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Wouldnt be great ifn there is one....
At that exact moment, Takanori Yoshida pulled in front of me with the Blitz supercharged Altezza (IS300 in the States). Although the cold had inflicted my brain with the Cherry Squishee treatment, I remember the conversation going a little something like this:
It was time for Blitz Japan to test the company’s products on its cars. But these aren’t typical, boring product-testing affairs. Blitz rents the track at the Ebisu Circuit and invites all the Blitz dealers in Japan to come down and test-drive these cars. That type of behavior seemed a bit odd to us, but the theory is simple. Mr. Satoshi, general manager of Blitz Japan, explained that the company’s image comes from its products—products such as the new solenoid boost controllers, supercharger kits, turbo kits, Nurspec V exhaust systems, Access ECUs, and Sachs suspension kits. Product testing allows every dealer to sell Blitz products with confidence that they will perform and hold up to massive amounts of abuse. And after what went down on the track, massive amounts of abuse would be an understatement.
“OK, you’re up next,” I heard Takanori-san say faintly.
“Me?” I replied.
“Yes, hurry. Can you handle a righthand- drive car?”
“Yes.”
“That’s good. It’s supercharged so be careful when the boost kicks in.”
“Sure thing, I’ll be extra careful.”
“Oh, one more thing. The track has ice on it, so try not to lose control.”