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Street Racing Illustrated | SRMS: Cars, Coffee, and Racing 10.14.18
Story | Phillip Pratt Photos | Gerry Burke and Phillip Pratt Street Racing Made Safe’s 2nd Autocross event at AMR Motorplex in Homestead, Miami is exposing drivers to a whole new world of obsession. Street Racing Made Safe’s (SRMS) second Autocross event hosted at the AMR Motorplex in Homestead, Miami, Florida, right outside the legendary […]
Street Racing Illustrated | Mattia Conte’s 2005 Subaru STI
Bred for speed Story | Phillip Pratt Photos | Gerry Burke & Phillip Pratt A large percentage of our genetic makeup comes from our grandparents. They say on average about twenty-five percent from each. Height, moles, complexion, eye and hair color can skip an entire generation and land smack-dab on an unsuspecting grandchild. Sometimes you […]
Street Racing Illustrated | Clean Culture Ballpark Banger 2018
Clean Culture Ballpark Banger 2018 x Street Racing Illustrated Story | Phillip Pratt Photos | Kevin Zambrano Clean Culture is no stranger to South Florida. They host two, sometimes three, shows down here every year. Even with their strong year-round presence and hordes of fans and crew members spamming the roads- it doesn’t change the […]
Street Racing Illustrated | Motegi Racing x Street Racing Made Safe
Motegi Racing and Street Racing Made Safe collab to make the Project Focus ST great again Story | Phillip Pratt Famed wheel manufacturer, Motegi Racing, and South Florida based automotive enthusiast event/race organizer, Street Racing Made Safe, have joined forces. Motegi Racing will be providing a slick set of 18×10 (+10 offset) MR400 2-Piece, wheels […]
Street Racing Illustrated | Unusual Suspect – Joshua Rodriguez’s Track-Bred CTS-V
Joshua Rodriguez’s ferocious 2009 Cadillac CTS-V Story | Phillip Pratt Photos | Gerry Burke & Phillip Pratt The name Cadillac denotes visions of old-school American luxury. It’s the car that an entire generation of working-class Americans strove to afford. The prize that’s bought at the end of a long career, or after a big raise. It’s the […]
Street Racing Illustrated | Cars, Coffee, and Racing 08/12/2018
“Auto-Xing actually becomes more fun when it’s raining!”- Mario Ojito Story | Phillip Pratt Street Racing Made Safe’s inaugural Car, Coffee, and Racing was everything that SRMS President, Mario Ojito, said it would be. Even a massive speed trap on the turnpike and forty-five-minute downpour couldn’t stop the meet and races. Despite the wetter circumstances […]
Street Racing Illustrated | The Concours Club
Opalocka is now home to South Florida’s premier Auto-club? Story | Phillip Pratt I humbly introduce to you, The Concours Club. Home of South Florida’s luxury, private, driving experience. Nestled next to Opa Locka Executive Airport and equip with over 2-miles of rubber melting, smooth pavement, it’s the local speed track of our dreams… but […]
Street Racing Illustrated | 2019 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat Redeye
New Hellcat Redeye is a detuned Demon… Story | Phillip Pratt The hits just keep on coming with this new generation of American muscle. Get ready to see even more Challengers at the track and on the street this coming winter season. And I’m not talking about those fools driving baseline models or R/Ts […]
Street Racing Illustrated | Behind the Wheel – Mario Ojito; Cars, Coffee, and Racing
SRMS is back like they never left with their Car Meet & Auto-Xing Event; Cars, Coffee, and Racing. Story | Phillip Pratt Interviewer | Clifton Hernandez Like a phoenix rising from the proverbial ashes, sometimes you have to let something die to build it back up stronger. Street Racing Made Safe came […]
Street Racing Illustrated | Lamborghini Museum: “Film Emotions”
Lamborghini Museum putting cars from classic movies on display Story | Phillip Pratt Sant’Agata Bolognese, home to the Lamborghini Museum, will be hosting an event entitled “Film Emotions” through October 31st, 2018 at the aforementioned gallery. Not a hop, skip and a jump away for most people but if you’re able to make […]
