Here are a few photos from my visit to Japfest in Poland. The first proper Japanese car show I ever attended was Japfest in Ireland way back, so it was epic to see how they did it over here. I was shocked because I came in with no expectations, and had mostly seen BMW stuff over the years, so this was a pleasant surprise. I’ll let the photos do the talking with the rest of this. I hope you enjoy a walk through the Polish Japanese car scene. Enjoy.
The world’s biggest AE86 festival at Fuji Speedway, AE86 culture at its absolute peak.
Working on the KE70 again… I don’t know why I do this to myself, but here we are. Enjoy the chaos.
I finally found my dream 180SX… one of the last surviving 326 Power / Car Planner Zone demo cars from the mid-2000s Japanese drift era. And now I have to save it.
We stumbled upon a rare RX7 and a cool shed while hunting for 350Z parts in the middle of Ireland.
An Irish Corolla KE70 van with a shed-built V8 swap—something that really shouldn’t exist, but somehow does.
Final Bout at Nikko Circuit, with AE86s, KE70s and some of the best style drifting around. The scene is still very much alive, here are some photos from the day.
The Mitto Natto AE86, one of the most famous 86s to ever exist, we get a close up of it at a famous 86 shop Ukiya Shokai
A look around a K12 NISMO March Cup car, saved from being scrapped. Here are some photos from it and our trip to First Joyce.
Tokyo during Auto Salon week is a different place at night. We ended up at a few underground meets and crossed paths with some kaido racers, something you don’t really expect until you see it for yourself. Here are some snaps from this encounter.
We find the remains of Yatabe, Japan’s lost high-speed Test track.
We flew to Japan in January and got lost in Tokyo, exploring back streets and beyond. Every trip ends up memorable, here are some photos from this one.
In this deep dive, we uncover the incredible story of this S13 180sx, the origins of Mitsuru Haruguchi, 326 Power and a shop called Car Planner Zone.
Here are the photos from our trip to shadow rotary back in 2019 when we dropped flips engine up for a teardown and had a look at their shop. I’m not sure why I didn’t post these when we launched the episode, but a few backlogged articles slipped through the cracks. Nonetheless, I know some people have always enjoyed the little pieces we have thrown on the site over the years and I’m sure many of you have seen the full episode, so ill let the photos do the talking here. Enjoy
Jumping over 4A-GE’s and the Trueno wiring begins. There is plenty of immature action in this episode, with some interesting information about AE86 production numbers.