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 […]
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Top Fuel Japan: Shop Tour
The DSPORT crew gets an exclusive tour of Top Fuel Japan with founder Yasuji Hirano.
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Phoenix’s Power Kyoto Tour
While visiting Japan for the 2015 Tokyo Auto Salon, Koji Yokoyama, president of Phoenix’s Power invited the DSPORT crew for an exclusive tour of their Kyoto facility.
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APR Racing Shop Tour
During our stay for the 2015 Tokyo Auto Salon we had to chance to visit several race shops in Japan for an exclusive look at their facilities. Our first stop took us to APR Racing where Jon Watanabe and driver Yuki Iwasaki showed us where they work on their GT3 […]
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The History and Driving Forces behind Edelbrock
Breakthroughs in automotive performance are not made by people that simply like cars, they are made by innovators that share a passion for innovative engineering that contribute to performance gains. Sort through a performance-part manufacturers’ catalog, and you’ll find that not many can match the length of experience that dates […]
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Inside Look: Full Race Motorsports
Founded in 2002 by Geoff Raicer, Full-Race Motorsports set out to engineer and manufacture top-of-the-line turbo systems and supporting hardware for 4-cylinder and 6-cylinder engines. Since its inception, Full-Race’s new-school approach to engineering, fabrication and grassroots marketing has set the bar for turbocharger exhaust manifolds and state-of-the- art turbo kits. […]
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Eibach Shop Tour
From springs and coilovers to sway bars and suspension systems, Eibach USA engineers, develops and builds these parts in house at its plant in Southern California. Although many companies now choose to outsource production, there are still companies like Eibach going strong right here on American soil. Stay tuned for […]
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Hard Media Shop Tour
Thirteen thousand square feet. Fully-equipped precision engine machine shop. A 2,000-wheel-horsepower, all-wheel-drive dynamometer. A dedicated fabrication area and garage. We put just about everything that any import performance enthusiast would dream of under one roof. And here’s why we did it. Text by Jun Chen // Photos by Jun Chen […]
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Exedy Racing Clutch
“Excellent” and “Dynamic.” These two words epitomize, define and compose the word Exedy. The Exedy Corporation hails from a long standing heritage. Synonymous with high-performance, OEM and industrial driveline solutions, it is surprising to many that Exedy has a humble beginning. Kazuma Adachi founded the company as a clutch repair […]
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