 |  | | Power-2-Weight: 1994 MAZDA RX-7 | | Say hello to Chris Carey's drag-racing FD - the world's first with Mitsubishi power under the hood | | Business - as in, that's all we see when we take an eyeful of Chris Carey's FD generation Mazda RX-7, a car engineered for the sole purpose of rocketing down the drag strip. The mix of first-impression visual elements - the sports car's natural flowing lines and long snout, the chute and wheelie bar, the combination of skinny tires up front and enormous meats at the aft of the RWD - warn everyone to stay out of the way, this car's comin' | | Full Article | | By: URC Staff and Photography by Ryan Belville - 9/20/2011 |
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| P2W-Power-2-Weight: NISSAN GT-R
Among the great American tuning houses, AMS Performance is one of those outfits that requires little introduction. The Chicago-area speed shop always seems to be on the leading edge of the platforms it modifies, one of the more recent examples being its drag racing 8-second Nissan GT-R, apparently the first in the world to go as fast
9/8/2011 - Full Article
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| ShowStoppers-Showstopper: WRAPTIVO MERCEDES BENZ CLS 550
RJ DeVera should be a household name to nearly all tuners, but especially those in the sport compact scene; over the years RJ has built showstoppers of nearly every make and several popular models. However, in spite of his impressive and lengthy resume, RJ had never built a German car - until this Mercedes Benz CLS 550. With a new challenge ahead and years of experience to tap, the V8 executive sedan began its makeover almost immediately.
6/17/2011 - Full Article
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| P2W-Power-2-Weight: GARDELLA RACING PONTIAC SOLSTICE
In 2007, Ryan Tuerck was just finishing his sophomore year in Formula Drift with a top-16 points finish as a privateer in an Nissan S13 240SX. Gary Gardella was earning his first NHRA Pro FWD class season championship in a tube chassis Chevrolet Cobalt sport compact drag car, and Eric O'Sullivan had won the ProDrift championship in his first full season piloting a Honda S2000 F series-powered Toyota AE86. Just four short years later, the paths of all three would cross in the Pontiac Solstice chassis you see here; O'Sullivan pilots Tuerck's ex-car in the 2011 FD season under the guidance of team owner Gardella
5/31/2011 - Full Article
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| P2W-Power-2-Weight: 1998 ACURA INTEGRA TYPE-R
The word "icon" is thrown around pretty liberally these days, especially among automotive media (we're pretty guilty of it ourselves). Walking the line of what is and isn't iconic can be tricky, and frankly we prefer not to argue over what qualifies. But we also think people/cars/events/etc. that are truly significant - things that stand out for whatever reason - will in some way get their due.
5/11/2011 - Full Article
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| P2W-Power-2-Weight: 1997 HONDA CIVIC HATCHBACK
The recipe for building a fast car is a fairly straightforward one: one part power, one part drive system to get it to the ground, one part lightened and properly set up chassis, and finally whatever aerodynamic slipperiness one can extract from the vehicle's exterior
3/23/2011 - Full Article
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| P2W-Power-2-Weight: BMW E92
The 2010 SEMA Show was full of surprises. Possibly the biggest to come out of the world of drifting was the move by Formula D to stage an event at the Yas Marina F1 circuit in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. We've heard the UAE characterized as a land of excessive wealth, and the state-of-the-art F1 track is just the proof of excess gear-heads tend to focus on most.
2/4/2011 - Full Article
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| P2W-Power-2-Weight: RCAUTOWORKS 2000 HONDA PRELUDE
The Honda Prelude occupies a strange place in the annals of tunerdom. It was one of only three lines the Japanese OEM sold in America until the 1990s, when the Odyssey and CR-V were added, and while a person could reasonably assume the sports coupe to be a natural target for enthusiast lust, fact is the Prelude has never been as popular as the Civic.
1/25/2011 - Full Article
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| P2W-Power-2-Weight: 1992 HONDA CIVIC
Brandon Katrein's fifth-gen. Civic hatchback is currently living its 15 minutes of fame. We know Urban Racer isn't the first to aim the spotlight squarely on this ultra-clean JDM Honda, but the twists and turns of how the Chicago-area build came together seem endlessly fascinating.
12/2/2010 - Full Article
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| P2W-Power-2-Weight: 2001 NISSAN S15 SILVIA
Ten years ago, the Honda Civic was at the center of the aftermarket car scene in the USA, with its big brother NSX being the dream car of many Gen-X-ers who were spending their weekends at the drag strip or autocross course, or fantasizing with fellow enthusiasts at meets. An ocean away, the Nissan S-chassis had captured the hearts of enthusiasts across Japan, with its sibling Skyline GT-R being the ultimate object of desire.
7/2/2010 - Full Article
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| P2W-Power-2-Weight: 1995 BMW M3
Many of the drivers in the Formula DRIFT pro championship have become household names in the tuner world. Alex Pfeiffer, Tanner Foust, Sam Hubinette, Rhys Millen, and Vaughn Gittin Jr. all have become the Andrettis, Unsers, and Earnhardts of a new generation. Over the past few years, the name Chelsea Denofa is starting to ring familiar for those following the grassroots and semi-pro drift circuits.
5/21/2010 - Full Article
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