Last year, I made a promise. I said
I'd go back. So I did. Mr. Komukai and I returned to Tsukuba for this year's Hachiroku Matsuri.
It was a bit of an overcast weekend, but it was actually quite warm. Really pleased with that, to be honest. This year, WiZ didn't bring their car out, but Komukai-Sensei brought out a Levin that he picked up out in Gunma (which has subsequently been purchased by one of the students). No big surprises this weekend, other than a few loose (critical) bolts, unlike last years flat tire on the truck.
Here are some pictures for your browsing pleasure.
http://i.imgur.com/7x7lzY6.jpg
Loading up for the trip.
http://i.imgur.com/yfvL6Rr.jpg
There was a wedding going next door. We luckily got the car loaded before the thing actually happened. Otherwise, it'd be "I now pronounce you husband and 4A-G"
http://i.imgur.com/mWpmykY.jpg
This was a sign that the day would be off to a good start.
http://i.imgur.com/ghS1eEV.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/UyBtyxb.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/rpx82HX.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/PMEsNBK.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/kGa4bOk.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/Bqpnb0i.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/P4nuNHi.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/2fNSmrM.jpg
It looks like they tweaked the art for the new one. I recall the originals having a bit of a weirder mouth thing going on.
http://i.imgur.com/ufVSizk.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/hiBtwwN.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/NSReMGc.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/LoA6xIl.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/O84JonD.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/I7CbqNQ.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/Jcl2IAm.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/YUSAKtO.jpg
I never realized just how long this front bumper is. I think it might actually be longer than the North American bumpers
http://i.imgur.com/wDg3Ph0.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/Z1bpgfi.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/ot1qaCK.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/tvAAkZh.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/3cj7AWX.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/xV7LLQz.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/4n0JF15.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/3HHiOzY.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/dGEKrWu.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/DmV3MMJ.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/WpqAZnn.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/EGewwNU.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/tHZ2UEB.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/CRQqAL9.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/QU12PSR.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/nIFFv8s.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/obVr2Gv.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/msKFQZh.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/sszz3v3.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/AEkCNz2.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/b5un5Qm.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/KMt8MZw.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/3RHQelj.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/RyNB84w.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/z28aHLf.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/op2wRW4.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/9E6Xv8N.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/oe9mY9N.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/RqEV6Dz.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/5qBJijx.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/YKyHmxO.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/PiM6Pws.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/JGK3uBt.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/suSdfaY.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/UvsMUwr.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/uCDSA6k.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/XkwbZMV.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/VxpxLBI.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/io9ppCL.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/pEJv9TF.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/VYycc9R.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/YXqmq6V.jpg
Quite a bit of angle there. Also, nice brakes.
http://i.imgur.com/eCDnTpe.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/7bD7GvO.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/cksw27H.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/WKThQeU.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/M5cWRL2.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/qZHqoXF.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/Cfk7UP3.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/wb49t6Z.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/YSa8K5j.jpg
Hot version was filming. I wonder where this footage is going.
http://i.imgur.com/Y3RkW3w.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/CyUkTlO.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/NlY2JK2.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/FlbKN4f.jpg
They were actually banging the wheel wells and tearing off pieces of sideskirt to make more room for the wheels at full lock.
http://i.imgur.com/NSNdiKC.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/CWoZTH9.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/RqvC9tx.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/kAl0SSK.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/VXL0mkn.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/W28Uxok.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/0suRD53.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/imOzefR.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/L9ty9DU.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/V7qor4s.jpg
Almost a throwback to the CC days, eh Ches?
http://i.imgur.com/69y207s.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/ABNQSMP.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/Ah6yuOb.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/8vKsUMI.jpg
Nice seat embroidery.
http://i.imgur.com/10a7QJm.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/rmBMSwR.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/qXqgnre.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/RxdFzZU.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/V4dsHRB.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/s2kq6cS.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/I5rb7ge.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/HnNg1R9.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/HebE91O.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/ejEPnEV.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/X3wopcM.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/1UIi0Ms.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/0Ss8Q84.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/CFUM5dt.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/99gGGlf.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/smVL0d1.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/RueBHQs.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/BVliwa1.jpg
My kind of gridlock!
http://i.imgur.com/0gqahJx.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/si8Cky3.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/tjplCBn.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/r7XwrOc.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/qskJZFJ.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/CGnPV66.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/kKwj4sL.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/VpSmgFG.jpg
Oh yeah... almost forgot to mention-
I signed up to do the parade run. I'll upload the footage of that later.
