im chinese...... multi-culturals like me get taken for everything everywhere.... i dont mind......yeah i learned form my bro who takes jap classes in university of waterloo..

Well I spent most of last week on 2nd stage, and I don't remember any mention of it so I agree. Or maybe its just in the comic books?

Sometimes I get a little ambitious and start making webpages for my interests. I started a few html pages on my comp concerning initial d and was thinking of replacing some cowboy bebop pages I had on the web that I never really finished. While planning out the setup I decided I wanted a page that showed the cars in the show and actual pictures of the real cars they represent. While browsing one of my local automobile boards I found these two pics in the gallery of sil 80's

http://www.tamparacing.com/gallery/s...t=1&thecat=500
http://www.tamparacing.com/gallery/s...t=1&thecat=500

Of course these aren't the real deal exactly, I am pretty sure they are just US models with some Japanese body parts, but interesting nonetheless :)

....... cool pics....... saw another cool pic there too! ......... let me give you a hint...... his name starts with S and ends in addam

here is a pic 4 everybody

1 more

now we can all have a ae86

save the pic print it then cut it out

Here's a better one...:)

http://www.yourmicro.com/forums/atta...=&postid=57116

Just found this not too long ago. I will definitely be ordering one of these gems! :D

http://www.cafeshops.com/twentysix


PS - Yes indeed Initial D is addictive! So addictive I bought the entire DVD set out right....darn it...stupid temptations... :D :p

that information about bunta driving a wrx....was that information made before the 4th stage manga or after? cuz i think the series came out before the wrx was made..i THINK, not sure. not like they had newer cars in the original series, more like classic drift machines that's been proven time and time again by the best japanese drifters as great drift cars.

Same here! Waited 3 damn months for it to arrive, but definetly worth the wait!

Heyyy.... Initial D fans! Cool! Yeah, I confess I was turned on to the series by a friend who knows I'm a drift/ street race nut. Tried to DL it but it took so darn long on WinMX I ended up just buying the whole DVD set.

As for Bunta and the WRX, he doesn't actually have one in the animated series. It turns up in the manga and in stage 4, he actually races Takumi and completely smokes him! Or so i'm told by a friend who can actually get the manga in Asia. They're working out the details on producing the next animated series. Can't wait!

Also, TypeZer0, the animated series was begun in '99, Although from the way they were speaking, it seemed they were in '96 which was quite likely when the manga came out. The reason of course that they were limited to Evo VI or V and didn't have the GT-r R-34.

The Subaru WRX though has been out since about '93 and has gone through various incarnations since then. can't wait till the new STi arrives here in the US. Gotta take one of those for a test drive. 300HP and an active center diff with a SureTrac front diff and LSD in the rear. Was so dissapointed when I found out that the Evo VIII for the US was arriving sans active diffs and they aren't even making it an avilable option!!! Well, hopefully they'll come to their senses like Subaru did and a year from now, we'll get to see the full-blown J-spec Evo. the Evo VIII actually has a new improved active rear diff that they call Super AYC supposedly even better!

Hmmm... sorry got a little sidetracked there with the cars. Happen to be my 2 favorite cars actually. Was going to put a deposit for the Evo VIII down till I heard they were removing the active diffs for the US. Nothing beats a turbo 4wd for drifting:D

Except skill of course as evidenced in Stage 2 of Initial D. Given equal skill though, there is no contest.

if you go to HLJ and search for initial d they have bunta's WRX model...... yeah thats how i found out about it.......... and even though its old i love to play initial d ..... in the arcade of course

Thanks for the thread zombiebaby, I have been trying like mad to get the rest of the serries I only have Satge 1 ep1 , and I am hooked....

Hey strakka, there's actually an arcade game called Initial D? My buddy in Asia told me about this arcade game modeled after Initial D called 'Battle Zone' I think. Said it's lots of fun to play. He practises drifting on it. Told him he should just take his car out late at night and practice but I think he's afraid he might screw up and damage the car. He also said that 'Battle Zone II' is either out or coming out, and it seems they have it for the PS2 as well.

Huhhh.... that's the problem with living in the boonies here in K'zoo Michigan. The arcade games that come here IF they even do and that's a big fat if, are all years old. Oh well, I suppose the upside is that I haven't been too interested in arcade gaming anymore since I moved here. Saves a lot on the 'tuition' fees whenever a new game comes out:p