Author Archives: Jake Stumph

Ferrari-engined Toyota GT86 Hits the Track

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Meet the GT86 of your dreams. Professional Drifter Ryan Tuerck has been working hard with his title sponsors in building the Donut Media brand. One of the excellent projects they have worked on was a new Toyota GT86 for SEMA. Finished and driven to SEMA the day of, this build has been intense. This particular GT86 [...] More »

Ferrari-engined Toyota GT86 Hits the Track

This is What Happens When You Don’t LS-swap an RX7

Depending on who you ask, the Mazda RX7 is either blessed or cursed. The rotary engine that powers these cars are mechanically simple, with few moving parts. However, they are equally temperamental, and reliability is not a strong suite. By eschewing pistons for the magical triangle, rotary engines can rev and rev and rev, spinning [...] More »

Tuerck and Forsberg Team Up for Formula Drift 2017

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2017 is going to be a very entertaining year for Formula Drift. Ryan Tuerck and Chris Forsberg, two of the biggest names in professional drifting, have announced a partnership for FormulaD 2K17. Tuerck continues with his Toyota Racing GT86 and Forsberg is retaining his twin-turbocharged 370Z for 2017. What does this partnership mean? Much of [...] More »

Insane E90 M3 Drift Car Gets a Shake Down

Australian man Jake “DriftSquid” Jones, part-time professional drifter and full-time professional hoon, is here to slay all the tires. In his spare time, the DriftSquid has participated in D1GP, D1NZ, ADGP, the Redbull DriftShifters events, Redbull China Drift and FormulaDrift Asia amongst others. Sounds like a busy guy. His latest drift car build has been teased [...] More »

2017 Chevy Camaro V6: Is the V6 Good Enough?

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The V6 Camaro has always suffered from an identity crisis. Why? Because when people think Camaro, they think V8. No high school kid is dreaming of having a V6-powered Camaro, they want the SS. If you’re someone who has worked their ass off and wants to buy a muscle car, you’re going all-out with that [...] More »

Taiwan Authorities Crush Illegal Lamborghini

One enterprising (and some would say scheming) Taiwanese car enthusiast was stripped of his pride and joy: a $300,000 Lamborghini Murcielago. Turns out said Lambo was illegally imported into the country, and possibly stolen. Local police impounded the vehicle after determining the plates were associated to a Ford and not the hyper exotic Italian. Oddly, [...] More »

Author Archives: Jake Stumph

Ferrari-engined Toyota GT86 Hits the Track

Ferrari-engined Toyota GT86 Hits the Track

This is What Happens When You Don’t LS-swap an RX7

Tuerck and Forsberg Team Up for Formula Drift 2017

Insane E90 M3 Drift Car Gets a Shake Down

2017 Chevy Camaro V6: Is the V6 Good Enough?

Taiwan Authorities Crush Illegal Lamborghini

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