The final incarnation of my NC was a long journey
One of the last mods I added was the Nopro rear under spoiler. Actually, I never really got an opportunity to try this mod. Too many other things were happening.
Open top driving is a pleasure. If you have never experienced it, please try.
The was the last clean image of the car without vinyl GT-Roadster and sponsor logos.
Tripping around Nagano is awesome. But I'd recommend the dry season.
The mountains around here are inspirational.
Just about anywhere you can take a postcard image.
My fascination with vinyl designs started way before this.
Touring with Route Sixteen club was excellent.
Sights like this were common. Some of the best times.
Always trying something.
M'z Lip and craft square and re-positioned number = cool!
Fuji Fuji Fuji.
Tsukuba Tsukuba Tsukuba. You can run flat all day if your game... was I?
Try something.
Try something Else
Back to Fuji
Hakkone!
Sakura
Simply Japan!.
Izu
April is always awesome
Supermarkets make great studios
So does a road.
Daikoku
Sharing your roadster is most enjoyable.
Chiba Boso is another direction.
Locations are everywhere.
Narita
Nopro Touring.
Mazda HQ with R16
This event required something special.
A car is a blank canvas.
Touring with R16 in Iro Hazzaka. I like Haipins.
Test pattern.
More Touring with R16. I covered about 5000 klms with these guys. 40 NC roadsters cruising past is amazing.
NR inspiration. This was not the initial intention.
Most testing was done at Tsukuba. DFV settings, Camber check... etc.
Then Chiba always was a close and reliable empty road.
And sometimes an empty warehouse too.
Daikoku is always a place to compare and refect.
Yamanashi... The car was meant to be a street car!!! What was I doing at the circuit...? Can't stop the urge.
First long long long drive! Yeah it got dark quicker than I thought.
Like driving in heaven. The NC is good for a daily car.
Nikko is a good place to test any new car. Fun Fun Fun.
So after about 12000klms and a couple of years, the journey has ended for me, but only just starting for someone else.
I hope they enjoy the experience.
Russ.
I will miss this Roadster!! What are you going to buy next?
ReplyDeleteThanks.
ReplyDeleteNothing for a while. Tokyo doesnt require a car for transport.
Refocus on what I really want and what my budget can handle.
There will be a sports car somewhere in the future. I'm guessing a return to FD3s or NA Mx5
time will see in what capacity this transforms.
Oh no! You got rid of the NC! I only discovered this website just recently, but where am I going to find news of the latest and greatest JDM aero pieces for my NC now?
ReplyDeleteRuss,
ReplyDeleteNice collection of photos !
I bet you'll be longing for a car very shortly :)
Rod
I'm not sure I'll update this blog anymore.
ReplyDeleteIt's kind of final.
Aric, The blog acts as a link to the Japanese scene. You can find stuff yourselves through Minkara blogs.
So there may be infrequest posts on miata.net, but I doubt it.
I still have an FD passion. So watch out on RE-Xtreme, for news.... maybe in 6 months.
Hi Russ, Sad to see the car go, can see it was a load of fun(as well as heartache) for you. It was informative too for me, for the year and a half that I've been following your blog.
ReplyDeleteI'm still following the FD blog, so I'll know when the new car comes!