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Old 2009-06-17, 09:49 PM   #18
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Originally Posted by Kevin M View Post
"The Japanese" are far from dumb when it comes to all-out tuner cars, but that doesn't mean they don't have their share of idiots spending money. Their idiots just run Evos and FDs and STis instead of Camaros, Focii and DSMs.
Actually, I'm usually underwhelmed by JDM tuner cars. Sure they're impressive, and even fast, but they're usually like 60% go and 40% show. A real racecar is faster because it doesn't include shit like unnecessary body kit parts, unnecessarily large wheels with "hellaflush" fitments, stretched tires, etc that a tuner car has because it's just a mobile parts billboard.

I'm not saying they're not cool, but IMO something like a ALMS or Daytona Prototype car is *much* more impressive than a JGTC (or whatever they're calling that series these days) car that's so influenced by the tuner market in Japan.
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