Street Racing Illustrated | Car and Coffee Key Biscayne 07.29.2018
Cloudy weather made a chill meet, hot. Story | Phillip Pratt Miami is known worldwide for its amazing beaches. When you take this aspect and apply to it something like a car meet, it becomes a potent mixture that’s hard to top. Because of this, CLRDHOT/ Street Racing Made Safe’ Cars and Coffee […]
Street Racing Illustrated | 2019 BMW M2 Competition
The 2019 M2 packs a bigger punch utilizing a familiar heart. Story | Phillip Pratt BMW isn’t just making Toyota Supra purest double over in pain, but the rest of the sport compact world as well with their addition of the upgraded 2019 BMW M2 Competition sport coupe. With 40HP and 37LB-FT more […]
Street Racing Illustrated | Pagani Zonda R as a room divider
There is a Zond R in a condo. Story | Phillip Pratt Yeah, someone installed a Pagani Zonda R into their 8-million dollar, 4200 sq-ft, Miami condo and that someone is Pablo Perez Companc (pperezc). This isn’t a home and garden page so we won’t go much further than that, but we will […]
Street Racing Illustrated | Yenko/SC 1000HP 2019 Corvette
A 1000HP Yenk/SC Vette is coming for all you suckas’ Story | Phillip Pratt Between all these SS’s, Hellcats, Demons and Shelby’s being more and more within the reach of everyday enthusiasts, it’s becoming hard to look at “Super” and “Hyper” cars and appreciate them for more than their name and exotic looks. […]
Street Racing Illustrated | Much ado about nothing – 2019 Toyota 86 TRD Special Edition
2019 Toyota 86 TRD Special Edition available in August Story | Phillip Pratt Anyone that was hoping for something new in the 86 this year, like let’s say a factory turbocharged 4U-GSE; you’re in for an upset. It’s still ain’t in here and neither Toyota nor Subaru have announced plans to transplant the […]
Street Racing Illustrated | Pirelli develops the world’s first truly “smart” tire system.
Are you ready for a Pirelli “smart” tire? Story | Phillip Pratt Everything seems to be connected to the net these days. TVs, air conditioners, cameras, even wrist watches and refrigerators. Cars, however, have been linking to the web for years, but now Pirelli Tires has taken this to the next level. Getting […]
Street Racing Illustrated | Mark Higgins Breaks Record on the Transfăgărășan
Mark Higgins and Co-pilot Darren Garrod set Time Attack Record in Romania Story | Phillip Pratt Mark Higgins and Co-pilot Darren Garrod set a new Time Attack record on the famous Transfăgărășan road course in Southern part of Carpathian Mountains of Romania. The road was originally built in the 1970s as a military route to […]
Street Racing Illustrated | Toyota to offer 4-cylinder option in next Supra
A 2.0L turbocharged 4-Cylinder in a Supra? Story | Phillip Pratt It was reported ages ago that Toyota’s next-generation Supra (or A90) will be powered by a BMW sourced, 335HP, inline six-cylinder, 3.0 liter, turbocharged engine (a modified version of its B58 powerplant). However, what you might not be aware of is that […]
Street Racing Illustrated | McLaren 720S totaled 24-hours after Purchase
$300,000 1-day old, McLaren 720S collides with tree en route to Katie’s Cars and Coffee in Great Falls Virginia. Story | Phillip Pratt Cars and Coffee isn’t just a South Florida thing, it’s a worldwide event that happens pretty much in every large metropolitan area. The concept is simple enough; wake up early, wash your […]
Street Racing Illustrated | Behind the Wheel with Ricky “Disruptive” Alduen
“Dream big and be disruptive. If you are doing the same thing as everyone else, you’ve already failed” – Forbes Interviewer | Clifton Hernandez Photos | Rafael Gabaldon Passing judgment is easy. Look at something, and make your mind up about it. It’s human nature in many ways. What separates the small minded from those […]