The Ferrari 308 GTS

The targa topped Ferrari GTS was introduced in 1974 and made famous by the television show Magnum P.I. The 308 is the most common of Ferrari models from the early days with just over 12,000 produced. The 308 was capaple of producing 255bhpfrom it’s 3 liter, V8 powerplant. The 308 was the first road going V8 road car for the Italian auto manufacture. The Design of the 308, by Pininfarina, was the future for Ferrari, with many of the models produced today using the same body lines and powertrain layouts. In 1986 the production run for the 308 came to an end after a twelve year production run. The 328 suceeded, the 308, and continued Fearri’s rear v8 layout.

Photos by: ZacCarter

Road Trip: Six Flags Over Georgia

At the spur of the moment my girlfriend, Tiffany, and I, decided we would take off to Atlanta, Georgia. We, along with two of our friends took off to Six Flags over Georgia. It was a blast.

From the Goliath, with it’s 70mph top speed, it was my favorite ride of the day, to Acrophobia droping you to the ground in a free fall from 200ft.

Overall the day was a blast, and it was good to get away from Tennessee for a couple days.

Happy Independance Day

A special thanks to all of those that make our freedoms possible, and to Tiffany for spending the evening with me.

Not your normal Mugen SI.

Early on this July 4th morning I had the chance to meet up with a good friend from Knoxville, Tennessee. He was in Nashville visiting some friends, and he wanted me to shoot his car. Back in the winter I had the chance to spend some time with this car, but since then Dustin has added a few things to his ride.

It is now sporting Magnesium Blue Volk Racing RE-30 forged racing wheels, as well as the full Mugen Lip kit.

Look for this car at this year’s summer Import Alliance meet at the end of July.

R.I.P Michael Roberts

Last Saturday we lost a close friend, he will never be forgotten.

Michael Roberts was killed in a one car accident on Saturday afternoon at approximately 3p.m., his girl friend Sarah was also lost in this tragic event. My deepest condolences go out to all families of those who lost there loved ones.

We already miss you at tennspeed Michael.

A Tribute to Michael Roberts.

Movie Review: Wanted

I had the chance to see Wanted, on opening day last week. This movie will keep you on the edge of you seat the entire time. There are many twists throughout the movie to keep you awake and interested in what will happen in the next scene. From fast cars, and thrilling action, this movie has it all. I highly recommend going to see it.

Here is a review from another fan of the movie.

A movie review by: Susan Granger

Making his American feature debut, Kazakhstan-born director Timur Bekmambetov ups the ante on turning graphic comic books into big-screen adventures with this hyper-kinetic, viscerally thrilling, supercharged transformation of a nerd into a superhero.

25 year-old Wesley Gibson (James McAvoy of “Atonement,” “Last King of Scotland,” “Chronicles of Narnia”) is apathetic and riddled with anxiety; he hates his job as an account manager and his girl-friend is boffing his best-friend. Which explains why he’s immediately intrigued when Fox (Angelina Jolie) suddenly saves his life, telling him his estranged father was one of the world’s greatest assassins and recruiting him to follow in his footsteps.

Yet it’s not quite that simple. Fox works for Sloan (Morgan Freeman), who masterminds The Fraternity, a 1,000 year-old league of supersensory-trained killers pledged to carry out a binary code of vengeance hidden in the fibers of the Loom of Fate: “Kill one, save a thousand.” Their shooting specialty is curving the trajectory of bullets around obstacles and people. The Fraternity’s training methods are brutal but Gibson soon develops his dormant skills, along with growing suspicions about Sloan’s fickle finger of fate and his own destiny.

Mark Millar and J.G. Jones’ cult comic book series was adapted by Michael Brandt, Derek Haas and Chris Morgan, and Timur Bekmambetov’s resume includes “Day Watch” and “Night Watch,” Russia’s two biggest commercial hits. Inventive action and stunt work are his forte %u2013 as demonstrated by the elevated train sequences and a climactic chase on a high-speed Pendolino train, superbly photographed by Mitchell Amundsen, edited by David Brenner and orchestrated by Danny Elfman.

. On the Granger Movie Gauge of 1 to 10, “Wanted” is a wry, nascent 9, because Terence Stamp, who plays an enigmatic character, says a sequel is already in the works.

I suggest going to see it if you get the chance.

Ivory Pearl G35S

Last Saturday Evening, I shot this prime automobile, the owner of this vehicle had put a fair amount of detail and finishing in to this car’s appearance. Everything from the 20 inch wheels to the Candy Pearl tail lights.

This car was shot about one hour before sunset, giving me some nice warm tones and some wicked skies, unfortunately I was unable to catch much of the sunset in the pictures due to trees being in the way. But the Ivory Pearl paint popped out with the light given to me.

Good Guy’s Carshow Nashville Tennessee (Part 1)

Last Friday afternoon I attended the Good Guy’s Carshow in Nashville, TN. There were over one thousand cars there in attendance, and that was only on the first day. I had short notice of the show and already had other plans for the weekend so I was not able to attend the other days. While there I saw everything from ’32 Ford Roadsters to ’08 Shelby GT500s.

Ford Racing had there Miller Cup car there, an awesome example of a series race car.

When I first walked into the gates a gentleman had this pro-street corvette sitting on the sidewalk. It was strapped with a big block engine and a large blower. The rear of the car had been tubbed out to house the large slicks. The paint on this car was awesome, both inside and out.

Air Ride Technologies was also at the show, with more than a few fine examples of there products. They had a couple big block Chevelles, a nice C10 pickup. As well as a fully built early model Camaro, which made good use of the auto cross course that day.

There were many examples of the hot rod era there, white wall tires, beer keg tanks, lake pips, and moon eyes.

There were a few shelby cobra’s as well most I saw were blue, this vehicle had a 427 big block.

This mean green machine was sporting a modern Chevrolet small block, an LS1 I believe, with some nice rims, and a lot of chrome.

Overall this show was awesome, hopefully next year I can attend all 3 days worth of the event.