För att vara en extremt ung sport i Sverige, så skapade sig han otroligt många fans på kort tid när de smiskade en BMW E30 med kompressormatad M5 E39 V8.

Samma motor hamnar även i nya projektet, och det har alla förutsättningar att bli ”bilen att slå” denna säsong 2012.

I denna intervju tar allt från Daniels egna bakgrund och hur han snubblade in i driftingen, samt målsättnignar för denna säsong- blandat med kul inslag om att:

*Idén till nya projektet som föddes en seeen midsommardag.

*Hur han alltid sneglat mot Japs trots att han är en stor BMW-profil.

*Hur jakten på sponsorer äntligen blivit lättare.

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The car belong to one of our old friends around Superior Workshop Katrineholm, Kalle Strand.

He used to be one of the pioneers in 1/4 mile racing with an RX-7 here in Sweden, but has now gone over to the ”dark side”- and this clip explains the simple pleasures of why you would do such a thing:

If you want to know more about the car, you can find a speclist partially in Swedish HERE!

Hope you like our mixed bag of content occasionally, hit us up AT FACEBOOK (CLICK!) to follow all the stuff coming out!

Its hard to call this anything but an utter tease of things to come, and as usual it feels almost surreal that we will finally experience those sunny days out at the track; after enduring a cold and unforgiving winter/slow spring the past few months…

Daniel did this gig with Norwegian organizer TRACKDAY.NO, which we will naturally keep an eye on to see if we can find common ground in breeding interest for this pure form of enthusiast Motorsport in Scandinavia!

Mr. Hovdahl would love any feedback and appreciation over at his OWN FB-PAGE ”O’SNAP!”.

During the season, we will see much more of this young talents work here in the Blog…

Swedish premier track/raceway MANTORP PARK had a really sharp display this year, throwing a bit of everything into the mix to show people they were down; but now are far from out.

Because if you didn’t know yet, our countries most recognized and always ”first that comes to mind” when it comes to either dragracing, track days and festivals- went bankrupt this winter.

It quickly found new owners in publishing company FABAS that among many magazines publish the biggest automotive enthusiast magazine called BILSPORT.

This is on paper a perfect fit, since many of the big events like Gatebil Sweden, Action Meet and more have been organized by said organization for many years.

It was only logical then, and we hope they will bring new life not just to the track itself; but give the whole scene a vital injection…

Judging by the cars they had handpicked for their stall, they have the right feeling on whats hot right now. Johan ”Hollywood” Halvarsson and his Kermit green S15 2JZ-GTE drift car was a bit early from its livery of the season.

So we give you the pleasure of his recently released promo-video to show you how it looks right now, the man with the manly mustache will surely head into the season as someone that can snatch a Top 5 finish in any event he participates in…

Two really sharp E30 BMW’s also proudly took a lot of space in the stall, where one of them belongs to a very likable guy named Rickard Ivars.

His builds  on various ”Bimmer-chassises” have always resulted in the same thing; dreadfully fast in the 1/4mile!

This might have the look of an ordinary tuned car, but under there lurks 1020 RWHP ready to thunder down the quarter mile in under 9 seconds…!

Rouding things off was this amazing US-build, with a properly sized Supercharger not too violently hidden…

Hats off to the organizers, and RANI (CLICK FOR HIS FB FANPAGE!) did an awesome job shooting it.

We have been more then pleased with what we’ve produced from ELMIA 2012 EXPO in the photography aspect of covering it. Wouldn’t mind feedback from our readers about what you think?

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We are doing some big changes in the near time here at Superior, so we hope you keep an eye out on OUR FACEBOOK for ”small nuggets” being released and hints of whats to come as well.

Sadly, we might be in for some sacrifices to make; but always for the great good. Hope for your continued support and enthusiasm!

Nu tar vi ett snack med en av våra mest långvariga vänner i branschen.

Ända sedan hans fantastiska Mazda RX-7 bygge ”Zlayer” gjorde på ett objekt levererat av Gzon; så har proffset inom svenska styling-scenen Lukas Koos haft vårat stöd.

