Check out this RA28 Celica Lift-back that has been competing in the Japanese D1GP recently. The car which was built by HDO Racing Service and driven by Hideo Itakura has competed in both May's match at Suzuka and this weekend's event at Okayama. If you look between the headlamps you can see the intercooler which hints at the car's SR20 powerplant.
Photo from ???????'s Minkara
-Mike Garrett
ADVERTISEMENT
OFFICIAL SPEEDHUNTERS SUPPLIERS
DAMN! now thats F'n cool!
So is this car becoming a regular at D1? I would love to see it!
wow i have to say this is pretty sik. damn right its cool.
Nice Mustang Fastback! I mean Celica. haha
ha ha brilliant
wow that is sicka 1st gen celica in the D1! mike can u post a link to find more info and pics on this car.
i love the rear fenders and wheels.
its a real japanese muscle car
I have been scouring for photos and more info on it but I haven't had much. Hopefully I'll be able to take some photos for myself during some of the D1 events later this season.
Interesting, and sweet!
Damn, must be the sweetest TA22 I've ever seen!
leongsoon - that isnt a TA22. Its a RA28. a TA22 is a celica coupe that came stock with a toyota T series engine usually a 2tg engine. this a RA28 - liftback celica that came with a R series toyota engine usually a 18rg either efi or carb. heres a great site to learn more bout early toyota ID codes http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/stepho/oldcodes.htm
Itakura is a nut. Definitely one of the most aggressive drivers on the planet. I've never seen him behind the wheel of this Celica but I've watched him do his best to destroy his S14 plenty of times. He's famous for purposely popping his rear bumper off by clipping the wall.
HDO stands for Hydraulic Drift Oldies. They're out of Hiroshima and as the name hints and they build everything from old-school low riders to crazy drift machines.
any info on this car?
steering mods?
i drove with him 2 weekends ago a Drift my shop put on at Bihoku Highland Circiut, Okayama, Japan
he will be entering a few D1 events next yr if has enough money he said, haha....
I love that Japanese old era stuff.
i wanna see more pics of that backend!!