Jamboree, an event run by Ray Box and the Sport Compact Group, has been the premier event, if not the only event for Australian sport compact drag racing for over 20 years. Being held inaugurally in Queensland at Willowbank Dragway and holding a special place in the hearts of those who have raced there since...
8am was the start of the day for Team Cars For Hope on the last day of March as we were all set for Jamboree Sydney at Sydney Dragway, however by 3pm after our shirts were covered in a nice film of black carbon and rubber residue we left for our ITR for the popular...
Last Sunday on February 26th was the first ClubITR BBQ of the year held down at Zen Garage in Leichhardt. Team Cars For Hope decided to make our way down their after the ClubITR x Cars For Hope BBQ at Lane Cove National Park last November. Arriving at Zen Garage, we saw the usual forum...
Last Thursday on December 29 was JDM Style Tuning’s monthly EOMM meet. At a small carpark just off Foreshore Road in Mascot, it was the standard monthly meet with a few enthusiasts, their mates and their cars together to meet new people and enjoy Sydney’s car culture. As my first ever JDMST EOMM, I was...
Just over 2 weeks ago the annual ClubITR BBQ was held at the usual location of Lane Cove National Park. So you’re probably thinking yeah alright, a small one make meet, 15-20 cars and this blog post full of photographs of Honda Integra Type R’s. Well here’s where you’re wrong and I think I can...
After much discussion and deliberation following the first All Japan Day which was postponed due to inclement weather conditions, the inaugural All Japan Day Sydney was held on November 13 at Silverwater Park in Silverwater. Long after Adelaide held their first All Japan Day in 2008, it was Sydney’s turn to have a laid back...
I’ve been to many JDM Style Tuning end of month meets but this one had to be one of the most abnormal meets I’ve been to. This month’s meet was hosted by Top Secret Imports and the Project D Drift School at the Top Secret showroom. So how was it unusual? Well they had entertainment....
Time attack isn’t like other forms of motorsport. There is no qualifying, no pre-race grid line-up, and it isn’t to see who will get to the chequered flag first. Instead, it is a test of precision and accuracy, where even the slightest difference in lap time on track will count for so much more off...
Day 1 of the 2011 World Time Attack Challenge confirmed the discussion that had been developing during the off-season since 2010. Teams and their suspicions of the paddock came to reality as the potential of the 2011 field was uncovered. Many of the international frontrunners, such as Cyber Evo and Sierra Sierra returned to continue...
The Cyber Evo crew have done it again; on the second day of the event Tarzan Yamada reset the lap record at the Eastern Creek raceway with a blistering 1:28.8510 to take the World Time Attack Challenge for the second year in a row. On top of the ladder by the end of day 1...
After unloading the cars from their containers and trailers, the practice day for the 2011 World Time Attack Challenge gave each of the teams a chance to investigate the conditions of Eastern Creek since the recent resurfacing of the turn one and two sections of the track, as well as overcome the problems that may...
The covers came off the two display cars to reveal the newly revamped Pulse Racing Evo and Jake Jones’ wide body Onevia, signalling there is less than a week till the 2011 World Time Attack Challenge (WTAC). For a car fanatic like myself the coming week will turn out to be one of the longest...
