Author: Mario Christou
It’s amazing how trends cycle in automotive culture. Sure, the identical may be said for nearly any culture and subculture. But there’s something particularly fascinating about automotive culture, largely due to the sheer effort we put into our silly hobby. It takes way more effort to vary a body kit than an outfit, and respraying a automotive costs a complete lot greater than repainting your lounge. Automotive culture within the UK is at an interesting crossroads straight away. The stance movement appears to be losing momentum, and persons are growing bored with the base-level ‘enthusiasts’ who proudly shout about their…
With 2025 now upon us, I’ve been reflecting on my past 12 months of Speedhunting. While I experienced automotive culture in all its forms last 12 months, the 2024 automotive shows really stood out. To be honest, after years of covering events, I assumed the novelty had began to fade. But I’m comfortable to report that 2024 proved me mistaken, delivering (almost) nothing but phenomenal shows, with two standout events from my UK favourites: Players Classic and Rollhard. Players is now a globally recognised brand, but today, I need to shine the highlight on the underdogs at RollHard. Daniel Bryan…
To shut out 2024, we’ve asked our three busiest Speedhunters of the yr to focus on their three favorite stories from the past 12 months – from feature cars to events and every part in between. Finally, now we have Mario Christou to reflect of his yr of Speedhunting. MC: Phew, we’ve made it to the tip. What a yr 2024 was, eh? This may increasingly have been my favourite yr of hunting speed up to now, and it’s been a real pleasure to document automotive culture for you all. From the looks of our social media engagement, I’d say you’ve enjoyed the ride just as much as…
Some cars leave an indelible mark on all of us – cars that transcend the boundaries of fandom and turn out to be icons in their very own right. And yes, I mean all of us. For those who don’t have even the smallest soft spot for an R34 Nissan Skyline GT-R, I’m calling bulls**t, respectfully. There’s no way you were a automobile enthusiast within the 2000s without fond memories of Need for Speed: Underground, 2 Fast 2 Furious, or some grainy YouTube clip of gold Top Secret or white Mine’s GT-Rs defying physics – in 240p. Mickey Andrade and…
For years, Toyo Tire’s Treadpass has been home to a few of SEMA’s most jaw-dropping builds. This 12 months’s display was no different. Many are calling the 2024 SEMA Show the event’s most impressive in years – thanks in no small part to the variability of cars on display and, generally speaking, the standard. The Treadpass is consistently where SEMA’s highest-calibre builds come to life. Should you’re the sort to point and exclaim, “CARBON FIBAHH,” then Garage Energetic’s BCNR33 Nissan Skyline GT-R shall be right up your street. Following their hit BNR32 GT-R from SEMA 2021, this latest construct takes…
It has dawned on me that ‘The European mind’ can’t quite grasp the dimensions of the SEMA Show. 4.6 million square feet (truthfully, who even measures in kilometres?) of cars, vendors, and sheer automotive freedom – it’s outrageous, especially for an industry that continues to be a really area of interest market in a world sense. Yet someway, this sprawling chaos results in a unprecedented diversity and quality of vehicles on display. Generally speaking, in fact – but we’ll come back to that. For those latest to the automotive sphere, the annual SEMA (Specialty Equipment Market Association) Show is crucial event…
The Rywire EK Civic EV When you seek for ‘Civic’ on Speedhunters, you’ll be presented with 17 pages of results. With 12 features per page within the archives, that’s a staggering 204 Honda Civic-related posts alone. This number doesn’t even account for larger stories which will have included multiple Civics or articles that slipped through the tagging process. Whichever way you take a look at it, it’s lots of content centred across the Honda favourite. The oldest Civic article within the Speedhunters archives dates back to May 19, 2008, featuring red EG as the quilt photo. Why the nostalgia trip?…
Vladimir wrote considered one of my all-time favourite Speedhunters features last 12 months. It’s All In The Details: Experimenting With Macro Automobile Photography was a breath of fresh air for me. Seeing a colleague approach our world from a special perspective was not only fun to read, nevertheless it also featured beautiful photography. Click on the link above and dive into that article – it offers a change of pace from regular programming. In the event you’re feeling lazy, though, I’ll summarise: a macro lens permits you to get incredibly near your subject, capturing highly detailed photos with a large, flat…
Patina is just rust. Isn’t it? Rust, dents, scrapes, mismatched panels, and general wear and tear. These are the features that homeowners’ associations detest and do their best to rid their streets of. I can’t recall the last time I paid attention to a automobile along with the road, caked in dirt or moss. In London, they’re a nightmare, especially the abandoned vehicles occupying precious parking spaces and being general eyesores. They’re also a transparent sign of neglect – cars which have never been washed, repaired and even cherished in any respect. We’ve all let our cars get dirty at times,…
How lots of you’ve got truly pushed a automotive to its limit? Be honest; I mean really pushing it until you are feeling the vehicle move in ways you’re not inputting into the steering and pedals. It will probably be terrifying, especially for those who’re off form or unsure about yourself or the automotive. I’ve had a number of ‘moments’ driving at 10/10ths, and from experience, it’s far less nerve-wracking in a automotive with 200hp than one with 500. Today, the ‘scene’ is obsessive about bragging rights and horsepower figures. As a substitute of constructing cars they will genuinely handle,…
