Auto Focus Channel - Season 02

Filter by tags
1100whp Camaro… And it Handles, Too! ’67 Pro Touring Pikes Peak Racer
Auto focus channel Camaro Dusold designs Larry Larry chen Pikes peak international hillclimb Pro touring pikes peak racer Tommy boileau

1100whp Camaro… And it Handles, Too! ’67 Pro Touring Pikes Peak Racer

By Andrew Hilman

  Back in 1967, the word “handling” meant some real different stuff in the engineering rooms at Chevy. These days, we have way easier access to big power, sticky tires, and big ‘ol brakes. The...
Big Turbo, Big Aero, Big Tires + 2JZ Power: Dai Yoshihara’s Toyota GT86 Pikes Peak Racer!
Auto focus channel Dai yoshihara Evasive motorsport Gt86 Larry chen Pikes peak Pikes peak international hillclimb Sema Toyota

Big Turbo, Big Aero, Big Tires + 2JZ Power: Dai Yoshihara’s Toyota GT86 Pikes Peak Racer!

By Andrew Hilman

  This here Toyota GT86 has a colored history: SEMA car, drift car, time attack car, and now – Pikes Peak racer. But it’s not as easy as just bolting on some big aero and...
Vaughn Gittin Jr’s All-Metal ’69 Ford Mustang RTR-X is an Insane Build You May Have Never Heard of
Andy blackmore Auto focus channel Ford Ford mustang rtr-x Larry chen Mustang Rtr Vaughn gittin jr.

Vaughn Gittin Jr’s All-Metal ’69 Ford Mustang RTR-X is an Insane Build You May Have Never Heard of

By Andrew Hilman

  Is anyone sleeping on Vaughn Gittin Jr.? Probably not. But just in case you are, or you haven’t been following him for almost a decade, you may have missed his wild 1969 Ford Mustang...
One of the Rarest Production Subarus in the World: Impreza 22b
22b Auto focus channel Impreza Jdm Larry chen Rally Subaru Tommi makinen Wrc

One of the Rarest Production Subarus in the World: Impreza 22b

By Andrew Hilman

  This is peak rally nerd-ism when it comes to production cars: the Subaru 22b. Sure, there was the Tommi Makinen edition Evo, but this here car is special – extremely so. With just over...
Pikes Peak Tesla
Auto focus channel Larry chen Mclaren f1 Pikes peak international hillclimb Randy pobst Tesla Tsukuba circuit

Pikes Peak Tesla

By Andrew Hilman

  Seriously though, what other car can you buy these days that rides like an S-class, beats damn near any car off the line, AND can beat a McLaren F1 at Tsukuba? However you feel...
Hillclimb-Spec Widebody Audi Quattro is Pikes Peak Perfection
5 cylinder Audi quattro Auto focus channel Larry chen Pikes peak Pikes peak hill climb Pikes peak international hillclimb Turbo

Hillclimb-Spec Widebody Audi Quattro is Pikes Peak Perfection

By Andrew Hilman

  Sure, there are cars faster than this 80s Audi Quattro… maybe a lot. Maybe not. Does it matter? When you hear that 5 cylinder echo through the Pikes Peak Hill Climb, along with a...
Toyota Supra Camera Car?? Larry Runs $10,000 on the nose of his A90 Chase Vehicle at Gridlife
A90 Auto focus channel Camera car Canon Canon usa Gridlife Larry chen Supra Toyota

Toyota Supra Camera Car?? Larry Runs $10,000 on the nose of his A90 Chase Vehicle at Gridlife

By Andrew Hilman

  Is Gridlife the best automotive event around? It’s definitely a contender… and their Westernmost event delivered. Even in the wild times we’re in right now. Larry showed up in full Toyota force this time,...
420hp and Carbon Everything. Shawn Basset’s 240z is Pikes Peak Hillclimb Ready
240z Auto focus channel Datsun Larry chen Pikes peak Sean basset

420hp and Carbon Everything. Shawn Basset’s 240z is Pikes Peak Hillclimb Ready

By Andrew Hilman

  There’s nothing like seeing your buds achieve their goals. Shawn Basset has been building his $1k Datsun 240z with the goal of summiting Pikes Peak in competition for some time… and after a long...
2,300lb K24 Swapped Civic Time Attack Car is a Lightweight Time Attack Machine
Auto focus channel Civic Gridlife Honda K24 Larry chen Time attack

2,300lb K24 Swapped Civic Time Attack Car is a Lightweight Time Attack Machine

By Andrew Hilman

Amidst a sea of big aero, big power, and big budgets, it’s always refreshing to see a home-built Civic that can still make some more expensive machinery sweat. It’s a classic recipe: drop as much...
V8s Are ok With an AK47 Rev Limiter. Spooky Andy’s LS Swapped FC RX-7
Auto focus channel Fc Larry chen Ls swap Mazda Rx-7 Spooky andy V8

V8s Are ok With an AK47 Rev Limiter. Spooky Andy’s LS Swapped FC RX-7

By Andrew Hilman

    Inb4 the “V8 swaps suck” comments. Look, we get it. 13bs and 20bs are sick. We’re into ‘em. You know what else is sick? Seat time. And LS motors get you a whole...