D Car — November 2003
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250 available scans from D Car — November 2003, in right-to-left reading order. Japanese OCR and English translation drafts are available throughout. Drafts have not received exhaustive image proofreading; unreadable source remains recorded in the archival data.
Page 143 — English draft translation
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ROTT
Round 1
Special edition
A perfect picnic atmosphere!
Event
‘Summer Isn’t Over Yet!’ event in Hokkaido
The summer ski resort turns into a festival
An event with a fun-sounding title—‘Summer Isn’t Over Yet!’—was held on September 14. Alongside a car contest with 19 categories, there were tattoo artists and a barbecue corner. There was plenty to do, and both entrants and visitors enjoyed the last days of summer in their own way.
Tattoo artists appeared! Artists Hori-Naoshi and Hori-Aki from Grand Line Tattoo were at the venue. Your car and your own look both deserve a makeover!
First place
Sport compact category
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With barbecue and performances…
Weber Sports
…[fragment]
…show off their work
Some people showed off their four-wheel-drive vehicles, while others enjoyed a barbecue; everyone had a good time.
…the festival atmosphere was everywhere!
Zahren
Keep JDM in mind—just make it cool!
Second place
Neon lights make it shine at night!
Yuki Fujitani’s Accord took first place in the sport-compact category. It is fitted with a full Weber Sports aero kit and finished all over in Super Yellow!
Three
Excellence award
The goal: a sport compact you can actually drive!
Masaki Soda’s Starlet
Out [fragment]
Street Glow neon tubes are a favorite!
A big special service
Photo by Yokoi
Festa
Active Factory Street Styles in Lake…
Active Factory Street Styles in Lake Festa
Event
Produced by
Sound and style are what count! Active Factory’s ‘Street Styles in Lake Festa’ was held at Biwako Valley on September 14. Some 170 cars—including sport compacts, minivans, and kei cars—gathered for sound-pressure and dress-up competitions, with everyone going all out!
A total of 64 trophies were prepared… [fragment]
…and the height was 162… [fragment]
cm [fragment]
Sound-pressure measurement in progress
The sport-compact crew arrives!
We love standing out
Junji Tanaka’s CR-X
The lack of aero parts gives it a mature look—nice!
The SAS units are dummy subwoofers!
Going all out! The Mercedes-style front end…
Standing out is what it’s all about! Takemoto Hiroshi’s Civic is a clear standout.
One-off parts are the way to go!
Bright green with yellow vinyl… [fragment]
Escudo
Found: an Escudo fitted with eight monitors—this owner is serious!
Yuichiro Mori’s Civic keeps its sport-compact style simple. His favorite features are the 81 wheels and SLR fenders.
Night life is everything, by Keiko
Eight monitors total, facing inward and outward!
Two in each window [fragment]
…one on each side [fragment]
Two outward-facing monitors are fitted in the dashboard area by the windshield and in the left and right rear-quarter windows… [fragment]
Keiko’s street-and-night look is the key; she has equipped the car with a full VIS aero kit.
Queen of the night? Prelude / Keiko
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