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KL’ing It – Mazda KL-ZE-Swapped Porsche 944
According to the Goldilocks Principle, it's best not to have too much or too little of something and the right amount of anything is just right. While we live our lives with more of a too-much-is-n...

Wekfest Los Angeles 2018: The Best of Southern California
When we're not in the Donut Garage building cars, attempting man line or setting things on fire, we like check out the local car scene. If we'd have to guess, Wekfest is still one of the raddest ca...

Happy 8/6 Day
Happy 8/6 day! Today we're celebrating one of our favorite rear-wheel-drive featherweight cars ever made: The Toyota Corolla AE86. If it weren't for that Takumi tax, we'd have more of these shredd...

For the Love of the Drift – Cole Seely Nissan S15 Silvia
If you’re a fan of the American Motorcycle Association (AMA) and their Supercross and Outdoor Motocross series, you probably recognize Cole Seely. If not, here’s a quick primer. Cole rides for Team...

Below the Border and Above the Clouds: San Pedro Martir Hillclimb
I’m from Southern California so the topic of Baja California, MX comes up every now and then. Whether it’s about Cabo San Lucas or Ensenada, one of those big tourist cities is usually mentioned whe...

Retro Race Looks, Three-Rotor Power: A Heroic RX-3
Mazda. Rotary. Beloved. Groundbreaking. With a mere utterance those words conjure up visions of the RX-7, which began production in 1978 and would continue through 2002 in its home market of Japan....

Crazy 88: An E30 M3 That's Not Afraid to Have Fun
If you are like most red-blooded driving enthusiasts, you've probably dreamt of owning a BMW E30 M3 at some point.
And you've probably also taken a look online...

Unlimited – Why Volkswagen’s I.D. R Pikes Peak and Porsche’s 919 Hybrid Evo Matter
For many racing fans, the idea of an unlimited race car is all at once appealing and disappointing when you look at the top tiers of motorsport. Prototype and Formula Car racing are supposed to be ...

A Study in Perseverance: Toyota Finally Gets Its Le Mans Victory
Victory at Le Mans is never a guarantee. This is a lesson Toyota learned firsthand in 2016 when Kazuki Nakajima’s number Five TS050 lost power with a scant three minutes and twenty five seconds lef...

Did Someone Say Yanny? Pushing the Limit With an RB-Swapped C33 Nissan Laurel
While drifting in Japan, Matt Haugen fell in love with larger sedans stuffed with powerful engines. This is the very reason he imported this 1989 Nissan Laurel C33 with an RB25DET swap.
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Shooting Lessons at the Thermal Club
The idea of the country club is to allow those who are affluent enough to afford the high cost of entry a place where they can get away, golf and socialize in peace. A place where they don’t have t...

Gridlife Midwest 2018
It was a very cloudy Saturday afternoon during the last drift session of the day. The sun was peeking out periodically, but not enough to light the area where I was shooting my camera. I spent all ...