Encounter: リバース – Reverse GTR32 – Option Fuji Super Lap
One of the Super Lap cars I was most excited to get to see up close was the Reverse R32. Fans of the site will know my affliction with the Auto Gallery Yokohama R32; well, this is basically it’s...
View ArticleEncounter: THE EK – Real Name, No Gimmicks
For as long as I can remember, there has always been one Civic build that I’ve always looked up to. Of course, it was in Japan, and of course I was blessed with seeing it on Minkara for years on...
View ArticleLet’s Tech!: Tanabe Sustec Rear Stabilizer Install
It’s all in the name; “Anti-Roll Bar”. Although, more often refereed to as a sway bar, the purpose of these bars is to reduce the amount of body roll in your vehicle during fast corning, or often...
View ArticleNDF Build: NDF TA Civic Rebuild V.1
I’d be lying if I said I knew where to begin with this series, and well, since I’m not a liar I’ll begin it with this really awkward sentence instead. I’ve had this car for quite awhile now; 14...
View ArticleEvent: Attack 2014 – Final Challenge V.1
“Any professional is intended only to start from the beginning amateur, if there is no stage of good amateur , does not cause the excellent professional is born” We are no longer amateurs. There is...
View ArticleEvent: Attack 2014 – Final Challenge V.2
In the first round of coverage of the last Attack event of the year, we took a stroll around the paddock area of Tsukuba and got a general idea of the crowd in attendance. These are all pretty...
View ArticleSite News: Select Canvas Prints – Time Limited Release
I’m very excited to finally be able to release these after working to perfect them for the last month. When I offer something with the NDF name attached to it, I want to be absolutely sure that I...
View ArticleEncounter: パン・スピードアタック! – The Pan Speed FD3S
Pan Speed. In the realm of rotary tuning, very few names come before it. They are top tier; specialists in their territory. Their flagship car, seen here, is iconic in both build and appearance....
View ArticleFeature: Battle Evome’s Wild Heart – Tommy’s FD3S
There is a feeling that some have experienced that is as nerve racking as it is exhilarating. Some may crumble under it, feed off of it; becoming stronger, faster. A sort of pressure that brings...
View ArticleSite News: NDF – Missing In Action
Well, it’s March 18th, 2014 and I have no doubt in my mind that the last 18 days of life have been the busiest I’ve ever experienced. I have been going non-stop for the past 3 weeks that I’m...
View ArticleEvent: HKS Premium Day 2014 – The Paddock V.1
The theme of the next few posts are going to ‘Better late than never’, as this event has passed almost 2 months ago – but to be honest I haven’t seen that great of coverage online of it; so in that...
View ArticleEvent: HKS Premium Day 2014 – The Paddock V.2
So we’ll continue the delayed NDF coverage of HKS Premium Day 2014 with a walk-through of the garages at Fuji. While the majority of the Hyper Challenge cars pitted in one of the main parking lots,...
View ArticleEvent: HKS Premium Day 2014 – Hiper Challenge
The first on-circuit event of the day was the Hiper Challenge; an event open to those amateur’s and privateers. Despite that fact though, there were quite a few cars that got very close to...
View ArticleEncounter: Auto Gallery Yokohama R32 – Evome Veteran
A familiar face to Tsukuba’s TC2000; the Auto Gallery Yokohama time attack R32. Harumichi’s creation is both powerful and nimble enough to clock a quick 57.371 around Tsukuba. I’ve been a huge fan...
View ArticleSite News: DOGFIGHT LCP – Carbon Goods For Circuit
So, one of the side projects that I’ve been working on over the past few months is expanding the site to include a very niche line of carbon goods, targeted towards circuit racing and Hondas. Of...
View ArticleNDF Build: NDF TA Civic Rebuild V.3
I’ve been overdue for an update on this build for awhile now; even though not much has happened since. This past Saturday Jay and I drove over to Bardabe’s place to finally wrap up everything and...
View ArticleEncounter: X100 Sliding Battle Junkie
Came across this Kazama equipped Chaser at Mobara during a Team Yamada event earlier in the year. I’m not sure if it was still the 1J in there, or if the owner swapped to a 2J but whatever it was...
View ArticleEvent: Rainy Mobara – Reverse Entry Mania!
OK, so one day a few weeks ago, Sekinei, Matt and I headed to Mobara the morning that I was supposed to be on a flight back to America. I’m not sure what the deal was, I think I agreed to go because...
View ArticleEvent: チーム山田じゃんけんドリフト!
Team Yamada is a team…kind of. Well, maybe the word ‘group’ would better fit the description. Team Yamada is a group who organize じゃんけん (Janken) events in Japan. Janken, if you’re unfamiliar with...
View ArticleFeature: Garage Saurus Time Attack R32 GT-R
Hayashi-san, owner of Garage Saurus, has built his product with roots firmly in the drag racing circuit. It may surprise some then, if I were to tell you that for the past decade they have been...
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