January '98
What better way for us as a magazine and staff to get to know our readers better than to throw an event that would give us at least two days of non-stop fun while on the road with cars from all over the country? Our first Super Street Tour took us from the northeast to Florida, as far west as California then to a weekend of turkey legs and cars as far as they eyes could see at the Atlanta Motorspeedway. Debauchery at its finest.
For every woman whose letter we've received complaining that we feature too many half-naked girls with low moral standards, will you now take a sip of this "shut the hell up"?
February '98
Here's a project car you don't see everyday. We actually built a Corolla AE86 with the help of TRD, giving the 4AG engine an upgraded valve train and a well-balanced suspension-all before, gasp, Initial D.
March '98
California seemed to produce fast drag cars by the dozen, so why not send the fastest of the fast to the East Coast for a little exhibition? Racers like Tony Fuchs, Stephan Papadakis, Ed Bergenholtz and Viet Lam showed them how the West Coast rocks.
June '98
You'll never catch a Hot Rod staffer praising the likes of an import. When the legendary Gray Baskerville posed by this early Civic CVCC, we took pleasure in exploiting it for all it was worth.