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[3 Feb 2012 | One Comment | ]
Ms Hoons Rebuild progress – Mk2 GTI Turbo

So I’m not sure if most of you know, but our lady in red(ok yes the car is white, but red sounds good), Marlize had a bit of a accident a while back. Long story short some old lady was obvious jealous of how quick Marlize’s car was and decided to get T-boned by the nippy lil Mk2 GTI.

The official statement:

On Monday, the 14th of November I was innocently driving to work when a 70 year old lady decided to make a turn at the robot intersection right in front …

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[2 Feb 2012 | 2 Comments | ]
11th Feb National Drags Killarney

The WPMC is proud to announce that it will once again be hosting a round of the MSA National Drag Championship leg for Streetcars and Motorcycles at Killarney on Saturday 11th February. With Killarney playing host to the first round of the 2012 F1X National MSA Drag racing championship, exciting entries have already been received from some top car and motorcycle competitors. This is the third year that Killarney will be hosting this National road show. In previous years the WPMC managed to bring down several 8 second demonstration cars …

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[23 Jan 2012 | 2 Comments | ]
WPMC official practice day 21st Jan

This weekend was the 1st official practice at the WPMC. It was quite the awesome turn out of cars, it looks like this years 2012 season is going to rock. This is the Porsche GT2RS that races in Sports cars, its definitly one of my favourite cars that race at Killarney.Zack Groenewald Chevy performed like a boss last year, the car was thrown sideways around the track and still managed to pull a respectable time.

Its awesome to see the Studebaker back on the track after its accident last year. The …

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[16 Jan 2012 | No Comment | ]
Pimp Daddy – Random Image

Its been a while since we have posted a “Random Image” on Automodified. I came across this awesome image of this BMW M3 E92 with a set of Works wheels with a super sweet Pearlescent paint job on them. Does anybody know of a car in South Africa with Pearlescent wheels on it?

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[9 Jan 2012 | 3 Comments | ]
FFG Pics – Killarney Show

Well its been a while since iv actually dropped a blog that iv taken some decent photos for. Im pretty sure that most of our Cape Town readers attended the Fast, Furious and Glamorous event at Killarney on the 26th of December. I hope you guys all enjoyed your new years and are as glad as I am to be back at work. I know that sounds a bit odd but you have to admit it can get very expensive staying at home for that period.
Here are the pictures i …

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[12 Dec 2011 | 2 Comments | ]
FFG ALLSTARZ 10th Anniversary, SA’s Premier Car Charity

The Fast, Furious and Glorious, South Africa’s biggest car charity event is knocking on our doorsteps and will be celebrating its 10th Anniversary of existence. This event will take place on Monday, 26th December at Killarney Racetrack and will be one promising event not to be missed. This is in Aid of Blouvlei L.S.E.N. in Retreat. The event includes Msa Drags, Street 2 Strip, Show & Shine, a massive Sound Off by Audio Kings and also a Stance Exhibition. Entertainment includes a “Mr & Miss FFG Pageant” with Top Hip Hop …

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[29 Nov 2011 | 4 Comments | ]
Streetmod Motorshow – Event Coverage

I took some time off from my hectic schedule to make a turn at the annual Streetmod Motorshow over the weekend. Thanks to Marlize Hoon for dragging me along. This event took place at the Good Hope Centre and was one promising one not to be missed by all petrolheads. Once again the Mother City’s modfathers and sisters didn’t disappoint the crowd.
The main floor was packed with some awesome metal ranging from some of the hottest hotrods to Cape Town’s finest modified mobiles. The basement was allocated to the …

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[24 Nov 2011 | No Comment | ]
Random image – Ford Focus FROZEN

These days cars are looking hotter and hotter in their OEM state. Take for example this Ford Focus RS, its got the standard trimings, but an aftermarket set of rims that have been resprayed Frozen Blue with the mirrors to match and a set of coilovers. Now lets be honest, that looks totally awesome just as is, right?
Would you do anything else to this Ford Focus RS to try improve the look?