Drift Tengoku — October 2003

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English draft translations are available throughout this issue. Unclear or unreadable OCR remains flagged; these drafts have not received full image proofreading. The archive retains 310 scan files, including two duplicate captures, representing 308 unique pages.

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Draft translation. Unclear OCR remains flagged; full image proofreading has not been performed.

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  1. Shiojiri,Nagano;Verossa(JZX110) [OCR damaged]
  2. 渡邊雄… [name truncated;reading unverified]
  3. Begins!
  4. Full Counter Club
  5. Musashimurayama,Tokyo;180SX(RPS13) [OCR damaged]
  6. 井下一… [name truncated;reading unverified]
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  10. Kakegawa,Shizuoka;Mark…/Soarer(GZ20) [model OCR damaged]
  11. Deep sound [OCR damaged]
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  19. Judge:Kawa… [name truncated]
  20. Arch-rivals
  21. Arch-rivals fits;these2cars have a similar atmosphere.Stock versus stock,the81may have a slight power advantage.The close approach and cabin detail are appealing. [OCR damaged]
  22. Comment
  23. Good atmosphere around the course,with a…post.Unfortunately the car's position relative to the corner is unclear.And it's Verossa,not Berossa! [OCR damaged]
  24. Tea-country drifters,assemble!
  25. Drift…Masters [title OCR damaged]
  26. Comment [OCR damaged]
  27. Not only well-drawn cars,but convincing detail:brake lamps and guardrail lit by headlights look real.The car's angle relative to the corner is very nice. [OCR damaged]
  28. Comment [OCR damaged]
  29. I recreated it! But not Furuguchi's180SXor September's magazine Cefiro—WRCImpreza and Lancer Evo! Why? [OCR damaged;adjacent headline mixed in]
  30. Clutch kicking works in Gran Turismo1too! GT3dirt drifting is also really fun! [mixed OCR]
  31. September said clutch kicking works in Gran Turismo,and I was surprised.I also drift AE86/low-powered cars in it and tap when I need more distance.You said the office stopped at GT1,but the trick works from1through3… [OCR damaged]
  32. [Unclear: corrupted isolated caption.]
  33. Shutoko Battle…WRCreplica machines [title/version corrupted]
  34. Hi! I'm a third-year high-schooler preparing to become an enthusiast.Two years ago,my Furuguchi-car recreation in Shutoko Battle0was printed.I recently bought…00and recreated… [OCR damaged]
  35. I'm converting my middle-model180SXto late-model.Can the late instrument panel plug straight in? Its odometer/trip are digital.If modification is needed,please explain.Pretend late-model owner.
  36. I want a late-model180SXconversion…
  37. 180SX(middle model)
  38. Rally cars look similar,so replicas seemed easy.Time-consuming,but highly accurate,sponsor logos perfect! I'd love to show you.Drift replays look great,and the contrast of rally appearance with over330km/hon the Wangan is excellent.I'm making a Celica replica now.Friends… [OCR damaged;game context]
  39. It works in all versions.In GT1,LSDisn't available as a separate part,so some drivetrains are harder.I recently dirt-drift in GT2/3.I thought only braking/handbrake drifting worked,but shift lock also works on dirt courses.Fun! Please at least try GT2. [OCR damaged;game context]
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  41. I don't think it will simply plug in.
  42. Digital and analog gauges use different signals,so swapping only the gauge won't work.Some adapt it,but need the late-model computer and rewiring,which is substantial work.Answer:Maruta,Maruta Goya.
  43. [Unclear: corrupted isolated caption.]
  44. Think I'm odd.In6months I can finally get a license;I want to drift soon! I'll debut in the magazine with an unusual model.Please cover me then! The man who'll surpass Furuguchi.Editor:we'd like pictures of both replicas! Body painting is a selling point of Shutoko Battle;you could preview a real repaint.Have you met the magazine Cefiro/Drift Samurai? Rumor says they're slow! [OCR damaged]
