Rota Wheels blog

If you’ve ever heard of JDM Garage, you know they’re responsible for some of the wildest Japanese cars in the whole of the UK! Their latest PS13 drift car is one of the best we’ve seen, and best of all it’ll be getting used… hard! This weekend it’s time for the JDM Allstars drift series, and with a fresh set of 18x11in Rota MXRs fitted we cannot wait to see how Paul, Mark and the whole of the team get on in this fierce (yet awesome) series.

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Over the past few months Rota has been super busy adding more wheel designs than ever before to our already-packed line up. In May we’ve re-stocked many of our  popular sizes including the 15x8in BM8 and 18x10in MXR. Check out the whole available list below and feel free to contact us on sales@rarerims.co.uk to check availability.

Grid Drift & Grid-V

The Rota Grid is undoubtedly one of our most-popular designs to date, with the range now varying from the 15x7in Grid-V right upto the monster 19×10.5in Grid Drift. In May we’ve re-stocked some of the most popular sizes along with a new white finish on our 19in version. Check out the full list of sizes back in stock below: Read more…

We’re still buzzing after Japfest at the weekend – what an amazing show! Now in it’s 10th year this Japanese-only event @ Castle Combe attracts such a massive crowd it’s unreal, combining all elements of this scene into one quality day. If you didn’t get a chance to come along, check out the gallery courtesey of Speedhunters below and check out their full report by clicking here:

If you’ve ever been (or heard) of the Gatebil show in Norway, you should be fairly aware of Kai Roger Bakken’s (KRB) home-built Audi Quattro. After falling in love with the Group B Audi, Kai set about building his own from the spaceframed chassis right upto the huge wide arches and turbocharged 5-pot engine. The result is something pretty special…

We’re fairly sure everyone on the Internet loves RWB Porsches, and despite thousands of pictures being posted almost daily worldwide we still can’t get enough of ‘em. It’s not hard to see why looking at the picture below – most of us would be happy with a single garage, let alone a 3-tier one loaded with Porsches! If our numbers come up tomorrow, we’ll go build this…

There’s just a few days until Japfest – Europe’s largest Japanese car show – and Rota Wheels cannot wait! We’re going all-out in 2012, taking along out 70-wheel display stand to show you punters exactly what wheels we’ve got to offer. We’ll also be taking along our range of coloured steel wheel nuts and special edition Rota hoodies – make sure you bring your wallet to grab a bargain…

Japfest takes place on Saturday 12th May at Castle Combe circuit in Bristol. With sunshine predicted, drift displays and racing throughout the day you definitely wont want to miss this one! Grab your tickets and more info over at http://www.japfest.co.uk/

We’ve got a lot of time for the Impreza hatchback. When they first launched it back in 2008 we weren’t exactly sure on the styling, but with the right mods (and a good colour) they still look equally as good as their saloon predecessors. One of our most favourite hatchbacks is this super-clean example belonging to RSW0124. Lowered on a set of 18x10in Rota SVNs finished in gold it looks absolutely awesome, and more importantly he knows how to take a good picture! Check out some of his snaps below and make sure you visit his FlickR here for more:

We love Facebook, and if you haven’t liked our page yet you’re SERIOUSLY missing out… so go do it now! One of the best features is how easily it allows us to talk to you guys, not only to give great customer service but also find out exactly what you want or even showing us your cars. Earlier today Aigars Tidmanis from Go4Speed sent us a little link to this BMW running on Rota GTR-Ds, and it’s safe to say it’s one of the best drift cars we’ve ever seen!

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There’s no denying Rota has a HUGE following in the Japanese car scene, especially that of the Subaru Impreza. Unlike other wheel manufacturers, Rota specifically designs certain wheels to fit models such as the Impreza without the need for additional work. Combine this with a huge selection of great-looking designs and a lightweight, strong construction and you’ve got yourself a winning combination!

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Every now and then we see a project that really stands out over on Driftworks.com, and while this V8-powered, Rocket Bunny-kitted S14 may not be anything ‘new’ in the tuning world we absolutely LOVE the execution and attention to detail throughout. Starting life as a completely standard rust-free S14, it’s undergone a huge amount, owner Danee has performed nearly all the work himself – extra impressive when you consider it’s being built all the way in Sweden!

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