Took The Subaru Out To Daikoku Futo On Saturday Night

[m3gtr]

What a night Saturday turned out to be. Not only did Poida and I meet some awesome peeps but there were some insane cars present with what i could only describe as the ultimate festival atmosphere.

There was street drifting that got shut down by the cops, sound offs with some insanely loud systems at play, there were kids and oldies getting around, barbecues, wangan runs, you name it.

Pete and I rocked up early and stayed till about 2 am - then i got lost on the way home and did some laps of the Wangan and the shutoko. Unfortunately for me my car hits the limiter at 180kph but i was in 5th with plenty of revs left and 6th to go.

The Sube pulls hard and it was the first time on the wangan for me.

We met a guy, actually a bunch of guys - one of them, a Japanese fella, had a 33 with 1000 hp in it and you should have heard the thing coming in and then on the road after - unbelievable. Petes got plenty of pics so im expecting him to get a few up here for you guys and gals to see.

It turns out this 33 has a top speed of 380kph - just think about that for a second - and hes not afraid to use it.

One of his buddies reffered to the car as a demon...i dont doubt it.

Such an awesome night and ive made a few new friends now - i can tell you these boys drive HARD so itll be interesting to head out with them again...

Pics to come shortly.

[ctjet]

A theoretical top speed of 380, or proven?

i need to visit japan and see these things... im still a hoon at aheart

[m3gtr]

A theoretical top speed of 380, or proven?

i need to visit japan and see these things... im still a hoon at aheart

He was saying that shit was proven! He was saying hes seen the wrong side of 350 many times...

Everyone was saying he is the Wangan king. You should have seen this 33 - mind blowing power and noise. I couldnt even begin to list the mods.

I felt like i was in a video game or something flashing hazards at the guy in front of me.

Sweaty palms stuff, i can tell you now.

Edited June 16, 2008 by m3gtr

[Beer Baron]

nice, I can't believe it's your first time to daikoku PA and wangan driving after all these years in tokyo! even I have done a fair bit of 'wangan fangin' over the years!

well at least you finally got around to checking it out. It's a shame you didn't make the trek down years ago as when I first started going there a few years ago it was crazy, but like lots of car stuff in japan it's died down a little over recent years. still awesome though and still a very popular meeting spot for car clubs. there are some other good little elevated parking areas right on the wangan where people meet, you should check them out too.

post up some piccies, i'm sure all the other dudes will want to see it. actually there's quite a few daikoku and other wangan pics in my photo diary thread too.

edit: 380kph my ass... lol. I don't doubt his 1000hp but to get the thing to 380kph is a whole other ball game.

[FATAZZ]

is it a proper event or just locals getting together?

yes,pics please.

[m3gtr]

nice, I can't believe it's your first time to daikoku PA and wangan driving after all these years in tokyo! even I have done a fair bit of 'wangan fangin' over the years!

well at least you finally got around to checking it out. It's a shame you didn't make the trek down years ago as when I first started going there a few years ago it was crazy, but like lots of car stuff in japan it's died down a little over recent years. still awesome though and still a very popular meeting spot for car clubs. there are some other good little elevated parking areas right on the wangan where people meet, you should check them out too.

post up some piccies, i'm sure all the other dudes will want to see it. actually there's quite a few daikoku and other wangan pics in my photo diary thread too.

edit: 380kph my ass... lol. I don't doubt his 1000hp but to get the thing to 380kph is a whole other ball game.

Lol, ive got no reason to doubt him after what he and a whole lot of navy boys with some awesome rides had to say about his car. He was saying the cars top speed is 380 and he regularly sees 350.

Yeah, it was my first time - my daikoku cherry has been popped, lol. I couldnt believe the atmosphere - that would last all of 5 minutes in Oz...so much leniency here.

Ive got to get that limiter removed. I can tell you the Sube got to 180 very quickly.

[m3gtr]

is it a proper event or just locals getting together?

yes,pics please.

