SPEED HERO Blog — AE86

2010 Year of the E7

Straight up, S chassis's, AE86's, Rx7's, etc, there all dead to me. 2010 is officially the Year of the E7. It seems a bunch of people jumped off the wagon and began building a few years ago. Some still are, but a bunch came out of the woodwork with well equipped beaters and have been eating 2010 like it was watermelon candies. Straight up, you've got the MotorFix guys leading the way. With their constant coverage of ke70 beater train drifting, they've left an impression, allowing people...


They ain't that good.

I've said it before, and I'll say it again. The Japanese suck at rallying. I think it's their inability to leave things alone, even their rally tracks are smooth and perfect. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dUALvcdZXDM&feature=grec_index]


IDTAX, $10

Before moving out west, I had to get rid of my last ae86, you know the one I got for $10. Below is one of the worst cases of Initial D tax I've ever seen. I'm sure some of you have heard the story. I got this car for $10. A friend of a friend had his car backed into. The culprit left a vague note saying "I'll make this up to you". Some time later when returning home from work one day, there was another ae86...


Kill it With Fire...?

This guy sure is. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QZBlRYYbeFQ&fs=1&hl=en_US]


Wagon, out and about.

Lock your doors.