DODGE VIPER SRT-10

DODGE VIPER SRT-10

IF LOOKS COULD KILL

Text and photos: Reinis Babrovskis

We all have that one car we adored as kids, that “some day….. some day I will have one”. For me there were two – Dodge Viper and Honda S2000. I am lucky enough to have one of them now in my garage, but the Viper still remains a dream. Luckily for me though, I was able to meet my other hero in person and make my own poster photo as an automotive photographer just 29 years later after I saw my very first image of Dodge Viper.

1967 FORD MUSTANG

1967 FORD MUSTANG

WHEN HORSES RUN WILD

Text and Photos: Reinis Babrovskis

Classic love story – Romeo and Juliet, Napoleon and Josephine, Bread and Butter, Rum and Coke, American Muscle and V8; these are things that can’t live without each other. Americans know how to build a proper, excuse my French, fu*&$ng naturally aspirated petrol-thirsty eight cylinder engine in the shape of a letter V. They also know(ew) how to design a beautiful, mean and just down right badass car, so there is no surprise the beautiful and iconic Ford Mustang became a motoring icon that is still idolised half a century later.

1959 CHEVY APACHE

1959 CHEVY APACHE

THE BEAUTIFUL WORKHORSE

Text and photos: Reinis Babrovskis

There are great cars, rare cars, beautiful cars and then there are cult cars. Cars that won’t ever get out of fashion, get dated or be abandoned, I can name a few - VW Camper van, Porsche 911, Ford Mustang, VW Beetle, Ferrari F40, Fiat 500, Mini and the list goes on. For one reason or another these cult cars are loved by everybody – whether it would be for its beautiful design, mind blowing performance, super reliability, enormous capability, but it has won hearts of us all. Among them is a very humble car that was designed for nothing else than  dirty and heavy work, yet there is its 65 years later sitting proudly at a car show between supercars and sports cars; I am talking about the humble yet beautiful Chevrolet Task Force of course.

WESTFIELD MEGABUSA

IF LEGO MADE KITS FOR ADULTS

Text and Photos: Reinis Babrovskis

#WHATISACARTOYOU

Average Karen: “Car is an “object” that will transport a person from point A to B with modest amount of comfort and luxury as cheap as possible”;

Petrolhead: “Car will take me from point A to point B in the fastest, loudest and most fun way; comfort and luxury will be ditched for weight reduction, it will make me smile and want to do it over and over again”.

That ladies and gentlemen is what cars mean to different people. If you have to ask why anybody would want to own an open-top single/twin seater sports car with zero comforts, it clearly isn’t the car for you.

GTINI TITANIC DUBS 2020

NO IS NOT AN ANSWER

Text and Photos: Reinis Babrovskis

2020…Yeah there is not much to say here; it has been a tough year for all of us. 

With the entire Planet having been shut down for months thanks to the “China virus”, I’d say it will take a while for the Planet to boot up again. We have all  fought our battles but we will get through this, be patient and above all - kind. The Covid-19 did grind any chances of any car event in 2020 to a halt; however, one club didn’t take “no” for an answer was GTINI, having lost already the biggest show of the country as well as the fan’s favourite – Castlewellan summer show. So with large amount of planning, hard work and luck as well as blessing from the council, Police force of Northern Ireland and others the Titanic Dubs was a go.

VW GOLF R

THE ONE THAT DOES IT ALL

Text and Photos: Reinis Babrovskis

Whilst the new car sales market is dominated by the “R Driver warrior”, the mighty Fiesta (the most sold car in UK in 2019) as well as random SUVs for their all-important school/church, we - the big kids are only interested in one thing (*well there is another but I shall not mention that) - sports cars. Nothing screams more than a boy racer than a well pimped-out sports hatchback. It attracts more attention than a girl with striking curvy lines at the shop queue. And when we talk about sports hatchbacks, clearly we all agree the one that comes to our mind first is the mighty VW Golf. 

* The other thing us men are interested was Xbox if you wondered 

PETROLHEADS - THE UNTOLD STORY

WE ARE NOT THEM

Text and Photos: Reinis Babrovskis

PETROLHEAD /ˈpɛtr(ə)lhɛd/ - A NOUN

"A young man who drives recklessly fast, especially one who participates in gatherings of car-culture enthusiasts and/or illegal street racing"

"One who is enthusiastic about cars"

So which one is it; two explanations given for the same noun in the same thesaurus book, yet they couldn't be further apart from each other. Two different things, two different views. Every man has a story, every story has 2 sides. I want you to tell mine. I want to tell you WE ARE NOT THEM...