And so another year ends, and what a year it has been for me! I’ve travelled all over the country covering events, to different continents even! So I thought a little look back would be good First stop is back to Ross Mccracks Altezza Shoot in January February and Wallace Performance HQ Ghostly Murdo was busy welding away The first SXOC drift day was in March and there would be a few more throughout the year! Kinghorns impreza got a full shoot April brought the Granite City R

As promised, the JDM and “Stanced” cars that rocked up at Coffee and Cars in Houston. First up is this BNR34 something I really didn’t expect to see especially in the US. Some New York state R34 Skylines were recently publicly impounded for breaching US import laws, the basic’s of it are all cars imported to the US have to be type approved similar to the UK’s SVA. If they aren’t obviously you and your Skyline can end up in hot water. Ce28’s in gun-metal work well with the bla

After reading the Mayday garage blog, I have really wanted to attend this event for sometime. The complete mix of all things automotive enticed me and so luckily this time in Houston i was able to get down to Vintage Park to see this event first hand. I kinda thought I knew what to expect, with the event running 7am until 10am like all great UK car meets no one appears until 7.10/7.20 so I left the house at bang on 7am for the 20 minute journey down US249 and into Vintage Par

This time around its Banzai. I was approached shortly after Marcs supra shoot for Banzai to use the pictures for a feature, I obviously said yes and the rest is in print! Theres nothing better than seeing your work put into such an important magazine in the japanese car scene Pick up your copy today!! #thacko #photography #scotland #jdmtas #jdm #brandwhore

For a change not a Nissan but a VW! Whats going on?!? I hear you cry, well this blog has never been just solely for JDM toys and it was about time I showed the non jap markets some love and with Ross selling his Golf i got in touch to get some snaps before it got to its new (lucky) owner! The R32 is the top of the line golf, outweighing the GTi by 1.2litres engine capacity and 70bhp, with its 3.2 litre 238bhp V6. It also incorporates the 4wd system from the Audi TT which mean

You may remember Kyle from Cizfab’s BMW 540 Skid car? Well he has sold it on along with his R32 skyline and opted for something a bit more lairy. The legendary BMW M3, this one being  the 5 door model. Although the engine remains nearly standard, Kyle has replaced the restrictive standard exhaust for a one-off custom Chizfab stainless item and made sure the engine is well lubed with Valvoline race oil for high temperature operation. As for the handling, it has undergone a vas

The SXOC drift day We traveled early and met up with the Aberdeen guys and hit up Mc D’s as usual, Cam and Stu were Rolling through Dundee We got to crail, then the battle was on to change tyres and get out onto track John Fallon was out early in his R32 skyline, an awesome note could be heard from his shotgun exhaust, he had to finish kinda early due to having no tyres left, not a surprise really as you can see some mega destruction going on here Jites wasn’t gonna let the p

I recently shot Big Niks S14a and finally it made it into Total Nissan Magazine! Here it the cover And the full 6 page spread here – http://noonefresher.wordpress.com/2011/09/05/big-niks-total-nissan-biznez/ #aberdeen #international #photography #thacko

Its been a long time but it’s finally finished and its back terrorising the streets! Mints Na8 Mazda Miata …………… You might remember it from its boso basher days, the aim then was to have a loud obnoxious car that nearly everyone hated.Well now the plans have changed, as with any good idea they involve, run their course then onto the next one. So whats new? the rear over fenders for a start,built by auto konnexion they replace the  bolt on arches, they just didn’t cut it anymo

Steven Riley bought his Ek9 with the intention to make a quick, reliable daily driven car, but like many great plans they changed pretty quickly Bought from John at private imports Steve’s intention was to keep a standard but clean ek9 Small upgrades to the suspension and brakes kept him happy for the time being but when he decided to let the “9” out on the track things quickly got out of hand ……… Steven has upgraded some parts many others leave to chance, A Spoon 1.5way LSD

