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Mugen's Supercharged Hybrid

This is the Mugen CR-Z. A tuned version of the regular CR-Z. It retains its measly battery, but it has a supercharger to help it make more power - 200hp to be exact. It has also shed about 45kg of weight thanks to a host of carbon fibre parts such as the bonnet and seats.

Honestly, I'm not a fan of hybrids, but this has the Mugen badge on it, and what's more, it has a supercharger and makes a pretty decent sound thanks to the Mugen exhaust. So I guess that even things up then.

Formula Drift Singapore 2011

This is the first time I attended a drift event of any sort. Previously, my only exposure to drifting was lame exhibitions done at the Singapore Expo. Ever since, I was under the impression that locals and even drifters around the region couldn't drift for nuts and that the only people capable of holding a proper drift were the Japanese. Boy, was I wrong.

To say that drifting, in the region at least, has come a long way would be an understatement. Judging from the skills on display at this year's Formula Drift Singapore, the standards of drifters locally and in the region have improved tremendously. They were easily mixing it up with the big names of this event like 2008 D1GP Champion Daigo Saito and Formula Drift USA veterans Ken Gushi and Robbie Nishida. It has truly been an eye-opening experience for me this past weekend.

Here are some photos I took.

180SX with a VQ35HR V6 from a 350Z, turbocharged, supercharged and fitted with a nitrous system.


JDM as fuck!


Is there anything that Red Bull is not sponsoring?


It rained heavily during practice and when the session resumed, this poor car, I was told, had ZERO traction during initiation and ploughed straight into the barrier.


One of many S15s of the day.


One of the more recognizable cars at the event. With working police lights and siren sound effects even!


Ralliart girls. Funny, didn't Ralliart shut down already?


Representing SG is Felix in Garage R's RPS13.


Beginning the tandem battles. The car in front is eventual winner Daigo Saito's mad-ass 1000hp Altezza.


Tandem battles are the essence and highlight of this sport.


Got a ride in this crazy 1000hp FD3S. It's not just fast, it's fucken light speed!

The obligatory shot of race queens, models or whatchamacallit.

Daigo Sato, who was undoubtedly the main draw of the event, was the eventual winner. It was easy to see why. No one could shake him off when he was doing the chasing. He always stuck closely to the lead car and was sometimes just mere inches away. It's amazing and you've really got to be there to see it for yourself to appreciate his skills.

Anyhow, after this weekend, I can safely say that I'll be looking forward eagerly to next year's Formula Drift Singapore.

Wallpaper Weekend: Zonda Tricolore - The Last of its Kind

Built to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Italian airforce aerobatics team, the Pagani Zonda Tricolore is the last "mass-produced" Zonda. I'm not sure "mass" is the correct word here, because only three will be made.

Nevertheless, the important thing here is that it is surely one of the last of the Zondas, which, in my mind, is one of the most iconic, if not important cars, of the last 10 or so years.

Grab the high-res wallpaper here.

Sssssssmokin'

I was at a drift thingie the other day and I forgot to bring my camera along. So this was what I could manage with my trusty iPhone.

Badass 1000hp Altezza tearing up the track and smoking it up.

Forza 4 Coming this Oct!

Watch out GT5, the guys from Turn10 are back with Forza 4. The latest game in the Forza franchise promises some interesting new additions such as improved graphics, tyre physics and will have more than 500 cars from over 80 manufacturers.

Forza 4 is slated to be released on 11 Oct. And from the looks of things, I'm confident it's going to be pretty damn awesome.