Last year, I made a promise. I said
I'd go back. So I did. Mr. Komukai and I returned to Tsukuba for this year's Hachiroku Matsuri.
It was a bit of an overcast weekend, but it was actually quite warm. Really pleased with that, to be honest. This year, WiZ didn't bring their car out, but Komukai-Sensei brought out a Levin that he picked up out in Gunma (which has subsequently been purchased by one of the students). No big surprises this weekend, other than a few loose (critical) bolts, unlike last years flat tire on the truck.
Here are some pictures for your browsing pleasure.
http://i.imgur.com/7x7lzY6.jpg
Loading up for the trip.
http://i.imgur.com/yfvL6Rr.jpg
There was a wedding going next door. We luckily got the car loaded before the thing actually happened. Otherwise, it'd be "I now pronounce you husband and 4A-G"
http://i.imgur.com/mWpmykY.jpg
This was a sign that the day would be off to a good start.
http://i.imgur.com/ghS1eEV.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/UyBtyxb.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/rpx82HX.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/PMEsNBK.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/kGa4bOk.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/Bqpnb0i.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/P4nuNHi.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/2fNSmrM.jpg
It looks like they tweaked the art for the new one. I recall the originals having a bit of a weirder mouth thing going on.
http://i.imgur.com/ufVSizk.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/hiBtwwN.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/NSReMGc.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/LoA6xIl.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/O84JonD.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/I7CbqNQ.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/Jcl2IAm.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/YUSAKtO.jpg
I never realized just how long this front bumper is. I think it might actually be longer than the North American bumpers
http://i.imgur.com/wDg3Ph0.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/Z1bpgfi.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/ot1qaCK.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/tvAAkZh.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/3cj7AWX.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/xV7LLQz.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/4n0JF15.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/3HHiOzY.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/dGEKrWu.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/DmV3MMJ.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/WpqAZnn.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/EGewwNU.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/tHZ2UEB.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/CRQqAL9.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/QU12PSR.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/nIFFv8s.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/obVr2Gv.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/msKFQZh.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/sszz3v3.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/AEkCNz2.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/b5un5Qm.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/KMt8MZw.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/3RHQelj.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/RyNB84w.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/z28aHLf.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/op2wRW4.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/9E6Xv8N.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/oe9mY9N.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/RqEV6Dz.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/5qBJijx.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/YKyHmxO.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/PiM6Pws.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/JGK3uBt.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/suSdfaY.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/UvsMUwr.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/uCDSA6k.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/XkwbZMV.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/VxpxLBI.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/io9ppCL.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/pEJv9TF.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/VYycc9R.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/YXqmq6V.jpg
Quite a bit of angle there. Also, nice brakes.
http://i.imgur.com/eCDnTpe.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/7bD7GvO.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/cksw27H.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/WKThQeU.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/M5cWRL2.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/qZHqoXF.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/Cfk7UP3.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/wb49t6Z.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/YSa8K5j.jpg
Hot version was filming. I wonder where this footage is going.
http://i.imgur.com/Y3RkW3w.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/CyUkTlO.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/NlY2JK2.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/FlbKN4f.jpg
They were actually banging the wheel wells and tearing off pieces of sideskirt to make more room for the wheels at full lock.
http://i.imgur.com/NSNdiKC.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/CWoZTH9.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/RqvC9tx.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/kAl0SSK.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/VXL0mkn.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/W28Uxok.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/0suRD53.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/imOzefR.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/L9ty9DU.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/V7qor4s.jpg
Almost a throwback to the CC days, eh Ches?
http://i.imgur.com/69y207s.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/ABNQSMP.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/Ah6yuOb.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/8vKsUMI.jpg
Nice seat embroidery.
http://i.imgur.com/10a7QJm.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/rmBMSwR.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/qXqgnre.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/RxdFzZU.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/V4dsHRB.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/s2kq6cS.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/I5rb7ge.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/HnNg1R9.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/HebE91O.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/ejEPnEV.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/X3wopcM.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/1UIi0Ms.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/0Ss8Q84.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/CFUM5dt.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/99gGGlf.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/smVL0d1.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/RueBHQs.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/BVliwa1.jpg
My kind of gridlock!
http://i.imgur.com/0gqahJx.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/si8Cky3.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/tjplCBn.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/r7XwrOc.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/qskJZFJ.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/CGnPV66.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/kKwj4sL.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/VpSmgFG.jpg
Oh yeah... almost forgot to mention-
I signed up to do the parade run. I'll upload the footage of that later.