Latest Newshttp://www.hioctaneracing.com/blog/en-AU2012-02-23T14:53:56ZSquarespace Site Server v5.11.81 (http://www.squarespace.com/)Shop Closure for Australia Day Long Weekendhttp://www.hioctaneracing.com/blog/2012/1/25/shop-closure-for-australia-day-long-weekend.htmlWebmaster Dave2012-01-25T03:23:35ZHi Octane Racing will be closed from the 26th - 29th January. Any Hi-Octane Direct E-shop orders placed after the 25th January may not be processed and posted until 30th January.

]]>Revspeed Superlap Battle Tsukuba Circuit 2011http://www.hioctaneracing.com/blog/2011/12/15/revspeed-superlap-battle-tsukuba-circuit-2011.htmlIan Baker2011-12-15T03:32:25ZEvents Superlap Time Attack Tsukuba WTAC time attack

Well Japan at this time of year is quite cold as the Northern hemisphere heads into winter and Tsukuba will always be quite a few degrees colder than Tokyo. This year was no exception with temperatures down close to zero in the morning with rain and snow falling as we arrived.

]]>Mazda Motorsport victory in Showroom classhttp://www.hioctaneracing.com/blog/2011/11/10/mazda-motorsport-victory-in-showroom-class.htmlIan Baker2011-11-10T01:02:58ZMazda Australia Motorsport News RX8SPThe factory prepared Mazda 3 MPS driven by Simon Evans has tasted victory at Targa High country in the showroom class. The husband and wife team showed the competition a clean pair of heals and finished a full three minutes ahead of the nearest competitor. The Mazda RX8 SP finished a creditable 13th in the hands of Jamie Vandenburg. Below is coverage courtesy of Mazda Australia

]]>World Time Attack Challenge 2011 Reporthttp://www.hioctaneracing.com/blog/2011/9/3/world-time-attack-challenge-2011-report.htmlIan Baker2011-09-03T02:32:33ZEvents Hi Octane GT-R Motorsport News Sierra Sierra Time Attack hi octane direct wtac

]]>Cosworth USA to display with Hi Octane Racing at WTAC.http://www.hioctaneracing.com/blog/2011/7/31/cosworth-usa-to-display-with-hi-octane-racing-at-wtac.htmlIan Baker2011-07-31T03:22:11ZCosworth Eric Hsu Motorsport News WTAC

We are proud to announce that two of the senior sales engineers from Cosworth USA will be joining us on display stand at the World Time Attack Challenge on Friday and Saturday 5th and 6th August. Cosworth is a brand that should need no introduction to anyone with even a passing interest in performance or racing vehicles.]]>Advan/Hi Octane Racing team gear up for WTAChttp://www.hioctaneracing.com/blog/2011/7/10/advanhi-octane-racing-team-gear-up-for-wtac.htmlIan Baker2011-07-10T03:18:25ZDrift Hi Octane GT-R Jake Jones Motorsport News Time Attack 

The 2011World Time Attack Challenge at Eastern Creek in August will see the Advan/Hi Octane Racing team in a greater capacity than ever before with a top level entry in every single class of racing something we are pretty sure no other team can lay claim to. We will also have the best looking promo girls in the pit area, a big display of some of the goodies we stock along with our display trailer that showcases the wide variety of ceramic and specialised performance coatings we also offer at Hi Octane Performance Coatings. We will have our friendly sales staff on hand to answer any questions so make sure you stop by and say G’day, we will be directly opposite the Yokohama stand in the pit area.

]]>The truth about E85 fuelhttp://www.hioctaneracing.com/blog/2011/7/3/the-truth-about-e85-fuel.htmlIan Baker2011-07-02T23:05:22ZE85 Injector Dynamics Technical articles

There is a lot of talk about E85 in recent years with the V8 supercars making the switch and more and more racers discovering the benefits of this “green” racing fuel so we thought we would give you some facts about what it is all about.

]]>The Birth of Time Attack Racing in Australiahttp://www.hioctaneracing.com/blog/2011/3/5/the-birth-of-time-attack-racing-in-australia.htmlIan Baker2011-03-04T20:14:06ZEvents Interviews Superlap Time Attack WTAC

 It was early December 2007 and I can remember standing on the freezing pit wall at Tsukuba circuit Japan and thinking to myself “I really wish we had this proper style of Time Attack racing back in Australia” and wondering why it had never really surfaced back home. By 2007 the Japanese import scene in Australia was well and truly flourishing with many importers and workshops building all myriads of demo vehicles with many following all the Japanese build trends of the time.]]>Hi Octane R32 GTR around the streets of Gattonhttp://www.hioctaneracing.com/blog/2011/2/20/hi-octane-r32-gtr-around-the-streets-of-gatton.htmlIan Baker2011-02-20T06:05:01ZEvents Hi Octane GT-R Mark Berry Motorsport News Russell Newman

Many may remember several years ago the Hi Octane R32 GTR was largely unbeatable at most of the  events it entered in the hands of Mark Berry and Russell Newman, dominating the Dutton rally series against some seriously exotic vehicles, setting lap records around the country and culiminating in a trip to Tsukuba Japan where Mark ran a 59 second time despite only having medium compound tyres in freezing conditions]]>Behind the scenes- Scorch Racing Japanhttp://www.hioctaneracing.com/blog/2011/2/3/behind-the-scenes-scorch-racing-japan.htmlIan Baker2011-02-03T04:22:16ZBehind The Scenes Drag Racing Munetaka Hara Scorch Racing Suzuki-san Time Attack WTAC

Well we figured with all the hype that the Scorch racing S15 will be heading down under in August for World Time Attack we might as well take you for a look at their little shop just outside Yokohama Japan. When we visited Suzuki-san didn’t have his S15 there but there was plenty of other cool stuff to look at!

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