Something different every weekend i hear. Its really a huge open area for anyone who loves cars and wants to show off their ride and talk all things car related to hang out in. Plus the roads around it are awesome - flat, smooth with huge straights and long sweeping corners. Me and this other guy Dan in his 33 were strapping it across Yokohama bridge near daikoku in and out of traffic.... i lost my bottle but he kept it flat and soon was out of sight.

When he said these crew drive hard he wasnt jokin.

Ill get onto Poida about the pics.

[Beer Baron]

well it's actually a truckies rest stop, but it's used a lot as a meeting place for car clubs, street racers etc. just like we use P6 at homebush here, and that big carpark in brissie people use. it's not purpose built for car enthusiasts to meet, in fact they discourage it, and police turn up a lot.

sadly these days the police shut the gates at 11pm or midnight most weekend nights which has kind of dampened the fun at daikoku a bit these days, it used to be massive though.

I will dig out some pics later too if you like. I still doubt the 380.... 300 sure (even I have been 300 in a tuned GTR on the wangan), no problem. even 330. but regularly over 350 and hitting 380? ich don think so.

[NYTSKY]

Thats sounds like an awesome night Adam. Im a huge fan of Diakuko and the Wangan. Thought i have not driven on it. I have been a passenger in a wicked Cresta but it was kept around the legal speed limits. C1 loop FTW!

Richard,Adam get pics up. I feel one of these will become my new desktop background

[Beer Baron]

here are some old ones from a meet there a few years ago with the immortal GTR owners club. I was in the purple top secret built R34 GTR (with the shinagawa 34 plates). twas a good night.

[m3gtr]

Thats sounds like an awesome night Adam. Im a huge fan of Diakuko and the Wangan. Thought i have not driven on it. I have been a passenger in a wicked Cresta but it was kept around the legal speed limits. C1 loop FTW!

Richard,Adam get pics up. I feel one of these will become my new desktop background

Cheers Dave.

yeah the C1 and C2 we drove on that night. Pretty daunting for the first time and i didnt have a navi - my buddy Pete speaks and reads pretty good Japanese so he was my Navi in the literal sense of the word.

Im on to the pics - i should have a few up shortly but im guessing Richo will beat me to it.

[m3gtr]

And no sooner had i mentioned it, guess who beats me to it, lol

[Poida]

Pics will be up hopefully later tonight

Cheers

[elrodeo666]

Whats the body kit on that silver 33??

[Poida]

Its all here guys...

http://www.7tune.com/jdm-heaven-daikoku-pa...g-area-yokohama

[Beer Baron]

Yusuke Ikeda who was driving.....candy sparkle paint.... mentioned the LED tail lights and Lamborghini door conversion...

His NA Supra....also had the Lamborghini door conversion....

hmmm, I think you guys may have stumbled upon a ricer enthusiasts meeting.

[m3gtr]

Yusuke Ikeda who was driving.....candy sparkle paint.... mentioned the LED tail lights and Lamborghini door conversion...

His NA Supra....also had the Lamborghini door conversion....

hmmm, I think you guys may have stumbled upon a ricer enthusiasts meeting.

Well, i didnt write the article and there was plenty of other things happening...

Although there was quite a lot of rice... tacky things like fake aluminium floor mats, 3 pronged AC charger docks for an assortment of air fresheners and the like...

The add ons that only serve to make the car uglier...

That doesnt mean there wasnt a shit load of other hardcore cars there, lol.

[Rezz]

hmmm, I think you guys may have stumbled upon a ricer enthusiasts meeting.

If you ignore the bunch of GT-Rs, shakotan, Kaidou racers and old school Zs etc...

[Rezz]

I just deleted all the OT posts. I haven't been around here for quite a while but now is a good time to stop a potential OT monster :lol:

Please keep posts on topic, this thread doesn't need anymore controversy

Edit: Cereal, point taken but I've got to be consistent. By all means continue the discussion via PM. Cheers

[NYTSKY]

Ive seen that orange lambo door "GTST" in the flesh. Had all the bells and whistles on it. He was standing on the limiter most of the night,showing off his Bee-R rev limiter.That thing was bloody loud,the noise just echoed through the car park.

Something tells me the car used to be white lol