After 18 years, I finally own my dream 180SX! Built by Zone and Designed by 326 Power in Japan, this car survived Europe and returned to Ireland. Now, it’s time to share its wild history!
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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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 get invited to a private gathering of drift cars in Chicago before Final Bout.
We experience a wild variety of madness at our first US car show, Clean Culture.
Here is a somewhat extensive photo dump from visiting a Fluke event at Nikko. This had a much more locals-only feel; we were the only attendees. First, we made a trip to the gigantic statue out by the Tsukuba circuit, as it is impossible to avoid if you stay near it. The statue is called Kamakura Daibutsu, and it’s a must-see if you are up in that area. The Nikko day was fantastic; I shot a few photos of Tec Arts and friends who looked to be having a day off from work. Winds Auto’s Hiromi and her husband Obata were there too. Nikko events never disappoint; there is always something to see.
Here is a little photoset from the time we shot Tadghs S13 before he decided to emigrate to Australia for a year. Tadgh managed to win this car in a raffle in Ireland during the pandemic, and they gave him back 50 euros as good luck, so he essentially won this car for free. If you have not seen it, I recommend watching the video where he tells the story. It’s extraordinary to say you won your dream car for free. What’s incredible is he could then style it however he pleased. He went for the 90s vibe with the TBO bumper and Bwave wing. Enjoy this selection of photos we shot that moody September evening.
Getting gifted a sim rig was such a surreal experience. We use it heavily in the shed at least once daily as we walk past to avoid a task altogether. Honestly, I can’t thank Laurence enough for giving this to us. It’s given us something cool to do when we get fed up with the real thing.
It’s ridiculous that he delivered this in his S13; we are forever in his debt for sorting us out with this. What a lovely moment this was!
This is the story of Ireland’s Forgotten JDM Car Boom. We take a deep dive into why so many Japanese legends ended up in Ireland and what happened to them.
We organise cars and coffee, check out an ITB Altezza and do some rings in a 4A-GE Daihatsu
Another incredible shed tour, a hidden stash of Nissan Silvia parts and much more.