Battle Magazine — March 1997
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116 available scans from Battle Magazine — March 1997, in rtl reading order. Original scans with English draft translations and searchable page text. Drafts have not received exhaustive image proofreading; unreadable source remains recorded in the archival data.All 59 provided PDF pages retained as 116 reader pages; completeness against a physical printed copy has not been independently established.
Page 100 — English draft translation
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Drifting along the beach!!
Intense
Silvia
S14
Kanagawa Prefecture
Chaplinz
Kato A white flash streaks across the road!!
This photo was taken at the S-curve exit behind Miusa Circuit. I mainly drive mountain passes and travel about two hours each way to reach the spots…
Everyone on the team, drive safely.
Especially Mr. Tanaka, who drives an SA22…
…
You were in the running for this month’s “Drift King” thanks to your sense of speed. Too bad—you came very close! We’ll be looking forward to seeing you again next time.
…it’s you!
…next time…
Smooth
It’s naturally aspirated, but I’m doing my best to drift. I go to YZ Circuit about once a month, so say hello if you see me. Is that sand drifting? Or should we call it beach drifting? Either way, this one earned its ranking for the beauty of the photograph more than the driving action!
Silvia
S13
Aichi Prefecture
Ecstasy
Natural
Takayoshi Yamashita
RPS13 180SX
This is a photo from a track day at Miusa Circuit. I’m a beginner, so please don’t tailgate me! This is a pretty dynamic shot, and I considered putting it in “Intense.” But I’ll place it in “Smooth” this time and look forward to seeing you improve.
TEAM-MO
Kanagawa Prefecture
Inapon
RPS13 180SX
Tokyo
Sender: Michiyo Hirano
Takushi Hirano
We got married in July. This was the first commemorative track day my husband had seen in ten months, and my first ever. That’s a lovely feeling in your comment. The driving looks good, too—you don’t look at all rusty after the break.
Smooth
Sil-Eighty
This was photographed at Nikko Circuit. Apart from the suspension and clutch, the car is almost completely stock. With Tsuchiura plates…
Excellence
TEAM
Ibaraki Prefecture
Kazutsugu Nakano
That’s impressive!
The driving is good, but it feels a little short on speed, perhaps? The day your talent really breaks loose can’t be far off.
But the Tsuchiura-plate crew is showing its power in this column, too…