We flew to Japan to find out if Tokyo Auto Salon is worth the hype. Here’s an in-depth walk around to see if it’s still worth visiting.
We fly to Japan in January, and get lost in Tokyo exploring back streets and beyond.
In this deep dive, we uncover the incredible story of this S13 180sx, the origins of Mitsuru Haruguchi, 326 Power and a shop called Car Planner Zone.
This is the story of Ireland’s top 40 + famous cars from the Forgotten JDM Car Boom. We deep dive into why so many famous Japanese icons ended up in Ireland and what happened to them.
An Irish car show, especially when it’s not raining, is always a good time. Here are some photos from Japfest, a year ago, where a wide variety of the finest cars in Ireland made an appearance. These events bring a lot of cool machines out of the woodwork, from classic to modern, and it’s a gentle reminder as to just how much interesting stuff exists in this tiny country. Enjoy this little photoset from that event.
Let’s rewind to a wet BBQ from a year ago. Despite the dreary weather, the turnout was fantastic. Ben, my auntie, and my mother were busy bees, grilling hundreds of burgers for our friends who came down to make the most of the day. I’ll keep my words short and let the photos tell the story. Seeing who turns up for these events is always a delightful mystery.
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A flash back to my time owning a BMW. From the drift car to the road car I had hoped to reshell some of the good parts from. Eventually, I made the tough decision to pull the plug on the BMW life. I was in search of a new challenge, and that’s when I stumbled upon the allure of crusty Japanese misery, which came in the form of the 180sx and the KE70. Regardless, here are some photos as a little trip down memory lane on what could have been. The E36 is in good hands now and I feel it deserves an update video over the next few months.
Part two of our Final bout photo dump consists of Saturday and Sunday of the event; I blended both days into the video we just did as it made for a better watch. I was surprised these videos didn’t do well on the channel, but what can you do? Either way, the drifting is nonstop all day Saturday and goes on into the night until about 11 PM, which is so cool.
Tunes are blaring through the system, and they have a best team drift event, followed by a tandem battle where the top guy battles against the Japanese driver over the ship. It’s such a cool even as you are also judged on the style of the car, which aids for points at the end of the day. Here is a sizable photo set from the two days of action. I hope you enjoy it. If you have any questions, drop a comment below. Cheers.
I’ve split the Final bout photos into two posts because there are many. I enjoy photos, and this blog has become a place for pictures and little writing, which is good as my images are better than how I construct a sentence. I will start here on Friday evening when we arrive at USAir in Shawano. Being Irish, the first thing I have to comment on is the weather; that perfect midwest summer sun was working wonders for anything I pointed the camera at. I wish we got more of those golden hour days in Ireland; regardless, please enjoy the selection of photos from the first night we got to FinalBout, as I feel some of these photos will be a good inspiration for others on how to approach a chassis, a lot of these guys have it figured out. It was great to see this stuff all packed into one venue.
With epic tandem drifts and close calls with incredible-looking cars, this is the coolest team drift event in the world. This is our look at Final Bout.
We call to Jimmy Oakes and friends and check out their workshop.
We experience a wild variety of madness at our first US car show, Clean Culture.
Here is a selection of photos we shot when we had Yuasa over a few weeks ago; it almost feels like an utterly surreal scenario, and editing these photos made me smile from ear to ear. I’m not saying too much here, as I spoke about it in great length in the YouTube videos we did on this, but I’m so happy this worked out. We made a friend for life out of this, which I’ll cherish for the rest of my life. From looking up to this guy as a teen to having him visit the shed and see Ireland and hear his stories, it’s truly something I’ll never forget. Please enjoy this photo dump from the trip below.
Ryota Yuasa Drives his AE86 at Mondello at 86fest 2024