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SneakPeak!!!

monochrome.fav — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 14:47:19 +0000

Photoshoot with the lovely JennyChu!!!

Stay tuned for the article and way more pics!!!

A Night With Team BMW Hawaii

Joe-Wii — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 10:37:57 +0000

Team BMW Hawaii takes us out for a short night on the town!

Words: Joey H.
Snaps: Joey H. & Reese S.

The members of Team BMW Hawaii were having one of the annual night cruises, and decided to let a couple of us from the SH staff tag along. The plan was to stop at various locations snapping up pics of the Bimmers as we went a long, especially pictures of that BMW calling-car: halos!

Unfortunately, as is usually the case with these sorts of things at night, it turned into us getting chased around various locations by security and/or police. Of course, in the interest of balance and fairness, they were just doing their jobs. And unlike most car groups out there, Team BMW is made up of a bunch of level-headed individuals, so we simply did as told and moved on.

The night was short, but it was still fun. I always love getting to take pictures of any BMW, being a bit of a fan-boy myself. But getting almost 20 of them in the same place, means I go a bit trigger-happy. Shooting at night is a challenge for an amateur such as myself, but I’d like to think I got one or two good shots for you all to enjoy!

We’d like to thank Ryan of Team BMW Hawaii for the invite. And yes, we will defiantly be seeing more of his E46 M3 and the rest of Team BMW Hawaii! Got a BMW? Interested in attending these meets and hanging out with a bunch of cool bimmer fans? Well, the Team BMW sub-forum would be a great place to start!

Spotlight: SCCA Hawaii Solo 2 Autocross

Joe-Wii — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 05:02:05 +0000

Take a look at what YOU could be spending this Sunday (and other Sunday’s once a month) doing!

Well I finally stopped making up excuses, woke up early on a Sunday morning, and got my ass to Aloha Stadium for the SCCA Autocross event! I’ve been waiting (or procrastinating) years to do this, and after only four runs (in my car, + one in a 2.5 RS) I can say I am hooked. I will be back, it’s an absolute blast, and it still remains the only legal choice we have here as far as driving your car fast. Although in my case, not very fast. I did come second in my class though!!…………..out of two of course, but we won’t sweat the details.*Caution: Racer’s Excuses* I could have won class if I hadn’t hit a cone! DAMN THE CONES! I can see why so much autocrossers say that now. They really are like evil little orange gremlins out to ruin your perfectly good run.

All in all though, I just went out to learn how to control my car better, and to have some fun. And I have to say I’ve succeeded at both! Plus, you don’t have to actually race to have a good time. Any true car fan will get a kick out of just watching some of these cars run, including TWO Porsche 911 GT3s, a Nissan GTR, a crazy Camaro, a bunch of Subies and EVOs, and even a few old school Datsuns just to name a few.

If you’re in the Honolulu area, and you have a car to drive, and you’re thinking about coming out, I have two words for you: DO IT. The friendly folks of the Hawaii SCCA chapter make it super easy for the novices. You can find out more about the event at their website, or the handy sub-forum located on Forumshawaii! Remember, the next event is coming up this Sunday (August 22nd)! So make time if you can!

Clear Off August 28th!

haku — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 02:43:43 +0000

It’s gonna be a busy Saturday for the automotive enthusiast, with 2 events lasting from morning to night.

First up, we got Kalaeloa Raceway Park’s open house. It starts at 10am and finishes up at 2pm. This is the closest thing we have to a legit track, people! Make sure you come out and show your support! (Seriously, how easy is it to just be there?)

Second, there SpoCom at the Neal Blaisdell Center Exhibition Hall, kicking off at 3pm and going strong until 11pm. Cars and models; can’t go wrong with that combination! Plus this event is only one day, so you’re definitely gonna be missing out if you don’t make it. Now, if you’re worried about time clashing or need to have your car at Blaisdell for setup, simply leave a little early. As you can see, SpoCom starts a good hour after KRP’s open house.

Hit the jump for posters and links (with more info)!

Kalaeloa Raceway Park; Discussion Thread

SpoCom; Facebook

(Whew, us staffers are gonna be tired!)

Mark’s FA5 (revisited)

b5boy — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 10:59:51 +0000

Sitting on my desktop for well over a month, here is a revisit of Mark’s, island renown, Honda Civic Si Sedan (FA5). A car that should have taken home awards at Street Dreams and will probably keep shaking the state with future modifications, without further ado.

Pictures by Reese Shiroma

Article by Lance Sugiyama

The Land of the Rising Sun. Home of Godzilla, beautiful girls (Maria Ozawa!) and my new favorite thing in the world… Green Tea Kit Kats. Oh yeah, they also make some decent cars. Unfortunately for us automotive-driven Americans who live for JDM-lore, the majority of all things holy are blacklisted… Toyota Chasers. SR20 and RB motors. The local Checkers doesn’t stock the sweet checkered floormats seen in every drift car. My daily driver has to suffer with cheap rubber NOS mats with flames.

