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Tiawanese Fighter Pilot

Friday, September 16th, 2011

hjc-fs-3There are those with style, and those who bite other people’s style.  Hisashi Kamimoto was a rad AE86 driver at one time… and maybe the first guy that I ever witnessed wearing a jet style helmet.  It was my birthday…

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Sunday, September 11th, 2011

90-ESCNAC was fun.  If I ever was fast, I am not anymore.  I still know how to look good though.  For those who are not auto-x savvy, this is an unmodified 5SFE powered SW20 on 225 R compounds.  Not a…

More Nostalgia

Saturday, February 12th, 2011

Thanks goodness nobody found the interview of me. That Civic was amazing, I even miss FWD from time to time.

Rubber Review

Friday, February 4th, 2011

Star-SpecLast year I was pretty happy to discover Dunlops renowned Z1 Star Spec was available in 185/60 14.  Good fourteen inch tires are becoming a very rare thing.  In fact… of the supposed “Maximum performance” street tires, only two are…

Filler

Thursday, July 29th, 2010


This should be nothing new. I thought it was interesting to look at how slow sliding actually can be. For me at least… it feels so good. I wish I could just throw the car around everywhere… particularly when…

Revived

Tuesday, July 27th, 2010

IMG_1566Yes it’s back.  There is a new engine in place, along with a race weight flywheel and six puck un-sprung clutch.  Beyond that… you should notice the gigantic 10″ wheels and 275’s are gone, in favour of some higher offset…

Tight Lines

Sunday, July 18th, 2010


Wow… my first real video. That means there is a lot to comment on.

1. My edit is not reflective of the days performance, but I think it makes a point about driving.
2. Is it tough to…