På BILSPORT PERFORMANCE AND CUSTOM MOTORSHOW 2012 kom han med ett ”nytt” bygge, eller närmare sagt en total ”make-over” av hans Nissan 350Z ”Zuperior”- som numera lägger till ”Reloaded” i sitt artistnamn!

Det är alltid kul att prata med Lukas, då han väldigt sällan stelnar till framför kameran och går in ett ”bästa artiga svar” läge så fort det är en kamera som filmar.

Han är sig själv i alla lägen helt enkelt!

Värt att understryka ett par punkter som nämns i videon, att det är en fruktansvärt ödmjuk kille med grym självdistans- trots att många med betydligt mindre framgångar på styling-scenen lider av hybris:

Däremot är språket i de otaliga extrema bilar han slutfört något som… gärna tar för sig av ögonen, och därför fått två läger i om man älskar/hatar dom.

Klart är däremot att en bilbyggare som lagt ner över 5000 timmar utan lön, sponsorers vara eller icke vara; skall ha respekt av andra entusiaster.

(Därmed ännu en gång osagt om man gillar stilen eller ej, vilket vi gärna ser er diskutera genom att kommentera nedan eller på VÅRAN FACEBOOK!)

Har allt man önskar ur ett elakt wankel-bygge med singelturbo. Speclistan lämnar inte speciellt mycket att önska, utan alla de ”dyra” modifieringarna som raceportad motor med lågkompressions-rotorer från RX-7 S5 motor.

Allting runtomkring är specat för 550+HK vare sig det är tändning, turbos, bränsle eller drivlina/diff. Inga pengar sparade, och utan tvekan det mekaniska som blivit prioriterat.

Utsidan är fri från större skador och endast små skvanker i lacken. Än en gång: Det är motor&/drivlina etc som varit projektets stora prioritet.

Bilen allting är byggd på är en årsmodell 1995 som är en perfekt årsmodell sett till att den har den nyare ABS-enheten och mycket annat som förbättrades markant sedan RX-7 kom 1992. Bilen har gått ca 12 000 mil allt som allt!

Inredning är i rött skinn med normalt slitage. Inget är utrensat utom själva baksätet, som medföljer (dock är batteri monterat baktill bl.a.).

SPECIFIKATION:

*13B-rew byggd av Jörgen Blennow på Rotary Performance. Raceportad steg 3 maskin med skalperade och lättade lågkomprotorer mm. Klarar utan problem 2bar+.

*2 skivig OS-giken koppling.

*Superior Imports custom hårdare motorfästen.

*Greddy T78 turbokit komplett med downpipe, öppen Wastegate och HKS öppet luftfilter.

*Greddy Type-S dumpventil, svetsad på tryckröret på insugssidan IC.

*Greddy boostcontroller.

*Superior Imports FMIC kit med Greddy elbow samt custom rör anpassat till turbokittet.

*Apexi PFC + handkontroll. Mappat för motorn, 3-bars mapsensor.

*850cc + 1680cc spridare med eftermarknadsrail och dubbla regulatorer.

*Dubbla Walbropumpar med kablage,relän och säkringar i modifierad tankarmatur. Extra returslang.

*Super Pro bussningar bytta precis överallt.

*Custom ”brace” stag som förstärker låda samt differential mot chassiet.

*Kaaz 1.5 vägs LSD med nya lager.

*Tein Flex ställbara coilovers.

*Godspeed project kylare.

*Weds sports vita 17″ fälgar med sommardäck som har rullat 50mil.

*Defi 52mm mätare Boost, Oljetemp, Vattentemp och Avgastemp.

*AEM bredbandslambda-mätare.

*Endless bromsbelägg fram.

*Jacobs FC1000 tändförstärkare.

*MSD tändspole (dubbel).

*Re-Amemiya växelspak och quick shift knob.

*Ombyggda lampor för EU-trafik.

