Sideways Sliding Celica
This has always been a dream of ours, to take one bad ass nostalgic and go drifting, one of the few motorsports where style matters just as much as speed. The problem is, we’d never have the nerve to actually do it because 1.) we can’t drift our way out of a used kleenex and 2.) we couldn’t bear to see the toll this would take on hard-to-find body panels and trim. Luckily, Hideo Itakura and HDO Racing Service have no such reservations and have been campaigning this SR20-powered Celica Liftback in Japan’s D1GP drift series. Note the intercooler masquerading as a grille. That’s total awesome right there.
UPDATE: Check out this pic from Zulu!
July 3rd, 2008 at 6:27 am
Sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet!
July 3rd, 2008 at 7:00 am
Sweet ass car, would love to see that car in action.
July 3rd, 2008 at 7:47 am
Finally, I was waiting for this to happen. Awesome!
July 3rd, 2008 at 9:27 am
oh yessssssssssssss!!
bring it to america!!!
please please!!
July 3rd, 2008 at 11:28 am
very cool indeed
July 3rd, 2008 at 11:47 am
I wonder if purists squirm at the site of a SR20 in a Celica? lol
July 3rd, 2008 at 4:55 pm
Personally, I’d go with a 4AGZE, but hey, different strokes…
July 3rd, 2008 at 5:42 pm
another for the ‘only in japan’ file
very nice =D
July 3rd, 2008 at 6:55 pm
i’m loving the fender mirrors =D
July 3rd, 2008 at 8:09 pm
that thing looks awesome =D but why would you drop an SR into it when Toyota has perfectly good, strong motors?? =(
July 3rd, 2008 at 10:29 pm
i have another pic of this car in action. do u guys want it? besides that i love it! celica D1 style! i have a friend in virginia who also drifts a celica. went to his first real track event a lil ago. except his is a white coupe.
July 4th, 2008 at 1:55 am
Zulu – of course, man! Email it to feedback or post it in the forums. Thanks!