Now for some more action the HPI Tsukuba soukoukai. First up, we have Yukio Matsui's JZA80 Supra (with Celica front end conversion) pulling the side brake as he makes his entry to the first hairpin. The entire course was open for drifting, but the center of the action was the infield portion of the track that will be used for the D1SL event. In
It's time for more coverage from last Friday's HPI drift and grip meeting at Tsukba Circuit. Let's jump right into it here. Here we have an S15 Silvia and an R32 Skyline GT-S doing a tandem run through Tsukuba's first hairpin. Both of these cars are D1 Street Legal regulars and this shot is actually a perfect preview to to the D1SL season
I just got back to my apartment after spending the day at Tsukuba Circuit for a big drift and grip soukoukai event hosted by HPI . I have to say that I this is one of THE best events I have ever been to. In fact, if someone could attend just one event to get a taste of Japanese car life, this one would have been perfect. I'm dead tired and have
Okay... here comes a big one... blog that is. Prepare yourself, as I am about to touch on some drag racing, time attack, SEMA stuff, and drifting... yes, you read correctly... drifting . Let the Speedhunting begin! So some have you may or may not have heard through the rumor-mill that I have been out at Willow Springs five days over the past two weeks
When I was at the MSC event last weekend admiring all of the cool-looking drift cars, I noticed a black JZX100 Mark II that looked a little familiar. I had never seen the car at a drift event before, but being a big fan of the JZX chassis, I clearly remembered seeing the car at a grip event at Tsukuba Circuit back in March of this year. It was built
Although there is no shortage of awesome car magazines to be found here in Japan, there are always times when I wish to read some good old fashioned car magazines written in English. A couple of weeks ago, I got a package in the mail from New Zealand which came courtesy of Brad Lord, the editor of NZ Performance Car Magazine. Inside the package I found
If you have ever traveled through the vast desert outside of Salt Lake City, Utah then you probably know that there is not a whole lot out there. For racing fans, however, Utah's Miller Motorsports Park is one of the finest race tracks in the United States. I have not been there myself, but everyone I talk to says it's an amazing facility. This
Let's be frank for a moment. Owning and driving a car in Japan is a pain in the ***. Coming from an American background where taking a long road trip and driving to high school is a rite of passage for many, I was in for a world of change when I moved to Japan last year. Japanese car owners have deal with pricey and strict biannual "shaken"