Event>> Rx-7 Annual Gathering – Daikoku Pt.1

It's that time of the year again and what a special annual RX-7 gathering it all turned out to be last night. I've been going to these meetings for years now, held religiously every 7th of July or "7-7," at Daikoku PA, but before it all got started I was really getting worried. With the rainy season still doing its best to spoil the summer season here in Japan it was not looking too good with on and off showers throughout the day. The 7's meet gets going very early compared to what we are all used to, so I made sure to get down to "the Bridge" at around 6 pm. I thought this would be early enough to secure a nice parking spot and wait a bit as cars slowly arrived.

Boy was I wrong! Even by that time empty car spots were almost non-existent with the whole of the parking area brimmed full of RX-7s of every generation, including quite a lot of RX-8s along for the ride (they will get their own meet on the 8th of August!). I have never seen anything like this.

Cars kept arriving and it was all looking more like a paddock at a race track than a public truck stop along a busy highway!

With rain intensifying at times I had no choice but to start shooting as the menacing gray clouds above didn't give much in the way of hope. I spotted this drift oriented FC straight away running impeccable stanceness. (yes, I just made up a word!)

As ever the convertible FC crew was present but unlike past years they had to keep those folding soft-tops up!

A-spec goodness.

The evil light conversion and TVR-ish chameleon paint on this FC drew me onto it from across the parking area. Stunning.

I think Mike has a shot of this exact car on 22C Works meeting post, gotta love the over fenders!

For all you FD lovers I found this rather rare oldschool example, an ex-Veilside demo car fitted with their full aero conversion kit. This was made way before the Fortune kits we all saw in those movies…

Menacing clouds but they just kept on coming. That empty spot right there was saved for Mr. "illusion-pooh" the man behind this massive internet-forum organized meeting. In fact you can see him in his black FC right here ready to swing the car into the space.

RX-8 fronts on FDs…

This SA was just so period correct in every way.

RX-7 owners literally had nowhere else to park so started to take over the far side of Daikoku, which is usually reserved for trucks and buses.

The stock look works just as well. Love the original badges.

Russ from RE-Extreme spotted this little detail on a drift FD.  Avery cool way to cover the bolt that held the rear wiper in place. That is off a Yokomo RC drift car. LOL

Yes I was feeling the SA love yesterday!

Probably the meanest looking FD at the meet. One glance at that front bumper and you know this car gets used properly. 

That's how we park in Italy. 

Sometimes you routinely cover events like this so often you don't really compute what is going on in front of you. At times you just have to take a step back, have a good look and just say, Holy Sh#t!!

This green RE-Amemiya Super GReddy perfectly exemplifies just how much the look of the FD can be altered. But believe me this isn't anything compared to what I still have to show you!

At around 7 pm this is what the Landmark Tower over in Yokohama city was looking like. There is a good more of it somewhere under those clouds.

While I was standing high above the PA I spotted Amemiya-san arriving with D1 driver Suenaga in the green FD in the opening shot.

Mazda lovers just couldn't keep away.

As the light began to fade, the meet went into another gear. This was only the beginning. I've got tons more for you guys, so check back soon!!

-Dino Dalle Carbonare

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1

Dino u rock man epic pics!

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theis is my most FAVORITE coverage of the year!!! good job dino, KUDOS!

3

the r magic rx7 is in there!

4

dino.greatsuccess!

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P.s. Great photo's, especially like the moving shot of the white FC. Keen for parts 2 and hopefully 3.

6

mad set man awesome

7

Awesome, thanks for sharing. Love the red FD with the aero work!

8

Awesome stuff Dino!

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??????????

10

"That's how we park in Italy."



I hate to admit it, but that's just so true!!

Looks like being able to park your car properly is considered "uncool" here in Italy ç__ç

11

"That's how we park in Italy."



I hate to admit it, but that's just so true!!

Looks like being able to park your car properly is considered "uncool" here in Italy ç__ç

12

Being the massive fan that I am of everything rotary, this is just unfair. USA needs something like this but I know it just wouldn't be the same.

13

This is the best daikoku event of the year hands down.

14

Next year we have to have a send in your car pics to post on the blog post lol

15

KEEP IT COMING!!!! I WANT MOOOORRREEEE!!!!

