Max Orido has been working hard to set himself a challenge in D1. His ZN6 has taken a great deal of work to get right since he first debuted it a few seasons ago, and during it all often didn’t yield the best results. But since then the Lexus IS F-sourced 5.0L V8 engine that originally powered the Toyota has given way to a more reliable LS7 swap, and thanks to a little ‘gas’ is able to produce 700hp and 90kg/m. As you can imagine, that amount of horsepower and torque comes in quite handy when your aim is travelling through corners while holding big smoky drifts, but what about if that same car was used in time attack? Well, this past weekend at the Hyper Meeting in Tsukuba that’s precisely what Orido did. Armed with a set of super-grippy Advan A050 tyres, he tried his best to keep the Toyota 86 as straight as possible around the iconic 2.04km-long course. What time did he manage? Hit play above to find out…
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