If you grew up in the late 80s or early 90s like myself and had either a self-discovered or family member influenced interest in motorsport from a young age, you’ll need no introduction to the Super Touring era of the BTCC and, in particular, the later generation of cars that […]
Read MoreDrifting with Lambo Doors – Alex Law S14, 2015
I found this footage from early 2015 on one of my old hard drives. Alex’s S14 had just been fitted with URAS aero and WORK VS-XXs and was then driven to one of the first Three Sisters drift days. Shortly afterwards, it was driven to Lydden Hill for Round 1 […]
Read MoreThe Fade Continues: Alex’s Low Origin S14
While I was down at Retroshine working on my Primera last night I popped across the road to see how Alex was getting on preparing his Low Origin S14 for this weekend’s Spring Matsuri event.
Read MoreOn-Board with Shane Bingham at Meihan
Shane Bingham from Stacked Inc. in action at Meihan in his S13 during N-Style’s drift event a few days after Tokyo Auto Salon 2018.
Read MoreHAILA DIAMOND Wheels now Available
On my continued quest to able to supply super high quality, unique and distinctive parts to STL customers, I”m pleased to announce that Haila Diamond wheels are now available in the shop. In terms of quality, these are about as good as it gets for VIP cars: two-piece forged construction, completely […]
Read MoreThe Road (and Train) to Meihan: a Visit to Stacked Inc.
While I was at Tokyo Auto Salon I’d been tipped off about a small drift event that would be taking place at Meihan the following Wednesday, organised by the N-Style crew (Naoki Nakamura etc.). The only problem was that the weather forecast was predicting heavy snow, so I held off making […]
Read MoreLow Origin: 2018 Livery Reveal
Josh from Graphix-D has spent the majority of today applying the new livery he designed to Dan Joyce‘s Low Origin S15. As soon as the car was ready, we drove it out for a few photos in the freezing cold as everyone was so happy with how the look turned […]
Read MoreFrasier’s HM-Sports E36
I’ve been watching Frasier‘s E36 go under the knife at Retroshine for the last few months, slowly being transformed from a slightly tatty and stock-bodied car into the HM-Sports kitted, WORK Meister S1R wearing drift car that sat before me at STL HQ last Friday afternoon.
Read MoreTokyo Auto Salon 2018 Pt2: the Show
If you’ve been reading Tokyo Auto Salon coverage on other sites up to this point, you’ve probably read plenty of hyperbole regarding the event and Japan as a country itself. Yes, TAS bombards your senses with more than enough sights and sounds to keep your brain preoccupied for a week […]
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