With just three days up our sleeve the Skyvia Ute was complete and tuned ready for our long haul to Calder Park Thunder dome for its very first Victorian appearance. The  hype surrounding the ADGP exhibition round combined with the very first ever Formula Drift Asia event was anticipating a huge spectator audience. The Team was enlisted as part of the on track entertainment between rounds. This was a perfect opportunity for the team to catch up with the team from Sidchrome, Dewalt and Hogs Breath café and get them trackside and experience some Hot laps on the Thunderdome!

Needless to say all of our Hot lappers were blown away with their experience, and are sure to remember for many years to come. A few minor issues with car were rectified at the track. And the Skyvia performed brilliantly on its very first outing with the new power plant. I was giggling like a school girl under my helmet having the excess power under my pedal. Absolute joy to drive !!

After much consideration, myself and the team had decided the ute was due for a make over. Plenty of supporters and fans were calling  the R34 front to come back. Along with this , the Ute was also due for some added KW so the decision was also made to upgrade the entire Power plant and driveline. The original SR20 DET engine and trans were removed. The entire interior, wiring and accessories were stripped from the car. The front end had suffered plenty of battle damage over the past 3 seasons and was in need of some urgent attention. the decision was made to cut off and remove the damaged chassis rails, and entire inner guards and radiator support.

I spoke with the boys from Monro Race cars. They were enlisted to bend up the necessary tube sections needed for the new tube front end. I custom made the tubs to suit the length of the now shortened chassis rails. A removable tube rio bar was also made to assist with any hard collisions in the future. The job always seems fairly straight forward before you start. But honestly I wanted everything to be right so the entire job realistically should have taken over 6 weeks. But with the assistance of my awesome crew Carey Haden, Cameron Esperon, and Daniel Zosky we managed to demolish the job in just 3 short weeks.

An entire rewire, different ECU, Dash , controls, cooling system, and all accessories along with full engine bay paint, interior paint , complete R34 GTR front end, RB 25 DET engine and gearbox, one piece tail shaft was all installed and running in under 3 weeks. I have to say a very special thank you to each and everyone involved Cartel Australia, Sam from HEL brake lines, Luke from G&A Wolfe smash repairs, Eastcoast Customs , Silky from Monro,  Justin Simpson from Horsepower Solutions, JT from Drift and Drag Wings.

Top Turn.

Well the team are back from an action packed weekend at Sydney Motorsport park for Topgear festival. The event was everything it was cracked up to be. Prestigeous Super cars, Classics, Modern day Sports cars, F1 vs GP bike vs V8 supercar.  No where else could you witness this in one precinct. And lets not forget the most action packed form of Extreme motor racing! DRIFTING !!  We were privelidged enough to get a total of 10 Demonstration sessions on track plus one bonus live show appearence on the Main straight.

The crowd in attendence was enormous and with Hogstar himself live !   And SIDCHROME kind enough to donate a Rollcab and Top chest for a giveaway, there was plenty of foot traffic visiting our stand. It was great to get so much positive feedback from all the fans. Our brand new Hogstar race helmet was also a big hit with the crowd ! Right alongside our pits we were bumping into stars such as Craig Lowdnes, Fabian Coultard, D-Max stunt team and Mark Webber.

Driving alongside side some of the best drivers in Australia all weekend in such a relaxed atmosphere just made for a thoroughly enjoyable weekend. Can”t wait for the next event. Massive thanks to all our Team supporters. Hogs Breath Cafe, Sidchrome, Speedy Wheels, Exedy Racing Clutch, Dewalt, HPS, BMC filters,Cartel Australia, Federal Tyres, TPR Media, Rockstar Energy, Monkey warehouse, Racing_Logic, Car Plan products,Dantrans, and the guys that make myself and the crew look sensational at every event Famous Stars & Straps, Osiris Shoes, Dickies Streetwear.

Smoking Feds !

Hogstar Race Helmet.

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Hogstar like a Boss.

The Crew.

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