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    6,000 rpm - mere mortals would shift oldgrayleather's Avatar
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    I have really been impressed with the custom work from Car Service Shin-kai when I first caught sight of some of their cars at a prior meet so it was truly special to come across the crew…

    The custom lip fits the custom bumper perfectly. They haven’t modified them to work with an OEM shaped bumper. I asked. Very, very nicely.







    I had the chance to meet the crew the next morning after breakfast and had just about enough help to share my appreciation and respect for their work. I think they understood my enthusiasm and didn’t mistake it for madness.

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    After checking out the cars, Ben and I made our way to the banquet. Didn’t understand a lot of what was going on (hard to explain a room full of people playing group “rock paper scissors” to win hand painted Miata pillows but seems it was a thing). Hama-san joined our table to add some flamboyance and very kindly help translate and make introductions. Goto-san was also sat with us and eventually understood he owned the original GV demo car (the white one with the type II hood) and still has it.
    Takeshi-san was at the next table and showed us some pictures of his M2 1028 that he found for a price so low I’m still trying to forget about it. He also has another NA, the 10AE that was featured in one of Mazda’s promotional videos and a 124. He’s also trying to get into the lotto for the 30AE

    Katagiri-san was very kind to help make introductions to special Mazda guests: Mr Fukuda (NA designer), Mr Kijima (chief engineer of NB/ NC) + Mr. Nakayama (chief engineer ND).

    Later on we met the four other “English” speakers from Australia ;). Adam, Vincent and Jeff (+ Mrs. Jeff). That made the whole event that much more fun especially with their incredible enthusiasm and energy. Truly wonderful guys.

    And with that it was time for bed and peaceful dreams of Roadster dancing through my head.

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    Watched the parade of cars coming in for a good long time with the event organizers who were helping direct traffic and loud welcomes. Amazing how most drivers had huge smiles and happy waves


    And then through the gate…
    An NB coupe. Perfect!

    And another, ouff


    Actually, no commentary needed is there? Let’s just get these out there…

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    C Spec baby (sat next to yet another M2 1001)





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    Then at last I finally met the Pit Crew brother’s Daisuke and Vaho who had done a 500km trek with only a little Russian to Japanese translating device and a shared love of the Crew.





    I absolutely love this car and even more in person. And these guys? Brilliant!

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    For you diecast collectors, imagine having your own exact car modelled down to the tiniest detail?









    Pricing is not for the feint of heart

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    In person? Nope, not better for me but who can’t appreciate the effort that went into this car, rotary and all!


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    This one? MMMM1006 tribute. Caught me by surprise! Never did manage to get a look under the hood to see if it had the V6








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    Takeshi-san and I in front of a 1028, but not his. Because of course there were several around.


    Repping the Palooza!


    The GHO booth had some bargains to be had. On top of this great red collection there was an minty M2 1001 seat for ¥30,000. A faded Bride bucket for ¥5,000. There were loads of Roadster sills, typically ¥500 or less. My sense is that YJA has figured out who their buyers are.


    Kijima-san


    Jeff from Downunder, Takeshi-san, Daisuke, Vaho and Weldon (ueru). It was so brilliant that this expat Texan who I first connect with via MR.net made the trek with a backpack full of camera’s. Since I’m crap at taking photos perhaps we all just need to hound him enough to post up his shots?


    And finally a face to face meeting with Yoshida-san from Zoom – a kind soul who has helped me countless times over the years!


    Kenji with Max (Rev9) in the background

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    And with that there was the group pictures, warm farewells and I was on my way back to the station and onto Kyoto. It was brilliant to have a farewell beer with Maxime and his assistant on the platform before we were all whisked away at something like 150mph.

    The Crew from Sydney spotted me on the sidelines and yelled for me to join them. It was awesome to be an honorary Roadster Bros



    Should you go? Yes. All of you! Every single one of you! We should all go together. It was like my entire collection of Hyper Revs, Road&Sters complete with all the cars and their wonderful owners all came together to celebrate this crazy little tribe of ours. It was less than 24 hours and was gone in an instant. I missed out on so many pictures that I now wish I’d taken. More interiors and rear but I have not a single regret. Every roadster nut should get to mecca atleast once!

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    Wow, what a journey. And I cannot thank you enough for going into the trouble of documenting it all in such details for us to "co-travel" with you. Another item added to my bucket list.

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    Super jealous, but thank you for the great write up. Fantastic as always!

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    Quote Originally Posted by oldgrayleather View Post
    C Spec baby (sat next to yet another M2 1001)




    But did you see any B-Specs? hehe
    Follow the Builds
    1993 Eunos Roadster B-spec by Mazdaspeed
    http://mazdaroadster.net/showthread....819#post222819
    1993 Mazda Miata LE
    https://mazdaroadster.net/showthread...233#post244233

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