DUBSHED X

DUBSHED X

X IS FOR 10

Text and Photos: Reinis Babrovskis 

10 years... 10 freaking years; what’s the big deal you may ask – well, for many this may seem like nothing but for a country this small this is an achievement, and a milestone worth celebrating. Before all the local Facebook car pages, before all the car/social media clubs, before all the Youtube “influencers” there was a bunch of boys and girls that took on a massive challenge, gamble and financial risk to host what I would describe as the first proper modern-era car show in Northern Ireland. Fast forward 10 years and we’re looking at dozen car shows within the NI show season and all this is most likely down to the very first Dubshed. So before I get stuck into the article I would like to kick things off with a huge thanks to boys and girls at “GTINI” that for 10 years running have been doing a tremendous job.

BMW I3

BMW i3

THE FUTURE IS HERE

Text: Reinis Babrovskis

Over the last centuries inventors have given us wonderful things like electricity, the telephone, portable devices, the Internet, motorised vehicles; the list goes on; however, all these wonderful things have come at a price. Our Planet is suffering… it’s being polluted and slowly destroyed by the human race. One of the biggest pollutants undeniably is the emissions from transport. For more than 100 years we’ve endlessly been pumping out oil; the amount of air, sea and road transport has been increasing with each year. As a result of that enormous amount of pollution, gasses are being released into the atmosphere daily and it has finally reached a critical point. Worst of it all - we’re all at fault, and it’s time we changed.

Porsche 997 Carrera S

PORSCHE 911

THE TOYS JUST GET BIGGER

Text and Photos: Reinis Babrovskis

The honest truth: boys never really grow up; our toys just get bigger and better. Even the biggest and strongest men deep down in their hearts know they are still boys. We want to play, we want to feel happy and we want to have the best toys. For petrolheads this equates to faster, more expensive and more exclusive cars. Neill is one of these boys and this is his toy – the Porsche 997.1 Carrera 2S.

HONDA CIVIC VTiS

HONDA CIVIC VTI-S

IT’S NOT A ROVER GODDAMIT

Text and Photos: Reinis Babrovskis

The underdog of the Honda world - Honda Civic VTi-S MB. It is potentially the most underrated cheap future classic car out there that's still affordable and available to buy. So what's really wrong with it? Asolutely nothing, it has the soul of 90ies JDM cars and reliabity of a Honda, so let's have a closer look and see if I can change your mind on it.

TIM + LAUREN

TIM + LAUREN

THE LOVE STORY OF TIM & LAUREN

Photos: Reinis Babrovskis

This is the love story of Tim and Lauren...

LOUIE + LEANNE

LOUIE + LEANNE

THE LOVE STORY OF LOUIE & LEANNE

MINI COOPER S JCW GP

MINI COOPER S JOHN COOPER WORKS GP

BECAUSE RACE CAR

Text and Photos: Reinis Babrovskis 

Some people buy cars for their reliability, some buy them based on their fuel consumption or how eco friendly they may be, some buy them based on their looks, but then there’re some people that buy them for nothing else but having fun with them. Luckily there are automotive manufacturers out there who understand this and offer the most ridiculous cars to us for this. Mini, we salute you for sticking to your motorsport roots and heritage.