Expectations are high in 2018. With
the smartphones in our pockets we
can stream high-definition video,
capture high-resolution photo-
graphs and connect with people
around the world. Our refrigerators
can determine when we’re low on
beer and automatically have a fresh
12-pack shipped to us overnight.
Seventy-inch televisions are not only
flat and readily available, they’re
surprisingly affordable - and we can
watch our favorite shows without
ever having to be bothered by a
commercial. We’re sending rockets
into space and back. People are
riding hoverboards. Self-driving cars
actually exist.
So, I suppose it’s no surprise that car
culture has never had higher stan- second pass on a small shot of
dards, nor have we “car guys” ex- nitrous while still featuring a bench
pected more from our respective hot seat, column shifter, air conditioning
rods than we do today. At this point and an overdrive transmission. While
in time it’s not enough to have a having a 10-second ride at that time
street car that’ll go nines in the quar- was certainly a talking point, it was
ter-mile or a nimble whip that’ll far more important to me, personally,
handle twists and turns with ease or that I could still street drive the truck.
a top-speed mule that’ll crest That’s what meant the most to me.
200mph on the flats. In 2018, some- I remember laboring over whether
what unbelievably, the baddest or not to put a deeper rear gear in
street cars in the world - the ones it, or to switch to a transmission that
that start trends or set the bar - are was purpose-built for drag racing,
capable of accomplishing all of those and never wanting to take the
aforementioned tasks, and doing it plunge for fear of losing drivability.
with leather interior, ice-cold air
conditioning and cross-country driv- We’ll always have a special place in
ability. It’s a wild time.
our hearts for purpose-built, race-
ready “street cars” and intend to
I vividly remember the pride that I spotlight them from time to time,
felt way back in the early 2000s with but our goal here at STREET/RACE
my small block Chevy-equipped S10 Magazine is to spotlight and cele-
pickup that could crack off a 10- brate those who want to have their
cake and eat it, too. And thanks to
the racing and automotive aftermar-
ket industry’s ongoing efforts to
meet the demands of the modern
day hot rodder, that’s something that
has never been more feasible than
it is today. It may skew toward an
oxymoron, but our definition of a
bad ass street car is based entirely
upon a lack thereof.
Versatility is the name of the game
in 2018, and while this second issue
of STREET/RACE features rides that
perform at their peak in a specific
arena, our ultimate stamp of ap-
proval goes to Tuan Ho and his
Nissan GT-R. If you can dominate on
the drag strip and runway, score an
invite to race on Street Outlaws and
do it with a full-interior, daily driver…
well…you may have the perfect
example of a car that is STREET/RACE.
FROM THE
EDITOR
Wesley R. Buck
Editor-in-Chief
I invite you to email me at
[email protected] and
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and @wesbuckinc on Instagram.
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