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Feb 09 2010, 05:45 PM
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Dino Dalle Carbonare
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It's been a while since I posted a wallpaper so will have to rectify the situation by trying to post a few more this month. Starting with the HKS Gr.A GT-R from the recent HKS Premium Day event. Enjoy . -Dino Dalle Carbonare
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Feb 04 2010, 11:59 PM
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Dino Dalle Carbonare
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I feel like I need to show you guys as much as I possibly can from the HKS Premium Day, as this event was simply packed with some of the best tuner cars in Japan. We have already seen the HKS demonstrators and the Time Attack machines, not to mention some of the privately owned Hyper Challenge cars, so to finish the coverage it's time to take a look at pretty much everything else that was on display on the paddock. There was a good mix of old and new, like this original HKS Kansai Service BNR32...
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Feb 03 2010, 08:30 PM
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Dino Dalle Carbonare
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Tsukuba may well be where the whole Time Attack thing originated from but it made for such a refreshing change seeing some of Japan's fastest tuner cars blasting around Fuji on Sunday at the HKS Premium Day. The long straight and the faster corners throw in a whole new challenge for competing teams with factors like aerodynamics coming in to play more. A lot of cars run longer final drives to gain extra top speed and resort to new suspension settings to tackle the challenging F1 track. The Autech...
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Posted
Feb 01 2010, 11:50 PM
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Dino Dalle Carbonare
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To open the coverage on the HKS Premium Day it only seems fair to first dedicate some space to the best HKS cars that were present at Fuji this year, starting with the one everyone is talking about now, their SST Evo X. After bringing us the extreme CZ220S in 2009, based on the manual version of the CZ4A and proving the new 4B11 can generate just as much power as the older 4G63, it is now time to shift development to the 6-speed Getrag dual-clutch transmission that is fitted to the SST model. HKS...
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Posted
Feb 01 2010, 02:20 AM
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Dino Dalle Carbonare
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The 2010 Tokyo Auto Salon left me feeling very positive, as the tuning industry seems to be slowly making a recovery after a troubled period. The show however, much like last year, was missing one of the biggest players in the Japanese tuning world, HKS. They had a tiny stand showcasing a few of their latest exhaust systems, but nothing like what we have been used to seeing at TAS from them. There is a reason behind this, and it took me all of ten minutes to realize why yesterday as I strolled through...
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Posted
Dec 12 2009, 08:00 AM
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Dino Dalle Carbonare
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It will be another year until we can see these legendary Nissan race machines in action again, so for this final post from the Nismo Festival I have selected some of my favorite action shots... ...starting with another Mt-Fuji shot. The snowcapped volcano is an awe-inspiring sight, what has always symbolized Japan, and to see a JGTC GT-R drive in front of it, well it is a very special moment to say the least. The only street R35 to be seen for miles! The Fuji Speedway official pace car, well at least...
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Posted
Dec 07 2009, 08:00 PM
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Dino Dalle Carbonare
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You are looking at what the Nismo Festival was all about this year, racecars. Nissan has never forgotten that enthusiasts want to see their favorite production cars on the race track, something that helps build a strong image for the brand. The concoction of GT-R race engines that were unleashed on the circuit throughout the day was a true visual and aural experience, with crackling and backfiring VK45DEs, VQ30DETTs... ...and of course the best of them all, the mighty RB26DETT. As ever the Gr.A BNR32s...
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Posted
Dec 06 2009, 11:30 PM
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Dino Dalle Carbonare
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For me the Nismo Festival has always marked the end of the year's event calendar and for 2009 things just couldn't have gone any better, starting with the weather which was fantastic for this time of year with blue skies throughout the day. Nismo always manages to keep the event interesting, despite there being pretty much the same cars every year, however there are always some new additions to keep fans flocking in, like the FIA GT GT1-class GT-Rs you can see here in the opening picture...
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Posted
Nov 26 2009, 11:45 PM
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Dino Dalle Carbonare
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For the final post on the Toyota Motorsports Festival I want to concentrate on race cars, which is precisely why I chose to open with this shot of the Zent Cerumo SC430, as it tackles the infield hairpin at Fuji, the corner we are more used to seeing D1 cars flying by sideways on. Before the day closed with the final run of the Toyota F1 cars there was still plenty to see on track and in the pits... ...with all sorts of cars going out for demo runs like this tiny Gazoo iQ. I couldn't get over...
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Posted
Nov 24 2009, 04:00 AM
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Dino Dalle Carbonare
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Toyota's efforts in Formula 1 may have ended but the final run of their F1 cars sure didn't hold up the rest of the action during the Toyota Motorsports Festival. Joining the race versions of the LFA, Toyota had a nice surprise for everyone, in the form of a production version of the LFA, sporting a rather catching shade of matte black. Next to the race cars it sounded much quieter and refined but it didn't look any slower when it shot by the main straight. There is no doubt Toyota's...
