THE WAY NISSAN INTENDED: Clean 180SX at Tsukuba Circuit
30-06-2010 8:00 pm
Tag Archive: 180SX
FOR PRACTICE USE ONLY: Winds Auto, Fluke and TS Factory missiles
15-06-2009 1:07 am
Practicing close drifting inevitably results in damage. Repainting and restickering panels costs money, as does replacing suspension parts, and extra usage of a stressed race engine will only shorten its lifespan.
What’s the best way for a high-level driver to get in some practice without the equally high repair bills?
Drift a missile!
18 CommentsD1 Grand Prix 2009: Odaiba Exhibition Round winner
23-05-2009 11:59 amCongratulations Yoshinori Koguchi, winner of the 2009 D1GP Exhibition Round at Odaiba.
Koguchi’s car looks more like a red banana than a 180SX now, as he had a little t-bone accident with Kawabata, which he luckily came away from with just panel damage and drove through to win.
Second place was Masayoshi Tokita in the Goodyear Zero Crown, who drove the massive Toyota ridiculously well all day, skimming the foam block wall on almost every run with his police lights flashing, becoming the crowd favourite as a result.
On another note, sorry I haven’t been updating with longer posts recently. There’s been a lot of other work to do, and not enough time to go over pics I’ve taken for the site. Everything should be back to normal next week.
Until then, I’ll update the Twitter feed with anything interesting that happens tomorrow at D1!
9 CommentsYOU’RE DOING IT WRONG: Lock-up at Okegawa
19-05-2009 2:05 pm
Skidmarks that long usually mean you’ve had enough time to think about what you did wrong, what you should do next time, and to size up the dirt wall in front of you to see if there will be a next time or not.
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THE PERFECT 180SX: Wakamatsu’s “Nikko Special”
27-04-2009 1:25 am
Yeah, I said it. This is the perfect 180SX. Anything else beyond this point is just showing off.
25 CommentsYOU DRIFT LIKE A GIRL: Nikko Queen 2009
20-04-2009 12:30 am
I’m not going to bother doing a big event report on this year’s Nikko Queen event, since a lot of the stuff I shot would be more fun as part of a few mini-features, so look forward to those.
Just to get the formalities out of the way though, here are the ladies who placed in the Expert Class competition!
First Place was Akari Nagasawa. It’s rare to see anyone drive Nikko Circuit’s first corner as neatly and consistently as she did all day. A quick flick in, stomp on the brakes to settle the car and full acceleration right out wide towards the judging stand with not a single bit of visible handbrake correction.
I have something new to try next time I drive at Nikko, I think…
Keep in mind, her boyfriend is D1 Street Legal driver Hideyuki Fujino, so you can imagine the sort of conversations that go on between those two.
12 CommentsWALLPAPER WEDNESDAY: Yasushi Wakamatsu at Nikko Circuit
15-04-2009 6:04 pm
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8 CommentsBLACK ON BLACK: NOB’s 180SX
09-03-2009 12:30 am
When we were at Mizunami Circuit the other day, I noticed that NOB rolled in with a car that looked like his Vertex Ridge-kitted 180SX, but in black instead of red.
Turns out someone had rear-ended him, and the panelbeater had suggested repainting the whole car with something new, so NOB decided on “makkuro”, or “pitch black”.
20 CommentsBAD DAY: 180SX crash and flip at Bihoku
22-01-2009 2:02 am
Here’s one for all the people who make a big deal about not using bolt-in cages in drift cars.
The first corner at Bihoku Highland Circuit is bordered by a steep dirt wall with stacks of tyres in it. Usually, the tyres cop it if someone strays a bit too far off the proper line when they initiate, but someone the dirt sees a bit of action too.
23 CommentsA DUET OF PLEASURES: Kiirochan’s 180SX
16-01-2009 12:30 am
This is “Kiirochan”. She drifts her yellow 180SX at full speed while wearing skintight jeans.
Every now and again, somewhere between the freezing winter mornings, numerous low doorways and lack of proper Australian lamb chops, I get a little reminder of why I came to Japan.