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 80 — English draft translation
The editorial office accepts information about driving spots (mountain passes, waterfront areas, and so on) by fax or mail. Fill in the detailed “Request a Feature” form found later in this issue and send it to us. Please understand that we cannot reply about whether we will cover a location. We also accept information about driving events throughout the year. If the event date is approaching, fax is the surest way to send your information.
Become famous! Nationwide team feature: We’re looking for group photos of teams active on the street or at circuits. Include a note with members’ names, the cars they drive, the origin of the team’s name, what makes the team special, its home course, and the representative’s name and contact details. We also welcome photos of your favorite RC cars with tuning and paintwork, along with detailed specifications and comments—plastic models are fine, too. For the cars-and-parts marketplace, use the dedicated form on the left if you want to sell or buy a car or parts, or arrange an exchange. We also welcome Q&A, Super Blue Heart, team-member recruitment, memories of a special car, and more. We’re also looking for high scores in arcade and console racing games…
Street-racing team feature (C.O.O.D.?); drift-car maintenance; team features; Northern Kanto street feature; Bihoku Highland machine feature (Miyamoto group / Tenshin); track-day coverage; Nikko Circuit; ONE MAKE AE86; Kansai mountain passes; women’s driving event; team battles; event coverage at Nikko Circuit and Mizunami Motor Park; an in-depth look at early- and late-model Hachiroku cars.
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We’re eagerly waiting for your submissions—your driving, your prized car, your team, your gear, and all the rest!
Request a feature
Skirt Heart
Letters: Tell everyone what you’d like them to hear—things that made you happy or sad, stories from your life, and more. We welcome your letters…
Requests for car features and the parts-and-car marketplace belong on this page; the reverse is for requests to cover driving spots. Please use…
…will be printed
Illustrations: Skirt Heart also welcomes illustrations, in either black and white or color. However, publication will be in black and white…
Submissions wanted
…in black and white.
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The April issue of Hashiriya BM goes on sale Monday, March 3!
Next issue 3…
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…and more.
Ultimate Drift
Street Machine Check
Team Gear FLASH
ONE MAKE
Would you like to see your drifting in the magazine? We’re looking for photos of your driving at mountain passes and circuits. Performance photos other than drifting are welcome, too.
We’re looking for your prized cars! From lightly modified to fully built, drift, zero-to-quarter-mile, top-speed, grip, or any other setup—we want them all. Send several photos of your car (a photo with the owner is fine, too), along with the model, modifications, and a comment.
Show off your original team gear in this section—team stickers and other custom-made goods. Send a comment with the item (for stickers, send one physical copy; for T-shirts or sweatshirts, send a photo). Even if you’re not in a team, you’re welcome to share something you made yourself—of course you can!
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Calling car enthusiasts with a passion! ONE MAKE is looking to feature teams or clubs devoted to a single model, as well as dedicated fans of a particular car. Send a group photo showing your car (individual photos are also acceptable), and write why you love the model and each car’s specifications and modifications.
Send photos of your drifting, a short comment…
…the model of your car and where the photo was taken (the name of the spot), then send it to us. Selected contributors will receive prizes.
BM
Feature requests: drift competition coverage (Tsukuba Circuit); driving-event coverage (Ebisu); Nakayama Circuit; Kanagawa street-racer feature (Running Free?); fastest on the Shuto Expressway; team gatherings; drift-style cars; Wangan coverage; VeilSide competition; ONE MAKE (RX-7 feature); Ultimate Drift, and more.
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Northern Kanto mountain passes; team feature (possibly ROUGH); drift maintenance (FC engine bay); ONE MAKE (four AE86 specifications); team battles; driving events (Yamanashi, Nikko, and Ina).
GIRLS ON STAGE
X & S14 / AE…
…wanted…
We’re looking for photos of girls who drive or simply love cars. Whether you’re with your own car, your boyfriend’s car, or no car at all, we’d love to hear from you. Send a photo with a comment.
Let’s do it!
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Shikoku W-ZONE and street-racer coverage (F…)
(oil) / overfenders, S13 Silvia / new series: AE86 one-make / Meihan Sportsland event / shifting with a manual transmission…
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Hashiriya BM drift contest, Nikko / Chiba street feature / Kagawa & Tokushima team gathering / ONE MAKE feature / group drifting at Maze Circuit / A-B flag feature…
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February 1997 issue. To order a back issue, either ask a bookstore to order it or order directly from Heiwa Publishing’s Back Issues desk. Direct orders require additional postage but arrive sooner than bookstore orders. For ordering instructions or stock availability, call 03-3291-0895, Monday–Friday, 10 a.m.–5 p.m.
Editor’s Postscript
Back-issue information
I received a letter supposedly written by a man whose name I’d never heard, just before he died. Ohtani in the editorial office told me it was a good dream because I never saw the dead man’s face, but it still bothers me. Can anyone explain it?
…then traded it for bath salts that came with a second-chance prize. He ended up winning a feather-down comforter! He crowed, “That’s what a true gambler does.” I’m the one left holding a ballpoint pen. Another year of work ahead? (H-DE)
I used to watch reruns as a kid. Remembering those days, I watched it again despite being well past the age for that. But saying things like this will give away my age…
Why, you ask? Well, I’m writing this while drunk. For some reason, I want to go to Mount Fuji. All right—let’s go, Pochi! Pochi is my friend. See you!
…cold was really nasty. My body wouldn’t cooperate for more than a week, and as a result… Ah, the driving event was so much fun!
…had caught a cold. When I went to the doctor, it turned out to be influenza. Everyone, please take care not to catch a cold! (Aya)
This is a strange story, and I’m sorry to bring it up, but I recently had a very odd dream…
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At the company New Year’s party, during a game, Takahashi won an AM radio…
Come to think of it, a new “Matsu… Go Go Go” has started…
I caught a cold right at the start of the New Year. Honestly, this year’s…
I stayed home the whole New Year holiday. The reason was that I…
Watching TV the other day made me want to go to Mount Fuji…
(SH-N)
(KOBA)
(OA)
(Hideki)
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