Banzai Magazine

SECRET SOCIETY
Owning any Top Secret demo car would be special but this Skyline is extra-special, a true legend within a legend. Smokey’s Drag R II is here and about to get a whole lot busier...

PERFORMANCE-RELATED PLAY
Financing each stage of a project with your annual bonus might not be the quickest route to building the perfect Supra, but for Marc Smith it’s provided plenty of time to contemplate his next move

FLAT PHWOAR!
Subaru has always been an engineering-led manufacturer, and its new third-generation FB-series engine marks the culmination of boxer technology

MEAN GENES
When doubling-up is no laughing matter: We get serious with the 860bhp Switzer Performance Innnovations P800 Nissan GT-R

DOUBLE ENTENDRE
It may be a show car but it’s no trailer queen. Ryan Der’s B18-powered Civic was built to clean up in the concours arena as well as on track, and it’s been devastatingly effective so far

THE FINAL RECKONING
With all three championship categories still up for the taking, everybody pulled out all the stops for the final round of the BDC.

STREET TOUGH
From the special stages to the harsh and critical environment of the street, Greer Sport Racing’s genuine WRC-bodied Impreza STi shows us the future of road-going rally reps

KNIGHT OF THE ROTARY TABLE
FD3 meets SE3 in this stunning Knight Sports RX-8, a Macau GP winner with 500bhp of 13B-REW rotary

WHERE’D EVERYONE GO?
JapShow Finale closed out the show season but it was a quiet event. Which got us wondering if the show calendar is getting to a point where quantity is hurting quality

SAMURAI WARRIOR
Samurai warrior or eco warrior? We get exclusive access to the Fortune Motorsports Samurai gold CR-Z and discover it’s a bit of both

RETRO RARITIES
Laid-back and inclusive: If you run a Jap classic then Southern California’s annual Japanese Classic Car