Nakayama Circuit At Sanyo Sports Land

March 20, 2010 by Justin Karow  
Filed under Circuit Racing, Latest Articles

Established in 1970, Nakayama Circuit in Okayama Prefecture is one of the 4 original JAF approved race tracks in Japan and just oozes old school everywhere you look.

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2010 Osaka Auto Messe Part 3

February 21, 2010 by Justin Karow  
Filed under Car Shows, Events, Latest Articles

Here’s the final installment of our 2010 Osaka Auto Messe coverage with a pretty mixed bag of Kanjo Civics, big screen LCD TV packing HiAces, a Transformers-style AE86 Trueno and much more.

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2010 Osaka Auto Messe Part 2: Osaka VIP

February 19, 2010 by Justin Karow  
Filed under Car Shows, Events, Latest Articles

Toyota… They might be going through a rough patch at the moment but as far as the aftermarket underworld in Osaka is concerned, the big sedans from Aichi reign supreme, with Nissan’s line up coming a distant second.

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2010 Osaka Auto Messe Part 1

February 16, 2010 by Justin Karow  
Filed under Car Shows, Events, Latest Articles

The Tokyo Auto Salon is the ultimate modified car show in Japan of course, but what comes second? Arguably it’s the Osaka Auto Messe which, while nowhere near as big as the TAS, still has 90% of the sights and sounds. Let’s check out what went on this year…

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Itasha Summit At Motor Sports Dream 2010

February 8, 2010 by Justin Karow  
Filed under Car Shows, Events, Latest Articles

When anime and cars collide we get “Itasha” (pain cars) and in Japan it seems this kind of car culture is growing at a steady pace. If you head on down to Fuji Speedway in March though and you can witness one of the larger gatherings of Itasha to be held this year.

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2010 Tokyo Auto Salon: Final Stage

January 24, 2010 by Adam Zillin  
Filed under Car Shows, Events, JDM Girls, Latest Articles

It’s time to wrap up 7tune’s week long coverage of a massive 2010 Tokyo Auto Salon with an epic final post. To finish up, lets go back into the halls to take a look at a few other cars and product that proved to be interesting in their own unique ways.
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Close up: Roadster Garage Hakoste

January 23, 2010 by Adam Zillin  
Filed under Car Shows, Events, Latest Articles

Here’s a car that is certain to divide opinions. We mentioned it in a previous post but now, let’s have a little bit of a closer look at the controversial Nissan Hakoste.
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Girls of TAS 2010: Part 2

January 23, 2010 by Adam Zillin  
Filed under Car Shows, Events, JDM Girls, Latest Articles

It’s no good admiring just the metal at the Tokyo Auto Salon, you have to appreciate the models as well. That is never too hard when they are this easy on the eye!
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2010 Tokyo Auto Salon: Stage Two

January 21, 2010 by Adam Zillin  
Filed under Car Shows, Events, Latest Articles

We’re back for part two of 7tune’s coverage of the 2010 Tokyo Auto Salon and to kick things off, let’s take a closer look at Toyota’s presence at the show.
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2010 TAS Spotlight: Hankook Revolution FD3S

January 19, 2010 by Adam Zillin  
Filed under Car Shows, Events, Latest Articles

Undoubtedly one of the most eye catching cars at the 2010 TAS was the tubular chassis, carbon fiber everything, Hankook Revolution FD3S time attack car. It’s been around for a little while now but it’s still absolutely out of this world – just look at it!

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