Buzzing Rotaries: The Mazda Tuning Festa
This year the celebrations for the 7’s Day began a couple of days early, when on Friday some of the most respected rotary tuning shops in Japan met at Tsukuba Circuit along with an impressive showing...
View ArticleKyusha Cemetery: Where Old JDM Cars Go To Die
I love Japan – I really do. I wouldn’t have spent more than half my life here if I didn’t. But there are some peculiar things about this country which casual observers just wouldn’t understand. Japan...
View ArticleAn SA22C RX-7 With Daytona Aspirations
Back when race cars were truly based on their road-going counterparts, there was more of a sense of belonging for car guys; a more direct link to the car he worked hard to get his hands on and the race...
View Article7’s Day: A Celebration Of All Things Rotary
Passion. This is what it’s all about. No matter how hot, wet or sticky the 7th of July gets in Yokohama, you know that RX-7 owners will converge on Daikoku PA. This year’s celebration of all things...
View Article7’s Day: Rotaries Invade Umihotaru PA
We could have stayed at Daikoku PA all night on 7’s Day if the police didn’t kick everyone out, but the shift to Umihotaru PA is always a welcome change of pace and a highly anticipated second part to...
View Article7 Pictures For 7’s Day
I spent a total of eight hours split between Daikoku PA and Umihotaru PA on Friday afternoon and evening, and once again came away amazed. Every year without fail, this group of enthusiasts manages to...
View ArticleRotary Overload At 7’s Day
Are we at a crossroads? Are the younger generation no longer into cars? Are EVs going to kill everything we love and cherish? We certainly live in an interesting time for the automobile; there is...
View ArticleInto The Night: 7’s Day At Umihotaru PA
Welcome to Umihotaru Parking Area and the second part of what is arguably the best underground car gathering in Japan – 7’s Day. What this coming together of Mazda rotary fanatics manages to achieve is...
View Article7’s Day Tokyo: Ode To The Wankel
With July 7 landing on a Saturday this year, there was a lot of anticipation for the annual 7’s Day meets at famous parking areas in Yokohama and Chiba. Unfortunately, the police seemed pretty excited...
View ArticleBuilt From The Ground Up: A Time-Attacking K20 Turbo RX-7
There was something about the outrageous aerodynamics and nature of the events themselves that really appealed to younger me. And to this day, visiting an Attack Tsukuba or Tsukuba Super Battle event...
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