yellowlightman Posted January 20, 2005 Posted January 20, 2005 (edited) I figured I'd post some pictures from my trip to Japan this summer. Gorgeous color, I think thats an R33? Goofy looking RX-7 nearby that Skyline. Lancia HF Integrale, one of the greatest rally cars of all time. Awesome performance in a relatively pedestrian looking package. Took this picture on my last night in Japan, in the red light district of Ikebukuro shortly after my friend almost got us into a fight with a yakuza (seriously). A Toyota Soarer (Lexus LS430 here in the States) made completely out of legos, the monekys are from Sony's Ape Escape series. This was taken at a large Toyota showroom in Ikebukuro. Gorgeous S5 RX-7, in the back lot of a Mazda dealership. I was walking home one morning (early, around 5am) and started poking around some of the car dealerships nearby my apartment. Also in there area were a Suzuki/Alfa Romeo dealership, a Mercedes, a Honda and a custom bike shop. A goofy little Corolla Levin taken one day in front of my apartment. Guessing from the hood scoop it has the 4AGZE super charged engine. Edited January 20, 2005 by yellowlightman
Panzer Posted January 20, 2005 Posted January 20, 2005 Here are some cars I saw at last year's TAS: "set as background"
bhop Posted January 20, 2005 Posted January 20, 2005 Mitsubishi does make road racing cars. JGTC is road racing.
peter Posted January 20, 2005 Posted January 20, 2005 GT-T that raced in Lemans....not sure but is 4Wd allowed in Lemans? I think this GT-R is only running it's rear wheels. Someone earlier said something about Porsches running in Lemans but I think they also had the 4WD disabled. The Porsche GT1 is defintely RWD.
bhop Posted January 20, 2005 Posted January 20, 2005 (edited) FTO haha Yeah, I know, but technically it is a real racing car. You may laugh because the street version is a low powered car, but the Celica for example, I assume is in the same category. I went to the JGTC last month, and even the Celica was beating up on the Porsches that were in the race too. The Porsche finished last actually.. About Skylines and RWD. I've heard that you can disable the 4WD and make it RWD by just removing one fuse. Edited January 20, 2005 by bhop
peter Posted January 20, 2005 Posted January 20, 2005 I know many people dislike Skyline, but I like it and my favourite is the older R32
yellowlightman Posted January 20, 2005 Posted January 20, 2005 About Skylines and RWD. I've heard that you can disable the 4WD and make it RWD by just removing one fuse. From what I've heard using the RWD mode on the Skylines is a popular thing to do. Makes it easier to dyno (not a whole lot of AWD dynos out there, and they tend to be considerably more expensive), as well as making it easier to drift and control on the track. Kind of like how a lot of racers prefer to race without ABS on their cars, makes it more complicated to control but allows for more control.
bhop Posted January 20, 2005 Posted January 20, 2005 I know many people dislike Skyline, but I like it and my favourite is the older R32 I saw one of those here in L.A. once parked in a really ghetto part of K-town. Made me do a double take, not just because it was a Skyline, but because of where it was.
Panzer Posted January 20, 2005 Posted January 20, 2005 Yeah, I know, but technically it is a real racing car. You may laugh because the street version is a low powered car, but the Celica for example, I assume is in the same category. I went to the JGTC last month, and even the Celica was beating up on the Porsches that were in the race too. The Porsche finished last actually.. About Skylines and RWD. I've heard that you can disable the 4WD and make it RWD by just removing one fuse. FTO is FWD too. they shoulda sold those instead of Eclipses over here. they look soo much better.
peter Posted January 20, 2005 Posted January 20, 2005 FTO haha Yeah, I know, but technically it is a real racing car. You may laugh because the street version is a low powered car, but the Celica for example, I assume is in the same category. I went to the JGTC last month, and even the Celica was beating up on the Porsches that were in the race too. The Porsche finished last actually.. About Skylines and RWD. I've heard that you can disable the 4WD and make it RWD by just removing one fuse. I know that you can disable the 4WD in road-going Skylines, but for racing like Le Mans, what are the rules about that? I thought 4WD was not permitted? I'm pretty sure that in JGTC, the Skylines are running RWD, but I could be wrong.
