Category Archives: motorsports

SevenStock Preview: JNC Mazda 787B Anniversary Shirt

Posted on October 27, 2011 by Ben

Orange and green. For Mazdafarians, the colors instantly evoke the livery of the Mazda 787B. You know the history — the 700-horse monster was the first and only Japanese car to win outright at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, and the only … Continue reading →

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Vintage Racing: SCCA GT4 TE27 Toyota Corolla

Posted on September 29, 2011 by Ben

Hot on the heels of yesterday’s Isuzu, here are some more vintage racing snaps. A couple of weeks ago at JCCS, we met a dude from T. Creations Paint Designs of Pasadena. He had collected some photos of this car, the … Continue reading →

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Friday Video: Lexus LFA laps Nürburgring in 7:14:64

Posted on September 9, 2011 by Ben

It’s official — Aichi’s first supercar since the 2000GT has made it into the Nürburgring’s record books with a time of 7:14:64. Watch Toyota test driver/racer/AE86 enthusiast Akira Iida fling the Lexus LFA Nürburgring Edition around the Green Hell during … Continue reading →

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Friday Video: Suzuki Jimny SuperTrials

Posted on September 2, 2011 by Ben

It always amazes us how unbelievably varied Japan’s automotive culture is. Here is an entire event, televised no less, dedicated to kei-class Suzuki Jimnys. In the Jimny Supertrials, these 660cc, oft-turbocharged little four-wheelers run a time attack in the snow. It … Continue reading →

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Friday Video: Happy 86 Day!

Posted on August 5, 2011 by Ben

Alright, fine. Here’s a Toyota with a Toyota engine. A hachiroku, to be specific, sailing through a gymkhana course in this oldie but goodie. Ken Block, eat your heart out. Happy 86 Day! Another run below the jump.

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Team HDO SR20-Powered RA28 Toyota Celica Drift Machine

Posted on August 4, 2011 by Ben

Yesterday we posted a period-correct vintage Toyota race car. Today we’re going with a thoroughly modern one. Wildly stickered nostalgics usually induce mild indigestion around the JNC office but I suppose we can make an exception when it’s a D1 Grand … Continue reading →

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Kidney, Anyone? 1968 Toyota 1600GT Race Car

Posted on August 3, 2011 by Ben

This is no ordinary kidney car. Though it may appear to be a gussied-up barikan Corona coupe, it’s actually a 1968 Toyota 1600GT GT5. And if that has a familiar ring to it, that’s because it’s sibling to the legendary Toyota … Continue reading →

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Nostalgics at the 2011 Historic Acropolis Rally

Posted on July 18, 2011 by Ben

Watch a parade of Corolla, Celica, Starlet, Gemini, and Mazda RX-7 rally cars rip through the dusty roads of Athens alongside Lancias and Porsches in the 2011 Historic Acropolis Rally.

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850hp Toyota Celica Is Fastest Hill Climber at 2011 Goodwood Festival of Speed

Posted on July 11, 2011 by Ben

Like Pikes Peak, the Goodwood Festival of Speed is one of motordom’s greatest hill climbs, a spectacular celebration of racing machinery from across the spectrum. Unlike Pikes Peak, the ascent is only 1.16 miles, and takes you up someone’s driveway. … Continue reading →

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Monster Tajima’s Suzuki SX4 Breaks 10-Minute Barrier at 2011 Pikes Peak Hill Climb

Posted on June 27, 2011 by Ben

We don’t often get to write about Suzukis, but this past Sunday, one made history. Nobuhiro “Monster” Tajima has smashed the storied 10-minute barrier at the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb. The long-time Suzuki rally racer clocked a time of … Continue reading →

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