86 Style with BRZ 2015 Fuji Speedway
August 2nd , 2015

Again for the 5th year, the world's largest AE86, Toyota 86, and Subaru BRZ Event came to Fuji Speedway in Shizuoka Japan, this August 2nd, 2015.   On site were 2100 cars, and 5000 people, who all took part in various things from gymkhana, road circuit racing, dirt trial, photography lessons, and many other interactive events.  On display were all the recent concept cars, and production trends, new options, and 100's of aftermarket builders and manufacturers displaying the latest equipment.
Celebrities in motorsports none short of Keiichi Tsuchiya, and Junichi Wakisaka, as well as Akira Iida came out to speak to the audience.
Event mastermind, Mr.Kishi of Toyota also hosted the annual 86 Green Cup as well, which the RSR Team along with Eric Kwon of RSR USA, won the title.

Sandy Lirag of OEM Audio+ came out to launch the Reference 400CF+J to be distributed by Cusco Japan for the Japanese market, wishing to equip more 86/BRZ users with unparalleled audio experience, and was represented by Cusco Demo cars, Bride Racing Seat demo car, and the famous Ushi-Kun colored Maruman 86 built with care by the one and only Hiromitsu Mannen of Maruman Motors Hokkaido.
TRD brought out the latest with Yellow 86 TRD Nurburgring Package, the venerable and notorious limited edition 14R60, and the pace-setting concept racing car, the Griffon 014.
Initial D Girls graced the venue, as well as umbrella gals from every major manufacturers and N1 Taikyu and D1 Grand Prix Teams.

What made it most special for me though, at this event was that it was also the location of my wedding as well.  Accompanied by Mr.Tada, the Chief Engineer of the FT86 Project, as well as Chief Exterior Designer, Mr. Furukawa, my wedding announcement was held on stage with stories of my past introduced to the audience.  It's been a joy to be hosted by Toyota's key officials for the vehicle, and it will be a day to remember as one of the best, if not the best of my life.  Joining me on stage were two other couples who've met with Toyota 86 activities, celebrating their joys in life as well.

Adam Zillin of 7Tune, came to shoot the event and hitched a ride with me on the parade lap of 200 cars, around Fuji lead by the leading 86 Cup car drivers, Drift King.  I had a chance to lead this pace lap in a 86 Open Concept II, convertible 86...

Photo: Motohide Miwa (Club4AG) / Sandy Lirag / Adam Zillin (7 Tune)

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Bob Strangarone's RS-R Scion FR-S

Bob Strangarone, who stated autocross shortly after he got his Scion FR-S in 2012, has been consistently building his car and participating in grassroots events.
This year for 2015, the third season, he is lifted into high spirits, lowered on RS-R's custom tuned Sports-i Club Racer.
Winning already two of the three autocross already, we are off to a great start of the season.
Like last year, due to the Supercharger by Innovate/Sprintex, he is now classed in Street Modified and suspension has been re-calibrated accordingly with Club4AG and RS-R Staff to meet Bob's unique driving preference.
Equipped also with Cusco Limited Slip Type RS at 55/20 ramp and 100% clutch pack setup at full initial torque spring setting for immediate low speed action to negotiate small corners quickly and immediately.
Select Cusco braces are used but not all according to legality in Solo2 rules.
Suspension linkages consist of parts from Whiteline, RS-R, Raceseng, and SP, and we're still tweaking it for more competitive setup.
Winmax W3 brake pads on stock calipers comprise enough stopping control and efficacy with Hoosier A7 tires and Enkei RPF1.
Since supercharger mapping was originally street tune, the car was re-tuned by Delicous Tuning, where it was characterized to fit Bob's driving and autocross better.

Of course all these parts added simply doesn't make a race car fast. And to complete the fine calibrations are some of us at Club4AG, everyone at RS-R, and always in conjunction with Counterspace Garage who's quickly becoming a grassroots racing central for FRS users and complete and superb maintenance by Infinite Motion, and fabrication work by the renowned Bluemoon Performance.

Still, there are awesome challenges ahead, as the FRS platform is new to Street Modified class where there are formidable custom rigs from all walks of automotive racing.
We hope to get Robert to more podium and trophy positions this year!

Watch his activities at his facebook page!
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1033443447&fref=ts

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Scion FR-S, Tour of Southwest

November 15th~ 17th, 2014

1177 miles, from Los Angeles, to Phoenix, Sedona, to Flagstaff, a round trip tour of Scion FR-S through the Southwest's most scenic routes. The sky, the horizon and all the events and things in between.  Our stops included Joshua Tree National Park, a day at the Earnhardt Toyota of Mesa, AZ for a wonderful welcome with 100 other cars in the AZ86Bash2 Celebration, a day in Sedona’s valley of monumental natural spectacles, and some of the best roads that California and Arizona had to offer.

We were all reminded that cars like these were are all about taking it for a spin, preferably a very, very long drive.  Friends gathered with other friends of friends, making new ones along the way.

The Scion FR-S. It really is a neat car, in many more ways than just the surface, specs, and character, but for the world it brings to the owners in the form of friends all over the world.

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Scion's 2014 standard equipment for all cars in the lineup, is this Display Radio with a 6.1" touch-screen.

Unlike last year's the 2013 BeSpoke, this unit features greatly improved response, a higher resolution display, and gone is the Zypr-based app system, the new add-in module optionally available enables a full on-board navigation, and cloud connectivity with Aha app-base.  The Voice Recognition is actually useful and responsive now, address entry is available in the new OS for destination search and navigation.
The Geo-Location services are now directional-predictive so it points you to a coffee shop that's 2 miles head of you, rather than including places you've already passed going 65mph!
30,000 radio stations are now available to the listener via application internet radio via Aha.  And as before, the excellent noise-cancelling Bluetooth phone and hands-free calling is also standard.

For those with an FR-S, the radio also has white/red illumination that matches closer to the Japanese/Continental version lighting to match a more upscale model Toyota 86 Limited (opps, should I have said this? LOL)

Also new to the 2014 radio is the integration capability for apps on Android-based devices, as well as compatibility with iPhone 5.The 2014 Radio is available NOW, for a limited time with deep discounted pricing of $525 from any Toyota dealership parts department, from the normal MSRP of $1100. And is a direct plug and play on the existing harness.

It is OEM Audio+ compatible for those equipped with those on the FR-S, as well as Beatsonic's back-up camera (confirmed on my own FRS).Bespoke module will be available later with full feature set capability expanding this radio with even a optional AV input for video sources as well

Don't miss out on the early opportunity to buy one at about half price right now.

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OEM Audio Plus Reference 400 Series add-on for Scion FRS...

When beautifully sculpted sports car with function of weight and balance is all sorted like the Scion FR-S, it takes a man with understanding of such concepts to actually add to something thought to be near perfect. Sandy Lirag is such a man, and his development to date, and into the future of OEM Audio+ series of audio components just works! Sandy uses his extensive knowledge and talent derived from his years at Boston Acoustics to create the optimum sonic environment with minimal modifications to the Scion FR-S.

With the compact digital amp, acoustically timed and staged DSP for each application for FRS/ BRZ and soon Toyota 86 all having it's own sets of DSP calibrations, this is the audio system that's just above and beyond anything aftermarket or factory for these cars.

The largest of the components like the sub-woofer/amp assembly units also detach easily and temporarily for the most dedicated track use, when the FRS is occasionally brought out to such duties. So there is not one single reason for concern for total enjoyment of the car as dynamic sports car, as well as a cruiser for your daily mundane tasks.

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