Japan’s twisting mountain roads are famous for being the birthplace of drifting, long before the days of professional drifting competitions. Back then, drivers favored balanced lightweight platforms over outright power. This ethos inspired the Team Toyo Tires Drift/Trust Racing to collaborate on a Toyota 86 drift demo car. Text by […]
Read More
AWD Turbo Pioneer David Buschur Joins the DSPORT Hall Of Fame
Imagine a time when no one had the answers on how to improve the performance of modern Japanese sportscars. To be even more accurate, imagine a time when enthusiasts didn’t even know what questions to ask. In the late 80s and early 90s, aftermarket performance parts were extremely limited. Japanese […]
Read More
NASA 25 Hours of Thunderhill | 50+ Entries Fill the Grid at the Longest Road Race In The Country
You’d think that the winter season would serve as the time for racing teams and drivers to hang up their gear and take a break, but there’s one race in December that no one in motorsports wants to miss. The 25 Hours of Thunderhill presented by Hawk Performance returned in […]
Read More
Ferrea Racing Components 2017 Catalog
For the past 45 years, Ferrea has been manufacturing hard core racing components for various types of engines in a wide range of categories worldwide. Our company uses the latest technological advances gained through the development of engine valve programs for Formula 1, Indy Car, NASCAR, Sprint Car, Drag and […]
Read More
Quick Test: Nikon D500 with 16-80mm Lens – DSPORT Magazine
Professional-grade photo and video equipment used to only be accessible by those with the right connections or fat wallets, but this concept has changed drastically in just the last few years. The industry of visual media has exploded, popularized by social media and web-based platforms that allow everyone to share […]
Read More
485whp Four Door Daily Driven Integra
Everyone knows that guy that never drives his car. You know, the friend that has a sick car but never drives anywhere. On occasion, he might bring his car out for a Sunday cruise but that’s about it. The car rarely leaves the garage. Either he’s scared of theft or […]
Read More
NISMO Festival | Nissan’s 19th Annual Motorsports Celebration
The end of each year is celebrated across the world by many traditional ceremonies and festivities. From holiday get-togethers in hometowns to the giant ball drop in Times Square, you can depend on a series of celebrations occurring as the year comes to an end. Now, just as other year-end […]
Read More
Twin-Turbo Street NSX That Runs 10s
For those that know racing, know the incredible amount of time and energy it takes to go from a concept to actually taking the finished product down the strip. The thought of transforming a car from an OEM slug to a quarter-mile monster in just six days would make most […]
Read More
DSPORT Hall of Fame | Remembering the Import Performance Pioneers
About a week ago I mentioned the name Abel Ibarra to one of our younger staff members and all I got back was a blank stare. I though to myself, well maybe this person isn’t a rotary fan. So I mentioned the names Steph Papadakis and Ed Bergenholtz. I thought […]
Read More
Former Turbo Magazine Publisher Kipp Kington Joins the DSPORT Hall Of Fame
In 1985, the Titanic was found, Back to the future was number one in the box office and Bill Cosby had the number one show on television. During that same year, Publisher Kipp Kington launched Turbo & High-Tech Performance magazine. During an age when “no replacement for displacement” ignorance reigned […]
Read More
D’GARAGE Honda CR-X B17A | Passing the BAR, Broken Parts, Building Up Power
A lot has changed. We have two presidential candidates on deck that seem no better than each other and even Britain is following in our footsteps to secede from the motherland. While we haven’t done the best job keeping our readers updated on D’GARAGE Project CR-X,rest assured that the project […]
Read More
Top Secret Shop Tour | Interview with Smokey Nagata
TOP SECRET AND ITS FOUNDER Mr. Kazuhiko “Smokey” Nagata have earned a reputation for building fast cars and taking them around the world to exploit their capabilities. Smoky’s most famous exploit was driving a Supra to 197 MPH on public streets in the U.K. and getting thrown in jail for […]
Read More
Win a Global Mazda MX-5 Cup Race Car
Here’s your chance to win a turn-key, race-ready $50,000+ race car for just $100. All the while, proceeds go toward a good cause. Click here to enter the raffle. Simply make your donation (more entries ensure a greater chance of winning) and check back in on March 18, 2017, during […]
Read More
Gidi’s R35 GT-R Claims the Spotlight
Get back in the driver’s seat. this popular and sound advice is often given to drivers that recently experienced a mishap, in order to keep them from losing their edge. Some can’t bounce back, while others return with a vengeance. The latter group exudes a champion’s spirit, the motivation that […]
Read More