new way of making fixed gear frames and components. The Bowery FMX has a BMX inspired parts spec and look and is probably the first time a company other than a relatively small company (Brooklyn, MKE) or a BMX company (FBM, Volume, etc) has tried to address the fixed trick market.
This is interesting, because the Langster line and the Bowery line were NEVER perennial best sellers for Specialized and Giant and from what I understand, never really accepted as “cool” in the fixed gear community; despite being reasonably priced as completes and arguably stylish, the Langster and Bowery lines never really had the type of following that they seemingly should have, and even Specialized and Giant’s high end track racing framesets the S-Works Track and the TCR Omnium (both of which as framesets cost more than a Bowery or Langster complete) have become more accepted as “cool” in the mainstream. However, it is interesting to see how much market research Giant and Specialized have done; Specialized has seen the extreme popularity of NJS and classic steel type bikes in the fixed gear community and done their best to emulate that (the complete steel Langster comes with a faux San Marco Regal saddle) aesthetic and hit a pricepoint any large corporation’s marketing department will inevitably impose for a niche product.
Giant has gotten even more bold, with their embrace of the fixed gear tricks community, as putting BMX components on a track bike was almost unheard of until 2008. However, with Giant’s manufactuing power, this seems like a risk they could easily take; however several people have noted that the fork on the Giant and the overall construction doesn’t seem to be as sturdy as it should be for the intended market.
However, these two bikes represent an interesting foray into a VERY hard to market audience by two very heavy hitters in the bike world, and its very possible that these models could catapult Giant and Specialized into the same realms of “cool” that companies like Surly, IRO, and Bianchi currently reside in.
NEXT UP: Steep and Cheap! BikesDirect isn’t the only place to get your first fixie anymore!
Nite Flite Infinite Pegs, Buddy
While some people are throwing it down on the streets and at the parks, Jason Levy is a BMX rider that takes it to another level. Instead of staying on the ground, he literally goes to a higher elevation and jumps gaps on top of buildings and trains. Also, add in some gat shooting for the hardcore, extreme effect (0:52). He’s obviously not scared to go big and take the risks, very nutty dude and definitely deserves those sweet titanium pegs at the end.
The video quality isn’t the greatest, which is a shame because it should be in full 1080P HD.
In the Seats of Luxury
By Luxury, I’m not talking about comfortable, fluffy cushions and thick cow-hide… I’m talking about luxury in terms of hard, super lightweight carbon fiber.
A glance at these Technocraft T-1 seats and you will know they mean business, both in terms of lucrativeness and awesomeness.
Made out of high quality pre-preg dry carbon, one seat comes in at 6lbs. The price tag is not such a small number, however, coming in at $2699 each.
The Technocrafts are still a flea-market bargain compared to the ultimate Recaro seats, the Recaro SP-X CL100’s. This was a Euro and Japanese conjunction with Recaro and a shop called ASM from Japan. They’re also around $20,000 for the pair. That’s over triple the price for a pair of the T-1’s.
Why are these so much more expensive than the T-1’s? The Recaros are reclinable whereas the T-1’s are fixed, and also consist of more complex structural shapes with sharp edges. Aside from more structural framework design, the CL100’s also have more detailed upholstery with an alcantara and leather mix. Still, the leather better be from a show-winning goat, and sown together by a Goddess for that price tag.
Regardless, both these seats are very baller, and a great display of craftsmanship.
The Return of the Forums
A couple months ago when the site was still fairly young, I put up some Forums, but unfortunately that wasn’t in good timing so the plug was pulled.
After its hiatus, I brought it back online today with much better software than the first iteration. Regardless, click on over and sign up! Registration is super simple for the time being, no need for any e-mail validation. Hopefully the Forums will give the site a community to build on. 
Front, Back, Side to Side
1990’s Bay Area Rap never disappoints. Coming straight out of Hunters Point, San Francisco, RBL (Ruthless By the Law) Posse is one of the pioneers of that G-Funk sound. Bounce to This is one of their most acclaimed joints, have a listen.
You can download the song HERE. 320 KBP/S of course, would you have it any other way?
How a Subie Should Look
I’ve always been a fan of the blob-eyed STi’s, especially the ‘05 models with the updated interiors and rear stock overfenders; however, I’m convinced that the hawk-eyed versions like the one below can look great as well.
Cars that are done just right, and not at an overly-excessive level deserve a big thumbs up.
