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Mar 03 2010, 03:33 AM
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Dino Dalle Carbonare
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I got a few requests to post up more coverage from the GT-R track day that I attended back in 2000 at Tsukuba Circuit. I think I'm not the only one that likes to check out pictures of the "old" days to see just how much styles and trends have changed. Seeing it's March 3rd I thought it would be appropriate to open this post with a shot of a nice R33 GT-R getting very crossed up around the in-field hairpin. When I took these pictures the R34 GT-R was still a very new car, probably...
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Mar 02 2010, 08:20 PM
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Dino Dalle Carbonare
with 4 comment(s)
Just added the shot of the Tsukuba GT-R meeting from back in 2000 in the Desktops section. Enjoy. -Dino Dalle Carbonare
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Posted
Mar 01 2010, 11:15 PM
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Dino Dalle Carbonare
with 16 comment(s)
Well to kick off the Skyline week form over here in Japan I though I'd post a shot I took back in 2000 at one of the biggest Skyline-only track days I ever been to. The location as you can see is Tsukuba circuit, which aside from a small new building in the paddock hasn't really changed much! Back then I was still shooting with film! This is going to be a great week! -Dino Dalle Carbonare
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Posted
Feb 25 2010, 02:15 AM
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Dino Dalle Carbonare
with 21 comment(s)
In the first part of the Omega Oil Tsukuba track day coverage someone made a comment that Tsukuba seems to always be packed with some pretty mean cars. The track's location and proximity to Tokyo makes it the most popular circuit in the Kanto area and is as challenging to drivers of extreme modified cars as it is to those with more humble machines. Fuji Speedway for example is a very fast track where power is something that you really need to get through those fast straights and corners. I decided...
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Posted
Feb 23 2010, 07:30 PM
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Dino Dalle Carbonare
with 37 comment(s)
After the great feedback I got from the Battle Evome coverage a few weeks back I just knew I couldn't pass up the opportunity to head to Tsukuba circuit again. This time the event was organized by Omega Oil, which holds free practice sessions at the little circuit in Ibaraki-ken throughout the year. Omega customers are invited to bring their cars out for the day for some fun and practice but I didn't realize how cool this day would turn out to be until I drove into the paddock and saw just...
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Posted
Feb 16 2010, 02:00 AM
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Dino Dalle Carbonare
with 24 comment(s)
Not sure if this has ever been done before but for this Car Spotlight from the recent Battle Evome event at Tsukuba I'd like to focus on two cars, the Exceed Moat 08A & 07B S14s. These impressively fast Silvias are owned by the Horikoshi brothers that for years have been competing in amateur time attack events, slowly building up their cars and honing their skills resulting in some seriously impressive times. This is the 07B, driven by Hiro, and has so far managed a best time of 57"747...
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Posted
Feb 15 2010, 07:45 PM
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Dino Dalle Carbonare
with 9 comment(s)
Wasn't going to leave you guys without a desktop of the Wood Village Fairlady Z I recently shot during the Battle Evome event. As usual head to the Desktops sections and download away. -Dino Dalle Carbonare
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Posted
Feb 10 2010, 01:00 PM
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Dino Dalle Carbonare
with 65 comment(s)
Feel free to start salivating! That is what I did when I first laid eyes on this Wood Village S30 at the recent Tsukuba Battle Evome time attack event. Even if I do tend to prefer the more sedate look for such vintage rides there is no arguing at the style this Fairlady Z oozes. The race look is achieved tastefully with s few choice parts... ...like the massively blistered fenders, that barely contain the aggressive offset of the semi-slick shod SSRs. I never actually got to see it it run, as the...
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Posted
Jan 14 2010, 01:21 PM
by
Mike Garrett
with 21 comment(s)
I've been on a real Honda S2000 kick lately, and this morning I found myself going through old photos looking for shots of cool S2K's.
These two were found at the '08 "I Heart Honda" event at good old Tsukuba Circuit.
It's hard to resist the temptation of rear-drive, one of the greatest engines ever, and an open top...
-Mike Garrett
-Mike Garrett...
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Posted
Nov 15 2009, 04:05 PM
by
Jeroen Willemsen
with 13 comment(s)
I saw some of you guys commenting on Dino's feature of the ‘Natty Dread' Porsche regarding the Sunburst 993. So I dug up this shot of the Sunburst demo car doing some laps around Tsukuba. The orange color scheme really sets it off but it doesn't make it look as menacing as the Rauh Welt build car. The offset on the other hand does work wonders, especially considering the massive fenders. -Jeroen Willemsen
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Posted
Oct 22 2009, 07:06 AM
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Mike Garrett
with 11 comment(s)
Sometimes it's really hard to believe that the high tech R32 Skyline GT-R is now over 20 years old. The R32 is just one of several iconic Japanese cars that recently have crossed the 20-year mark. Others include the S13 Silvia and the NA chassis Mazda Roadster.
