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Taking time to take some pride

March 31, 2008 No comments

So since we had our baby, any free time I have has become rare. You really think… “What is the most important thing that I can doing with my free time right now?” A variety of things come to mind but lately it’s been about my car. I’ve realized that over the years, there have been some badly executed modifications because I didn’t know any better, quick fixes done while at the track, last resort fixes done in order to make it to an event… things that function fine, but don’t show the pride and care I’d like to show in the drift car that I’ve owned for almost 10 years.

I think now is the time when I can spend time on the details and kind of go back and fix the things that I never got around to fixing. A couple weekends ago I changed out my alternator to a rebuilt one. I was really happy with this one because the car runs so much better now and I got to spend some quality time with myself and my thoughts and my drift car as well. Next thing to be replaced is my 6 year old HKS intercooler, which is busted beyond belief. Man, I cannot believe how many aftermarket parts I have been replacing lately! I feel like my car is a relic!

Here are some more recent pics of the Red Thing. I took off the rear spoiler and of course, a shot of the carbon canards on the front bumper.

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Taniguchi is back?!

March 31, 2008 No comments

I hate it when people copy content from other blogs and post it on their own. But I think this time it’s an exception.

I just read from Auto-Otaku, who read from Taniguchi’s blog that he is coming back to D1. I don’t think I’m the only one who felt like D1 has really gone to the garbage can when it started losing it’s star drivers due to D1’s ego flexing and imposed politics. I’m glad he’s coming back to D1, not because I think D1 needs some rejuvenation, but because I think Taniguchi deserves to be in the limelight and I’d love to see him come back from a several year hiatus and just smash the competition like he was never gone.

What is he going to drive? I’m not sure… Auto-Otaku posted a picture of this, but who knows! He will definitely be a threat in this car, or any car for that matter.

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A new life

March 20, 2008 No comments

So Elise is almost a month old now and it never ceases to amaze me how much I am in love with this little girl. I can’t help but smile every time I look at her. Nadine and I are extremely lucky because I kept expecting to wake up every 2 hours to change her diapers or feed her, but that only lasted her first week. After that, it has been every 3-4 hours. Lately she’s been sleeping 5+ hours. To make things even better, she doesn’t ever cry for no reason – it’s always a diaper, she’s hungry, or she wants her pacifier. You’ve got a 1 in 3 shot at figuring out why she’s crying and if you know her schedule, you have a really good shot at figuring it out. How uncommon is this? I’ve never heard of such a well behaved baby in my life. Everything about her just seems so wonderful and perfect that I don’t know why Nadine and I have been so blessed. Elise has really been a gift from God and I don’t know what we did to deserve such a wonderful baby.

I am back at work again. Coming back was hard for me, because I spent my every second for 3 weeks with my newborn baby and I hated being at work not knowing what she was doing or what she looked like at all times. Nadine originally planned on going back to work in May, but she is starting to feel differently now. I wish we could both stay home and focus on her… I think that is how life should be in a perfect world. But it’s not, and we have to make sacrifices in order to survive – even if it means that you can’t spend 24/7 with the most important thing that has ever happened in your entire life.

I think we’re going to have to find a nanny for Elise or a day care that has a program for infants. Either that, or figure out a way that Nadine can work from home! Anybody have any ideas or people/places that you can refer?

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Elise Evelyn Hsu

February 28, 2008 No comments

Last Sunday, my daughter was born. Welcome to the world, Elise. I love you with all my heart.

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Old D1GP videos from Suzuka

February 21, 2008 No comments

Yeah, these are old. But it’s always fun watching “the greats” and looking at the differences in car and driving style.


Ueo. He is always concentrating on quick and precise direction changes. Watch how fast his hands are!


Kumakubo. Does he really need to kick the clutch so much? No… but this is drifting! Kick away!


Kazama. He looks very smooth and controlled in this video, to me, a sign of a very confident and calculated driver. Listen to his throttle during the direction changes… he lets off the accelerator, but not fully and only for a split second. You know he is coming in fast for the upcoming corner. At this course and these speeds, the longer you stay on the gas and sooner you get on it after lifting, the more likely you will go flying off course, where it is slippery and you will probably die.


Nomuken. Nomuken’s driving style is always scary looking to me. He looks like he’s fumbling around with the steering wheel and making a lot of corrections. I am sure that it’s just his style, but it makes me nervous! Watch his crazy shifting into the first corner… clutch kick in 3rd gear, and a split second later, upshift into 4th!

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Blogs

February 18, 2008 No comments

I’m sure a ton of you read blogs. How many of those blogs ever teach you anything?

Read this blog and school yourself!
Beyond the Dyno

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