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More from Motorland Mikawa

Saturday, July 12th, 2008

Masaharu running at Motorland Mikawa. He’s no longer in his 4AG powered Sunny… but back in a naturally aspirated AE86. Love.

I enjoyed this picture of his wrecked friends as well.…

The Real Canadian Car Life

Wednesday, January 9th, 2008

A new all-weather style.

Maybe you think it’s nothing new, but for many of us who were raised on road racing, the quarter mile and Car and Driver magazine, often the only things worth getting really excited involve fiberglass body…

A Night on the Kakegawa Touge

Sunday, March 25th, 2007

I haven:t been proof reading, and I:m making the same mistakes over again and again. I refuse to relearn typing for a Japanese keyboard layout.

Rain yesterday. Masaharu calls sometime when we:re still sleeping to say, if it keeps up…

Motorland Mikawa with Masaharu

Tuesday, March 20th, 2007

topmasaharuTried to run an all out car day yesterday, as a sort of escape. Went drifting at Motorland Mikawa with Masaharu and his old Sunny in the morning. The boro boro style at best. Left the gas cap 2hours behind in Hamamatsu. Left turns were sloshing gas all over the track… they punted us, and we couldn:t rig anything up to make the officials happy. 3500Y gets you one hour on the track… run as much as you want… small track… 2nd gear action, third gear if your ballsy… built just for drifting. Another 2000Y gets you your second hour [...]

Meeting Irohazaka

Sunday, March 11th, 2007

For the car guys today.

We hit Irohazaka touge today of Nikko. Touge… if you don’t know, refers to a mountain pass… a serious backroad, and in the case of Irohazaka (featured as home of Emperor on Initial D) it’s…