Category Archives: Motorhead

A Close Call

Posted on May 22, 2012 by

Had an eventful day today. As I was leaving the Okinawa expressway at the Ishikawa exit, in my rearview mirror I glanced a white car hurtling up behind me. I guess it was doing about 120 KPH exiting the expressway … Continue reading →

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Progress

Posted on March 14, 2011 by

Things seem to be back to normal in Okinawa. Yesterday I went for a drive to the north of the island, and noticed this parking space at one of the convenience stores. These E.V. (electric vehicle) charging stations are starting … Continue reading →

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Suzuki on the beach.

Posted on September 10, 2010 by

I’d been planning to take this shot for about a year, but kept on being distracted by other things. Drove car on to a deserted Okinawan beach in the middle of the day. Took some photos, drove home. I shot … Continue reading →

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Fast cars, slow roads.

Posted on December 18, 2009 by

A Japanese motoring website just reviewed the much anticipated Nissan GTR specV sports car. The V-spec is the faster, lighter version of what was already one of the fastest sports cars on the planet. The video however is a great … Continue reading →

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Goodbye Honda Sports Cars

Posted on November 4, 2009 by

In 2005 Honda ceased production of the fantastic NSX super-car. In December 2008 the company announced that plans to produce a new generation NSX had been cancelled.  In the same month Honda also announced it was leaving F1 racing. This … Continue reading →

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Harley Riders in Okinawa

Posted on October 30, 2009 by

Along with the presence of Dr Pepper, A&W and Spam, the military presence in Okinawa has led to the popularity of another American icon – the Harley. On weekends there are often groups of bikers cruising up route 58 towards … Continue reading →

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Eco Police

Posted on October 29, 2009 by

Earlier this year I wrote a post titled Police Performance about the use of high performance Japanese sports cars by police. It turns out however that another Japanese motoring icon, the electric Mitsubishi I-MiEV, will be soon helping the boys … Continue reading →

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Calton Hill, Edinburgh

Posted on October 15, 2009 by

Today in my inbox was an email announcing the latest pictures by Stephen Wiltshire. Stephen’s an amazing artist whose work I admire and whose career I have followed since I was about 8 years old. One of his latest drawings … Continue reading →

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Suzuki Swift Sport – A quick review

Posted on July 4, 2009 by

Now that I have had my car for a couple of months, I thought I would make a few brief comments. Exterior: The motoring press has made a lot of comparisons between the Swift and the Mini. Many comment that the new … Continue reading →

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Gran Turismo 5 – the trailer

Posted on June 4, 2009 by

Gran Turismo is a car racing simulator for the Sony Playstation. As the Playstation evolved from PS1 to Ps3, the game also grew in size and complexity, each time amazing gamers with super realistic graphics and incredibly realistic driving.  The … Continue reading →

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