Monthly Archives: June 2008

Another trip down to Setonaikai Circuit for the final test. This time it was raining. Thank god it started to dry out later part of the morning. The car felt good, with more grip and better balance. I ended up … Continue reading →

We left the hotel at 630am and it took us 1hr 30mins to get to Satonaikai Circuit situated up in the hills some where in Shikoku. We hitched a ride in Nishimiya’s Celsior (LS460 equivelant) while the mechanics drove up … Continue reading →

We stopped by Nishimiya’s friends used car lot before going to Takushima Kart Land for testing. A pristine looking KPGC10 caught my eye parked right beside the showroom. It belonged to Hamada-san, owner of the shop. This is the first … Continue reading →

1st practice session was at TAKUSHIMA KARTLAND, 1 hour drive away from the shop. The circuit is located on top of the mountain, deep in the woods. Small track but kinda interesting. It’s smaller than our Elite track interms of … Continue reading →

I took so many pictures in this 2 days, I don’t know where to start. So i’m going to split by day and by activity. We arrived Tuesday morning in Osaka. It was a 6 hour flight, BUT we had … Continue reading →

My participation in D1GP “TOKYO DRIFT” is confirmed. I’ll be flying out to Osaka tonight. First stop is ‘Shikoku’ for a couple of days to test out the SX and set it up in preparation for the weekend. We’ll be … Continue reading →