Gallery>>hachirokus In The Homeland

For my 86 Day contribution, I originally had this idea to do a post with 86 different photos of AE86's. Although that would probably set a record for the longest Speedhunters post ever, it turns out that it would be a quite a time consuming process.

Instead, I settled on 20 different AE86 photos I've shot at both drift and grip events in Japan. There's an interesting mix of cars here, and all of them represent the 86's never-ending popularity in its homeland.

Let's get on with the photos!

This contemporary styled rotary-powered Levin was running at the D1GP season closer last year. How about those giant 16" wheels?

A fully-built Levin coupe lurking in the shadows of Tsukuba Circuit following a hard day of racing.

Also at Tsukuba, a zenki Trueno screaming around the first hairpin like only a 4AGE-powered vehicle can.

An Ukiya Shoukai-supported car drifting at Nikko Circuit last summer.

Hardcore 86ers should know all about the stickers seen here.

Gold Levin heading home after a long day of drifting on the Tsukuba 2000 course. I'd like to see more cars with single color mesh wheels like this.

A female-driven Levin coupe at Nikko.

A rare Black Limited Trueno running gymkhana back in 2006. This was actually shot during my first ever trip to Japan.

This 2dr Levin looks just like the cars you see drifting in early '90s Option videos.

Obata-san in the Winds Auto D1 car at Fuji Speedway.

I think any 86 fan owes it to themselves to visit a one-make race in Japan someday. Watching 20 or 30 of these cars scream down the track together should be enough to convert anyone to the 86 cult.