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While many North Americans are currently drooling over Bismotos 1029hp Honday Odyssey, Australian's are wondering what all the fuss is about since they have been pumping out high horsepower vans for years. The Toyota Hi Ace...

Jumping on the #throwbackthursday vibe this week with some 2012 event coverage that has yet to see the light of day. This coverage was originally intended to follow up another unreleased post, but somehow both got lost in the shuffle that was summer of 2012.

I always get a kick out of low cars I am not exactly familiar with, and this Skoda Felicia Family is a low car I'm not exactly familiar with. I came across this one while collecting photos for a completely unrelated Theme Tuesday and was instantly intrigued by the little white hatch.

I've decided to follow up the LSX, 2JZ, and F20 'in everything' Theme Tuesdays with an SR20 edition. To be honest it was a tough call whether or not to do rotary or SR20 centred post but once I did a little bit of digging I discovered the Nissan's 4 cylinder is actually fairly well travelled.

On the fly adjustable suspension has come a long way since the days of yore. Companies like Air Lift make kits (or at the very least can provide a starting point) for basically every car on the market and if hydraulics are more your fancy institutions like Hydroholics are capable of doing the same. The need to re purpose old air plane systems, semi truck equipment, or any sort of other retro fit no longer really exists. However that doesn't mean there are not people who are stilling willing to take up the challenge to make something not exactly designed for automotive use work in an automotive application.

While writing the feature on Gerrot's awesome turbo LS1 powered s2000 I began to wonder what kind of applications his old F20 could be used for. I'm well aware that the f20 has become pretty commonplace in the ae86 chassis --there are at least four in Toronto alone-- but a bit of Google searching revealed that it's usefulness extends well past the Hachi-Roku. Here are a few examples I've found so far but I know there are more out there so feel free to share a few I may have missed!

Trikes are no stranger to WTF Friday's having appeared here several times over; first there was the John Deere trike, then the 2JZ powered one, followed by a seemingly endless army of Fiero based models. The latest to join this prestigious line-up is comprised of one half station wagon --of which I am embarrassed to admit I can't identify-- and one half Windjammer fairing equipped motorcycle.

A little over a month ago Toronto chapters of the Majetics and Luxurious lowrider clubs hosted their annual summer BBQ. I had another BBQ earlier in the day so I missed a little bit of the festivities (hop off), but still had enough time to get my annual fix of wires, murals, hydros, and candy paint. It's always such a relaxed vibe at these events and the build quality of the cars is second to none. It's seriously mind blowing the amount of time and dedication that goes into these cars and that's exactly what keeps me going back year after year.

While I was at Torque Modified, a little closer to home in Mississauga Tires 23 was holding a charity BBQ/show and shine as a show of thanks for the years of support they've received from the community. In addition to free food, the event had speciality trophies, giveaways, raffles, and live music and at the end of the day Tires 23 raised $1,022 for Credit Valley Hospital.

Going to finish up the 2013 CSCS Beach Burnout coverage before moving on to what will be an onslaught of coverage from Eurokracy 2013. Today's coverage is made up of the photos I took while not on the track or hiding in the shade from the heat.

After being unable to make the Nine-O-Five Rides Tuner and Truck Expo in 2012 I was glad the event organizers reached out with an invitation to attend and sponsor this years event. Leading up to the show the forecast was fairly bleek and in most cases a 90% chance of thunder showers would be the kiss of death for an event.

On Sunday I managed to make my way over to Brimell Scion for their fourth annual "Super Tuner" event. Initially I assumed I would have to sit this event out due to the after effects of a bachelor party the previous night but to my surprise my body seemed relatively unaffected by a night of debauchery so I rolled out. Dealership shows are always kind of hit or miss so I didn't really know what to expect on the way to Super Tuner 4.