Jawjaw Posted January 20, 2005 Posted January 20, 2005 Racing Skylines are RWD. The AWD and rear wheel steering add weight and complexity where more parts can break. It's not just deactivated, it's removed.
bhop Posted January 21, 2005 Posted January 21, 2005 Yeah, dedicated race cars usually take out anything they won't use for weight saving. One thing I noticed when I was at JGTC that was surprising, we were allowed in the garage area to check out the cars. One of the Supras had the hood off and it was non-turbo. They were still fast as hell though.
Skull Leader Posted January 21, 2005 Posted January 21, 2005 I prefer the R-32 also... I think it looks just right. The R-33 is too round, and the R-34 (while still badass) is too blocky
areaseven Posted January 21, 2005 Author Posted January 21, 2005 crashed Fairlady Z Yeah, I remember reading about that car. It hit 219 mph before it blew a tire and totaled itself in the Nevada desert. Fortunately, the driver wasn't hurt.
areaseven Posted January 21, 2005 Author Posted January 21, 2005 funky fresh I swear, BMWs are getting uglier and uglier. They should fire Chris Bangle and get a better car designer.
Hiriyu Posted January 21, 2005 Posted January 21, 2005 I agree completely about Bangle, A7, though he was not directly responsible for the new 6's styling (though he was responsible for the IMHO ghastly looking E65/E66 and E60 cars). He's been bumped up the corporate ladder a bit, so his own "handiwork" may be a thing of BMWs past - though he will still have control over the direction of BMW styling. Not to defend the new Six, but the grille treatment in that picture was perpetrated after the fact . I'll happily keep my grey-market '79 635CSi, thank you very much. I've also got a few 2002s, and a couple E21 323i cars, one of which is a very rare Baur TC Cabrio. I don't need no stinkin' Bangles
Panzer Posted January 21, 2005 Posted January 21, 2005 yeah that 6 series is quite controversial. its just a body kit though. possibly photoshopped a bit.
yellowlightman Posted January 21, 2005 Posted January 21, 2005 I'll happily keep my grey-market '79 635CSi, thank you very much. I've also got a few 2002s, and a couple E21 323i cars, one of which is a very rare Baur TC Cabrio. I don't need no stinkin' Bangles 2002s rock! Got any pics fo your collection? A racing friend of mine has a sweet 2002:
ComicKaze Posted January 21, 2005 Posted January 21, 2005 (edited) You can make a lawnmower AWD, turbo charged and fast as hell but you'll look like pretty silly driving it.Same philosophy applies to those Lancers. if they'd like to add a little class and style to their lives I'd recommend an Audi to them. And as far as performance is concerned I guess you've never heard of an S4.. Hey, different cars for different people. Personally, I don't like Audi (except the great angular Audi rally cars of the 80s) and I'm not a fan of how they look. Too round for my taste. I don't like rounded cars. Mitsubishi did try to create a more luxury/elegant Evo, with leather interior, no hood vents, subdued looks. I really like it. Perfect sleeper. The GT-A sports the prototype transmission that would later be used by BMW where it's automatic, but you can manually change gears via controls on the steering wheel (not quite F1 paddles though). Of course, you lose 20-40 BHP I'm not a fan of the Evo VIII, I think it's horribly ugly and the X concepts we've seen look like a fat whale, but the VII is my favorite car of all time. Edited January 21, 2005 by ComicKaze
Hiriyu Posted January 21, 2005 Posted January 21, 2005 YLM, too funny, that's Steve Kupper - I know him too Small world indeed.
yellowlightman Posted January 21, 2005 Posted January 21, 2005 YLM, too funny, that's Steve Kupper - I know him too Small world indeed. Haha, no way. I race with him in the San Francisco Region Solo II events, need to ask for a ride with him one of these days. He has an awesome car.
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