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Video Best Motoring Hot Version first volume

Video: The very first Best Motoring Hot Version

February 17, 2014 / banpei / 1 Comment

Last week I discovered Ka Ko (via Rocketpencil) who posts Best Motoring videos on an almost daily basis! :)
One of the gems he posted last week is the very first edition of Best Motoring Hot Version:

As you can see there is a thrilling battle in this episode: the infamous Keiichi Tsuchiya battles with an (almost stock) Toyota Corolla Levin AE86 the (back then) brand new Toyota Corolla Levin GT Apex AE101 featuring the new 20 valve Silvertop 4AGE. The battle is very very close even though the AE101 has a lot more power under the bonnet!

What else can you expect from Best Motoring Hot Version Volume 1?
– Toyota Levin GT Apex AE101 vs Toyota Trueno GT-Z AE101 vs Honda Civic EF
– Toyota Levin GT Apex AE101 (superstrut) vs Toyota Levin GT Apex AE101 (non-superstrut)
– Toyota Levin GT Apex AE101 (superstrut) vs Toyota Levin AE86
– RX7 Drift vs Grip
– Group A Nissan Skyline GT-R cup with Keiichi Tsuchiya drifting his Taisan GT-R R32 on a wet Fuji Speedway!

Watch the full video below:
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Ebay treasures: The Mazda RX7 FB Wankelrossa

December 22, 2013 / banpei / 2 Comments

Back in the early 80s I managed to get my hands on a Mazda brochure that included the Mazda RX7 FB and many times I dreamed away think I would drive in one. Shortly after that the Ferrari Testarossa arrived and that literally blew away any boy-dream of owning a sportscar and I ended up solely drooling over Ferraris. I think a similar thing happened to this Mazda RX-7 FB that got some Testarossa treament:

Perhaps the owner bought the car and restyled it in Testarossa style a few years later?

Anyway, the (useless) side intake definitely looks as enormous as the one found on the Testarossa: Continue reading

Video: Initial D Fifth Stage episode 2

November 22, 2012 / banpei / 0 Comments

Last weekend Episode 2 of Initial D Fifth Stage has been broadcasted in Japan. Obviously it was fansubbed just within a couple of days!

This episode focusses on the battle between Keisuke in his RX7 and Kobayakawa in his LanEvo VII.

A bit different this time is that I actually managed to embed the video: Continue reading

Auto Holiday: Let’s have a ball!

December 20, 2011 / banpei / 1 Comment

The cover of the March 1983 issue of Auto Holiday magazine looks like a great deal of fun!

The magazine for car and leasure for youngs in the early 80s is clearly promising their readers to have a ball. ;)

Especially if you look at the kaido racer contents on the inside: Continue reading

Ebay treasures: yellow RexSeven

October 27, 2011 / banpei / 3 Comments

I can imagine people thinking the first generation RX7 (SA22 and FB) looks outdated. So obviously you want to update the looks of it and just model it after some newer model… Well, this little SA22 (for sale on Marktplaats) does have some updated looks!

First of all: the tail lights are clearly influenced by the Ferrari 575. But if you look closer to the design you can spot they are actually Opel GT tail lights.

Then we move to the front of the car: Continue reading

No more rotary powered cars

August 27, 2011 / banpei / 2 Comments

Reading about Mazda’s announcement no longer produce rotary cars made me realize we’ll never see these awesome cars anymore. Even the hydrogen RX-8 could not save Mazda’s rotary project…

Sayonara rotary engine!