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Posted May 28 2009, 06:12 PM by Rod Chong with 5 comment(s)

VIDEO ROLL>> MUSTANG EBISU DORIFTO
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Go JR!

:R

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Posted Apr 30 2009, 01:05 PM by Mike Garrett with 7 comment(s)

VIDEO ROLL>>MORE MUSTANG IN JAPAN
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More of Vaughn Gittin Jr.'s tour of Japan with his trusty 2010 Ford Mustang, including rain drifting with Tsuchiya, Orido, and Taniguchi.

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No trip to Japan is complete without a visit to the conbini.

 

Or a visit to a high tech parking garage. Unfortunatley I never got to experience one of these for myself when I lived there.

 

And finally some delicious Takoyaki. Consider this to be the Nachos of Japan...

-Mike Garrett

 

 

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Posted Apr 09 2009, 12:45 PM by Mike Garrett with 12 comment(s)

VIDEO ROLL>>MORE JR & 'STANG IN JAPAN
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Some fantastic new film episodes documenting Vaughn Gittin Jr.'s trip to Japan with the 2010 Mustang last month.

Can't wait to watch the rest!

Speedhunters Coverage of the Mustang Japan Tour

-Mike Garrett

 

 

 

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Posted Mar 11 2009, 07:50 AM by Alexi Smith with 50 comment(s)

GALLERY>> JR IN JAPAN @ EBISU CIRCUIT
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The entire time JR has spent in Japan has been a great example of cross-cultural exchange, centred around the common language of drifting. Even if you can't communicate with words, a simple clutch-kick and smoke of the tyres speaks volumes. So why is he standing next to a lady in a kimono? You'll have to read on to find out. To give JR a bit of much needed rest, we sent the supercharged Mustang on ahead on a truck to give him a bit of time to sleep before driving the 180-odd miles to Ebisu...
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Posted Mar 10 2009, 02:00 PM by Alexi Smith with 44 comment(s)

GALLERY>> JR IN JAPAN @ HOT VERSION
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To call JR's trip to Japan amazing would be an incredible understatement. In less than two days, he had gone from watching street drifting in a deserted industrial area of Osaka to meeting and drifting with some of the most famous racing drivers in the country for a Best Motoring Hot Version video shoot. The Hot Version DVD series regularly features foreign models lined up against locally tuned cars, so JR's Ford Racing-enhanced 500hp supercharged Mustang added a distinctly different look...
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Posted Mar 09 2009, 05:06 AM by Rod Chong with 6 comment(s)

VIDEO ROLL>> A CULTURAL EXCHANGE AT EBISU
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... and the final stage of JR's amazing Japan trip: he takes his 2010 Mustang on a holy pilgrimage to the spiritual home of drifting: Ebisu Circuit.... watch out for Alexi's full report in the next day or two.....

:Rod

 

 

JR's 2010 Mustang Japan tour coverage on Speedhunters

JR's Japan trip on Youtube

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Posted Mar 08 2009, 03:53 PM by Alexi Smith with 39 comment(s)

GALLERY>> JR IN JAPAN @ BIHOKU CIRCUIT
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It's very difficult to blend in when driving a Mustang in Japan, especially when it makes all sorts of loud noises and is a model most people here have never seen before. Needless to say, JR didn't have any intention of trailering his car around from track to track. Heading out for an early start after a very late night, we left Osaka and drove south down the highway towards Okayama Prefecture. The car really does attract a lot of attention everywhere it goes, especially since it is constantly...
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Posted Mar 07 2009, 08:36 AM by Rod Chong with 19 comment(s)

VIDEO ROLL>> JR SINGING WITH TSUCHIYA
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Talk about a star studded Japanese tour huh?.... JR is down with the Drift King hmmm.... You know, I saw Tsuchiya on the Billet Train after the Super GT race at Suzuka last year .... didn't have the guts to introduce myself to him though LOL.

Wetness.. blech...The 2010 Mustang looks a little sad out on YZ circuit in the rain doesn't it? Well at least JR is getting the full Japanese drift experience!

BTW I'm reading on Twitter that JR is now on his way to Ebisu... that I'm quite looking forward to!

:R

 

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Posted Mar 05 2009, 04:11 PM by Rod Chong with 8 comment(s)

VIDEO ROLL>> A PONY ON THE STREETS OF OSAKA
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Must be a real pinch me moment for JR.... :>

:R

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Posted Mar 05 2009, 08:40 AM by Rod Chong with 9 comment(s)

VIDEO ROLL>> MUSCLE JAPAN: JR @ BIHOKU CIRCUIT
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Looks like JR is having a crazy time in Japan with his modded up 2010 Mustang.... Here's the first drift video, which got uploaded to Youtube around 20 mins ago.... Full report to follow... right Alexi?

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:R

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Posted Mar 05 2009, 05:30 AM by Alexi Smith with 44 comment(s)

GALLERY>> JR IN JAPAN @ OSAKA STREET SCENE
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I apologise to everyone for the lateness of this post, but the past couple of days have been filled with some of the most awesome drifting I have ever seen, punctuated with some of the most famous and well-respected drivers in Japan, and topped off with a severe lack of sleep and the demonic whine of a 500hp supercharged Ford V8. As you will see, it has been worth the wait. A couple of hours after JR arrived in Japan at Kansai International Airport, and only a few minutes after he had checked into...
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Posted Mar 02 2009, 10:38 AM by Rod Chong with 31 comment(s)

MARCH EDITORIAL>>LET'S GET THIS SEASON STARTED
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Nothing ever stays the same does it? Even if we don't actively seek change in our lives, it has its own way of finding us.... I am thinking these thoughts as we get ready to start year two of the Speedhunters project. The site has built up a good sized audience far faster than we could have ever imagined, and most of this success is down to the dedication of the Speedhunters editorial team who work tirelessly - day in and day - out to bring you the coolest bits of new school car culture from...
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