i hope it's fast 😭
#ot | Japanese Historical Racing
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Well I don't know if it's fast yet but I do know that it has crazy fucking oversteer
yet again I've fucked up the suspension settings
and everytime I brake for a high speed corner I just end up doing 360
I have no idea what I changed for it to be so shit
I guess something in the rear is too stiff
maybe the rollbar
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that lancia always reminded me of the flag of the rising sun
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Good
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Didier Pironi, Fuji Grand Champion Series
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That was before 82, right?
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yup
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The Japanese F2 championship
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Erik Comas
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Takuya Kurosawa. Son of renowned motorsports driver, Motoharu Kurosawa
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The Diablos
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waiter waiter more #1133301112557031464 posts please
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The Unisia JECS R32 GTRs
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I love old Nissans
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Sachio Fukuzawa. One of Japan's shining talents, taken too soon.
Fukuzawa in the Toyota 2000GT at the 1966 1000km of Suzuka
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@low ether bring me the best cabin pit crew and formula pics you have it's urgent
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tysm 🙏
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Nissan R90V Suzuka picture missing from this set ess em aytch
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what's the Loctite car model?
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Who that
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so much clean pics
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i like the color scheme of this
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I missed you, my beloved thread
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I missed you, my beloved thread
the thread has missed you too
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but not for long
Sad
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pain :(
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omg it's ferrarista
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A young Satoshi Motoyama
From left to right
Takashi Kogure, Juichi Wakisaka, Satoshi Motoyama
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From left to right
Takashi Kogure, Juichi Wakisaka, Satoshi Motoyama
Which race was this?
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According to the photo's description and the sign the drivers are standing in front of, it was from round 10 of the 2003 Formula Nippon season
Choose your NSX
An NSX shooting some flames
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blue nsx
I'm split between the Mobil 1 NSX and the Castrol NSX
But imma have to go with the Castrol NSX
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yea it's easily the better-looking one
in a weird kinda way this is making me want to play some NFS2
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W return
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C a n o n
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Canon TOM's 84C + Toyota 85C
Both were used in the WSC
and the JSPC
The 84 and 85C honestly look amazing those Canon liveries
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it is back
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Kazuyoshi Hoshino and Keiji Matsumoto
Hoshino and Matsumoto, alongside Akira Hagiawara
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I LOVE this Porsche
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I thought I would shake things up a bit and post some 60’s photos
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Good god I love 60s cars
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Hitoshi Ogawa
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Ross Cheever: The only American driver in Super Formula's history to win a race
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please tell me this car was competitive
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According to the results for the 1992 JSPC season, the TOM's 92-CV's finished 3-4 in the drivers standings
(for the C1 class)
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easy for you to say when Nissan wiped the floor with the Toyotas
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Don't you diss Hasemi like that
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😭 sorry
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MR2 SW20 GT300
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The Toyota AE86 and Cavalier GT300
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One notable driver of the #27 Porsche was Akihiko Nakaya, who apart from his motorsport duties, was a regular presenter on Best Motoring.
I still remember watching the 1990 JSPC finale at Fuji and the 27 crashing out heavily at the final corner
It was also running pretty well in the race before it crashed out
And on the topic of Porsches in Japan
The Korg 964 which competed in the 1994 JGTC season
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It’s so pretty
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<@982567949976076349>
im collecting every single one of these
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im collecting every single one of these
Scroll up to see a lot more
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im in love with jgtc 
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This thread is dedicated to all things classic Japanese motorsport
JGTC
JTCC
JSPC
Super Taikyu
Japanese F2000, F2, F3000, Formula Nippon
Fuji Grand Champion Series
etc.
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im in love with jgtc <:RyoAYAYA:1084371321431019630>
im in love with Japanese racing in general
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im in love with jgtc <:RyoAYAYA:1084371321431019630>
Xanavi S14 GT300 & Xanavi Primera JTCC
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Xanavi S14 GT300 & Xanavi Primera JTCC
Xanavi - Satellite GPS for Nissan
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im in love with Japanese racing in general
im in love with my own country's racing scheme
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JGTC in Sepang
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QpCv7XuL2Zk
Akira Iida hyping up the crowd at 17:50
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60s f2 raced in ortigas i think
Meanwhile the son of Jose P. Laurel, Arsenio Laurel, became the first and only Filipino Macau GP winner in the 60's, not to mention the first back to back winner.... and also the first fatality.
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The Lark F1 GTR and Pennzoil GTR are my favorite cars on there
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Mine is Esso Supra TOM'S
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Mine is Esso Supra TOM'S
The Raybrig NSX in the photo also competed in the 1998 Suzuka 1000 km
The GT500's managed to finished behind the highest placed GT300 in the race
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The GT500's managed to finished behind the highest placed GT300 in the race
wait what
it finished behind gt300?
