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N1 Concepts visits JAPAN's premiere tuners! (A LOT OF PICS)
Just to give you a background on who N1 Concepts is in case some of you have not heard of us. We are Northern California's biggest importer for JDM Honda parts from Japan as well as a J's Racing distributor for North America. You may have seen us in Super Street, Import Tuner, and D-Sport magazine. We brought you the first K20 Honda Fit that ran a 12.7 quarter mile and was featured in many popular magazines. You can spot us at our blog at http://n1concepts-inc.blogspot.com/ or our website at http://www.n1concepts.com.
Onto our trip coverage!!!
Day 1 and 2. Arriving in Chiba and 2010 Tokyo Auto Salon.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YNNgEV1CXlE
Jan. 14 9am at SFO San Francisco Airport. N1 Concepts crew: Collin, Tom, Phil and Norman
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sy2GFFHiQd4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fzRa3nnerEA
We arrive at Narita about 7pm, tired and sleepy. Took a bus to Chiba to a hotel near the Makuhari Messe for the Tokyo Auto Salon. Upon arriving we find our narrow room and Japanese Bidet!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h3CeEiTpixs
We arrive at the Tokyo Auto Salon with our passes
the girls of TAS kawaiiiiiii!!!!!!
.
and our friends at J's Racing (stay tuned for the J's Racing shop visit in Osaka for more!)
After the show, our friends at J's Racing took us out for some Japanese Korean style BBQ!!! mmmmm....
Mai Mai chan enjoying her food ^_^
Umehara-san (you've probably seen him on Hot Version and Best Motoring videos with the J's cars. He designed the EG front lip, and owns the 2 J's Racing Honda Fit vehicles). Very funny guy!
Novella chan and Mai Mai chan looking kawaii ^_^
DAY 2 !!!!!!
Tokyo DAY 2!!!
We started bright and early on day 2. Our friend in Tokyo picked us up in his HIACE after breakfast to head over to our first destination. FEEL’s Honda Twin CAM. Fortunately, FEEL’s was nice enough to give us part of their time to give us a shop tour. However, we were limited to what we can take pictures of. The shop has 2 levels. The service area and showroom is on the first floor.
The second floor is normally closed off to the public, which consisted of their ever so famous FD2 Type R Civic. We were not able to take any pictures due to their request. The FD2 according to their head mechanic/tuner weighed less than 800 kg!!! (1763 lbs) It was able to pull a 1’00”56 on the Tsukuba Circuit and a 1’53”25 at Fuji Speedway. Here are the pictures we were allowed to take:
Street Demo car!!!
You can see from this picture the second floor where they store their race cars. The FD2 cannot be seen, but the NSX Type R is visible through the window!
Stay tuned as N1 Concepts is working on bringing you FEEL’s TWIN CAM in the future!!! We thank FEEL’s TWIN CAM for giving us their time to show us around.
On our tight schedule, we took a 15 minute ride to our next destination. This shop does not need much introduction as their products are very popular here in the states. Type ONE.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hlybz7QOC28
Type ONE is a very clean shop. Their head mechanic greeted us and let us take many pictures. Unfortunately we were so awed that we didn’t take any pictures of the first floor where they had a few aggressive S2000 setups. We thank Type One for giving us the time to take pictures and give us a small tour of the shop.
Our next destination before we leave for Osaka is seen as a very prestige shop. So prestige that our friend in Japan says they don’t need signage on their building. People just know.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Rr4ATm7BKo
Yes…that was PowerHouse Amuse. During our visit, they were in a business meeting. We were not able to meet with the staff as we had to drive back to the JR station to catch our bullet train to Osaka. Hopefully we will be able to go back and get more coverage next time.
Stay tuned…next stop….. OSAKA!!!
DAY 3 ---- OSAKA!!!
Tokyo to Osaka was about 2.5 – 3 hours via Shinkansen (bullet train)
We started the day bright and early as we were personally invited to visit 5Zigen headquarters for the new project.
5Zigen’s CEO Mr. Kinoshita-san and his head of sales Ishizuka-san and head mechanic Sakuma-san greeted us at the door and gave us the factory tour.
