Carina AA63
Some of you may already have read it, but Mike Garrett wrote about the HPI Tsukuba meeting on Speedhunters and wrote about a black Carina GT-R
Black Carina GT-R AA63 on Tsukuba circuit in the paddock
Black Carina GT-R AA63 on Tsukuba circuit drifting
As you can see the Carina is pretty bashed up and misses its front airdam, grille, side indicator lights, and a foglight and one normal light on the left side. The driver must really use the car extensively. :)
It is also very nice to see something different than the mainstream white color.
And what I like most about the report is the following comment by Mike Garrett:
This AA63 Toyota Carina was part of the drifting group. These cars are fairly unknown as far vintage rear-drive Japanese cars go. I'd love to own one someday.
I hope that as well! :)
Images are courtesy of Speedhunters.com and were posted here earlier:
HPI TSUKUBA MEETING PT.1 on Speedhunters.com
HPI TSUKUBA MEETING PT.2 on Speedhunters.com
Found this Carina GT-R AA63 on Youtube:
Looks like this New Zealand driver has a lot of fun! :)
This is the follow up:
As you can see: nicely streched tires on those SSR Longchamps! :)
I found these two videos on Youtube. In the first two Toyota Carina GT-R AA63 sedans are chasing a Nissan Silvia S15:
While in the second (third of the video set ;) they get chased by a different Nissan Silvia S15 and a Nissan 180sx:
I have no idea what NCML is, but I suspect that NCML is an abbreviation for one of the circuits in Japan and this event was held on 15th of september 2008. Anyone knows what NCML is??
I found this recent video of a dragrace on 24th of august 2008 with a final between a Volkswagen Polo (called Gol here) and a Toyota Carina AA63 in Peru.
17 seconds Final Round August 24 2008 CADEPOR
Spoiler: unfortunately the Carina AA63 does not win this race (0.6 seconds) but I think it is very nice to see that the AA63 actually made it to other countries than Japan!
As you can see in the picture below it is a LHD car, so it is not imported from Japan:
The side of the car has the "Twincam 16" writings on it, it has 15 inch Celica Supra rims and the rear lights look kouki to me. In other words: this a genuine left hand drive AA63 outside Japan. :)
Finally some new blog postings by RevolverDrift!
In one of the new posts he writes that SHIFT magazine (Malysian magazine) features his E-AA63 Carina Coupe:
Looking at the specs (only thing I can read) I can only conclude that his E-AA63 Carina Coupe is a fine piece of machinery! I would love to have a blacktop in mine as well! :)
