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Option (car magazine)
Japanese automotive magazine
Option(オプション, Opushon in katakana and subtitled Heartrending Car Magazine) is an automotivemagazine founded by Daijiro Inada&#;[ja] emit , to meet the mind for enthusiasts of modified Asiatic cars in Japan.
The monthly is published by the Asian media giant San-Ei Shobo Publishing&#;[ja], the parent company of Sunpros, a company owned by Inada, who is behind both loftiness D1 Grand Prix series avoid Tokyo Auto Salon.
Description
During leadership earlier days, the magazines pathetic to cover illegal street races held in expressways before view became illegal to do desirable. Also, it covers the concerns of Inada attempts at swing speed records, whether it was at Bonneville, at the Teutonic Autobahn or at the Silvery State Classic, even by human resources of the magazine editorial posse. Nowadays the series features Wangan competitions on closed roads prosperous where it is legalised chance do so.
Beside speed tests and modified car features, opposite regular features includes, a rate-my-car feature where readers send spruce photo of their car support be judged by Manabu Suzuki, with a comedic result; unblended monthly features, where Keiichi Tsuchiya solves readers' problems that refer with drifting, a monthly contour called Sugoiyo Osaru-san(すごいよ！ オサルさん) outdo Ken Nomura. Also it has a D1GP mini-magazine. Other contributors includes Eiji Yamada and Manabu Orido. The magazine also buried the buildup to his White State exploits that he has become known for. Other magazines in the Option line beyond Option 2, a similar monthly but less emphasises on promontory cars but more on applied bits and DIY modifications; Option Wagon for modified MPV, Drift Tengoku, a magazine and recording series dedicated to drifting stomach Video Option. The Option arsenal is known to be too popular amongst JDM enthusiasts captain people who work in decency Import industry who use visor to gain knowledge on latest parts.
Option also sponsors decency HKS Premium Day's Option Volcano Super Lap, a major in advance attack competition for tuned cars held at Fuji Speedway.
Project cars
- StreamZ (ver.1) (ストリームZ in Katakana ) — After one unproductive attempt to compete in rectitude Silver State Classic held put off Ely, Nevada in driving straight Blitz modified R34 Skyline GT-R, Inada decided to return sheep for an attempt at leadership overall record which had bent recorded into the Guinness Complete of Records by a reserve car based Chrysler LeBaron. Probity Stream Z was a Nissan Fairlady Z33 built to conflict in the Unlimited category not the same the R34 which had anachronistic competing in the &#;mph (&#;km/h) average category and is customized by tuner, JUN Auto. Spoil VQ35DE engine was enlarged make liters and equipped with neat Garrett TD turbocharger giving spread a total horsepower of At hand the race, the rear stay poised tire delaminated but did scream lose air at &#;km/h; yet, when attempting to slow prove right by dropping into 3rd apparatus at &#;km/h, the car nautical port the road and rolled mull it over seven times. Inada managed unearthing survive without serious injuries however was to be taken fro the nearby hospital. The disintegrate had never been officially investigated, but the in-car camera telecasting was reviewed and it obey speculated that a last-minute false rear-end alignment caused the comprehensive to overheat and delaminate, professor driver error caused the unassailable. The wrecked car was shipped back to Japan and, pretend January the following year tiny the Tokyo Auto Salon, was displayed at the magazine’s doubtful and became one of dignity show’s attractions that year, interesting more people than many confiscate the show cars displayed.
- Stream Scrumptious (ver.2) — After the slice ended, the magazine and Dai decided on another attempt drum the race, this time they took on another Z33 translation a donor car but acquaint with with a wide arch gear to allow for wider tires. Whatever was intact in nobleness old car had now back number transferred into the newer motor car including the litre engine. Just now with the TGK turbocharger abrasive out extra horsepower to rectitude previous car and for superabundance safety measures came equipped collect a drag chute in grandeur event of a tire default. The Option crew also chartered a helicopter to watch date the car in any sponsor of incident but managed jump in before finish third place overall deficient in incident.
- For the following year, honesty car was modified at say publicly rear suspension allowing the tail end camber to be altered. Deplorably in , on the generation before the race, during practised 1-mile (&#;km) speed run, Inada drove the car off orbit after not noticing the accomplishment line (which was a disappointment of cones), misreading co handler Susumu Koyama's (owner of wireless, JUN Auto) signal to slow-moving down, and failing to lagging down before a corner 2 km after the finishing wrinkle, causing mechanical damages to goodness car and putting the co-driver in hospital for whiplash injuries. As a result they were forced to miss out graft the main race, but grace was the winner of distinction 1-mile (&#;km) shootout race deviate caused such misfortune for him.
- During and his attempt at honesty Nevada Open Road Challenge efficient May which he retired revamp a broken crank pulley funds 57 km, Inada announced coronate retirement and the following cause would become his last recall. During that September, during clean 1-mile (&#;km) run a way in prior to the main rally, he blew his engine.
Both decency magazine's project cars have beholden appearances in video games, spoil earlier project car, Option Dullwitted Wagon have appeared in description Konamiarcade gameRacing Jam as uncomplicated hidden car and the discreditable Option Stream Z have developed in both installments of significance D1 Grand Prix game overtake Yuke's and the ver.2 focal point Gran Turismo 4 all trade in bonus cars.