Greg and I will be making the trek to Ebisu for Drift Matsuri Round 2 next month! The details are finally getting sorted out so I thought I’d share what we’ll be driving – or destructing – during our stay. This is the Sil80 that Powervehicles lined up for us. Heaps sick, right? Right?!?!?
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Drift Matsuri or bust!!!
Posted in Brickhouse Products, Greg, Steve, tagged drift matsuri, sil80, summer on July 15, 2011 | 2 Comments »
How To: Say Car Part Names in Japanese
Posted in How to:, Steve, tagged brand, car, japanese, katakana, name, part, romaji, upgarage, yaj on July 11, 2011 | 1 Comment »
The list below is a breakdown of car part terms and names in Japanese. First, a note about the language barrier…or lack there of…well kind of. Lucky for native English speakers, the Japanese names for most car parts are adapted “English” names. You’ll notice katakana is used – katakana is used when writing a foreign [...]
Timeout: Rally through the wire
Posted in Brickhouse Abroad, Steve, Timeout, tagged estonia, fiesta, finland, Ford, rally on June 21, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
While checking ferry times in Tallinn, Estonia, last summer, I caught this rally spec’d Ford Fiesta (Festiva?) getting ready to be loaded for the short trip to Helsinki, Finland. I let my buddies go inquire about times and I snapped some pics and observed.
Timeout: All-in-one race dashes are for chumps…
Posted in Steve, Timeout on June 21, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Timeout: C&Y Sports Altezza
Posted in Shops, Steve, Timeout, tagged Altezza, C&Y Sports, IS300, RB26 swap, SSR D5R, wide fenders on June 20, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
C&Y Sports’ main office is on mainland but, to our good fortune, they opened a shop here in Okinawa a few years back. They do crazy motor swaps. It’s their thing. It’s what they are known for. It’s what got them noticed.
Timeout: “Please no” C33 Laurel
Posted in Steve, Timeout, tagged aero, C33, laurel, nissan on June 20, 2011 | 2 Comments »
This Laurel sits at one of the popular junkyards. I’m not sure what it looks like currently but, when I took this pic, I was pretty much in love with it. Noteworthy points: 1. The front fenders are vented not widened. They looked to be stock metal with large vents and mesh installed. 2. The [...]
Magilla Gorilla: More track time
Posted in Magilla Gorilla, Steve, tagged jzx100 drifting, Okinawa on June 5, 2011 | 1 Comment »
I hit the track again yesterday and was surprised to find I was sharing the track with only one other car. A private track day without the costs! A lot of track time with cool down time being the only thing causing me to take breaks. The car felt wonderful with the new Cusco front [...]
Timeout: Total 180 180′s.
Posted in Steve, Timeout, tagged 180sx, kouki, sil80, uras, work on May 6, 2011 | 2 Comments »
When I saw these two sitting next to each other in the parking area at the Okinawa Motor Festival, I new it was too good to pass up – two fine examples of 180′s built in completely different manners. We’ll start with the matte, camo green 180 you see above…
Event: 2011 Okinawa Motor Festival (Part 2)
Posted in Event, Steve, tagged 180sx, ae86, Drifting, jzz30, Okinawa, s13, Silvia, soarer, yukari bukujo on April 16, 2011 | 2 Comments »
After an unexpected delay of being sick all last week, let’s continue the 2011 Okinawa Motor Festival coverage.
