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Riding on the 270km/h Hikari isn't that bad... just being able to use high speed rail from Tokyo through to Hakata (Kyushu) and back again would be reason enough to get the JR pass IMO. But that's just me and I'm not doing any currency conversion... Munkyboy: if you're going to Osaka/Kobe/Kyoto/Nara, get a "Kansai Thru Pass" http://www.surutto.com/conts/ticket/3dayeng/index.html It's a 2 or 3 day ticket that allows you to use all private (non JR) rail and subways in the Kansai area. It will help out with the problems Beer Baron mentioned about the JR pass. Not sure what the Kanto (Tokyo) pass is called/how much.

The Okayama round 3 info isn't up yet, but if the Odaiba exhibiton round ticket prices are anything to go by, they start at 5,500yen and go up from there depending on which area you sit in.

There's not much on during those dates you posted, SuperGT is at Sepang then and Super Taikyu, D1SL, MSC, JDDA drags etc all falling outside those dates. Okayama circuit is fairly easy to get to, and on the days they have big events there's usually a shuttle bus from the closest station to the circuit called "JR Yoshinaga" (JR Okayama station is past JR Yoshinaga by quite a distance so don't go to JR Okayama by shinkansen if you can help it, you'll just be doubling back). JR Yoshinaga google map You can get a train from Osaka (Umeda) or Kobe that goes out to Himeji but you'll have to change trains to a local one to get to JR Yoshinaga. It's fairly easy though and if you have trouble just wave a map with Okayama circuit on it at any station I'm sure the staff will help you out. The shuttle bus from JR Yoshinaga to the circuit may or may not be running so you might be up for a 15 - 20 minute taxi ride. If so keep the map handy because you'll need it to explain to the non-English speaking driver where you want to go... Yoshinaga is about as small as towns get.

Haha hello everyone I forgot all about SAU because of other things happening like my son being born etc! Paragon I'm still here and as others have said pretty busy with a lot of other stuff all centering around making money in Japan without teaching haha... Yes 7Tune is still going and is a primary concern. I don't have too much time to spare to help out on forums much anymore, it feels like an eternity since I had a Skyline too... still love them though. Hey Jesse! Thanks for not killing me the other week...lol

^^^ What an awesome post. Welcome mate

Ebbro 1/43 scale right? http://kidbox.co.jp/SHOP/43486.html

That's the BB stamp of approval right there. Congrats Akeenan!

And in other news: Texas man buys GT-R, puts 24" chromies on.

Bwahahaha... "Lorry"... :lol: what are you, his 5 year old sister?

Been here since 2000... not that that means anything lol.

lol great thread, will read again AAAAAA++++++++

The special attachment! I knew there had to be a way! Terry, can I put in a special request for scans of any Kobe/Osaka slides you might have?

wat... Any chance you could get a few scanned? (I'm assuning you can scan slides somehow) and post some up? It's be fascinating to see some pics of Japan from around that time.

Forgive me for my tardiness... hope you're still interested lol Remember, externally it's only the intercooler grille thing which the N1 has extra in comparison to the Nismo, all the other stuff like the little bonnet extension thing, extra intercooler intakes on the front bumper and no rear wiper are present on both models.

"Skyline GT-R Memorial" has a 'chapter' on the early R32 GT-R N1, but it's only a paragraph talking about the differences and some shots of the practically identical GT-R Nismo. Externally AFAIK it's only the intercooler grille which is added to the N1 in comparison to the Nismo, everything else, bonnet "mold" (little extension thing), front bumper intakes, no rear wiper etc are all the same. No interior/under bonnet shots. Want a scan?

You're actually getting 27.9% volume of extra value with those square watermelons. not to mention the savings from packing space, ease of stacking, don't roll around...

Doesn't anyone watch the news anymore? NHK have been reporting on tax increases on groceries etc since at least June or so. All to do with the aging population you see

East Bear? lol It's KYOKUTO. It means "Far East". The company is known as Far East Trading company or nowadays "FET"!! http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/FET%E6%A5%B5%E6%9D%B1 http://www.fet-japan.co.jp/

Adam obviously didn't see the "Nissan High Performance Center" badge on the staffs overalls in the 2nd pic　

I see your ultra-nationalist Delica spacegear and raise you a semi-Vanning HiAce:

It's not that I haven't learnt it, it's that I don't accept it

Retarded drving move #87,568: Was heading east along the "Harbour Highway" raised tolled expressway which is part of the Osaka wangansen. It's two levels the whole way from Kobe to Osaka so it's 3 lanes either way most of its length. Where it starts in Kobe though it's only two lanes either way, with the left hand lane having exits every 2km or so. Anyway, I'm in the lower tier two laned section and we're going around 100 - 110km/h (marked as 60km/h lol) when we come up to a straight section. I can see ahead and theres an exit turn off at the end of the straight section before it bend around to go to Rokko Island. LO AND BEHOLD we have to come to an abrupt halt about 100m from the exit. I'm in the righthand lane and I want to go straight ahead dammit! Why are both lanes stopped? Turns out there's this old guy in a Crown trying to jump the queue to the exit by driving right up to the point where it turns off and tried to do a suicide manuever and cut off a bigass truck. Truck driver thinks "Not on my watch asshole" and doesn't let him in... neither do the next 6 or so trucks behind him!! No shit, a line of 7 trucks (the looong fixed chassis type) are all bumper to bumper not letting this old guy in. So what does old guy do? He *GETS OUT* and flags down the first car following after the trucks and does the bowing "Moushiwakearimasen but can I please hop in front of you" regretful request. This whole time the old guys car is in the right lane unattended blocking us... I ccouldn't believe it. The whole thing only lasted 5 minutes or so but still, the nerve of that guy to hold up hundreds of cars on account of him not getting in the left lane until the very last second and then getting denied... how long has he been driving? Surely you learn your lesson after the first 63 times you get denied trying to jump queues? Google street view: http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&ie=U...705100077547506 (happened right at that spot, the exit is up a bit on the left)

lol @ Chevy van driven by Uyoku... har har, at least be consistent

Yeah but the GT-R isn't a Porsche... and $160K is un-fuggin-believable. I just can't believe Nissan will try and fleece the GT-R faithful like that... no way. Good news about March 2009, that's more like it.

That extra $60K-odd for AU delivered GT-Rs better go into a cabin mounted gold plate esspresso maker or a 52" LCD on the dash... otherwise what an absolute joke.