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LOVE THOSE REV-LIMITERS: RB Meeting 2009

By in 15-04-2009 3:54 am

My coverage of last weekend’s Hyper Meeting wasn’t as good as it could have been, because I attended another event on the same day.

Two events in one day is kind of how it is around here. I could potentially do it again this weekend, but the subject of this Sunday’s event is worth a fair bit of attention. More on that next week.

About an hour and a half away (if you drive properly and not stop to look at weird old Supras parked in back lanes, perhaps some Canadians will understand what I mean) at Nikko Circuit on the same day as Hyper Meeting was the annual RB Meeting.

Organised by old-school D1 driver Shunichi Tomikuda (I have some of his “face and helmet” stickers available if anyone wants to buy one), who specialises in custom parts for RB engines, the event was strictly for RB-engined drift cars.

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GOODYEAR D1 TV: Alexi on Japanese television

By in 09-04-2009 12:10 am

My housemate Yoshio was just flicking around some cable TV channels, and found a show about the recent Ebisu D1 round on J-Sports channel. D1 is on television now!

It was centered around the Goodyear sponsored drivers, like Masayoshi “Bajin” Tokita, Kuniaki “Kunny” Takahashi, Tsuyoshi “Tsuyopon” Tezuka and Tomohiro Murayama.

Yep, that’s Kunny, but who’s that over on the far right staring intently at his camera screen?

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WALL-SCRAPINGLY GOOD: Jesse Streeter, shot and edited by Laurence Janus

By in 08-04-2009 12:30 am

While we’re on the subject of videos, take a look at Jesse Streeter’s latest wall-scraping video from Meihan Sports Land.

Jesse is a fellow Australian and friend of mine who lives in Osaka, and you probably would have seen him on the previous video with Vaughn if somebody had remembered to call him (sorry Jesse!). The video was shot and edited by Laurence Janus (otherwise known as Mr L) without a single bit of pointless slow-motion!

Jesse Streeter at Meihan Sportsland 8th April 2009 from L on Vimeo.

Want parts from Yahoo Auctions? Jesse can sort you out: www.jessestreeter.com

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