I don’t think I’ve ever driven so many pre-production versions of a car like I have the Toyota 86. Ever since that first short test around the Fuji Speedway short course back in November, and the glorious day thrashing the 86 and FRS around Sodegaura Forest Speedway in December, I’ve always wondered how the affordable [...]
Spring days begin when the sun burst through grey sky and little wild flowers bloom into paradise meadows. In Japan, flying carp-shaped windsocks known as koinobori signal the changing of season to spring and a season of children’s celebration of Ko…
It seems no Japanese tuning shop out there is going to pass up the chance to create its own interpretation of the Toyota 86 and Subaru BRZ. Kitabayashi-san at Pentroof is well on his way with his brand new demo car which he picked up just the other week. He has already begun turning it [...]
Was browsing through the rx7club forum and ran into this beautifully done 1992 Mazda RX7 FD3S TypeR imported from Japan. UK owner did a great job on this rotary Mazda. He put Weds Sport SA55M wheels (9J et20) under the Panspeed fenders. Panspeed skirt…
As most of you are aware it is around this time when drifters from all around the world make the voyage over to Japan for the Ebisu Drift Matsuri. Jealous of hearing updates from the motherland of drifting I decided to put together this clip utilising my old footage. I love the style/excitement and just the general atmosphere that goes down at MSC rounds! Check out the video….
Maiham Media have been at it again. This time they have been digging into VIP culture and with Shingo-san (White Aristo) and Keisuke-san (Maroon Crown) they introduce us to their VIP cars and give us a little insight into the…
It’s great to see that the fun day I had at Fuji Speedway with the SSCT guys went down so well. I’ve prepared some high-resolution desktops that on top of some of the GT-Rs that were present… …include images of the other cars that were present like this wide body NSX… …and of course that [...]
There is a reason I find myself driving down to Osaka every other month. A few hundred kilometers sure make a difference in Japan, and while every city from Hokkaido all the way down to Hiroshima looks exactly the same, it’s the people and their attitudes that change. This is especially the case in Kansai, [...]
When I step through the door of an innocuous looking industrial unit in Dubai’s Al Quoz district, I’m met with one hell of a sight. Taking pride of place amid a sea of spacers, rivets and spanners is the meanest looking P…
