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Kill Me Baby

Posted by on March 11, 2012 2 comments

Finally An anime review!?

^^that’s probably what you’re thinking right? haha anyways, its been a while since i’ve done anime related stuff, so on with the show!

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Tempting reasons to own a Rotary

Posted by on March 9, 2012 3 comments

I was cruising youtube recently and found a few examples of why I wouldn’t actually mind owning a rotary! :p

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New Helmet: Ayrton Senna Tribute, HJC AR10-II

Posted by on March 7, 2012 6 comments

Hey everyone,

Motorsport season is about to get started here in the northwest and a few months back I was in the market for a new helmet. After doing my research I finally decided on a HJC AR10-II. This helmet overall was comfortable, and still looked pretty good for the price. Another bonus was the fact it had a different variety of cheek pads to choose from.

Having recently seen the new movie/Documentary Senna(click here for my review), I decide I would paint my helmet with the same overall theme as Senna’s as a tribute.

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New Camera! Nikon D5100

Posted by on March 6, 2012 1 comment

Just wanted to post a quick update on the new camera I just bought the other day for my upcoming japan trip. I’ve been wanting a DSLR for a couple years now, and I finally found an awesome deal on this nikon D5100 on sale at the NEX which is like a Wal-Mart for military members and dependents.


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weekend 86 adventures

Posted by on March 4, 2012 No comments

Hey everyone,

Hope you all had an eventful weekend like mine was. :p Most of it involved hanging around corolla’s, which is always fun. I have to say, I’ve loved them for a number of years and I REALLY want one now. haha

Anyways, I went to go help my buddy john as he resprayed his brother’s Carbon hood on his corolla. I forgot to get pics of the hood, but there’s a few shots of the motor and the car.

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Yuki Upgrades: HID’s, Q45 calipers & Kenwood Deck

Posted by on February 24, 2012 3 comments

Hey everyone,

Yuki recently got some new Kensun 6k HID’s, Q45 calipers,and a Kenwood deck so I figured I would post up about it. haha

HID’s aside, the box they came in was super awesome. too bad it didn’t come with a “Warning: TOP SECRET” label on it. lol

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Tips for being a good driver: Footwork!

Posted by on February 23, 2012 No comments

 

My friend recently show me this video of tsuchiya doing a lap @ Tsukuba in what looks to be an N2 race. It got me thinking as to what makes tsuchiya a good driver still given the fact of his age. To me, there were two things that stood out.

1. Footwork, this is usually what separates good drivers from better ones. It’s also something I need to work on myself, but in the video tsuchiya’s footwork is spot on! heel-toe, and his special super quick up-shifts are fun to watch.

2. Reflexes, There’s a scene in Drift Bible where he’s driving at Ebisu that also shows a good example of how quick his reflexes are. It’s also noted in this video.

I think compared to other driver’s of his generation, tsuchiya is able to remain at the top due to the above 2 skills alone. :p

Help Terrell get drift lessons from Team Orange!!!

Posted by on February 22, 2012 No comments

Hey everyone,

So, I don’t usually ask for handouts, but my birthday is coming up on 3/19 and I’ve got the opportunity to do something really special.

I’ve recently booked a trip to japan for two weeks, and one of the things I would LOVE to do if I was able to come up with the funds is do a Private Drift Lesson Package for an entire day with Team Orange at Ebisu Circuit.

Basically, Team Orange(Kumakubo and Suenaga) have a program setup to where they give you an S14 with fuel and tires and provide 1-on-1 private lessons on drifting.

I would love to cover the costs of this myself, but I simply can’t save for spending money during for the trip and afford to cover all of this by myself. So, that’s where you come in!

I’ve setup a paypal donation link below, The total amount for this will run about $1,000, but I don’t by any means expect to receive that amount. it would be really awesome if you could contribute any amount towards helping me out and making the dollar amount a little easier to afford. I’ll include a link with some information and a video below as well.

Thanks alot, and have a good one!

-Terrell

Donation Link: https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_donations&business=sftmb4%40gmail%2ecom&lc=US&item_name=Help%20Terrell%20get%20drift%20lessons%20from%20Team%20Orange%21%21&currency_code=USD&bn=PP%2dDonationsBF%3abtn_donate_SM%2egif%3aNonHosted

Website: http://www.driftschool-jp.com/e/driftlesson.html
Video example: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8cScOG7zi8s

Terrell’s Going to Japan!!

Posted by on February 21, 2012 1 comment

*drum roll*

YES, FINALLY! I get to head over to the promised land. haha my tax return this year ended up being MASSIVE. So, instead of doing the natural thing (dumping it all into yuki) I decided to enjoy myself, and spend if on something i’ve always wanted to do. which is go to Japan. haha

I’ve gotta say thanks to Ken so far who’s put up with my badgering of endless questions since he’s been there numerous times. oh and also for the hotel reccomendation. I’ll be staying at Hotel Mid in the Meguro area of Tokyo. :p

http://web.travel.rakuten.co.jp/portal/my/info_page_e.Eng?f_no=68640

I plan to go there for 2 weeks from the 19th of May until the 1st of June. I haven’t quite planned what I’m going to do yet once I get there, but I have a long list of things I would love to try/check out while over there.

So….yeah I guess that’s it for now. I’ll update with more details when the date gets closer. but, I figured I’d just put the announcement out there. haha

Nighttime Snow Drifting @ Ebisu!

Posted by on February 21, 2012 1 comment

There’s some pretty close calls there. :p haha reminds of of some of the mornings this past december trying to go to work when the snow-pacolypse hit the Pacific Northwest area.