Meet my Aibo! - 2005 GD1 Jazz 1.3S
#63
Camera's a Panasonic Lumix LX5 with the JJC ALC-5 auto lens cap.
#67
Went back to Batangas Racing Circuit (BRC) the other day, after two years.
My old lap record of 2:20.8 was set in February 2010, and I thought I wouldn't be able to improve on it.
I just smashed it by three seconds with a 2:17.65. Engine and suspension are still stock!
I gotta say I love my Michelin Pilot Sport 3s. Closest thing I've had to a do-it-all tire.
My old lap record of 2:20.8 was set in February 2010, and I thought I wouldn't be able to improve on it.
I just smashed it by three seconds with a 2:17.65. Engine and suspension are still stock!
I gotta say I love my Michelin Pilot Sport 3s. Closest thing I've had to a do-it-all tire.
#70
From the way they were so hesitant taking the corners, I'm assuming these guys were newbies (it was a whole group of Evo and STi drivers) and weren't instructed on what to do/not to do on the track. Credit to the Impreza guy for at least moving over to the side and letting me past.
After this video was shot, a few of them actually walked over our side of the paddock while we all had our hoods up. I was watching them from a distance. Imagine their muted surprise when they saw my car Aibo was all stock under the hood.
#72
Yep none of us ran turbos or anything bro.
It ain't the car...it's the driver
We all decided to run separately from the Evo/STI guys because we all had a better grasp of the circuit than they did hahaha
It ain't the car...it's the driver
We all decided to run separately from the Evo/STI guys because we all had a better grasp of the circuit than they did hahaha
#75
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Last month Aibo and I embarked on our longest road trip ever: from Manila to Pagudpud, at the north coast of the northernmost province of Ilocos Norte. I was with my girlfriend and her family. We made quite a few stops along the way.
Calle Crisologo, Vigan City
Paoay Sand Dunes Park
Bangui Windmills
Patapat Viaduct (the white Ford Ranger pickup is the lead car in our convoy)
Kapurpurawan Rock Formation
Pagudpud beach
All that driving sure took a toll on Aibo's brake rotors and Tanabe pads though. Just look at them wheels...mind you they're supposed to be black!
Aibo had a full load of five people and cargo the whole trip. Overtaking slower traffic and keeping up with the turbodiesel Ranger on the long provincial roads was an exercise in planning, as I frequently had to wind out the little L13A3 mill to 6000 RPM in second gear for overtaking long vehicles safely. Hence, fuel economy over the four-day, 1200+ km journey was basically the same as it was while I was driving in Manila. The GD1 has light weight as its greatest weapon; load it up enough and its performance is slightly handicapped.
What Aibo lacked in grunt, he made up for in relative comfort. Had I still had the stock seats, I would not have attempted this trip. Although they lacked lumbar support, the Recaro SRDs were a godsend for long-distance driving. I was behind the wheel for long spells at a time, as long as 12 hours driving. The normally stiff ride wasn't as much of an issue either as Ilocos Sur and Ilocos Norte share some very, very good roads - much better than 90% of Manila tarmac/concrete - and Aibo was athletic enough to outmaneuver the odd suicidal maniac driver.
Last edited by Type 100; 06-17-2013 at 11:56 AM.
#78
Nice jazz, hehe got the same jazz a week ago with 42k kms, but kulay blue lang hehe.
Sayo po ba to sir? I want this height hehe, if yours, what springs or coilovers? Hehe nice
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Sayo po ba to sir? I want this height hehe, if yours, what springs or coilovers? Hehe nice
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