Tag Archive: Nikko Circuit

TOCHIGI BAKA MATSURI 2009: Part I

By in 06-01-2009 12:30 am

Located about 100km north of Tokyo, Tochigi Prefecture is generally known for it’s beautiful mountainside, gyoza, temples and ski resorts, but is also one of the major hubs of drifting activity on the Kanto plain.

This year’s Tochigi Baka Matsuri (Tochigi Idiot Festival) run by two of the biggest idiots in the prefecture, D1 drivers Hiroshi Fukuda and “Mr Tochigi” Yoshinori Koguchi, was as it suggested, a festival of much idiotic activity, which generally meant a whole lot of drifting was going on.

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WALLPAPER WEDNESDAY: Nikko Circuit, Spirant JZX100, Taniguchi Rockstar Drift, Tex Modify S15 lockup

By in 31-12-2008 12:30 am

Start your New Year off with some fresh desktop candy.

Click on your size: 1920 x 1200 for 16:9 monitors and 1600 x 1200 for 4:3 monitors

Click on your size: 1920 x 1200 for 16:9 monitors and 1600 x 1200 for 4:3 monitors

Click on your size: 1920 x 1200 for 16:9 monitors and 1600 x 1200 for 4:3 monitors

Click on your size: 1920 x 1200 for 16:9 monitors and 1600 x 1200 for 4:3 monitors

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OW, MY FINGER: Fixing the Skyline

By in 19-12-2008 12:30 am

The ‘Line and I were back at Nikko again yesterday for another crack at the place that claimed first blood on the car. Everything is more-or-less looking the way it used to, apart from the obvious white front bumper. About six hours earlier though, the poor thing was being pounded on with a very big mallet.

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WEEKEND EDITION – 14th December 2008

By in 14-12-2008 8:00 pm

D1 Street Legal was on today at Tsukuba Circuit. If you knew this event was on, and was hoping to see come coverage, you won’t. I had full intentions of going, but didn’t.

Instead, I went to a local second-hand parts shop and picked up this used fibreglass R32 front bar. Why did I need a new front bar? Well, I had a little accident…

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