Surely these cars will be the "nostalgics" of generations to come.
The car in the photo is the Auto Gallery Yokohama R32, seen at Tsukuba Circuit last year.
-Mike Garrett...
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Posted
Oct 05 2009, 02:15 PM
by
Jeroen Willemsen
with 16 comment(s)
It has been a while since I saw a good picture of a Rauh Welt build car. This ‘Natty Dread' 911 looks spot on. It is seen here doing a hotlap around the Tsukuba circuit (I do miss the coverage that Mike always did). I didn't noticed before that the small rear windows are actually removed and replaced by airducts, you can even see the tubes leading to the engine. Another thing I didn't noticed before is the front skirt, it looks it is just bolted in place for easy replacement. -Jeroen...
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Posted
Sep 03 2009, 03:08 PM
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Mike Garrett
with 3 comment(s)
Now you can enjoy one of the most universally loved BMW's of all time in high resolution for your desktop.
As if I needed to say, widescreen and standard versions available now in the Desktops section.
-Mike Garrett...
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Posted
Sep 02 2009, 01:45 PM
by
Mike Garrett
with 2 comment(s)
Was browsing around YouTube for cool BMW videos when I found this clip from 1990 All Japan Touring Car race at Tsukuba Circuit. Check the E30 M3's, the iconic Group A GT-R's, Ford Sierras and even EF Honda Civics.
The scenery at Tsukuba sure has changed in the nearly 20 years since this was recorded.
-Mike Garrett
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Posted
Sep 01 2009, 03:50 PM
by
Mike Garrett
with 16 comment(s)
One of the most prominent features of Japan and its people is the ability to modify outside things to make them their own. This applies to cultural elements as well as automobiles. We've seen examples of this on everything from hot rods and kustoms to Rauh Welt Porches, and I figured I'd kick off my BMW features with a gallery of BMW's from the land of the rising sun....
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Posted
Jun 18 2009, 11:17 AM
by
Mike Garrett
with 5 comment(s)
By popular demand, some high-res Hachi Roku action from last weekend's Idlers Club event. Widescreen and standard versions are available now in the Speedhunters Desktops section.
-Mike Garrett...
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Posted
Jun 16 2009, 08:06 AM
by
Mike Garrett
with 1 comment(s)
Head over to our Desktops section to pick up this high res wallpaper from the Sunday's Idlers Race at Tsukuba Circuit. First, you might want to make sure your desktop can handle all this heat.
As usual, widescreen and standard versions are available now for download.
-Mike Garrett...
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Posted
Jun 14 2009, 11:14 PM
by
Mike Garrett
with 23 comment(s)
When I was living in Japan, Tsukuba Circuit became a bit of a second home for me. It was close by, and featured some of the best car action in the world - paradise for a car crazed dude like myself. Of all the events I've been to at Tsukuba, few have left a bigger impression on me than the Idlers Club races. Idlers is where the internet legend of the Rauh Welt was born and is where you'll find the very best in Japanese automotive culture. When I found out there was going to be an Idlers event during my visit to Japan this month, it was tough to hold back the excitement....
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Posted
May 30 2009, 08:00 PM
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Dino Dalle Carbonare
with 12 comment(s)
Looking back at it now I think the Old/Now Car Festival at Tsukuba is one of the most varied shows I've had the pleasure to attend. The mix of old and new worked beautifully giving show goers an impressive line up of cars to feast their eyes on. As always, events like these offer the true car enthusiast lots of opportunity to blow cash on, with little stalls selling everything from memorabilia to cool little gadgets. I was tempted myself by this beautiful pencil drawing of a KPGC10 GT-R, but...
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Posted
May 29 2009, 03:30 PM
by
Dino Dalle Carbonare
with 11 comment(s)
The Speedhunting trip to Italy kind of put a delay on my regular posting, but there was no way I was not going to go back to the Old/New Car Festival at Tsukuba Circuit for some more coverage. Little did I know that a few days after I took these pictures I would be at the Lamborghini museum seeing an even bigger lineup of "fighting bulls!" The Italian exotica from the "Circuit no Ookami" museum was joined by a big turnout of customer cars from Body Shop Happy , a Lotus specialist...
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