5Zigen makes all their exhaust systems in house as well as their header and wheel applications. Very very good Japanese quality and if interested, N1 Concepts can get the full line they offer (www.n1concepts.com) [shameless plug..hehe]
5Zigen was kind to show us their “war room” where they kept all their awards and their award winning cars. The Endurance FD2 Civic Type R, the CL7 Time Attack which made a few appearances in the United States, and the Formula Nippon race cars as well as their NSX Type R race car. Collin was whispering the introduction as Mr. Kinoshita was explaining to us their past projects:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PW9OP9AsBxs
5Zigen EG9!!!
….and keep an eye out for this build. Coming soon! 5Zigen x N1 Concepts
After talking business, 5Zigen invited us to lunch….. mmmmm (Tracy Sports sitting behind us with Mr. Kinoshita-san)
We thank Mr. Kinoshita, Mr. Ishizuka, and Mr. Sakuma for their time and hospitality at 5Zigen. N1 Concepts will be collaborating with 5Zigen this year with a project build for the US. Stay tuned!!!
…our next stop, a sneak peak at our next container shipment! We wanted to touch base to make sure everything was good to go!
That ended our first day in Osaka. Day 4 was a personal invite from Okayama…………
Stay tuned….
The next morning we had to wake up bright and early to catch a train out to Okayama. It is about 1.5 hours from Osaka via Shinkansen.
After getting off the train we were out in the country side. The air is clean, crisp and fresh, the sound of city life was non existent.
Our contact had sent one of their staff members to pick us up at the train station. It took about 15-20 minutes from the JR station to our next destination by car….
Mr. Hiyashi of Toda Racing welcomed us to their facility
Due to the proprietary engineering and designs of Toda products, we were not allowed to take any pictures inside of their facility other than their showroom. I can say that seeing the Toda engine dyno and engine build room was breathtaking.
Mr. Hiyashi also allowed us on a test ride in their Toda FD2 Type R stroked 2.2. Very torquey!!! On with the pics
We thank Mr Hiyashi of Toda Racing for his hospitality and time to show us around Toda Racing and taking us out to a delicious lunch.
N1 Concepts is now a dealer for Toda Racing products. Contact us for any Toda Racing needs!!!
Next stop…… J’s Racing
Back in Osaka…we decided to head over to UP GARAGE first just to check things out.
Up Garage is where you can bring in your used parts and sell at consignment with Up Garage. Lots of cool little things to check out. This was just one of many in the Osaka area.
Next stop…J’s Racing.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Uxzil6S5zo
We arrived late in the evening to meet with the staff of J’s Racing. Mr Murakami and Mr Umemoto were there to greet us along with their staff Umehara, Miki and chief mechanic Itabashi.
Mugen RR!!!
Brand new Type S S2000 shipped over from Malaysia, getting everything done J’s Racing style and shipped back!
GT Spec S2000’s alllllll dayyyyyyy
Mr. Umemoto, the guy you see on all the Best Motoring/ Hot Version vids
Mr. Kazuo Miki, staff member and owner of the J’s Racing EP3 Type R
After our business meeting, in Osaka, you always eat! J’s Racing Indonesia, J’s Racing USA, J’s Racing Japan!!!
We thank Murakami-san, Umemoto-san, Miki-san, and Umehara-san for their hospitality. We had a great time with J’s Racing as they always took care of us. Stay tuned for more new 2010 J’s Racing performance from N1 Concepts!!!
After a lonnnng night of eating and drinking, our last day in Japan has arrived. We have one more business meeting which will take about 3.5 hours on the Shinkansen to the Kyushu island of Japan. We will be stopping by Fukuoka to meet up with Mr. Majima at his shop!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2TXtJuVd9Cs
Wide body BEAT!!!
MandM Titan exhaust for the S2000
Badass induction system for the MandM DC2
Clusterf*ck of some badass Honda’s
Time Attack CL7
CFRP ITB induction boxes
EP3 Shifter modified into the DC5
MandM DC5
After our visit, MandM gave us a ride back to the JR station in their FD2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kA0fe66K6Tw
3.5 hours back to Osaka and concludes our last business day in Japan.
We like to thank everyone we met in Japan for their hospitality. Stay tuned for exciting new products from N1 Concepts!!!! And thanks for checking out our trip coverage in Japan 2010!
Stay tuned as we will be uploading our out takes and misc pics and vids. Thanks again for checking out our coverage.