*Magnecore racing tändkablar och BUR9EQ tändstift.

*Hoosier quicktime pro slicks på pulverlackade orginalfälgar (vita),

*80mm rostfritt avgassystem från downpipe med en ljuddämpare.

*Rött Optima batteri.

Säljes nu av enda ägare som haft bilen sen den kom till Sverige och varit den som trimmat den från Dag 1.

PRIS: 140 000:- , INGA BYTEN!

Vid snabb affär går priset alltid att diskutera, säljer p.g.a. lägenhetsköp men ingen brådska att sälja till skambud. Över 300 000 + + + nedlagt allt som allt.

Ring Henrik Gunnarsson för frågor över tel (070 7365582) eller KONTAKTA OSS!

He frequently visits different meets in Japan as well as tuners directly, and continues to share his adventures with us.

To really put things in the limelight they deserve, we let our own SUPERIOR SELECTED pro Martin ”BILBILDER.SE” Persson give all his pics a little ”brush” to get the final presentation quality that they deserve!

This means we have something genuine JDM for our followers to bit on from time to time. And we will continuously post previews at OUR FACEBOOK before getting the whole gallery here in the Blog.

We are as mentioned in some major overhauls when it comes to the blog and media, so just enjoy it and continue to give us feedback and we’ll reward it many times over!

We are very grateful to be handed this material exclusively, and you can feel free to visit REVOLT-IS on Facebook to become a fan of Seijis different adventures.

Likewise we would like to flag BILBILDER.SE as another place to ”Like” if you like to see a professional photographers work on a daily basis…

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There is no denial that the JDM Pro-drifters have builds in a class of their own, and you get astonished by every little participant. This years field looks sharper then ever, with the introduction of the new FT86 from Toyota/Subaru really making an impact on the series.

Really wish we could give you more background on each car, but if you FOLLOW OUR FACEBOOK we might give you some fun facts about each of these masterpieces there!

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Do you have a personal favorite in the D1GP circus you would like to read more about?

Don’t be shy to comment below if there is anything catching your eye and extra curiosity!

Det kan närmast som event liknas att vara det Woodstock 1969 var för musiken; fast på fyra hjul och xxx(+x?) hästkrafter i varje ekipage!

Nu blir de rika rikare när Sociala media-giganten SPEEDHUNTERS.COM ger sig in i leken på allvar.

Lyssna bara på denna purfärska PRESSRELEASE där deras egna Drift Team presenterar sin lagupställning på festivalen den 13 – 15 Juli:

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It’s with great excitement that we’re announcing the formation of the Speedhunters Drift Team, consisting of MadMike Whiddett, Darren McNamara and Fredric Aasbo. To get things rolling, all three drivers will be appearing at the Gatebil Festival, 13-15 July 2012.

Darren and Mike will be joining up with Fredric Aasbo and an international collection of Speedhunters photographers and models to make and capture as much of the mayhem as possible.

We’ll have more news related to our European drift event program in the coming weeks.

Start planning your Gatebil trip now!

:Rod Chong – Creative Director SPEEDHUNTERS.COM

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Vi sitter fortfarande stumma av förundran över att vi kommer kunna höra förmodligen världens råaste motorljud inom drifting live och vi råder alla med minsta motorintresse att komma till Norge för att göra detsamma:

De två andra bilarna är det inget fel på heller, och borde inte vara främmande för något riktigt fan av sporten drifting…

Det är bara packa väskorna redan nu och boka denna helg för att vara med och uppleva något unikt, då norrmännen inte kommer sitta och titta på medan folk driftar byxorna av dom på hemmaplan.

…och det kan mycket väl bara så att vi på Superior har några jokrar till nyheter att spela ut inom kort- hursomhelst så kan vi till 1000% garantera mycket kvalitativ media från denna träff då vi ska dit!

We at Superior are proud to say that quality over quantity is something we are able to live up to on many occasions, and this some Stance/Lifestyle community OIJ OIJ SOCIETY truly made our job easy to maintain that principle.