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Yeah
Also, even though this is from the FIA GT here's the Raybrig NSX I mentioned earlier. https://youtu.be/6z2LeCqGNsc?t=193
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Kunimitsu Takahashi, Mitsubishi Starion, JTCC
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Love this one. Cars and liveries these days don't hit the same as these retro ones
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The 1999 Formula Nippon finale, Suzuka circuit.
Tom Coronel crashes into Satoshi Motoyama at the first corner. Both DNF, with Coronel becoming the 1999 Formula Nippon Champion
And the accident was quite similar to Senna and Prost's 9 years earlier
Same place, same circumstance, same corner
Ignore the typo in the vid's title
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Jacques Villeneuve, 1992 Japanese F3 Championship
The team he raced for was TOM's, believe it or not
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wait what Toyota model is this even
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wait what Toyota model is this even
It says it at the bottom of the photo
Toyota Altezza
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ah
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Naoki Hattori's Kool Accord
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Found another photo of the LM39
Such a funky looking thing
I'm actually surprised there are quite a few photos of the LM39 online
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It’s been a while since someone other than me visited here.
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It’s been a while since someone other than me visited here.
I lurk
And appreciate your posts
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And appreciate your posts
Thanks, man.
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Thanks, man.
I'm sorry I don't express it more often- you put a lot of care into these posts and you deserve more credit for it ❤️
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I'm sorry I don't express it more often- you put a lot of care into these posts ...
Aw.... sorry I didn't see this post, but I really appreciate it
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This doesn't feel right.....
Motoyama in a Toyota
I'm normally used to him racing in Nissans
It's kinda like how Bernd Schneider once drove Porsches in sportscar racing even though he's more synonymous with Mercedes
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I wonder if I should revive this
It's been nearly a month since I've last said anything here
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I wonder if I should revive this
Yes 🔥
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Oh, hey John
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Spoiler alert: ||It was lame, being an underpowered shitbox compared to other GT1 cars, at least they finished on 12th place. This was the 037's one and only JGTC race to this day.||
The dominant MR2 in GT300, driven by none other than Shingo Tachi and Keiichi Suzuki, one of the greatest driver lineup.
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The BMW 320i GT300 with BP livery
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Woah....
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Toyota/Chevy Cavalier GT300
Oh wait nvm
I saw it before I send it
Mazda Eunos Roadster GT300
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Castrol Mazda RX7
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LeyJun RGS Mirage GT1
Mirage was notoriously for being slower than any GT300 cars
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Powered by a Chevy LS1
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Powered by a Honda NSX engine
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HKS Opel Vectra JTCC
Man, Calibra and HKS style livery was neat
3 variants of the Vectra
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Love thst gen Vectra
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Castrol Mazda RX7
🔥
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Team Take One's Porsche 993 GT2, JGTC '95
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Team Take One's Porsche 993 GT2, JGTC '95
Oooh
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i've missed this thread.
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The evolution of the Calsonic Primera
timid radish
beautiful
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Formerly used in the Fuji Grand Champion Series
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posting in here so the thread stays in my side ar
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If you scroll up, you will see a giant array of different stuff, from touring cars to prototypes to motorcycles and the fuji grand champion series, too
Have fun browsing!
And if you found something that caught your eye that you want to discuss, I’m always free to talk about it
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also yay i love me some magazine covers
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what’s the pink #33?
Not sure…. It may or may not be a March 74S?
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Semi-related, since you and I kind of study japanese
I started listening to an f1 podcast in japanese to study
i understand maybe 10% of what i’m listening to
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I started listening to an f1 podcast in japanese to study
Really? That’s quite interesting
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Really? That’s quite interesting
i posted about it in LB
it was actually pretty fun
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Ayy nice
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The best colour scheme
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I feel like in terms of cars running Advan liveries, the AE92 Corolla and the Toyota Altezza are underrated
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Woah there's so much here
Welcome. Over here, you can find things from the JSPC to the JTCC to even the Fuji Grand Champion Series and Suzuka 8 Hours
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I feel like I just walked into a museum
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What on earth is this
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What on earth is this
This is the Nova 53S which competed in the Fuji Grand Champion Series
Kazuyoshi Hoshino is the driver
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It looks insane. Was it fast?
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I love this chat
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It won the 1978 Fuji Grand Champion Series title
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Here's my contribution. The first driver to win on the Suzuka circuit. Minoru Mitsuhashi, the winner of the 250 cc novice class in the first All-Japan Road Race Championship of 1962
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Here's my contribution. The first driver to win on the Suzuka circuit. Minoru Mi...
