I was in Tokyo again, the city that never sleeps, and while it wasn’t supposed to be a car related trip, some things just can’t be helped. I wasn’t too sure if there was going to be an event on in Odaiba this particular weekend, but thought I’d give it a chance anyway. I told… Read More Itasha Heaven: The Weird and the Wonderful
With Formula Drift Japan Round 1 at Suzuka Twin Circuit coming to a completion last weekend, I thought I’d take a few minutes to explain some things I learnt while attending the event. We’ll have a look at 5 things that I found either interesting, or different to D1NZ (the national drifting championship in New… Read More 5 Things I learnt at Formula Drift Japan Round 1
Osaka Auto Messe (OAM), is one of the bigger automotive events held in Japan. You can think of it as Tokyo Auto Salon’s (TAS) little brother if you like. We’d hoped to go to an event like this for years. This was our reason for moving to Japan, to be indulged in Japanese car culture.… Read More Osaka Auto Messe: Opening Up Japan’s Automotive Culture
Kanto Club – an idea that has turned into something great. Kanto Club is a small club which originated in Auckland, New Zealand. After a few short months they now have members in Hamilton, Osaka, and Tottori, plus loyal followers all around the globe. They focus on street and track driving as well as garage… Read More Kanto Club: Japan Edition
So far we have been to Tokyo, and experienced what Daikoku Futo PA and Tatsumi PA had to offer multiple times. We now had a chance to visit Osaka and see just how well it compared to the Capital of Japan. It was a normal weekend – a finish work on Friday afternoon, start work… Read More Late Night Osaka: 4 Parking Areas in 2 Nights
Finally, just like that. The last Silvia on the long list of Spotlight Features from 2016 has approached us. It’s a sad moment here at Ambition Works, but, it means that we can start pumping out our fresh content from Japan, so don’t shed your tears just yet. Our last Silvia is owned by Masatsugu-san,… Read More Spotlight Feature: Onaka Masatsugu’s Nissan Silvia S15
Maybe you’ve seen this car before, maybe you haven’t. It’s owned by someone who I can now call a good friend. Yamamoto-san, owner and photographer at Yama-Channel photography. He is who I can thank for such a successful turnout of this meet. It was all organised by Yamamoto-san, and about 20 of the most insane… Read More Spotlight Feature: Yamamoto-san’s Nissan Silvia S15
The R32 GT-R is a hot topic right now, with America being able to finally import the oldest models of the R32. What do you think was going to happen when you introduce a foreign species into a new island? Demand went up like you wouldn’t believe as millions of new people could finally put… Read More Japan’s Greatest: A White Godzilla
We shot quite a number of cars this night over a year ago in Kobe. So many, that we thought it would be a good idea to do a couple duo photo sessions, or else, I’d be afraid of staying there into the early hours of the morning. That would usually be no problem, but… Read More Spotlight Feature: Seeing Double 15s
