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
Black Carina GT-R AA63 on Tsukuba circuit in the paddock

Black Carina GT-R AA63 on Tsukuba circuit drifting
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:
Toyota Carina AA63 dragracer in Peru

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:
RevolverDrift
RevolverDrift

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! :)

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