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You’ll have seen my protection of the Remaining Bout pre-event meet final week – a small gathering of some competing vehicles, laid out properly in a images studio. This week we’re at Nikko Circuit for the principle occasion: Remaining Bout Particular Stage Japan 3.
Final weekend’s turnout was one of many largest I’ve seen at a Japanese drift occasion within the time I’ve been right here, so to do it justice I’ll be splitting my protection up right into a pit stroll (right now’s story), adopted by some on-track motion.
The occasion was divided into groups, most comprising of three to 6 vehicles that have been styled in matching colours, liveries, or each. Some groups had a wide range of makes and fashions, whereas others had simply one. JZX chassis-oriented groups have been plentiful.
Ryohei, the occasion organizer alongside Remaining Bout, talked about they obtained over 150 competitor functions throughout the first 24 hours of opening. With demand like that to enter, you possibly can assure the calibre of vehicles was at an all-time excessive, with some groups even making the journey over 24 hours from Fukuoka – the identical journey they’d simply performed the week prior for the pre-event get-together.
The Group Understand trio from down south was a favorite from the day. Having seen these vehicles earlier than at each Wekfest and Dori Dore, it was nice to catch them once more extra regionally at Nikko.
Rob’s S15 Silvia is at all times a standout. Having undergone a current refresh, the automotive was trying its very best on the day, and unmistakable by its rainbow mirror tints throughout.
The day had no scarcity of AE86s with each Group 4AGE and Group NGWIRC bringing out the Skittles assortment of vehicles. Not solely are these Hachirokus present items, but additionally a number of the hardest pushed. Group NGWRIC ended up taking residence the ‘Greatest Drivers’ award, and the pictures I’ll be sharing in my observe motion story will present why.
It wouldn’t be a drift day with out one fireplace scare. Fortunately there have been no car casualties this time round.
Yuya’s Mark II is one other automotive I’ve shot just a few occasions at earlier occasions. It continues to show that the straightforward recipe of a low journey top and good wheels is at all times a winner.
This zenki and kouki S14 pairing was one other favourite of mine. With this top and fitment, I’ll proceed to be impressed by the way in which these vehicles carry out.
Leaping ahead to lunchtime, we managed to get all vehicles on observe for a park-up and parade lap of kinds. This was a primary at Nikko Circuit for me, and I actually hope it’s one thing performed extra typically. Seeing all of the vehicles wrapped round the principle nook gave a superb perspective of what number of have been competing on the day.
You’ll have seen Suzuki-san’s McLaren MP4-12C coated earlier than; it’s made waves on the web since he began bringing it to Ebisu extra frequently. Overcoming a number of points with the clutch and having had some customized knuckles developed for the automotive, it’s grow to be fairly a dependable drift machine. Suzuki-san nonetheless introduced alongside a backup, nevertheless – his manually-gated, drift-spec Ferrari 360 no much less.
That’s it from the Nikko Circuit pits – subsequent up is all of the on-track motion from Remaining Bout Particular Stage Japan 3. Till then, take pleasure in just a few extra scenes from the day beneath.
Alec Pender
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