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circuitlife86
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Good god!!! Has to be one of the best threads I think I've ever seen on JNC :o I've seen pics of plenty of trips to Tsukuba, but I've never seen one with so much "behind the scenes" stuff. Great read Kev, so jealous !!!
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colink
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Fantastic set of pictures im soooooo jealous
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Sweet Jesus! :shock: Awesome event! Great pics...and thanks for sharing. :tu:

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WOW.. AWESOME POST ! I want to visit Japan someday. :mrgreen:
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Great coverage Kev. Any more photos of the real GTR and hakosukas in general? Z?

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kev
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Plenty more pics. I think what is posted here is only maybe 20% :lol:

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TacoDelRio wrote:
Awesome thread!


X2.

Thanks for your detailed report. Looks like you had a good adventure.

I will be going to Japan on July 21st for 2 weeks so looks like I missed all the fun. Also I spend most of my time in the Kansai area so I end up just going to Autobacs in Uji and my favorite toy/hobby shop on Shijou Dori in Kyoto.

However, thanks to Toyotageek I now know there is a Tomica store in Osaka so I will definitely check that out!
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A great report! Benefit of a digital camera, as I would not dream of shooting that much film... Certainly a very low-key day. If you've ever attended F1 or Indy Car races, the ease of access to pit lane and the cars on a day like this is a breath of fresh air, and thoroughly recommended. Even if you do have to take a train! Pity I was away this year, as it is easy one of the best locations, as I took some of my favorite portraits in the pits a year or so ago...

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Neko.

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kev
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Next time I gotta bring spare SD card and battery though...towards the end of the day the battery light was blinking and I was already going back thru the pics to erase bad ones to free up space on the 2Gb card :)

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Kuroneko
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Next time I gotta bring spare SD card and battery though...towards the end of the day the battery light was blinking and I was already going back thru the pics to erase bad ones to free up space on the 2Gb card :)

Next time drop me a note too, as we'll likely drive again as an acquaintance races his Mazda, and we make a day of it out of Tokyo. Neko.

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kev
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Kuroneko wrote:
Next time drop me a note too, as we'll likely drive again as an acquaintance races his Mazda, and we make a day of it out of Tokyo. Neko.

This trip was a bit rushed; I got into Tokyo on Saturday night, then Sunday was at Tsukuba, Monday was in the office and on Tuesday morning I was flying out again :(

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Kuroneko
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... and on Tuesday morning I was flying out again :(

Sounds like my normal routine. Sometimes I hate being a corporate spy. Neko.

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kev
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Sounds like my normal routine. Sometimes I hate being a corporate spy. Neko.

But on the upside, you get to blow stuff up from time to time.

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ben
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kev wrote:
Kuroneko wrote:
Sounds like my normal routine. Sometimes I hate being a corporate spy. Neko.

But on the upside, you get to blow stuff up from time to time.


So is Inception really possible?

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So upset. Somehow I missed all this and I left Japan last week. Too much time buying figures in Akihabara, damn those Maid cafes!
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ben wrote:
So is Inception really possible?
You'll have to tell me what that is.

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damn those Maid cafes!
Since most are now staffed by gaijin, I've let my membership lapse. They just ain't what they used to be. I now get my happy cakes wished with love in Dogenzaka... Neko.

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kev
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ben wrote:
So is Inception really possible?


Of course it's possible, it's just.....really confusing

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ben
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Kuroneko wrote:
ben wrote:
So is Inception really possible?
You'll have to tell me what that is.


It's a reference to the new movie with Ken Watanabe. Corporate espionage, Japan, etc. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HilwtqaN4Gs

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You know what's great Kev? You had something you wanted to do and overcame big barriers and nailed it. That's cool. :tu:

It's a good feeling when you can tick off something in your Life to Do List isn't it?
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kev
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ewokracing wrote:
It's a good feeling when you can tick off something in your Life to Do List isn't it?

Absolutely! Been wanting to go to Tsukuba since 1991 :)

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