By Alexi in
03-04-2009 12:30 am
A couple of weeks ago, Shino had mentioned that she had been asked to come along to Mobara Circuit with her car, because an American film crew were coming, and wanted to film her drifting.
Turns out it was for the second season of I Survived a Japanese Game Show!
For anyone not familiar with the show (link to Youtube segments here) it’s an American reality show along the lines of The Apprentice or Survivor, based around competing in team-based, Japanese-TV-style challenges.
The team that wins each challenge gets to do something cultural and fun, like visiting the Tokyo fish markets. The losing team has to do something difficult, yet still cultural, like working as rickshaw drivers or labouring in a rice field.
This week’s winners won a ride in a drift car.
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By Alexi in
02-04-2009 12:30 am
This car belongs to an unassuming bloke by the name of Tadashi Yanagawa. The interesting thing about him is that he can drift as fast in totally wet conditions as he can in the dry. I saw him at a recent track day at Nikko Circuit and had to have a look at his car. Surprisingly, there’s not much more to it than many other AE86s out there, but it’s still pretty damn cool.
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By Alexi in
25-03-2009 12:30 am
Full points awarded here for enthusiastic driving. Heard from the gallery were comments like “90 degree camber might be a bit too much!”
I tried making an “88 miles an hour” joke, but it turns out Doc Brown actually said 142km/h in the Japanese version of Back to the Future. I had to say “de rorian taimu mashiinu” before anyone understood.
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By Alexi in
05-03-2009 12:30 am
Something slightly different for today’s first pic, a Japan four-door with a chokkan muffler, which translates into English literally as “straight pipe”.
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By Alexi in
03-03-2009 12:30 am
Yellow Zeds sure do look good.
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By Alexi in
25-02-2009 12:30 am
Ripple strips are merely a suggestion to some.
By Alexi in
18-02-2009 12:30 am
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
By Alexi in
12-02-2009 12:30 am
Oooh, AE86 people aren’t going to like that title.
KE70 people are going to love these photos though.
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By Alexi in
06-02-2009 12:30 am
Part two of the Option2 x Mercury AE86 one-make race at Tsukuba.
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