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Posted
Nov 23 2009, 08:30 PM
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Dino Dalle Carbonare
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If it wasn't for Jeroen I would have almost forgotten about this Ferrari 550 Maranello. The picture he posted up a few weeks back reminded me of this unique creation that Hayashi-san of Garage Saurus put together a few years back. Most people however don't actually know that there are two cars, two 550s that wear the same all-carbon fiber Garage Saurus body kit. I went to check out one of them at Fuji Speedway during a set up session that was meant to test the new components the car had been...
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Posted
Nov 23 2009, 07:15 AM
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Dino Dalle Carbonare
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Fuji Speedway is the place to be this time of the year as two of the biggest events of the calendar are hosted at the international circuit. I am of course talking about the Toyota Motorsports Festival and the Nismo Festival, which this year are held within two weeks of each other. This past weekend was Toyota's turn, which managed to attract a pretty impressive 28,000 people to the freezing race track in order to celebrate the past year's achievements in motorsport... ...like in the Super...
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Posted
Nov 11 2009, 02:00 AM
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Dino Dalle Carbonare
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While most people probably think that everyone in Japan drives around in Skylines, Supras and AE86's the reality is that a great slice of the population is pretty crazy about minivans. Manufacturers have been churning them out in all shapes and sizes giving way to an ever-increasing presence on the crowded roads of the country. They do make sense as a practical means of transportation, they are big and in most cases pretty economical and as you can see from these pictures lend themselves rather...
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Posted
Oct 29 2009, 07:09 PM
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Jeroen Willemsen
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Some of you should recognize this car as the 550 Maranello that has been build by Garage Saurus . It's a car that is constant developing. I have been following the build and I have been amazed at the quality of the build. This time they went out for a track day on the Fuji Speedway for some much needed testing. It is just a testament that Garage Saurus is still one of Japans greatest tuners. JeroenWillemsen
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Posted
Oct 29 2009, 10:37 AM
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Mike Garrett
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I was going through some of my old photos this morning when I came across this picture I took of a 240ZG race car at last year's Nismo Festival. I figured it was time my computer got a new Desktop and of course I had to "share the wealth" with you guys.
Head over to the Desktops section to pick it up in widescreen or standard format.
-Mike Garrett...
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Posted
Oct 16 2009, 07:15 PM
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Dino Dalle Carbonare
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The GP Sports kitted RSP13 from the D1 post seemed to go down well so I just prepared a wallpaper of it. You can grab the widescreen and standard resolution versions over on the desktops section. - Dino Dalle Carbonare
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Posted
Oct 13 2009, 11:00 PM
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Dino Dalle Carbonare
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I really can't believe how fast the D1 Grand Prix season has gone by this year. The new twin-round format certainly makes it seem that way, but at least every race weekend was jam-packed full of action for 2009. Round 8 ended with the drivers thanking the crowds for their continuous support, with Imamura, the new Champion, taking the lead in a big group bow. The drivers had provided the usual close racing during the Best 16, with plenty of close calls and tons of smoke like Inose with his Friends...
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Oct 11 2009, 11:00 PM
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Dino Dalle Carbonare
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Youichi Imamura must be a very happy chap. He is now the only professional D1 Grand Prix driver to have won two championships, his first one back in 2003 when he was driving the Apex'i FD3S. His celebrations started early during the Best 16 after he beat Daigo Saito in a series of very close runs. He grabbed the 2009 Championship trophy at the end of the day along with a ¥1,000,000 prize. Unlike Round 7 the day before, Sunday was warm, dry and sunny throughout allowing the drivers to go full...
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Posted
Oct 11 2009, 09:00 AM
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Dino Dalle Carbonare
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Time to check out some more action from Round 7 of the D1-GP at Fuji Speedway, and what better way to open this post than with a nice shot of the 10 top-seeded cars, neatly lined up on the judged corner. Here is Sakuma and Tanaka during their first Best 16 outing. Sakuma managed to beat the Team Orange driver allowing him to progress to the next stage against Tezuka. Nagasawa's S15, sitting alone in the garage. One of the D1 image girls had to do a balancing act while being driven around in this...
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Posted
Oct 10 2009, 08:54 PM
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Rod Chong
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The LEGACY B4 GT300 made its racing debut at Fuji Speedway a few weeks back in Round 7 of the 2009 SUPER GT series, marking a new direction for STi with their first fully-backed GT programme getting underway at the legendary circuit. Subaru is, of course, no stranger to SUPER GT, having given factory support, in particular during the 2008 season, to the CUSCO-backed Impreza that had been campaigned for many years in Japan’s top motorsport category. It hardly needs to be said, but Subaru is...
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