Fresh Scenery

Crazy fresh. Pic off of Matt Malcom's blog. Thanks for the wallpaper!!! Check out his blog and photography.

2010 Legacy

Subaru is on point with naming the Legacy, well Legacy. This car has endless potential in terms of any form of motorsports platform one chooses to built it upon on. It comes in a sedan and wagon trim. I've always loved the wagon version more. That extra rear cargo gives it that longer lump. Well here is the 2010 wagon. I'm already liking it.

 

  

 

Statistics...

I thought I would share this cool read with the rest of you guys. Involves the internet,numbers,college,porn and a Ferrari somewhere(Car related!). Check out their blog. The three picture statistics below are the most I found interesting. It's not just made up numbers so check out the sources if you have time.

Questions the stats answers, just how big is the internet? Is college even worth it? 1 out of 3 people surfing pron are women? Enjoy reading.

Manabu Orido's Supra

I'm all for cars built like Orido's Supra, arguably one of the best aero kits for the Supra.The philosophy with the build of  the Ridox Supra is "JGT500 in the street." It's a pleasure to see this amazing car being used for any occasion wheter the touge,drift, or circuit. It's just an all out balanced machine.

I have pictures for you and videos. I hope the videos aid how this beast really behaves.Which color way do you prefer it more in, red or blue?

Pics

Videos

Basketball Stats & A Ferrari

I always hear the media try to compare all the current elite NBA players to one man, that man is none other than Michael Jordan. Nice try Kobe, Lebron or whoever else is playing THAT WILL never even be close to Jordan. Just how good is he? I'm not gonna go into long details that you can find for yourself but here is an impressive fact, Jordan was never ever part of a three game losing streak from 1990 until he retired 1998.That includes 500 regular season games and 126 playoff games(Source). Not bad for a guy that was 6'4.......

I'll let you guys guess who owns this car. The plate should be a dead give away.

R34 IN Nordschleife

This is a cool video the driver talks about Skylines and  takes us in a spin in Nordschleife.

Wagon Love

I don't think I need words to explain this. BMW + Wagon + Suspension Upgrade + BBS = High Percentage Success!!!

All White Party

Minus the shoes..

  

Winter Blues

We already got a winter storm, and more snow came piling on us.

List of Winter Blues:
Snow and more snow..now turned into ice.
Shoveling parking spots
Front bumper group buy, started late october, shipping was stated early December and we would be getting them in at latest was told January. I knew it would never be even December or January, but it's going to now arrive March...... I hope its not going to arrive to me during spring break or even April......
I finally got around to purchasing the All Weather Floor mats for the IS300 but I just found out today that
Toyota/Lexus has stopped all sales on all mats due to the massive recall on Toyotas.

Heres a photo of how its going down in NYC for the mean time......

 

Super Feature: Matt

Something new I thought I could bring this year to my blog is what I'd like to call a  Super Feature. It's a brief description and interview of a car enthusiast. This is the very first feature here at Super Terrific so I am quite excited. I am not being bias because Matt was a previous Altezza owner :), not to mention the founder of a club in Australia, just to give a small preview of the many things he has done. I've encountered Matt through my Flickr account lurking at IS300 pictures. As many of you may not know I am Raemon Photography on Flickr, yes I have an infatuation with Doraemon hence a lot of my things are Doraemon related, but that story is for another time. During one of my flickr lurking runs, I stumbled upon an Altezza picture club and saw that Matt was the Admin for the club. I browsed a lot of his photos and was impressed with the photography that Matt snaps. There are photos in the bottom that Matt has snapped for our viewing pleasure. If you have time please visit his flickr account  there are a ton of great photos not just of Altezzas, but other terrific cars as well. I cannot show all of it you, but you can enjoy his photos by clicking the link. You can also enjoy the scenery of Australia.

Meet Matt, the founder of the Altezza club in Australia. Matt is the founder of the website www.altezzaclub.org.au for Lexus IS / Altezza owners  in Australia. For the enthusiast that felt  "that appreciated that this was a 4 door car with 2 seater feel. Our forums http://forum.altezzaclub.org.au have become one of the best English language resources for true Altezza owners (ie. 3SGEBEAMS RS200 Altezza’s). This is mainly because most Australian based Altezza owners are on there, and we have lots of New Zealand owners as well – they have an open import market, so lots of Altezzas there."

His car is an IS200 or a Toyota Altezza AS200. Matt stated " It;s a 6 speed manual, LSD, and 2 litre 6 cylinder 1GFE engine. Once i fitted the TRD clutch and JUN flywheel it was nice and revvy, but you are constantly aware of the very lower power of the 1GFE engine (112kw) matched with a weighty 4 door sedan. But the handling (particular after i fitted the TRD coilovers) was sublime, and it was a great and reliable daily driver and track car for me."





Without further interuptions his Altezza:

 

  

The begnining of an end. Past meets the future.

