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Rockynats 04 - 2024

Over the Easter long weekend, Rockhampton became home to Queensland's largest car festival - Rockynats 04! The Hardtuned team packed tonnes of merch, loaded our...

Levi Clarke ready to shred in the Exedy S15

We are happy to announce the continued support of long time drifter, Levi Clarke from Queensland. Levi doesn't need much of an introduction, he has...

Introducing Paul "aussie" Austin

We are happy to announce another new driver to our team for 2023 - drifter, Paul Austin from South Australia.With a wealth of experience and...

Naoki Nakamura, is there anything this man can't drive?

We are delighted to announce that Naoki Nakamura, one of the most prominent names in the world of drifting, is part of the Hardtuned team. Nakamura,...

Hunter Taylor, Hardtuned athlete.

2021, Hunter Taylor joined the Hardtuned Team as a professional athlete.  With plenty of new sponsors on board and her supportive (now husband!) partner Fredric...

Who is Saxon Moyes?

Where do we begin with Saxon? The fact that he is only 19 years of age and etching his name into Australian Drift History already?...

OG Panda AE86 Feature

Early 2023, after 3 years of not being able to visit - we returned to Japan for Tokyo Auto Salon! We spent 2 weeks around...

Japan's cleanest widebody R35 GTR feature!

Over our time around cars, we have seen a lot of widebody cars. However, this one has to take the cake for one of the...

BR Club TV's 1JZ 86 Feature

It is common knowledge that Japan is home to many immense, unique and amazing automotive builds. Igor's GT86 is no exception! Don't let the plates...

Halfway Hangs 10!

As February arrives each year, so does the annual "Halfway Hangs" event! Organised and run by StreetKarange, this is one of Australias most unique car...

Highlights from the manufacturer displays at tokyo autosalon

While there was an immense amount of manufacturer cars on display, with most brands bringing one of every model on sale at the moment, we...

All the cars from Liberty Walk at Tokyo Autosalon 2023

Arguably the stand with the largest presence at Auto Salon this year was the Liberty Walk team.Renowned for their wide-body kits, crazy wheels, and slammed...