October 22: Juiced 2: Hot Import Nights video game drops, featuring Ursula Mayes on the cover.
October 23: Honda releases a Mugen spec Civic Si straight from the factory-warranty and all.
Nov
November 7: Taniguchi tears up Sun Cyber Evo's record at Super Lap Battle Finals at Buttonwillow, CA by running a 1:43.523 in HKS' EVO 8.
2008
Jan
Subaru drops the five-door WRX STI.
January 17: The Mitsubishi EVO X with the 4B11 motor is released.
Feb
The Lexus brand gets performance-oriented with the release of the IS F.
March
Carter Jung becomes the third editor of Import Tuner.
July
July 7: After years of anticipation, the R35 GT-R finally goes on sale.
July 16: Full-Race's R14-a LHD S14 240SX running an RB26DETT and GT-R drivetrain-comes to life on the streets of Phoenix, AZ.
July 18: Import Tuner, along with Tein, take delivery of a project IS F from Lexus.
Aug
August 3: Travis Pastrana takes home his second X Games gold in Rally.
August 22: Doug Macmillan, from Hondata, takes a Rotrex supercharged '05 Acura RSX and sets the record for the fastest production body Honda/Acura by running 234 mph at Bonneville. The only Honda faster was a Honda F1 race car with a 246mph run.
Oct
SPEED Channel begins 10 episodes of HIN and NightShift event coverage.
October 26: SPEED Channel airs the 2008 Formula D season.
Nov
November 15: Formula D's Red Bull Drifting World Championship unites the world under one smoky banner.
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By Carter Jung
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