Drifted Daily FC3S RX7

Posted by Damien O'Connor on 16th April 2012 in Damien O'Connor, Features

Ok, one thing that will be evident at the end of this feature is that I am no rotary expert, therefore I will not pretend to be such an expert, so best off to Wikipedia or the likes if you looking for a statistic filled technical report on rotary engines. Sorry it won’t be found here.

However, I do know a cool car when I see one, and Simon Connaughtons FC3s series RX7 is just that. What I love about Simon’s car and to be fair it has been a view I’ve always shared ever since I got into modifying and shooting cars; cars are bought to be used and although at times we can appreciate the clean nature of a trailer queen or show car it is not quite the same as seeing a cool road-going drift-ready car squirm sideways up speed-bumps of a Sunday afternoon.

Random Athens Street Picture

One random picture from two Japanese legends in Athens outside of a car was.You dont see that every day.

Restoration of a Mazda RX4 part 2

Stripping and removing the paintwork from the RX4…

Vyet’ Platinum Honda S2000

“Life is not about what you have, it’s about what you make with what you have.” Wise words to kick us off. Vyet Le is a valued photographer here at THE-LOWDOWN, but rather than go behind the lens on this occasion, Vyet has put his S2000 in front of it. To many the Platinum Pearl White S2K below would be a dream car, but it wasn’t what Vyet had planned. We’ll let him tell the story.

The World Famous Rocket Bunny

Whenever we hear the words ‘Rocket Bunny’ you cannot help but think of Anthony ‘Scotty’ Scott’s Team Skylinepart.com SIL80, and this year its bigger and better than ever. Over the last 6 or so months, Scotty has rebuilt this world famous monster with reinforcement and weight saving in mind, almost everything is now space framed, polycarbonate, carbon fibre or fibreglass.

Nissan 180SX RPS13

The Irish modified car scene is a strange one. On one hand, you have lots of people who only follow the pack, scared to move outside of their comfort zones. On the other hand, you have people like Keith Wheldon who prefers to go his own way. You can check out the full and in-depth feature on Speedhunters but I’ll summarize Keith’s 180SX in one sentence – this is the best built and most considered RPS13 ever built in Ireland. Oh, and it’s his daily driver too …

RX-7 Meeting At Central Circuit

William Terry was kind enough to send us his article covering the 7s and 8s Meeting held at Central Circuit in Hyogo prefecture a while back. Due to certain circumstances we couldn’t post it up immediately after the event but like we’ve said before, better late than never!

COLIN’S SLEEPER OF AN S12 NISSAN

One quick glance at this 1987 Nissan 200SX S12 Silvia, owned by Colin Masterson, and you’ll think it’s just another nice looking S12 with a few simple, yet tasteful modifications with very little (if any at all) engine modifications. This S12 features more than just simple engine modifications…

Jocks Bilimport.dk Drift spec S15

The car that we are going to present has a pretty long history. Its bonds with Kazama Auto Japan are very strong and are not just related to the car’s exterior. The car was purchased directly from Kazama Promode kit,and then imported to Denmark to be used as Jocks Bilimport.dk showcar until 2 years ago, when the company wanted to enter and take over the drift scene.

Eurospec Time Attack Evo VI

A lot of people argue  that the EVO VI was the meanest of them all. The care that we’re featuring this time was almost stock months ago, with only cosmetic and exhaust mods. It definitely had nothing in common with the beast that is now, Dr Jekyll decided to show its true spirit. Mr. Hyde is purpose built for one reason: slaying puppies. In all seriousness… to terrorize tarmac in the UK Time Attack series, under the hands, or better yet right foot of Christopher Hamer.

Restoration of a Mazda RX4

Restoring an old – classic car is more than a procedure. Is ritual…

Whifbitz Time Attack Toyota Supra

Power is never enough for some people. The car, or monster,  that we are going to introduce during this feature breakes all the rules, power wise! Talk about Time “travel” Attack. Its power output? 1178bhp at 1.9bar on pump fuel and 1336bhp at 2.4bar with the aid of race fuel.

1993 Nissan Skyline GT-R (BNR32)

In a Time Where Drift and Time Attack Rule Strong, Garage Yawata Stands Tall In Its Roots.

How do you make a bold statement these days, especially when everything’s been said and done before? That’s something we ask ourselves everyday. But ask that very question to Nobuyuki Morita and you’ll get a different answer.

2012 British Drift Championship: Round Five Super Pro: Trax Silverstone

Trax is a show that caters for all aspects of the car scene and only has time slots for a Super Pro Top 16 – but its by no means a display.  The points gained here today count for the 2012 championship and with only one more round to go after this opportunities to up your points quota are running out.

Sebastien Craig’s S13 Silvia is the definition of “clean.”