We had the opportunity to sample some of the best curry we've ever had cooked up by one of the most respected men in this scene. We can't divulge the identity of our Iron Curry Chef, but the only thing we can compare it to would be dining at the Prime Minister's official residence and having Koizumi prepare the food himself.
You are probably aware that Yokohama markets its own line of wheels under the Advan brand, but did you know that Dunlop has its own wheel line called Direzza?
Autobacs has established a separate chain of stores called Autobacs Second-Hand Market (ASM) where you can find all sorts of previously owned goodies. Old Man Yamz is planning a pilgrimage in search of a set of the ever-elusive Hoshino Impul G5 wheels.
Blinkie Helps Us Stay Under The Salary CapSince we wasted what little budget we have on actors for our Battle of Gettysburg reenactment, we have nothing left for travel. Enter Blinkie, our new international correspondent. He was way cheaper than Christiane Amanpour, and he fits in a carry-on. However, with no arms or legs (or the ability to convert carbon dioxide to oxygen because he's only a fish), Blinkie's reports could be spotty at best, but at least he'll put in more of an effort than, say, any of us.
Tuner Cars
HKS TRB-02 Hipermax Evo VIII: 54.739
Sun Auto Cyber Evo VIII: 55.801
JUN Super Lemon Subaru WRX: 56.595
RE Amemiya RESuperG RX-7: 56.863
Autech Tsukada ATTKD Skyline GT-R R32: 57.373
Power House Amuse Carbon R Skyline GT-R R34: 57.810
Pan Speed RX-7: 58.917
Feast RX-7: 59.469
ASM Tsukuba Special S2000: 59.954 (NA record!)
J'S Racing yellow S2000: 1:00.275
C-West carbon fiber S2000: 1:01.141
Tuned ASL Garaiya: 1:03.55
Competition Cars
Formula Nippon ('01 model): 46.935
GT500 NSX ('03 model): 51.875
GT500 NSX ('00 model): 53.566
D1GP HKS S15: 58.261
Super Taikyu Lancer Evo VI: 59.202
D1GP A'PEXi RX-7: 1.00.268
D1GP T&E Toyota Soarer: 1.00.304
Stock Cars
Honda NSX Type R: 1.05.05
Nissan Skyline GT-R R34: 1.07.44
Honda Integra Type R DC2: 1.09.20
BMW M3 E46: 1.09.40
Honda S2000: 1.09.48
Nissan 350Z: 1.09.72
Integra SiR DC2: 1.13.05
Tune In Tokyo With Us Next YearIf all of this looks too good to miss, you should think about joining us for the 2005 Turbo magazine Tokyo Auto Salon Tour. For more info, check out www.kintetsu.com/autosalon or call 562-924-4600.
Nismo's S15 R-tune Proto.
Wild graphics are all the rage. Blame the movie, or the sort of delirium that could only come from a sharp blow to the head.
Masao Suenaga will drive this RE Amemiya Super G-7 FD3S in the D1GP series.
NATS is the Nihon Automotive College (we know, that would be NAC). Believe it or not, this is a third-generation Supra, and it was just one example of the student projects on display at TAS. Our dioramas never looked like this.
VeilSide's Fortune NSX.
Mugen's Fit Dynamite crammed with a 260hp K20A sourced from the RSX Type-S.
The Sorcery NSX in the Advan booth was delightful and delovely, but the Celica headlight conversion was most blasphemous.
Scoot's RX-7 is filled with not two, or even three, but a four-rotor powerplant.
Here I am counter-weighting Jonny's huge head, which is no easy task.
I interviewed Signal big boss Kousuke Kida. Someone could have told me he doesn't speak English.
I went late-night drifting with the Signal Twins, Kazuya Bai (left) and Atsushi Kuroi. Funny, they don't look like twins.
Kazama Auto's gull-style door conversion kit.
A'PEXi's DECS Wing Controller.
HKS RB26DETT V-Cam System (left) and HiPower Muffler EV-R.
Tein's Super Street dampers with EDFC.
HKS Z33 Supercharger
By Antonio Fargas
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