When it comes to drift cars, there are low cars and then there are low cars; Kentarou Yamamoto’s JZS171 Toyota Crown Athlete definitely falls into the latter category. There’s no “hovercraft style” body kit here to provide artificial lows either – this is the real deal.
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A Visit to 326POWER HQ
I first visited 326Power’s headquarters back in March but I only took a handful of photos on my phone at the time. A couple of weeks ago I found myself back in the picturesque town of Higashi-Hiroshima, ready to visit the company again. Now equipped with my DSLR camera, I […]
Read MoreStyle Up your BMW! HM-Sports E36 Aero Now Available
As far as things go with BMW E36s in the European drift scene, there isn’t really too much variation when it comes to styling. Marc Huxley of Huxley Motorsport-fame thought it was time to switch things up when working on his own E36 and, after a lot of hard work, I’m […]
Read MoreSmall in Stature, Big in Impact
Jesse Streeter’s cool little Suzuki Cappuccino parked up in the car park at Motorland Mikawa, having been driven there by Geoff Fryters to spectate the R32-only drift day. This thing is so cool yet also classy, which is not something I ever expected to say about a little Kei car […]
Read MoreAs Simple as it Gets: Back to Basics R32
I spotted this 4-door Skyline in the Motorland Mikawa pits at the A-Bo-Moon-organised R32-only drift day. Not only did it look great but, further inspection revealed this build was also wonderfully simple. Pretty exterior with basic mechanicals: this is something that a lot of UK and European builds could learn […]
Read MoreEngland x Japan: Shane Lynch’s Rolls Royce Silver Shadow
As far as drift cars though, Shane Lynch’s Rolls Royce Silver Shadow is definitely one of the most unique. Having recently been at Huxley Motorsport to have a set of bolt-on arches designed and fabricated, I also supplied a set of 326Power Wheel Nuts and Spike End Caps to bring […]
Read MoreHuxley Motorsport: Workshop Tour
We often see so much written about workshops on the other sides of the world in glamorous locations, whether they belong to huge corporations who have been around since the boom of the modifying era, or be they simply a backstreet unit that belongs to a cult icon who has […]
Read MoreAn IS200 with Class: Chris’ Static SXE10
There is no shortage of stunning SXE10s in the US and Canada, with there being many examples that can boast stunning wheels and gleaming paintwork. This might be due to the level of aftermarket support that the platform receives Stateside in comparison to the European market, or it might just be that the […]
Read MoreCelebrating 86 Day: Corolla Brotherhood Meet at Driftworks
Across the world this weekend, fans of Toyota’s legendary Corolla AE86 have been gathering to celebrate 86 Day (traditionally the 6th of August). While technically speaking, 86 Day in the UK should be held on the 8th June (due to the way we write dates here!), the longstanding Corolla Brotherhood […]
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