An abandoned Irish drift car that had been sitting for eight years, the Prodrift 350Z. This is where it started.
A 60-year-old Datsun pickup fitted with an R33 RB engine—something you don’t see every day. We check our our friend Taylors truck and his garage.
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.
Sometimes the best cars are outside Tokyo Auto Salon. We took a walk through the car park.
We flew to Japan in January and spent time at Tokyo Auto Salon, taking it all in properly. Here are some photos from the weekend.
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.
We headed to one of Ireland’s AE86 legends to collect a Trueno exhaust and talk Corollas. Here’s a selection of photos from the day.
This is the story of Ireland’s top 40 + famous cars from the Forgotten JDM Car Boom. We deep dive into why so many famous Japanese icons ended up in Ireland and what happened to them.
An Irish car show, especially when it’s not raining, is always a good time. Here are some photos from Japfest, a year ago, where a wide variety of the finest cars in Ireland made an appearance. These events bring a lot of cool machines out of the woodwork, from classic to modern, and it’s a gentle reminder as to just how much interesting stuff exists in this tiny country. Enjoy this little photoset from that event.
Let’s rewind to a wet BBQ from a year ago. Despite the dreary weather, the turnout was fantastic. Ben, my auntie, and my mother were busy bees, grilling hundreds of burgers for our friends who came down to make the most of the day. I’ll keep my words short and let the photos tell the story. Seeing who turns up for these events is always a delightful mystery.
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