R3 D1GP @ FUJI SPEEDWAY JUNE 2010 > Pt.4 – THE GIRLS!

… aaaand finishing up my posting of my D1 pics from June, here are the pics of what half the people with cameras went to the event for…. the ladies!

The Up Garage girls seemed to be the most popular on the day so I’ll start with them.

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Up Garage Girls

After the day’s events had wrapped up on the track, alot of the crowd headed to the pits for some Q&A sessions with some of the drivers and the girls

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I saw these girls roaming the pits earlier trying to flog what I think was “D1 water”…. they weren’t so popular hahaha

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This last guy was just plain creepy. He used the cute plush toys as a lure to get the girls closer to him. I saw him a few times during the afternoon, everytime chatting to one of the girls.
I honestly doubt he watched a minute of  action on the track. If he did I’m sure that a girl would have been involved somehow

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R3 D1GP @ FUJI SPEEDWAY JUNE 2010 > Pt.2 – THE PITS

The pit area was kinda lamer than expected but it was cool to get up close and personal with the cars, drivers, pit girls etc.

Kumakubo, the infamous owner/driver of Team Orange and owner of the Ebisu circuit was there signing Team Orange gear. I got him to sign a tee…but the signature washed out the first wash! (Maybe I shouldn’t have worn it? hahaha)

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(ignore the fact I’m wearing crocs, I’ll explain that in a later post hahaha)

These two cars limped back to the pit area early after having some mechanical issues

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While they probably wouldn’t look any good on many cars I loved these orange gram lights

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Weld had this pair of JZX100′s on display lol 

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They copied the idea with this Z…. but the end result just wasn’t as impressive.

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D1GP Pits - Fuji Speedway

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On the other side of the pits was the main straight.

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I dunno what a limo 300c has to do with Rire Racing but it was sure getting alot of looks.

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Tetsuya Hibino and Matsuoka-san from the Up Garage team were giving a little Q&A talk ….

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But the guys next door at the Toyo tent were a little too noisey for their liking…

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So they let them know it hahaha

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but I’m not sure if I’d mess with Drift Samurai. The dude is packing!

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D1GP Pits - Fuji Speedway

GIDDY UP! (GARAGE)

I was a little sad when I drove past the Up Garage in Isawa recently only to see it had shut up shop….But to my surprise it has reopened bigger and better and it`s even closer to my house!
The old store was fairly limited in stock as the building was quite small. This one is much larger so they have a bigger range of everything and even have plenty of motorbikes, scooters and accesories for sale.

I had a little stroll around and took a few ninja pics with my phone. Up Garage is nothing special to the average Japanese car nut, so to walk around taking pics is a little weird.
(For those that don`t know, Up Garage is basically a car enthusiasts dream supermarket full of aftermarket gear)