Now that is an absolutely magnificent find
and contribution
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Another shot from the same race. From Yamaha's history archive page
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Ah, this is wonderful
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ExooZKYTPbU&pp=ygUVSmFwYW4gR3JhbmQgUHJpeCAxOTY5 Just stumbled upon this at the moment
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The first trial Yamaha. The Ya1. And the men who built it. based on the RT125, a 125 cc motorcycle built by the German company DKW, a bike famous for being the most copied motorcycle by other brands.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ExooZKYTPbU&pp=ygUVSmFwYW4gR3JhbmQgUHJpeCAxOTY5 ...
Watching the guys struggle to get it wheeled onto the plane is insanely relatable
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The first trial Yamaha. The Ya1. And the men who built it. based on the RT125, a...
Woah.....
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Woah.....
Apparently in an effort to get more performance out of the bike, for their foray into racing, they filled it with avgas ☠️
Translated from the Yamaha history archive
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In preparation for participation in the Asama Highlands Race, President Kawakami ordered the technical team to double the YA1’s horsepower. Applying the principle of resonance used in trombones to the resonance of the exhaust system, the technical team boosted engine power by changing the size of the exhaust expansion chamber.
Trombone resonance tricks... Who would have guessed that'd give you 10 more horsepower.
Man I wonder what it sounded like
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BRAAAAAAAAAAP BRAAAAAAAAAP
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Sounds fantastic. Look at the size of that monster exhaust for that teeny tiny engine
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BRAAAAAAAAAAP BRAAAAAAAAAP
See that's what I thought but no
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interesting
thats quite a smooth sound actually
i suppose that makes sense in actuality
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> In preparation for participation in the Asama Highlands Race, President Kawaka...
I'm quite fascinated by this
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I'm quite fascinated by this
If you've got a translator, it's all in here.
Some really crazy stories
Fumio Ito riding in Yamaha’s first Isle of Man TT Race; he placed 6th (June 1961)
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Amazing stuff, man
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Interesting to see how the cowl turned into this whole shroud, which became common on all sorts of bikes. Even my old Honda has a really similar looking front
Which I guess begs the question, who stole it from who 🤔
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Interesting to see how the cowl turned into this whole shroud, which became comm...
The looks of these fairings are quite nice
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Found it. The first ever truly Japanese bike from Yamaha (pictured here going for a test cruise with the company president) the YD1
No copy of any Europeans bikes. Struggled with some crankshaft issues early on but that all got sorted out. Went on to dominate the Asama Highlands race. Yamaha winning first second and third
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Fumio Ito riding in Yamaha’s first Isle of Man TT Race; he placed 6th (June 1961...
whoa wtf
i may need to sketch that later
or look at different views
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i may need to sketch that later
If you do you should post it in here
I'll see if I can find any more pictures of it.
Finding photos from the 60s is pretty hard
Oh look, someone sketched it
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If you do you should post it in here
yeah i honestly just wanted to sketch it to wrap my head around the shape
because honestly this is the kind of curvilinear shape my graphic design brainworms love
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I'll see if I can find any more pictures of it.
Finding photos from the 60s is ...
yeah tell me about it.
60s makes sense. i should also check the design trends of 1960s japan in general
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so the egg hole i can make sense of
the 35 right there
thats the one i wanna draw
i love how
oddly bulbous it is
the second angle of the 35 does actually help
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That's the 63 model.
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Idk if I totally understand the aero advancements... But given these guys tried to put avgas in a motorcycle like 2 years before that I don't think they do either
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im ngl the egg with a hole in it seems like it might be worse
based on
NO data or anything
just the little physics simulation in my head
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Strong temptation to render them and put em through a simulator... But unless I can find some really specific measurements it'd be a guess
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@low ether help me find more Gen 1 bikes
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pretty
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YEAH YEAH YEAHA
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his best looking car though no doubt
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indeed
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Also, sup Johann
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his best looking car though no doubt
Makes me hungry for cheese
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The Shift Point Supra. It raced in the 1994 JGTC season, as well as it being one of two Supras that used 2JZ engines in the series
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oh we are back
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The Shift Point Supra. It raced in the 1994 JGTC season, as well as it being one...
Bro
you should make a youtube channel
talking about Japanese racing
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This is a legend
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That was from the first ever JGTC season back in 1993
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This cars are beatiful
Scroll up and you'll find a lot of stuff.
JGTC
JTCC
Suzuka 8 Hours
Fuji Grand Champion Series
Japan F2/F3000/Formula Nippon
And much more
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Toranosuke Takagi driving for Nakajima Racing
Very interesting.