  

The last shot taken of the Altezza

 

Yes guys this car does see the track:

 

  

  

Sadly the Altezza was sold, Matt told me "I sold it to a mate Brett, who owns the 1000hp IS200 you can find in my photos http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=is1000&w=9301358@N06
Brett did a V8 conversion on it and sold it on. I drove it – 1UZ with an auto box, it was a very different, more lazy cruiser. Not as fun to be honest. Another friend (who runs toymods, Australian Toyota modifiers club) has a VVTi 1UZ V8 in his IS200 with a manual gearbox. That’s a fun car. Did 12.9 down the quarter without the VVTi working and an open diff."

Here is the new car:
Nice Pictures By The Way!

  An excellent example of subtle changes making a lasting impression. Less is more!

 

 I'm loving the open rooftop with the Autumn leaves rustling as a roadster zooms by.

 

Yes this Miata gets track love the same that the Altezza has experienced, Photos coutesy of another photographer:

 

 

 Your just missing the hardtop! :)

Here is a brief interview with Matt

Whats your name?
Matt

What was your first car?
1976 Peugeot 504 sedan. 2 litre 5 speed manual, rear wheel drive. Great car.

Did you always have a passion for cars?
Yes. Dad is a car nut and he used to rally competitively, so it's in the blood! I had the Matchbox Car collection, the white Lamborghini Contach block mount on my bedroom wall. The piles of car magazines.  Later it was just a love of cars, and now it's more about driving and track days.

What is your philosophy with car tuning?
Everything in balance. I think it's important to focus on what you want from a car, and to play to a cars strengths.

What got you into Japanese tuning?
Initially, it was the fact that the Japanese approach to fast road cars was so different from what I was used to. As I got further into the scene, I began to really appreciate how much importance Japan’s domestic tuners placed on often overlooked aspects of a car like throttle response and unsprung weight. True Japanese tuning is about enhancing the experience for the driver. As I began to experience this in modified Japanese cars first hand, it made a lot of sense. And it translated both to the road and to the circuit.

Do you specifically just like Japanese cars?
No, not at all. The Japanese are not the first to consider these aspects of tuning, I just like the Japanese approach to things. The bang for buck is also a bonus! However I've always had a soft spot for French cars, in fact some of my favourite cars are European. There are many appealing cars around - i mean, there's no single perfect 'do everything' car, is there?

How do you feel about car culture in general in Australia?
Australia is a very car-centric culture, so I think we have a healthy population of car lovers here. The landscape for enthusiasts in Australia still tends to be dominated by the V8 offerings of Holden and Ford. But that appears to be steadily changing. For certain, just about every type of car has some devout followers living here in Australia.

Where do you think you guys stand with the rest of the world?
Certainly, when it comes to building world-beating production, race and tuned cars, I think Australia punches above our weight division.  There's a lot of quite unique and special cars always bring produced in Australia. Australia has also produced some of the fastest drag and time attack cars around as well.

Are you affiliated with any clubs?
Certainly. The car club scene can really enhance the enjoyment of car ownership, and save you some money in the process! I'm an active member of the MX5 Club of NSW, Circuit Club (a trackday group) and JDM Style Tuning. I also mingle with other clubs such as the OzRenaultsport and the Altezza Club of Australia, which I co-founded in 2004.

Any special thanks or links you would like to provide for the readers?
JDM Style Tuning for introducing me to ‘bone-fide’ Japanese tuning:
www.jdmstyletuning.com

Circuit Club for running the best track days around:
www.circuitclub.com.au

Indy and IS Motor Racing, for being the best damned workshop in Sydney. 
www.ismotorracing.com

Tofu Delivery

No way???????????? This kid is like seven years old.

Midnight Purple

Continuing the theme of R33's....Arguably one of the best car colors midnight purple.

                                                       

                     

Hey A R33 GTR

Someone has spotted a R33 GTR in Manhattan on 10th Avenue. Thats a treat.

Thanks Slide Asylum

Got a sticker from Slide Asylum today. Thanks Thomas for sending these and Steve Stark from DriftPA.com for making these fine stickers. Thanks to the rest of Slide Asylum as well. Be sure to check out their blog in my Super Crews section: Slide Asylum.

This post has been edited. Sorry for the mistake Thomas and thanks for the correction.

A Work Of Art

Simple colors isin't enough anymore?

Mmm Beams Engine

Too bad IS300s here came with 2jz-ge engines. Can't complain though minus the gas guzzling. I'm already looking to far into the future and a 3sge Engine swap looks to be in my future along with a manual conversion.... It rev's at 8k and can get 30mpg. Can't complain about that at all.

Music to my ears.

My Honda Is Fast!!

Yea you heard em!

GS the F^&k Up 3s The F^&k Up

A infamous line from vintage Jay-Z off the classic Dead Presidents. I know Aristos usually get the VIP treatment however there are a select group of others that like them looking like street fighting machines. I am one of them.

Yes the rims are up for debate not everyone can ball out like that, so do your thing. Props to this guy.