Young Version — April 1998
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238 available scans from Young Version — April 1998, 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. Capture img018 is absent from the supplied folder; the exact missing printed pages have not been established.
Page 232 — English draft translation
She bought the SilEighty from an acquaintance of her boyfriend because she wanted to start drifting. It would normally look great in its original dark brown, but the bad weather was a shame. Since she is still a beginner, she goes to Nikko Circuit about twice a month to practice and catch up with everyone. The suspension has JIC coilovers, SSR Mesh wheels with A032R tires in front, and a different setup in the rear. She is also building her skills with a roll bar and bucket seat.
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“Zundoko-don♪”
canozzer
A subwoofer inside a car with a roll bar may seem out of place, but that is fine!
She wanted to start drifting, so her boyfriend…
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Katsue Tanaka
I’m a beginner, so all I can do is practice!
SilEighty
1992 model
NIGHT MINX
The AE86 feels like my own car.
It is airbrushed!
Night Minx is painted on the rear window. As expected of the leader, she is committed!
…she truly cannot live without cars. When she is driving, she gets so absorbed that she over-revs; she says this is probably her tenth engine. It has a stylish carburetor tune. The suspension is an unknown-brand coilover setup, and stretched tires look great, too.
The leader Maki-chan has kept driving AE86s ever since she got her license, and this is her ninth car.
Maki-chan, the group’s leader, has driven AE86s ever since getting her license; this is now her ninth. She likes how the size and power make it feel like her own car. There is an engine crane and four spare engines in her parking space, and her room is full of parts…
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Maki Kitabayashi — 1987 model Levin GT Apex