BOXES BY THE WATER: Bay Side Crew at Umihotaru Parking Area
15-06-2010 6:28 pm
Tag Archive: Skyline
UNBURNABLE GARBAGE: Military-spec Skyline and Silvia
25-05-2010 10:19 pm
Can I officially take credit for making the word “missile” so popular in western drifting circles? I know that the term itself has been around for a long time in Japan, but a quick dated search shows it becoming popular a couple of months after I first used it back in this post.
It’s been a double-edged sword though, because some people think “missile” means “smash into things”.
“I hate missiles. They don’t have any meaning. It’s just playing. You can’t hit people in competitions.” thinks one D1 driver who shall remain nameless.
That said though, drifting is all about fun, and the funnest thing to do is drive as close as possible to other people. I’m a firm believer that smashing a car’s panels should only be done against another car. For example, take a look at Koguchi’s Laurel missile when he first took it out, now take a look at it a year and a half later. Lots and lots of light hits.
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260KM/H ON A WET PUBLIC ROAD: Early morning at Mt Panorama
02-05-2010 7:53 pmI was sent an anonymous email just now with a link to this video.
For readers who aren’t familiar with Mt Panorama Circuit in Australia, it’s a street circuit in the city of Bathurst that basically consists of some very long straights up and down a mountain, with a whole lot of turns at the top that leave very little room for error. Here’s some Youtube videos of the circuit.
During non-race periods, it’s a regular street with a 60km/h speed limit that can be accessed by the public, and is regularly patrolled by the police.
Here’s what makes it interesting. This video was obviously shot very early in the morning, and that black R34 Skyline in the video looks and sounds an awful lot like Mark Berry’s car, which will be competing in the World Time Attack Challenge being held at Eastern Creek circuit in a couple of weeks.
So, is it real or a fake viral video? Right at the end, you can see the driver leave the circuit and start driving away along the public street that leads to the circuit. You can also see a car coming the other way on Conrod Straight. All I can say is either someone is either going to have some explaining to do to the Bathurst constabulary, or is very good friends with the Mt Panorama management.
Here’s a video of Mark’s R34 at Eastern Creek. Same car? You decide.
16 CommentsCRAB RUNNING FAMILY MEETING: Nikko Circuit soukoukai
20-04-2010 4:48 pm
You might have noticed that I haven’t really been doing much driving recently.
I hope to correct this.
28 CommentsHAKOSABI: Oxidized 2000GT
05-04-2010 12:04 am
I noticed something odd while walking near my house a little while ago. It was a bit hard to see from the street, but the shape of the rear fender was unmistakable.
After a quick check to see that nobody was at home, I snuck up the driveway for a look.
24 CommentsBLAST PATTERN: Tezuka’s BNR324 at Sugo Speedway
15-03-2010 3:49 am
Here’s a pic of Tezuka’s Bee-R Skyline from back in 2006. I think this was right at the end of the first practice day.
It still looked so fresh! These days, it’s amazingly haggard up close, but it gets the job done.
The Bee-R mechanics had the rev-limiter set on full shotgun mode that day, and thanks to the bowl shape of the valley that Sugo Speedway’s first corner is in, you could always tell when Tezuka was out on the track. Kablam!
13 CommentsFASHIONABLY LATE: JCCA New Year Meeting 2010
01-02-2010 10:57 pm
Once again, just like last year (part one here and part two here), I turned up right at the end of the day when everyone was leaving.
I suppose you want an excuse? Well, I had a very big Friday night which led into a very big Saturday night which finally ended at a club at 6:00AM on the Sunday morning of the show. The club is actually only about fifteen minutes by train from the Odaiba parking lot, but I didn’t have my equipment on me, and I also really needed some sleep and a change of clothes. If it’s any consolation, I had a great time, thanks.
Enjoy the pics I did actually take.
やばい！遅くなった！今日の取材はＪＣＣＡの２０１０お台場ミーティングだけど、そんなにたくさん写真がないです。イベントは１６：００で終わりました。１６：１４で到着しました！金曜日から日曜日の朝までは新宿と歌舞伎町と池袋で遊んだ。ちょっとやりすぎた！ごめんなさい旧車會のみんなさん！
29 CommentsI WANT WHAT’S MINE’S: Workshop visit
27-01-2010 2:41 pmIn the week following the Tokyo Auto Salon, I worked as a driver, translator and phone-call-making guy for the Autosalon magazine guys as they toured and reported on a bunch of workshops and aftermarket parts factories.
The one that stands out most to me was the final one we visited: Mine’s.
MY FAVOURITE CAR AT AUTOSALON: Yonmeri metal
16-01-2010 4:01 am
I don’t know if I should be saying that my favourite car at the Autosalon is from the 70s, but it just is.
22 CommentsKAWASAKI’S NISSAN: Drift Tengoku’s drift GT-R
15-10-2009 4:38 am
Here’s another car that was parked at Fuji Speedway recently, nicely slammed on some Blitz 03 wheels. It’s the Drift Tengoku project GT-R that belongs to the editor, Ryuusuke Kawasaki.
For those that follow Doriten, the legendary pink and white JZX90 Chaser has finally run out of registration, so they’re moving on to a JZX100 Cresta kouki. I can’t wait to see that!
Kawasaki-san told me that he regularly reads Noriyaro, and reckons the photography is cool. Not bad eh?
これはドリ天の編集長川崎さんのＧＴ－Ｒです。シ～ブイ！じゃ、ドリ天のＪＺＸ１００クレスタを早くメイクしてね、川崎さん！
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