-collin
Just to give you a background on who N1 Concepts is in case some of you have not heard of us. We are Northern California's biggest importer for JDM Honda parts from Japan as well as a J's Racing distributor for North America. You may have seen us in Super Street, Import Tuner, and D-Sport magazine. We brought you the first K20 Honda Fit that ran a 12.7 quarter mile and was featured in many popular magazines. You can spot us at our blog at http://n1concepts-inc.blogspot.com/ or our website at http://www.n1concepts.com.
Onto our trip coverage!!!
Day 1 and 2. Arriving in Chiba and 2010 Tokyo Auto Salon.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YNNgEV1CXlE
Jan. 14 9am at SFO San Francisco Airport. N1 Concepts crew: Collin, Tom, Phil and Norman
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sy2GFFHiQd4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fzRa3nnerEA
We arrive at Narita about 7pm, tired and sleepy. Took a bus to Chiba to a hotel near the Makuhari Messe for the Tokyo Auto Salon. Upon arriving we find our narrow room and Japanese Bidet!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h3CeEiTpixs
We arrive at the Tokyo Auto Salon with our passes
the girls of TAS kawaiiiiiii!!!!!!
. and our friends at J's Racing
(stay tuned for the J's Racing shop visit in Osaka for more!)After the show, our friends at J's Racing took us out for some Japanese Korean style BBQ!!! mmmmm....
Mai Mai chan enjoying her food ^_^
Umehara-san (you've probably seen him on Hot Version and Best Motoring videos with the J's cars. He designed the EG front lip, and owns the 2 J's Racing Honda Fit vehicles). Very funny guy!
Novella chan and Mai Mai chan looking kawaii ^_^
DAY 2 !!!!!!
Tokyo DAY 2!!!
We started bright and early on day 2. Our friend in Tokyo picked us up in his HIACE after breakfast to head over to our first destination. FEEL’s Honda Twin CAM. Fortunately, FEEL’s was nice enough to give us part of their time to give us a shop tour. However, we were limited to what we can take pictures of. The shop has 2 levels. The service area and showroom is on the first floor.
The second floor is normally closed off to the public, which consisted of their ever so famous FD2 Type R Civic. We were not able to take any pictures due to their request. The FD2 according to their head mechanic/tuner weighed less than 800 kg!!! (1763 lbs) It was able to pull a 1’00”56 on the Tsukuba Circuit and a 1’53”25 at Fuji Speedway. Here are the pictures we were allowed to take:
Street Demo car!!!
You can see from this picture the second floor where they store their race cars. The FD2 cannot be seen, but the NSX Type R is visible through the window!
Stay tuned as N1 Concepts is working on bringing you FEEL’s TWIN CAM in the future!!! We thank FEEL’s TWIN CAM for giving us their time to show us around.
On our tight schedule, we took a 15 minute ride to our next destination. This shop does not need much introduction as their products are very popular here in the states. Type ONE.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hlybz7QOC28
Type ONE is a very clean shop. Their head mechanic greeted us and let us take many pictures. Unfortunately we were so awed that we didn’t take any pictures of the first floor where they had a few aggressive S2000 setups. We thank Type One for giving us the time to take pictures and give us a small tour of the shop.
Our next destination before we leave for Osaka is seen as a very prestige shop. So prestige that our friend in Japan says they don’t need signage on their building. People just know.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Rr4ATm7BKo
Yes…that was PowerHouse Amuse. During our visit, they were in a business meeting. We were not able to meet with the staff as we had to drive back to the JR station to catch our bullet train to Osaka. Hopefully we will be able to go back and get more coverage next time.
Stay tuned…next stop….. OSAKA!!!
DAY 3 ---- OSAKA!!!
Tokyo to Osaka was about 2.5 – 3 hours via Shinkansen (bullet train)
We started the day bright and early as we were personally invited to visit 5Zigen headquarters for the new project.
5Zigen’s CEO Mr. Kinoshita-san and his head of sales Ishizuka-san and head mechanic Sakuma-san greeted us at the door and gave us the factory tour.