The Japanese Type R boasts a K20A engine that screams up to 8000 rpm, whilst letting 225 horses gallop on the wangan or touge. Traditionally, Honda has never been renowned for being a torque monster… the CTR is no different, putting out a decent 159 ft-lbs of twist. What Honda aims for instead, is reliability and efficiency. With nearly 115 hp/liter, the little motor that could, allows great gas mileage when not attacking apexes. Where the CTR really stands out, is the looks. The JDM front end’s swoop and curve design draws the right attention while never shouting “I’M A STREETRACER!”.

The ‘Merican version of the hopped up Civic, the ever-popular Civic SI, grows up from the street brawling two door that was one of the forerunners of the sport compact movement. Also sporting a K20 (albeit a K20Z), the SI puts down a respectable 197 hp while spinning the motor to an identical 8000 rpm. Unlike the radical Type R, we get mundane styling that appeals to those interested in picking up the kids from school, rather than the VTEC-popping crowd that the Civic once got to flock to the dealership for.

For Mark Deleon, the holy grail is the JDM Civic Type R. From his beginning days as a driver, he knew he wanted something from the big red H. As with most of us, the tuning bug bit early and it bit Mark hard. Keeping the car simple and clean has always been the goal. With his head turning ‘08 Civic SI, the proof is in the pudding. Making a few calls over the vast Pacific Ocean, landed Mark a brand new JDM front and rear end. With more aggressive lines, the stock SI alloys just wouldn’t cut it. A set of CCW Classics, with offsets that just a few years ago would have had the Honda camp shaking in their boots, fit the bill perfectly.

What does the horizon hold for Mark and his Civic? Having already set afire to the show scene, as evidenced by the StreetDreams Show Down, a few more brownie points are looking to be won with a few bolt-ons as well as plans for a Type R interior including seats and gauge cluster. Better fire up that long distance calling card…

Random Run Into

b5boy — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 05:49:03 +0000

Caught these guys going down Kam Highway after the Nissan Meet today.

Hit the jump to see the rest!

Yeah, that GTR is one of the fastest on the island, if not the fastest. 750hp. You thought your car was fast? Just imagine how fast that is.

Random Snap: Destin’s Civic x SPhotography

b5boy — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 05:41:30 +0000

I caught these snaps of Destin’s fricken clean and newely dropped 8th Gen Si on a local up and coming photographers blog; SPhotography.

Check out Sean’s blog here for more snaps and other sick shoots he’s done as of late.

Dylan’s Miata (Again)

Joe-Wii — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 07:17:25 +0000

Yes, once more we take a look at resident SH groupie, die_lawn, and his cone-eating, MILF-Hunting (not Hating!) Miata!

Article: Joey H.
Snaps: Reese S.

Just when you think you’ve had enough of Dylan and his red cars, SH drops yet another photo-set on you! Yes, I know it seems like a bit much, but our “ace” photographer is back from the mainland and had to do an afternoon shoot with SH’s best friend. You know the story here, it’s Hellafush-ed (whatever that is), and yet still raced on a monthly basis at our local Autocross events (more on that later in the week BTW). Say what you will about all this flush-ness and such, but you can’t knock the man for getting out there and actually USING his car and modifications for what there were intended to do.

I’ve heard that there’s an actual story behind this afternoon photo shoot, but as I wasn’t actually there to join in (and yet I’m the one writing the article, I know, weird…) I can’t give any commentary on that. I’ll just say that it involves being chased from various locations, and an encounter with a “cougar”. Sadly, we’ll have to save the details of this for another day, so I’ll just say enjoy the rest of the pics!

And remember, if you’re sick of seeing Dylan’s car(s) whoring up our bandwidth (sorry Dylan), then go ahead and click that contact us link up there on the top of our page and ask us to feature YOUR ride and/or event. I know we’ve been slacking on this recently, but I promise we’ll be more prompt about it! No really, I promise! So click it! Now!

Robs Random G

b5boy — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 10:14:44 +0000

The other week a few of the SpeedHawaii staff went to kick it and we just so happened to run into one of our friends. Meet Rob, he has G35 sporting an all around Ings+1 LX Sport kit and you can often see him cruising around the windward side of the island where not too many reside.

Hit the jump to see moar pictures

Random (Preview!) Shot: Bimmer Nights

Joe-Wii — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 05:59:25 +0000

It’s an E46 M3. Possibly the greatest sports-saloon of all time. Need I say more?

Okay I will anyway. This is a little teaser of a small feature we’re working on for the near future. Like Bimmers? Hell, like great cars in general? Then you need to stay tuned!