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| Fall/Winter tends to be the best time to get shots like this due to the clean air... |
Happy New Year to all of you reading this.
2025 was a very busy year for me, and honestly I feel bad about not having much content to post about these days. There are a few more projects I have in mind for the 33, but as you all know with Nissan having its problems and my job there being instrumental in helping to turn the business around, there was not much time for play.
Having no Nismo Festival last year also did not help. That, and in addition to not much free time for simply driving the car around, I am also worried about the lack of spare parts (just like most owners) and so want to keep the mileage minimal until I can feel comfortable drving the 33 around normally, again.
But in making some new friends mainly through my additional work at Nissan Motorsports & Customization (NISMO/Autech company), at the end of the year I DID go for a group drive to Hakone. It was cold, tires did not grip, but it was nice to just go for a drive and hang out with like minded car guys.
I will let the photos speak for themselves - and note the copyrights belong to the people in the group who were kind enough to allow me to use these photos. Enjoy!
Getting up early to beat the traffic...
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| I'm not much into R35s, but damn that is one nice machine! |
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| Yep, this is our group. Right before the tollgate. |
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| These guys too - and Proof of dawn |
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| Miyata-san's Z31 looks mean. Because it is!! |
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| Right before the pedal hit the metal... |
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| Took a short break mid-way up... |
Then at the top...
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| Yes, the local Mazda guys were there too! |
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| The Alfa was one of our guys. Not all Nissan guys drive only Nissans! Really interesting stuff on that car. |
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| Stopping to let someone catch up |
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| Final stop for me (wasn't feeling great and wanted to go home early) |
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...but not before I join the other car nerds to marvel at how
Miyata-san squeezed in an RB26 into his Z31! |
Was I the fastest? Certainly not. But this car is just so raw and pure compared to what I have been driving lately. SO communicative and honest. I was grinning the entire time I was driving it. A pointed reminder that I need to do this more often!
I mean, just listen that engine and exhaust sound!
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