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woooooooooooo

woooooooooooo

woooooooooooo

17

MOAR A SPEC FD! PLEEEEEAAAASSSSEEEE

18

That red FD is MINT! Anyone know what those rear rims are on it? They look like XD9's, but with more dish.... Awesome pics as per usual.

19

they better have hit the highway after!

20

Awesome meet, love the picture of Amemiya-san and Suenaga in the white FC :DDDD

21

Dino, this post is def. one of the best of the moth. i love the wide shots with deep focus so I can spot all the cool cars in the backgrounds! It's why Mike Garrett was so great in Japan ( and still is in SoCal) and you're carrying the torch high! Grazi.

22

Desktop of the third last shot plz plz plz plz!!!!!111oneone

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Which is to say the pan shot of the FC leaving the parking lot. that is EXCELLENT photography right there and i would be proud to have it grace my PS3 and Bold as a wallpaper :)

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Great stuff as usual! It's too bad the weather didn't cooperate, but it was still a huge turnout!

23

Rotary Overload!! Awesome post..Daikoku was full of Wankel hotness!

24

Man I would love to get to this meet some day!!

26

Awesome shots man, thanks for sharing. The red FD with the aero is dope, FD's with the RX-8 front end....not so sweet.

27

holy crap that looks like awesome fun! this is also my favorite coverage of the year. good work!

28

So, so great, thank you Dino.

29

The RX8 fron looks even better than a stock RX7!

30

Great coverage. All those RX-7s look awesome.

31

can't wait for more.

32

what front bumper is on that red fd!? it looks like a modified vertex or something...

33

Yesterday i was like- "Dude, i hope Dino wont forget about rx7 meeting lol" and thats what i saw this morning! HELL YEA!!

34

Very nice! Cant wait for the surprise :D

35

WOHAA! nice shooting!

& love this red beast!

36

Without Dino this site would be barely worth visiting. Keep up the good work!

37

great photos!! would love to visit this place someday!! so cool!

38

i must visit this event before i die..



awesome!

39

"Stanceness" is such a great word!

40

Destop!!!! Please!! =)

41

wow stunning! looks like a day full of win!

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Thank you Dino

43

This post just made my day. Mad love for the RX. Great coverage Dino!

44

great coverage i love it, ihope some day i can make one of this :)

45

First time I miss this in 5 years. And you Dino, thanks for sharing. See you in Nov

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@ =)



I noticed that livery looks quite like the one on the R-magic Rx-7 but I don't see wild body lines from that long shot.

47

More of this wonder, please.

48

If I saw something like this I wouldn't even be able to stand. Soooooooo many beautiful Rx's.

Rightly I call Daikoku as The Tuner Heaven.

49

Dino, you should be paid overtime for all the work you do for this site.

50

I'M happy !

51

love the Mazdas over-kill vibe.. well over due.. some fantastic shots in here too.. thats how you support an event tho'.. rain or shine!!

52

anyone can make out what kind of wheels those are on the rear of the last red RX-7?

53

Love it! :D

54

MORE RX7 PICS!!! yes rotary is best

55

Man, I bet the truckers and normal commuters in there were either pissed or overjoyed!

56

F**K YEAH!



Wicked pics Dino!

57

That white FC (in focus) coming through the carpark (blurry) would make an awesome wallpaper :)

58

i want to go to this at least once in my life. shame you guys didnt do readers rides for the rx7 like you guys did for ae86, silvias, and skylines.

59

thanks dino, his is epic shit right there, i love japans culture

60

Dino and I had some fun.



It was insane this year. I have soooooo many pics. I'll be posting on my blog in the next few days... weeks.... months...



haha.



61

With the Police pretty much bringing the party over at Daikoku to a rather abrupt end, understandably

62

Is that the ERC wide body kit? The red FD3S, that's super rare, but it sure looks nice.. There must be over 30 wide body kits for the FD3S, it's like overkill, well not really, I love that car!



Not too many carbon fiber hoods out there, maybe they are carbon fiber but they painted over to keep the paint scheme congruent.

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Towards 10 pm on Wednesday night Umihotaru PA had officially been declared a rotary-only zone with the

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