After our first day wondering around Shinsaibashi we found ourselves at Shane’s workshop in order to prep the cars for the action packed 2 weeks ahead of us. As I’ve stated previously my trips to Japan have been nothing but lack of sleep and a lot of shooting. This particular night was no different. Here is a photo of John Dollison looking very worn out as he was sitting inside his PS13. This photo would have been taken around 1:00am and we still had to drive to Suzuka that night, well I should say morning shouldn’t I.
One of the main dramas was of course TJ’s RPS13 trying to eat his rubber and even the rims. After an hour or so they finally found the perfect medium of ride height and guard clearance, in saying that it still scrubbed. After everything had been sorted we packed our belongings into several low and loud drift cars and set off to Suzuka. This was my first time driving a turbo car, as most of the drivers were completely wrecked after more than 12 hours of working on their cars the majority of them were passed out in the passenger seats. I was lucky enough to pilot Daniel’s SR20 C33. Cruising the Japanese highways alongside several other drift cars will be an experience I won’t forget.
When I posted this yesterday, I simply asked for your opinion on which you prefer – Old or the Newer style of Supermade cars, surprisingly a greater percentage preferred the older style. As a result of this it was a perfect excuse to post up this photo of the 2 Supermade s-chassis battling it out at Meihan. Tomorrow we will be starting something new on the blog, from now on every Wednesday there will be a few new Desktops added to the site, stay tuned.
Over the past few weeks I’ve been doing nothing but reminiscing about Japan. Browsing through a number of galleries from my first trip just made me realise how much I really miss the country. This particular image was taken at the final round of MSC in Chiba – Mobara Twin which is yet to be posted on here, I can’t get over the paint, it’s exactly how I want my stickers done for the blog! If I’m lucky enough I will be heading back 2 times before the end of the year, however I’m aiming to do one solid trip before NYE. Without a doubt I will be heading back to Osaka and if I’m lucky enough I might be able to meet the one and only Mitsuru Haruguchi-san from ３２６ Power. That itself, will be a dream come true…
These two photos were taken on the same day @ Meihan Sports Land. I thought it would be a good idea to get you guys a bit more involved with the site. Cast your vote by commenting what you prefer – Old School PS13 on AVS Model 5’s or the below image of the 2011 S15 sitting on Work CR01’s. I’m looking forward to hearing your response.
