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Faster or slower?

http://www.rd-tanabe.com/lineup/ssr/sp1/index.html

Thanks for clearing up that bit!

Tickets are available! Get them ASAP or miss out on the good seats! http://www.d1gp.co.jp/ticket/ticket_gp0903.html

Yeah cereal is right about what I meant with the high prices... but it sounds like you know rotors so you would probably be ok I don't know an apex shaft from an eccentric seal

Budget around 2million yen for an expensive FD Budget around 3million yen for a cheap one

http://www.d2.dion.ne.jp/~ssark/democar.htm Speed Style Ark is close to Matsuyama, they have an FD democar and the front page of their site is full of R32s.. sounds like a match made in heaven

My Japanese is not very good but... It looks like you can switch between the Tuned ROM and the Stock ROM [KSROM <-> NORMAL] 1. You should disconnect the battery before installing the ECU 2. You should turn off the engine and wait 30seconds before switching ROMs and do something for 3-5mins after driving LOL, I really need to study more.

The main thing you need is someone to help you, buying a car off a workshop establishes a relationship which may help you get dodgy shaken and assistance with things like transport and paperwork, you will probably pay normal prices for parts but when you crash in the hills or Setonai Circuit and are looking at a 100,000yen retail tow charge to get home you will find that paying market price for some tiny parts suddenly seems like a really good trade off for a free/cheap tow home from your friendly workshop. Again it depends what you want to do... If you want to drive/drift/race then do something with a workshop, you may not have to buy a car off them to establish pet gaijin status but it would certainly help. If you just want a car to cruise around in then you can do it yourself. goo-net is fun to shop around on but you probably won't find any bargains there and a dealer won't want to see you back after you buy the car. Again, it depends what you want to do... JIN looks dodgy because it does VIP cars so they could be legitimate businessmen. What do you want to do with the car?

I have learned how to do Yahoo Auctions by myself, but I needed help for the car ones. Basically you need a nice Japanese friend and enough money to feed and water them for as long as it takes to get the car. Then a present and lots of thankyous at the end for the hassle. There are a couple of tuning shops in Matsuyama. If you want to drive and go to the circuit and get help when you crash etcetera then try to become the pet gaijin of one of these shops. I am in no way recommending any of them, they could be serial killers or something... but buying a car off them will save a lot of hassles. Again depends what you want to do. Speed Style Ark スピードスタイル アーク 〒799-2652 愛媛県松山市福角町917-1 089-978-5520 089-978-5520 Garage Scramble (winner of MSC Drift Comp at Setonai Circuit) <-- Far away from your place ガレージ スクランブル 〒799-2467 愛媛県松山市磯河内34-6 089-979-0903 089-979-0903 JIN <-- this one looks dodgy to me 株式会社ＪＩＮ 〒791-1105 愛媛県松山市北井門2丁目3-12 089-958-1501 089-958-1501

That is a whole thread on its own... if you can do shaken yourself it is great, but you would need a stock car or very lightly modified one. I bought both my cars off Yahoo then got a workshop to do Shaken, but I really don't know the best way.

Well I used to work for Nova and that place was filled with stooges so you had to run a tight ship if you were doing anything that they might not approve of. I am just on the train to work so I took some pics from my house to the station of the signs you need to look for. Some are handwritten. Just get your friend to call the number and find out what to do.

If you do it through Leo Palace they will definitely find out but somewhere else near there should be fine. You need to pay for the carpark (and about three months deposit) then you get a certificate from the cops saying you have a carpark which lets you buy a car and you are good to go! Also remember do not ask anyone at your work to help you. The carpark should have a small board on a fence or somwhere telling you the monthly cost... it will probably be around 10,000yen or so

If they took off the rear flares it wouldn't have the classic GT-R look... Gotta remember that most of the people who have money for these cars are not young!

You just need a carpark and a car? The company doesn't need to know anything about it. You are right near Setonai Circuit so you have a fun place to drive as well!

I didn't read that you were on Shikoku... it would be an early start but you can do it http://www.jorudan.co.jp/english/norikae/ On board for 200 minutes (Traveling for 227 minutes) One-way fare:7,370 yen Distance:248.3 km 05:07am Matsuyama(Ehime) Shiokaze No.4 06/27/2009 08:18am Okayama San-Yo Line [36min.] 33.9km 08:54am Yoshinaga

Best place is here http://l-tike.com/oc/sports/d1/I usually get them from the Lawson's convenience store To be honest you are too far away to do it. Unless you are going to change your bookings I wouldn't worry about it.

Definitely not... you should pre-book ticketsI have bought them for people before and sent the ticket to their hotel.

They are good for oversize stuff and sooooo fast to the US, also their drop off point is close to Streeter's house!

I don't think you were being obtursive at all, if anything you were a model of cromulence.

Yeah, all good. I just wanted an excuse to post that stupid video of me Ski resort broad minded persons are the best kind! Not just in Japan!

Well fairly unsurprisingly I would recommend checking out my website for events http://www.dr1ft.jp/ More events will pop up closer to the day but these are what I know about so far p.s. I know for an absolute fact that the ski season starts in November

Amazing crash... RIP to the two crew

MSC... D1 Street Legal dates are not released yet D1GP is listed below...

26th April - Suzuka Twin 7th June - Nikko 14th June - Bihoku Highlands