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EDITORIAL – WHY EVERYONE SHOULD JUST SHUT UP AND TEST-DRIVE AN 86 OR BRZ
People should just quit their bitching about these cars already. Less than a...
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FEATURE – THE BEE-R ROCKET BUNNY BRZ
The signature yellow, Rocket Bunny wearing, drift machine from Bee Racing in...
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TEASER – SUPERCAR CRUISE WITH LIBERTY WALK
Right now, I’m down in Nagoya with Kato san and the crew from Liberty Walk Japan. If you haven’t heard of them I would be very surprised since they have exploded onto the international stage with some of the wildest custom supercars the world has seen. After a long haul south from Tokyo to Nagoya in the new 3 series Active Hybrid, I got some down time with new friends at a great Yakiniku restaurant where the stories and beer flowed freely… Read More →
FEATURE – 7TUNE CARBON FIBER STYLE VINYLS IN STOCK NOW
We’ve got some cool new vinyls in the store now, available for immediate delivery and in limited supply! Read More →
FEATURE – HAND ENGRAVED EG CIVIC
I have to admit, when Shawn Lisjack, founder and CEO of Exotic Engravings contacted me, I was sceptical. A hand engraved Civic with 5000+ hours of Dremel work put into it? “This has got to be another case of spam for sure…“, I thought. But through our correspondence, I started to learn about a project I had never known existed and received a huge amount of details on the build from Shawn. With each mail that arrived, the more stunned and amazed I became… Read More →
EVENT – YOKOHAMA CLASSIC CAR SHOW 2013
Its a new year and its time again for the JCCA (Japan Classic Car Association) annual new years meet in Odaiba. A veritable feast of classic automobile goodness and plenty of gasps of “natsukashiiii” from the locals…natsukashi meaning “its so nostalgic isn’t it!!” Straight in at the gates you gaze upon rows upon rows of gleaming classics, most older than myself. Alongside all the Cars is a very very Japanese level enthusiasts flea market and by Japanese level I mean everything you would ever want as a classic...
EDITORIAL – WHY EVERYONE SHOULD JUST SHUT UP AND TEST-DRIVE AN 86 OR BRZ
People should just quit their bitching about these cars already. Less than a year into production and all I hear is nonsense from people who know absolutely nothing about them. These people’s opinions are like ex’s; we’ve all had one and yet, most of what comes with the fallout is baseless trash talking. And the 86 and BRZ quite simply don’t deserve it… Read More →
FEATURE – 2013 TOKYO AUTO SALON OVERVIEW
280,000 people, 800 cars, 4 days, 12 hours of sleep, 1 M6 convertible, 73 cans of Redbull, and 3000 shots later, the curtain (mercifully), fell on the 2013 Tokyo Auto Salon. Come with me as 7Tune takes a look back at the biggest TAS in years… Read More →
FEATURE – THE BEE-R ROCKET BUNNY BRZ
The signature yellow, Rocket Bunny wearing, drift machine from Bee Racing in Tokyo, has caused a stir and created a lot of discussion since its conception late last year. Arguments have sprung up on all corners of the net debating what it actually is and Kiyonori Imai from Bee-R just sat back and laughed at all the attention it is receiving. You see, it’s not a Scion FR-S despite wearing Scion badges and anyone with half a brain will also figure out that the Scion FR-S is a LHD model since it was a North American designated model… Read More →
BREAKING NEWS – TOYOTA TO RELEASE 86 CONVERTIBLE
Look out Mazda. Toyota, after absolutely piling on the sales for their new sports FR platform over the last 9 months, in all corners of the world, have green lit a project that will arguably drive it toward a different segment of the market – one that likes to rock out with the top out… Read More →
APPAREL – LIMITED EDITION WANGAN STYLE TEES
The latest addition to the 7Tune apparel line is a playful take on the global Gangnam Style phenomenon – instead the shirts depict a “dance” of a different kind and at over 300kph is the norm! On any given weekend you’ll find people running the highways on their way to one of the most famous carparks in the world; Daikoku Futo. The shirt features one of the signboards you would come across on your way there. These are strictly Limited Edition items and each of the 100 shirts purchased through 7Tune comes with a free...
FEATURE – 7TUNE EXCLUSIVE 2013 TOKYO AUTO SALON PREVIEW
If you don’t like 86′s and BRZ’s, the 2013 Tokyo Auto Salon is definitely not the place for you. Not only is this the biggest salon in years, but it is absolutely LOADED with Toyotas and Subarus. I must have counted one 86 or BRZ for every five or six other cars. There are easily over 100 of Japan’s latest builds on the twin platforms that are sweeping the world and making people gnash their teeth at the sometimes 18 month waiting list to order the cars… Read More →
FEATURE – COMING TO 7TUNE IN JANUARY
It was an absolutely MEGA end to 2012 for 7Tune – with almost a dozen events to attend, countless people to meet and a couple of international events to fly to. Here is a rundown on what you can expect on 7Tune in the coming weeks during the first month of 2013… Read More →
FEATURE – MAX TV THAILAND
It was back to Thailand for me at the end of December to enjoy another crazy week at one of the absolute best racing festivals on the planet; the 2012 Bangsaen Festival of Speed. My hosts for the week, MAX TV Thailand, graciously arranged for the entire trip, and in very short notice mind you, so all that was left for me to do was pack the Nikon D3, a couple of lenses and document as much of their weekend ( and everyone else’s ) as possible. Here’s how it all unfolded… Read More →
2012 THROUGH DUTCH EYES – WHAT A RIDE!
2013 is just hours away and here I am pondering about 2012. What a year it has been! It’s been a true roller coaster ride with some lows but with some very cool loops and turns! So where do I even start? Well, in Japan of course where I visited my first Tokyo Auto Salon. Read More →
FEATURE – A FINE AND SUNNY SUNDAY AT FUJI 2012 SUPER GT FINAL ROUND
Up an at it early the next day for round two at Fuji Speedway and what a glorious day it was! A complete contrast to yesterday – the only disappointment being that Mt Fuji was surrounded by clouds. A honk of the horn outside the hotel and I see the familiar shape of Richard and another guy I haven’t seen for a couple of years who happens to be great friend Dominik Schwager; a German driver who raced in Japan for many years. Delighted to see him, I jump in car and off we go. At the circuit and with Richard tied up with Team business...
FEATURE – WET AND WILD SATURDAY AT SUPER GT FINAL ROUND
Waking up at stupid O clock on a Saturday on a November morning in Tokyo is never a warm occasion but today wasn’t so bad, a little gloomy but I didn’t care as I would soon be on a train heading down to Gotemba and Fuji Speedway for the last races of the Formula Nippon, GT 500 and GT300 series for 2012. Read More →
WORLD EXCLUSIVE – ABFLUG RELEASE TOYOTA “SPIRAL 86″ FOR TOKYO AUTO SALON 2013
7Tune is proud to announce the exclusive release for Abflug’s latest designs ahead of the 2013 Tokyo Auto Salon. In this brief glance at the concepts that are slated to make an appearance on the Abflug stand at the TAS in January, one design stands out head and shoulders among them all when it comes to Japanese performance car enthusiasts; the Abflug “Spiral 86″… Read More →
EVENT: WANGAN WARRIORS – END OF YEAR MEET 2012
There are a few events a year that are highlighted in my agenda. Events like the Nürburgring 24 hours, Le Mans, Fast Car Festival, Goodwood and of course the traditional Wangan Warriors end of year meet! I named a few established events. But in Holland that’s exactly what the end of year meet is. It’s something you don’t want to miss before the cold winter months start and there’s nothing to do. Read More →
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