Drift Tengoku — October 2013
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188 available scans from Drift Tengoku — October 2013, 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 101 — English draft translation
It is called the “Direct Cooling System,” made by a company in Toda, Saitama, aptly named Kuchofuku Co., Ltd. It has two fans and runs on four AA batteries. It reportedly draws in 20 liters of outside air per second to evaporate sweat. The man was not driving today, but had been asked to film, so he brought this secret weapon from work to beat the heat. We tried it on and were amazed at how cool it felt! We were also surprised by how much it puffed up. It costs around ¥10,000.
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A man’s cover cut! (as read)
A man’s rest
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A man’s denim!
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A man’s PVC pipe!
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A man’s flagpole!
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A man’s climate-control suit!!
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A man’s truss structure!
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They have wrapped something around it—won’t it melt when the car runs?
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Drift Heaven may have suggested it. The driver nervously asked, “Will I get in trouble if I take it on the course?” Judging by the JAF badge and Pipo-kun mascot, he is probably very well-behaved in everyday life.
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A surprising summer-cooling outfit! “Direct Cooling System”…
Rather than replacing only the damaged section, you might think he should rebuild the whole thing. But perhaps it has grown character over the years. The material looks like worn jeans. This deserves a “Best Jeanist” award!
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It looks completely different if you make it this way so the pulley is visible, rather than hiding it. “That makes sense,” I thought—then the owner called from behind while I was taking photos without permission: “There’s no one here, so go ahead and take pictures!” Plenty of people are going to copy this.
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Catching details like this is the sharp eye of the SHOT photographer! Maybe to keep it from being noticed, or just to make it look better, aluminum tape…
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There was a long flagpole fitted, so why not tie this fan to it too?…
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To allow the valve timing to be changed at any time, the front cover is left off…
The muffler tip is actually PVC pipe—and it is fastened with a cable tie! This kind of…
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The clothes are puffed up… (fragment)
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All of the pipes can be removed. They are thin, but he says you can feel the increase in rigidity. Looking at this bar brings the word “truss” to mind—a truss is a structure based on triangles.
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This is the person with the Omori gauge and denim Sparco suit. The added reinforcement bar is incredibly unique! Stainless…
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