I’ve always found this car interesting not something you’d expect Smokey Nagata to fly down the Wangan in, built by Top Secret in Japan as a demo car, exhibited previously at the Tokyo Auto Salon I have a soft spot for the Yaris/Vitz.

Specification

These include: Root type belt driven Supercharger (Low pressure unit), HKS F-Con V Pro ECU, Apexi induction kit, uprated exhaust system, Cusco rediator hoses, Splitfire earthing kit, Cusco strut brace, TRD Street Spec Suspension Struts & Springs, Gat Toscana 15″ alloys secured by lightweight alloy RAYS anodised nuts.

Gallery’s D1 Street Legal Impreza is piloted by Komagata of GP Sports the GDB chassis is a prime example of one of the next generation drift cars. Naturally as s13′s,s14′s and s15′s get older and more prevalent drivers have desired to seek out different platforms, the 4wd Impreza and Lancer serving as suitable bases. Although extensively modified in comparison to a road going GDB the Gallery Impreza snatched victory at Round 2 at Suzuka, Kumakubo’s successes in D1 prove the platform is capable

http://www.car-gallery.com/info/info.html

One of the legendary cars of the 70′s pictured here in the Race De Nippon 6 hours’ event at Fuji Speedway on 10th April 1971. behind the pacecar. 58 victory races , 32 at Fuji Speedway

Just listen to that exhaust note
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=byJ5NH5t37U&feature=related

From the Tuning house Monster Sport in , the Monster Sport Ohlin’s Special R showcasing what’s possible on the ZC31S platform the car has already been featured several times in Option Magazine and in the Best motoring / Hot version video’s. Available as a complete car from Monster Sport the Ohlins Special R is the most extreme of the companies special model’s.
Other Swift’s can be purchased in various other specifications to suit the enthusiast, gentleman driver and Touge attack.

To view the recent Hot Version Touge 200 showdown
http://www.bestmotoring.jp/HV/089/

Specifications
SP-X dual muffler (Suzuki Sport)
Power filter 2 ( Monster sport)
Ohlins coilovers
Carbon fibre front aero bumper (Monster sport)
Carbon fibre aero bonnet (Monster sport)
Carbon fibre rear aero wing (Monster sport)

Spied at Auto Otaku , rolling on Work wheels and sporting a gold paintscheme that Mr Nagata would be proud of, hailing from the Kyushu area its rare to see a Skyline of this age modified. Also very rare to see an enthusiast with such a rare car hitting the track (Pictures courtesy of Auto Otaku)

With Marcus Gronholm out on SS4 on Friday Sebastian Loeb only had to cruise to the finish in first place to close the gap in the driver’s championship. Gronholm now needs to win in Wales to take home the title whilst having Loeb finish 4th or lower!

Although a disapointing turnout for the Japnorthwest meet the highlight of the evening was seeing 1 of 3 Bee*R kitted skylines resident in the uk rolling on Rays wheels with the R324 body conversion for information on the kit see here

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Stepping up from a succesful campaign in the Junior World Rally Championship the SX4 takes on the unforgiving gravel of the Welsh forrests in December the car’s second event. On a debut which can best be described as “steady” fireworks arent to be expected, yet early indications are good.