They had two head and shoulders above the best stand (ever?) at the expo, and can be very proud of themselves for the result.

Something worth to also credit, is that the organizers of the expo = BILSPORT MAGAZINE finally gave a growing trend a shot at glory and look what happened:

We hope this is a breakthrough, and they will continue to hand out confidence in creative & driven groups to create stand-out things like these on Scandinavias by far biggest and most historic auto expo!

Therefor, instead of leading you by clichés and explaining things that are obvious looking at the pics- we simple present you the gallery and let you enjoy it:

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If you think this is what we should devote our energy from, and you also feel the pics by RANI GILIANA AUTOMOTIVE PHOTOGRAPHY excels- don’t be shy to comment below about it!

Also support OUR FACEBOOK where we often drop teasers for our SUPERIOR SELECTED galleries. Thanks!

Our own co-host SIR_PIERRE can tell after many years admiring; and pondering to buy some of Roland ”DubRolle” Zetterström builds the past couple of years- that he is the real deal.

Anyway, this year he did so well that he is without further ado, our Superior choice of ELMIA 2012 EXPO with this ”bastard” Toyota KE70:

Its hard to know where to start trying to describe this old school beast that is more stuffed with different trends then you can probably count. The easiest way to brand it is… fun!

”DubRolle” said plenty of memorable things when we interviewed him about it, and on top of the list a quote like ”I was hoping to build more of it in carbon/kevlar, so it would be easy for tire explosions that ripped through the bodywork”. And the big bits of this precious (and very strong) material is definitely a good starting point to talk about:

Its something thats usually found on hardcore race cars, and the same can be said about the 36 metres of material roll cage that ”Rolle” has custom built = its not built to just shock and impress fanboys- its built to be used as well:

We were already from our first meeting trying to persuade him to hit up either a TIME ATTACK EVENT or possible one of the Swedish drift meets to prove his point. And I don’t think he was kidding when he said he would definitely do it.

One of the keys for it to finally run properly and without being scared of wrecking it; was the engine. Which also deserves a bit of extra attention as its not what you’d expect from such a hardcore JDM build:

”Is it a 1JZ-GTE?” or maybe something cool and odd like a turbo converted old AE90 engine to keep things strictly JDM… But you will be disappointed if you are a purist.

In fact, its one of the most common engines you can find on Swedish road, a 5 cylinder Turbo from a Volvo V70R!

Its been a bit modified with a larger turbine, better camshaft and general ”boost up” modifications. But talks are leading towards a more serious 450HP engine build which most skilled Swedes can do in their sleep with this trusted platform…

If you are not obsessed with these details, you will forgive the ”non-JDM” engine and look closer at everything else that will make even the most diehard fundamentalist twitch. Such as the front lights, exclusive for the Japanese Domestic Market.

Rolle kept his crosshair to the far east, and even incorporated some mainstream yet still not entirely cleared significant details such as the ”Idlers” markings on the tires:

They truly earn their place as the founding father of Rauh Welt, ”Nakai-San” would probably gladly accept ”Rolle” into the club circuit freaks in his clientele are a part of (Idlers).

The Compomotive wheels also do their best testing the eye of the beholder if they are old and plain or just fit the build perfectly.

To sum this up and end things with a bit of a motivation to why this ”Cocktail of car culture” freak of a build caught our eye and also persuaded our photographers RANI GILIANA and MARTIN PERSSON- I think all you need to do is re-read the text and understand there is (once again) not an advance reason.

We just… like our stuff mixed! Like people using their imagination, well beyond the ”set rules” some far more boring car builders waste yours and our time with!

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A huge congratulations to Roland ”DubRolle” Zetterström for such an impressive build, and a highly fitted choice as a genuine car builder + enthusiast that can take the title Christoffer Geiros Audi A4 took last year with pride.

You are more then welcome to see the REST OF THE LIST HERE and give us your feedback on how you liked our picks on OUR FACEBOOK. Thanks again for sharing our work if you really enjoy it!