Q Osborne

About Q Osborne

Quentin Osborne learned to love cars in the 80's, growing up in a family repair shop. He is now a professional driving instructor and event manager focused on promoting driving safety and skill through practical involvement in motorsports.

In other posts, if you aren’t sure what we mean by “hub pad” or you think we should say “rim” instead of “wheel,” this one is for you. If you know wheels inside and out, then lets just call this a list of Kyusha Shoes vocabulary. Because let’s face it – some people […]

Wheel Anatomy – Kyusha Shoes Style

4 Mar, 2016 in Wheel Info tagged faq / jwl / wheel by Q Osborne

Last week Robbie showed us his Target Racing TR-03. With a four spoke style reminiscent of the SSR MK-II, the TR-03 is not a well known wheel. It’s usage however, probably goes unrecognized more than it should simple because of its similarity to the popular MK-II. It takes an educated […]

More on Target

25 Feb, 2016 in Wheel Info tagged adscan / eighties / equip01 / keystone / mario / motorfan / mystery / racing / seventies / target by Q Osborne

The Yokohama Advan A3A is one of the great kyusha shoes. Having owned several sets myself, it is very close to my heart. This is a note about them published in the year 2000, inside of Hyper Rev Volume #48. With my crude translating skills, the note reads as follows… […]

A Farwell Note To The Advan A3A

22 Feb, 2016 in Wheel Info tagged a3a / advan / hachiroku / yokohama by Q Osborne

The recent death of Andre Courrèges renewed my motivation to complete the entry of his wheels in this database. Now having done that, I feel inclined to comment further. The eight wheels pictured above represent the full Yamaco Courrèges line up from 1984. From top to bottom left to right: sing your […]

A Courrèges Wheels Tribute

12 Feb, 2016 in Wheel Info tagged adscan / courreges / cute / dish / eighties / heart / honda / yamaco by Q Osborne

For lots of AE86 owners, non driving extracurricular activities involved wheel shopping. 4×114.3 hubs, and the ability to accept a wide variety of wheel diameters and widths made this a fun and relaxing activity. AE86 owners who stepped into the modern hachiroku, the ZN6, struggle though to enjoy wheel shopping in […]

Top 5 by 100 Wheels for Hachiroku Lovers

9 Feb, 2016 in Shopping tagged old school / ssr / Watanabe / work / ZC6 / ZN6 by Q Osborne

The Bridgestone Potenza R.A.P., despite all appearances, is one of the more unique wheels listed on this site. To the eye, it is nothing more than a run of the mill steel wheel with a heavy coat of white paint. On the scale, it is a full on race wheel. […]

Bridgestone RAP Battle

6 Feb, 2016 in Wheel Info tagged 038 / adscan / bridgestone / fvs / potenza / rap / super-rap / tommykaira by Q Osborne

SSR wheel company is almost certainly the most well known Kyusha wheel manufacturer. Launching in 1971 with the MK-I, SSR was a few years behind Enkei, but came with a whole other style and Japan’s first 3 piece wheel despite what other manufacturers would have you believe. The MK-I/II and […]

The SSR F Series

3 Feb, 2016 in Wheel Info tagged f-series / ssr by Q Osborne

A couple of questions coming in regards to the Super Shark wheels and what I’ve done with them in the main gallery. There is concern of course, as this is a mighty popular and sought after wheel. Newsflash… there is not just one Super Shark wheel. Two wheels use the […]

Gloria Shuttle Super Sharks

27 Jan, 2016 in Wheel Info tagged colin / enkei / gloria / hero / kyoho / shuttleracing / supershark by Q Osborne

For all wheel fanatics, the Riverge seems to be a favourite. Most commonly listed as a River Side product though, I’ve often wondered why it looks so different, and takes minimal design cues from other River Side wheels. I wonder why no more. The Riverge is not actually a product […]

Re-Entry Riverge

19 Jan, 2016 in Wheel Info tagged 1983 / adscan / Advertisement / pasco-fame / River Side / Riverge by Q Osborne

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