Back to Crail once again for the SXOC skid day The weather was good despite reports of a downpour Which meant smokey drifts which has been lacking at the last few days Jeek supplying enough smoke for everyone! Virgin big track skidder Jordon was out in his Miata and did super well! The hats Fc Rx was repping the limiter all day!! Fudi had his new 4 Door R32 Skyline out….. so nice and it loved going sideways! Mint arrived late ….. shock but the new Teal colour scheme looked co

When I passed my driving test I purchased a Vauxhall Nova, it was super cool back in the day but was nothing to the daddy of all Vauxhalls at the time ….. the Cavalier GSI 2000. The current owner of this beauty is a guy called Morgan, I work with him daily and after a short term owning a VR6 Golf he decided to go back to his routes and a Cavalier was thee car to do it! Morgan had 3 in the past, to say he knows them pretty well would be a understatement! So only the best would

Never being a fan of the iconic MkiV Supra, I havent ever wanted one or even wanted to drive one. However after seeing Marc and Keiron’s Supras my opinion has changed somewhat! What do you expect though, Marc’s Supra is definitely working the Works Meisters. I can’t get enough of them They suit the car perfectly, giving Marc’s Supra a stylish/clean look The little tip carbon fibre boot spoiler adds to the cleanliness Keiron’s Supra rocks a full on TRD spoiler in carbon fibre

Time Attack was back at Knockhill once again, the weather didn’t look too hot as I approached Knockhill from Aberdeen. I left at 6.30am, it’s not all that early but on a Sunday I think you will agree its early lol Once I was at Knockhill, I got my myself to race control to sign on for the day. The pits were alive with all the cars being prepared for the oncoming abuse. A Lot of the cars from last year have reappeared for this season, a few have had make overs, Bo Neilson’s As

Its back bitches!! The car was put off the road to save it from the typical scottish winter weather and for some upgrades But now its back on the road And i was asked to get some snaps before she hits the streets Mods over the winter were a full set of CS2 HSD Coilovers courtesy of Driftworks They bring the Work Meisters into touching distance of the rolled and pulled arches Aswell as the mods, the car has been given a full service, all oils replenished, Some engine detailing

Decided to make some new tees for 2011 So here they are Skid; Boso; And last but not least Bridaii; Detail Now these arn’t for sale yet, i need to get at least 10 orders in one particular style for me to go ahead and get them printed, so if you like what you see please email me thacko (at) hotmail.com with your preference of design Thanks Thacko #photography #thacko

Here are the pics from the recent drift day, to be honest not much to report as it rained ALL day and i only got around 90 pics. The hats RX7 sounded awesome off the limiter, shame he had an off and bent the steering arms. Chizfab crew were out again getting some nice angle Our resident mintofruit was out in his mx5, always progressing Ryans chaser …………… awesome shame he had a problem on his second run which mean’t he couldn’t go back out Jites from http://www.jdmtas.com was

You have maybe seen some of the pictures floating about already on http://www.noonefresher.com and on facebook but here is the full shoot with no compromises …………………… Kighorns scooby has been around for a while, he got it back in 2008 and has spent a considerable amount on money pushing it to near perfection The ride height is perfect …. The styling is spot on ……. And the noise from this cannon is harrowing During the rolling shots I knew exactly where the car was at all time

Well its been a while since i last brought you an update on how the strip/rebuild is going, this has been mainly to me working some overtime and not having the chance to head over to Wallace Performance but hey ho this update will be worth it! As you can see from the first picture, it now resembles a car once again The majority of running gear is back in place, the engine is being finished off and will be engine dyno’d before its shipped to Wallace HQ. The radiator is now in

Ross Mccrackens Altezza has only been in the country a little while but it’s already on its way to greatness. First off you will notice the spotless white paint The awesome Work Emotions it sits on At the moment the works are the only modifications to happen to it since it left japan, but there are plans afoot for a supercharger and HSD coilovers. The Beams engine as mounted in all Altezza’s Lexus lights actually in the right place for once lol Kansai Service strut bar tops o