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Project 370Z Versus An RB26 Powered Datsun 240Z

Posted by Robert.Maddrey On April - 26 - 2013

Our Video Spotlights the Nissan Enthusiasts Designed Project 370Z In An Epic Battle With An RB26 Powered S30 Competitor

Nissan asked their fans to help them create the ultimate 370Z track car, the result of which has been aptly called “Project 370Z”. An experiment in modern tuning and enthusiast empowered social media its now time to put this community conceived Z-car to the test… So what did the enthusiasts want to see combat “Project 370Z?” An S30 240Z powered by Godzilla’s RB26 but of course.

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Kate Upton Finds A Way To Make Easter A Little Sexier

Posted by Robert.Maddrey On March - 29 - 2013

This Week’s Video of the Week Finds Kate Upton Impersonating Peter Cottontail and Doing Her Bust To Make Easter Sexy

It’s gratuitous, over the top and overt in it’s NSFW objectification of the female form but it’s Kate Upton after all and while playing Peter Cottontail being a bit tongue-and-cheek with the help of director Emily Weiss. It’s not our usual style of video of the week but in a holiday overloaded with chocolate Easter bunnies and Cadbury eggs we’ll take it…

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Japanese Tuned 350Z’s In A JDM Tsukuba Face-Off

Posted by Robert.Maddrey On March - 21 - 2013

In This Week’s Video of the Week We Visit Japan for A Face-Off Between Three Tuned 350Z’s

Drift King & Orido bring together three tuned Nissan 350Zs that range from mild to wild in a Tsukuba track test that not only pits the Z33′s against one and other but also the Amuse S2000 and a well tuned Nissan S15 Silvia.

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Track-Side At the 61st Annual Twelve Hours of Sebring

Posted by Robert.Maddrey On March - 21 - 2013

The Twelve Hours of Sebring Is One of America’s Most Iconic Endurance Races

Now in it’s sixty-first year, the race is bigger, better and faster than ever in no small part attributable to the innovation of auto-manufacturers like Audi, BMW, Dodge, Nissan and many others. This year, editor Robert Maddrey shot some track-side video in between photographing the race and dreaming of the Patron hospitality tent back at turn 17.

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Jaguar’s Impressive Short Film “Desire” Sells the F-TYPE

Posted by Robert.Maddrey On March - 6 - 2013

Jaguar Emulates Classic BMW Advertising to Sell It’s All New F-TYPE Sports Car

Jaguar’s short film DESIRE starring Damien Lewis and Shannyn Sossamon was directed by Adam Smith and produced by film legend Ridley Scott. It certainly gives off a vibe very similar to THE HIRE which starred Clive Owen and featured the E46 generation of BMW’s a decade ago. This “movie” focuses on the impressive new Jaguar F-TYPE and makes full use of big budget quality to create a film easily more compelling than much of what’s currently playing in your local cineplex.

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An Indepth Video Look At Japan’s Retro Car Kings

Posted by Robert.Maddrey On February - 28 - 2013

Japan’s Retro Car Kings Save Japanese Automotive Culture Through Restoration & Transformation

A unique look inside the shops, hearts and minds of five of Japan’s most talented classic car tuners, restorers and re-imaginers; Japan’s Retro Car Kings. A 45 minute journey through some of Japan’s most influential and trend setting automotive culture, an inspiration for preservation, restoration and restomodding classic Japanese automobiles like the influential S30 Z-cars and KGC10 Skylines.

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Jaguar’s Video Homage To Their All New F-Type

Posted by Robert.Maddrey On February - 21 - 2013

Beautiful Choreography and Scenic Vistas Embolden Jaguar’s F-Type Launch

How much can you tell about a car by sitting in its passenger seat? Not as much as by driving it of course, but this video will have to suffice until Jaguar’s newest sports car goes on sale this spring.

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Because Snow Drifting A GTR Is Just Good Clean Fun

Posted by Robert.Maddrey On February - 14 - 2013

In A Week Filled With Talk of the Snowpocalypse Godzilla Needed To Play

Throwing a GTR into some corners or donuts is ridiculous good fun in warm weather…drifting a GTR in snow is nothing short of awesome. Take that snowpocalypse!