  45. The realism differs hugely.GT2has LSD,so drifting is easy,and many suspension settings make it fun.Niigata,Gosen,15-year-old trance fan.Editor:we shortened your long letter,sorry.We thought GTwas a stiff simulation with realistic physics/settings,but it also offers fun drifting.Time to retrieve it from storage;thanks! [OCR damaged]
  46. Someone at work says driving…can ruin a car—is that true? Koriyama reader wants a180SX.After…my girlfriend and I found a secret practice spot,but2months later many others came even weekdays.Everyone wants places to drive! Crossuke,Aichi.After my car appeared,I exchange information with Tourer owners nationwide.Drive carefully! V-P Tourer,Sendai.I spent almost¥20,000on a dating site;could've bought rotors.Sendai.Our local road is hot lately;black180…runs every weekday.I prefer its drifting…Otawara.My brother's Silvia drifting improved;I won't lose in my Evo! Kobe.My CA-powered Sil-Eighty gets mocked,but is fast.I'll tune it and challenge SRcars.Kitakyushu. [OCR damaged;some identities/text unreadable]
  47. Mobile email messages [OCR damaged]
  48. Say anything!
  49. Cresta [caption]
  50. Welcome!
  51. Does the hero Kyun-woo in My Sassy Girl look like Yoichi Imamura to anyone else? Local team…Yumihari looks cool! Sasebo,Nagasaki [team name OCR damaged].
  52. Last month's flood washed away my damaged front bumper.I searched but couldn't find it.Where did it go? …reader.Full Counter had a college girl who loves20Soarers! I drive one too,and we're in the same…Will we meet? Kitakyushu.I laughed at Ikaten in the magazine video.Orido says impossible,but the mosaic is impossible too! Niigata reader. [OCR damaged]
  53. I'm17,share an S14and180SXwith friends.My legs are short;reinforced clutches are torture.My left foot hurts! …reader.A circuit visit showed why steering-angle upgrades matter—frustrating! Now interested in deep angles.Tsu,Fender roller.Switched from battered CASilvia to S14a year and a half ago,still not used to it.Friends say my driving lost sharpness.I miss my old CA… [OCR damaged]
  54. Shiogama,Miyagi;CAis best
  55. … [sentence ending]
  56. This section prints things hard to say aloud—cries of the soul and helpless grumbles—to clear your head.Send freely to Full Counter Club.Put Short…Message in the subject.Include city/address and email nickname. [section name OCR damaged]
  57. This month’s…
  58. Cries of the soul and grumbles
  59. BEST54
  60. People say you really love it,but perhaps I'm only distracting myself from… [OCR damaged]
  61. …city,Ibaraki [place corrupted]
  62. Previously,in Chiba,as I…a pink Sil-Eighty drove in front of me.While I accelerated,it did straight-line drifting;showed me the difference…Inzai,Chiba [OCR damaged].
  63. Why so many pink cars on this year's covers? Editors'plan to stand out on magazine shelves? September's JZX110and14look great! My180SXhas Strasse…Maybe revive it? Drifting is hard to quit.Anjo,Aichi.Working at a gas station to buy a Silvia.License in…car money saved;now…Hokkaido,Iwamizawa. [OCR damaged]
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  65. Today,August17,I saw Tsuchiya on Sunday Japon.He casually mentioned D1Grand Prix.I was moved.I want to keep…manners.Saitama,JZX100 [OCR damaged].
  66. I haven't heard tire noise recently and really miss it.Is that bad? Miyagi,yellow180SX [OCR damaged].
  67. Timing belt broke30,000km after replacement,without extreme driving.Why? Head may be damaged too.I'll fit reinforced parts,but repair costs hurt.Tamura,Fukushima,CE9A.My first180SXis NAwith narrow15-inch wheels,but I love it and will keep striving.Matsuyama.I bought the magazine in the rain…moved by FFDrift King revival! I'll aim for aD1title with FF! Noda,Chiba [OCR damaged].
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  73. Soon,municipalities… [fragment]
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