Seeing this past Sunday was the final Battle Evome of the year that I will be covering, this will pretty much wrap up the first-half of the JDM time attack season coverage, at least at this sort of level. However, there will always be plenty more grip event at tracks like Tsukuba, Honjo and Sodegaura [...]
It was yet another perfect day for time attacking at Tsukuba circuit yesterday and as ever the paddock at the Battle Evome series had a tantalizing mix of impressive amateur-owned cars. No matter how many of these events I attend, it’s always like it’s my first one. The excitement of seeing the same cars get [...]
Following on from Amemiya-san announcement last year that the NA-7 would be his final RX-7 based project, I’m sure I wasn’t the only one wondering what on earth he would come up with for this year’s show. It’s become almost a tradition for RE-Amemiya to create some kind of crazy car for TAS, and for [...]
Everything is so fast paced at a Battle Evome meet, there is literally no time to waste. With only two hours of shooting time available, you will just about manage to hit every major trackside spot, provided you keep moving. So with a few more moments available before the drivers went out on track for [...]
It’s time to dedicate a bit of time to the true tuner cars that were dotted around the vastness that was the Tokyo Auto Salon this year. Performance is the name of the game here and if there is a bit of style thrown in for good measure you can rest assured it’s all driven [...]
I take my hat off to the organizers that year after year organize what, in a relatively short period of time, has become the most fiercely contended time attack event in the world. This recently released video created by Luke Huxham brings us face to face with the men behind it all. And seeing we are right in the middle of the Japanese time attack season, the timing is just perfect. I for one can’t wait to see how WTAC develops in 2013! Start your stopwatches!
-Dino Dalle Carbonare
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I can't believe it's already been 11 yeas since I took this picture of the RE-Amemiya AD-kitted time attack FD3S. The car had just won a T1 time attack round in Tsukuba, one of the first time attack events I ever attended in Japan. It was blisteringly quick for the time, managing to lap Tsukuba [...]
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After a nice selection of GT-Rs in the previous post let’s take a look at the rotaries that were present at the show. A lot of these cars we all know well and have seen before, others like the RE-Amemiya Super NA7 were quite the surprises… …much like Mad Mike’s FD at the Rays booth. [...]
Balance is key. There is no point in having power if there is no control. It might sound obvious, but you will be surprised how easily people can forget this. Outright grunt will get you from point A to point B very quickly, but if corners are thrown into the equation, excessive power will probably [...]
Nothing fuels interest in our favorite race series more than new cars. The need to innovate and move forward is an important factor for any type of motorsport, which is why I’m giving space to some of the cool new rides that are now competing in D1. I was glad to see that I’m not [...]
