Tag Archives: akira iida

MOTORSPORT: Everyone’s swapping 2JZs into the new Supra

Posted on March 13, 2019 by Ricky Silverio

A few of Japan’s professional drift teams have already gotten their hands on the new A90 Toyota Supra and are building them for competition in D1GP. In a new Option video, Notable AE86 aficionado and Toyota works driver Akira Iida … Continue reading →

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VIDEO: Watch a Toyota Starlet destroy an R34 GT-R

Posted on May 20, 2016 by Ben Hsu

Power-to-weight ratio is the key in this old Hot Version race in which Keiichi Tsuchiya and Akira Iida pit a pair of Toyota Starlets against an R34 Skyline GT-R and the Kei Office S15 Silvia. The Drift King puts it all on the table in a classic David … Continue reading →

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

Posted on September 9, 2011 by Ben Hsu

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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