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East Coast Events: Zero Garage at Road Atlanta

There are more events for you east coasters this weekend! Take the midnight train to Georgia and meet up with Zero Garage, our favorite band of Peach State bandits at Road Atlanta! They will be repping J-tin at the Mitty, … Continue reading

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Maryland Z Club Show at Frederick Nissan

Here’s another event for you east coasters. The Maryland Z Club will be hosting a gathering of Datsuns and Nissans at Frederick Nissan in Frederick, MD. They are a great group of guys and are very supportive of the old … Continue reading

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East Coasters: OSTCBPT Swap Meet

Don’t feel left out by SoCal’s Datsun Weekend, east coasters. The Old School Toyota Club of Bridgeport, CT is having a swap meet on Sunday, April 26. So while the Solvang Roadster Classic and Z Car West Coast Nationals are … Continue reading

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SoCal Datsun Weekend: Z Car Natls

Part two of the SoCal Datsun weekend is the Motorsport Auto Z Car West Coast Nationals. Festivities kick off Friday night, followed by a performance driving event on Saturday and Sunday the 26th is the big day of the car … Continue reading

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Beyond Car Shows: Garaging Expo 2009

The Japanese are truly car crazy. In addition to all their wonderful domestic steel, during our recent Japan trip we saw more Lamborghinis and Ferraris in a couple of commutes along the Tokyo-Yokohama wangan than we see in the States … Continue reading

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2nd Annual SoCalROC BBQ

On Sunday the Southern California Datsun Roadster Owners Club held their 2nd annual spring BBQ to kick of the top-down season with some good food and good company.  To the rogue Roadster owner I saw heading the opposite way on … Continue reading

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Z-Car West Coast Nationals Registation

This year’s Z-Car West Coast Nationals is coming up (April 24-26), so if you plan on entering your nostalgic in the show, don’t forget to register by April 6! Past WCN coverage: 2007, 2008 <Register Here>

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GRAND TOURING: Fuji Speedway in a Toyota Crown

So sad… our last day in Japan, but at least it ended with a bang. Here’s a behind the scenes look at some upcoming material. My friend Goshu and I went to the Time Machine Festival at Fuji Speedway. Why … Continue reading

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More from Odaiba Car Show

Here’s another photo from the weekend’s Odaiba car show sent to us by Mooneyes. There seems to be something car-related going on all the time there. This Celica may seem as painful as the itasha cars to some, but it’s … Continue reading

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EVENTS: Nos2Days

The full event report is up. Enjoy!

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Nos2Days Day 1 Sneak Peek

So this is why I’m in Japan and posting Friday videos on Thursday – the first ever Nos2Days show in Yokohama. As you might have guessed it lasts two days and is sponsored by the best selling Japanese classic car … Continue reading

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2009 Toyotafest Registration Now Open

Calling all Toyotaku! Registration for the 2009 All Toyotafesti is now open! Come celebrate the joy of ‘Yotas ownership with your fellow enthusiast. This year the show is back at the Queen Mary in Long Beach due to popular demand. … Continue reading

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Z Club of San Diego Sweetheart Run

Just got this email from the guys at the Z Club of San Diego. Join them this Sunday if you want to drive through Temecula Wine Country. Details below.

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Toyotafest 2009

Good news, guys! The 14th annual All Toyotafest is moving back to the Queen Mary for 2009! It’s the preferred venue of fans, and few can argue with the neatly trimmed lawn and cool ocean breeze we’ve come to know and … Continue reading

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EVENTS: JCCA New Year Meeting 2009

Ok, we lied. This is the last post before the weekend. Click the picture above for nearly 300 pics from the JCCA New Year Meeting. Enjoy!

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All Datsun Beach BBQ & Food Drive

The folks from Dime Quarterly put on a great gathering today for all Datsun and J-tin fans at Doheny Beach today. They provided excellent barbecue and collected food for the San Diego Food Bank. Click here for more photos from … Continue reading

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All Datsun Beach BBQ and Food Drive

This weekend the folks at Dime Quarterly are holding another one of their great barbecue food drives! Bring some canned grub to donate and check out some old cars. The event takes place Jan 31 at Doheny State Beach. That’s … Continue reading

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Krazy Kiwis and Their Rotaries

Speedhunters has some great coverage of the “V” 4 and Rotary Nationals down in New Zealand. Peep the blower on this RX-4. It could swallow a pair of low-flying geese! All it needs is switch activation supercharging and it’ll be … Continue reading

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JCCA New Year Meeting 2009

Happy Year of the Ox, everybody! It’s time for the 2009 JCCA New Year Meeting. Loyal JNCer dsh4 took 600 pics and has posted some of them here, but he is still going through them and will add more so … Continue reading

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Happy Thanksgiving and Honda Thanks Day

Each fall Honda Racing puts on something called Thanks Day at their Twin Ring Motegi complex. Any machine that has fought to bring home a checkered flag for Honda is honored, from MotoGP bikes to SuperGT NSXs to F1 cars. … Continue reading

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