5Zigen makes all their exhaust systems in house as well as their header and wheel applications. Very very good Japanese quality and if interested, N1 Concepts can get the full line they offer (www.n1concepts.com) [shameless plug..hehe]
5Zigen was kind to show us their “war room” where they kept all their awards and their award winning cars. The Endurance FD2 Civic Type R, the CL7 Time Attack which made a few appearances in the United States, and the Formula Nippon race cars as well as their NSX Type R race car. Collin was whispering the introduction as Mr. Kinoshita was explaining to us their past projects:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PW9OP9AsBxs
5Zigen EG9!!!
….and keep an eye out for this build. Coming soon! 5Zigen x N1 Concepts
After talking business, 5Zigen invited us to lunch….. mmmmm (Tracy Sports sitting behind us with Mr. Kinoshita-san)
We thank Mr. Kinoshita, Mr. Ishizuka, and Mr. Sakuma for their time and hospitality at 5Zigen. N1 Concepts will be collaborating with 5Zigen this year with a project build for the US. Stay tuned!!!
…our next stop, a sneak peak at our next container shipment! We wanted to touch base to make sure everything was good to go!
That ended our first day in Osaka. Day 4 was a personal invite from Okayama…………
Stay tuned….
The next morning we had to wake up bright and early to catch a train out to Okayama. It is about 1.5 hours from Osaka via Shinkansen.
After getting off the train we were out in the country side. The air is clean, crisp and fresh, the sound of city life was non existent.
Our contact had sent one of their staff members to pick us up at the train station. It took about 15-20 minutes from the JR station to our next destination by car….
Mr. Hiyashi of Toda Racing welcomed us to their facility
Due to the proprietary engineering and designs of Toda products, we were not allowed to take any pictures inside of their facility other than their showroom. I can say that seeing the Toda engine dyno and engine build room was breathtaking.
Mr. Hiyashi also allowed us on a test ride in their Toda FD2 Type R stroked 2.2. Very torquey!!! On with the pics
We thank Mr Hiyashi of Toda Racing for his hospitality and time to show us around Toda Racing and taking us out to a delicious lunch.
N1 Concepts is now a dealer for Toda Racing products. Contact us for any Toda Racing needs!!!
Next stop…… J’s Racing
Back in Osaka…we decided to head over to UP GARAGE first just to check things out.
Up Garage is where you can bring in your used parts and sell at consignment with Up Garage. Lots of cool little things to check out. This was just one of many in the Osaka area.
Next stop…J’s Racing.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Uxzil6S5zo
We arrived late in the evening to meet with the staff of J’s Racing. Mr Murakami and Mr Umemoto were there to greet us along with their staff Umehara, Miki and chief mechanic Itabashi.
Mugen RR!!!
Brand new Type S S2000 shipped over from Malaysia, getting everything done J’s Racing style and shipped back!
GT Spec S2000’s alllllll dayyyyyyy
Mr. Umemoto, the guy you see on all the Best Motoring/ Hot Version vids
Mr. Kazuo Miki, staff member and owner of the J’s Racing EP3 Type R
After our business meeting, in Osaka, you always eat! J’s Racing Indonesia, J’s Racing USA, J’s Racing Japan!!!
We thank Murakami-san, Umemoto-san, Miki-san, and Umehara-san for their hospitality. We had a great time with J’s Racing as they always took care of us. Stay tuned for more new 2010 J’s Racing performance from N1 Concepts!!!
After a lonnnng night of eating and drinking, our last day in Japan has arrived. We have one more business meeting which will take about 3.5 hours on the Shinkansen to the Kyushu island of Japan. We will be stopping by Fukuoka to meet up with Mr. Majima at his shop!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2TXtJuVd9Cs
Wide body BEAT!!!
MandM Titan exhaust for the S2000
Badass induction system for the MandM DC2
Clusterf*ck of some badass Honda’s
Time Attack CL7
CFRP ITB induction boxes
EP3 Shifter modified into the DC5
MandM DC5
After our visit, MandM gave us a ride back to the JR station in their FD2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kA0fe66K6Tw
3.5 hours back to Osaka and concludes our last business day in Japan.
We like to thank everyone we met in Japan for their hospitality. Stay tuned for exciting new products from N1 Concepts!!!! And thanks for checking out our trip coverage in Japan 2010!
Stay tuned as we will be uploading our out takes and misc pics and vids. Thanks again for checking out our coverage.
-collin
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