The 2009 N1, N1.5, Group A, N2, N2S & D1GP AE86′S Battle, which took place on 26th of December 2009, is finally out on Hot Version DVD #103. Not a bad way to spend Boxing Day huh? Check it out via YouTube:

Somewhat fitting after yesterday’s post on the 2010 season of Formula D kicking off, today’s post is a homage to the guy who some might say is the hardest working AE86 driver in the USA: Taka Aono.  This video by the AE86-loving DeadPirate crew is a recap of Taka’s season in 2009.  Seriously great editing and an awesome soundtrack too.

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Anontio and the crew over at MotorMavens have got their coverage up of the first round of the 2010 Formula D at Long Beach in the USA. Good to see a few hachirokus represented, especially the  (now pink and yellow) Trueno monster of Taka Aono. Jump over to MM now and check out the pics!

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…would be made like this.  What a sweet bunch of corners! If you didnt already guess the star of the show, it’s the awesome-sounding Custom Garage Speed N2 Levin. Who says circuit cars can’t drift?

Completely unsure if this is ‘photoshopped’ or not, but PeakingDuck dropped these in my inbox tonight, apparently finding them on Minkara.

Hit the jump for more shots!

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You may have seen this sticker on your freshly imported JDM steel or second hand parts and thought WTF? It is the mark of the oldschool

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And other European circuits back in the 1980s!  F**k Yeah! I love nostalgia!

For those of you out there who are as excited as we are about the FT-86,  head on over to the FT86club forums and check out a bunch of new shots released of the original concept and a bunch of its development art from the creators of this masterpiece; Toyota Europe Design Development!

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Sorted. What would yours be?

Check out the rest of Asayan’s Levin @ Noriyaro

How much trucks would a tow truck tow if a tow truck could tow hachis?
Say what?
Well, monkeymagic rented a tow truck to haul his hachi to a dyno. Apparently the tow truck died and had to be towed as well!