Test Driven: 6.0 swapped 2000 Chevrolet Silverado
Posted: December 6, 2012 Filed under: Off-Road Able, Photography by Dan Valanzola, Road Review, TEST DRIVEN | Tags: 2000, 6.0, Black Bear Performance, cammed, Chevrolet, drag racing, Mind over motor, Nick Walker, Photography by Dan Valanzola, review, Silverado, swapped, Test Driven, V8 1 Comment »
The Silverado (by Dan V)
I have been around cars for a long time now, and it has gotten to the point where I generally know what to expect when I get behind the wheel of something new. Many cars have some surprising features, but usually these surprises are more of a nice touch, a cherry on top of the ice cream sundae; if you will. Every so often though, I find something that completely throws my expectations out the window. The Chevy Siverado you see above belongs to my photographer friend, Dan Valanzola, who has spent countless hours turning it into something entirely unexpected. Read the rest of this entry »
Hopewell Cruise Night: International Harvester custom
Posted: November 28, 2012 Filed under: EVENTS / PLACES, Photography by Dan Valanzola | Tags: Cruise Night, custom, Devil hood ornament, Harvester, Hellbilly's Tattoo Shop, Hopewell, International, Mind over motor, NJ, slammed, Truck Leave a comment »
Photo by Dan Valanzola
This custom International Harvester truck was at the cruise night in in Hopewell, NJ a few months ago. I must admit that I don’t know much about these trucks except that they are quite rare at this point. This particular truck has obviously been slammed and customized, with pure badassary seeping from every nook and cranny. Enjoy.
Shots from the 2012 Canadian Grand Prix
Posted: July 20, 2012 Filed under: EVENTS / PLACES, Photography by Dan Valanzola | Tags: 1, 2012, Alonso, AMG, Bull, by, Canada, Canadian, Dan, F1, Fernando, Ferrari, force, Formula, grand, Hamilton, Hulkenberg, India, Justin, Kimi, Lewis, Lotus, Mclaren, Mercedes, Mind, Montreal, motor, Nico, one, Over, Perez, Photography, Prix, Raikkonen, Red, Rosberg, Sahara, Sauber, Scuderia, sergio, Valanzola, Vettel 1 Comment »
Kimi Raikkonen by Dan Valanzola
Dan Valanzola was at this year’s Canadian Grand Prix. Lots of fun was had, and he got some great shots. Here are a few of the best. Enjoy….
Dan Valanzola shoots a Lotus Europa at TWR
Posted: June 15, 2012 Filed under: Photography by Dan Valanzola | Tags: by, Car, Dan, Europa, Lotus, Mind, motor, NJ, Over, Photography, race, racing, Thomas, TWR, Valanzola, Walko 2 Comments »
It has been a long time in the works but we are pleased to announce the official addition of my long time friend, Dan Valanzola, to the Mind Over Motor team. Dan takes beautiful pictures, and his work has been featured on the site a few times in the past. With this new category we will be featuring Dan’s work specifically, starting with this gallery of a Lotus Europa racing car at Thomas Walko Racing in NJ. We met some of the TWR guys at a recent event and they were very cool, inviting us to come see their shop and maybe attend some events. Dan went to the shop and captured their Europa that we had heard so much about from the guys. It has some of the widest fender flares I have ever seen, really menacing on a car so small. Looking forward to more in the future for sure. Enjoy the pics.
-Nick
Street Wars 8
Posted: April 23, 2012 Filed under: EVENTS / PLACES, Photography by Dan Valanzola | Tags: 302, 350Z, 4G63, 8, AC, accord, airbrush, AMG, Art, Atlantic, Ball, Boss, C63, Camaro, Chevrolet, city, clean, Dan, drag, Dragon, euro, Evo, evolution, FD, Ford, GC, Genesis, Geo, GTI, GTR, Hatch, Honda, Hot Rod, Hyundai, import, Impreza, intake, Integra, Jersey, Lancer, Lexus, Mazda, Mercedes, Miata, Mind, Mitsubishi, Modded, Modified, Monster, motor, Muscle, Mustang, new, Nick, Nissan, NJ, Over, Photography, race, racer, Rotary, RX7, slam, slammed, slicks, Stance, STi, Street, Subaru, Supercharge, Track, Truck, tuned, tuner, turbo, Valanzola, VIP, VW, Wagon, Walker, Wars, WRX, Z 1 Comment »
Photo by Dan Valanzola
We were in attendance for Street Wars 8. The show was a lot smaller than last year due to organizational issues, but there were still plenty of quality cars to see. Photos are by both myself and Dan Valanzola. Enjoy the gallery. Read the rest of this entry »
Road Review: Nick’s 1993 Mazda MX5 Miata
Posted: December 15, 2011 Filed under: Photography by Dan Valanzola, Road Review, TEST DRIVEN | Tags: 1.6, 1992, 1993, 4, 92, 93, Beat, Car, Cat, catback, Convertible, Cruising, driving, exhaust, Flyin, four, full, fun, girly, great, handling, HFC, Inline, joy, magnaflow, Mazda, Miata, Mind, mine, motor, my, N1, NA, Over, own, photos, racing, review, Roadster, Sport, Sports, stage 2, Suspension, Test, Thoughts 1 Comment »
My ’93 Mazda Miata
The Mazda Miata is, in many ways, a controversial car among auto enthusiasts. On one hand it has a huge enthusiast following and is one of the best selling sports cars of all time, and on the other hand there are many people who wouldn’t call it a sports car at all. The later often likes to stigmatize the Miata as a “girls car” that is more of a fashion accessory than a driving machine. For a while I was one of those people, I thought the Miata was too slow to offer any excitement. However, a few years ago, I got my hands on EVO Magazine’s piece on the 100 greatest driver’s cars of all time and I was shocked to see the Miata in the top ten. I read their reasoning on their choice, and their general thoughts on the car. They said it was like many faster sports cars, but the whole experience is in slow motion, and that it really allows you to both savor the experience of driving and work on your technique. My mind was forever changed about the Miata, so much so that I decided to buy one a few months later to have as a fun second car. I have now owned it for around a year and a half, and have tried to sum the car up for you below. Read the rest of this entry »
