Sugo Machine Check! - Friends Racing Demo Car Special - VAB STI & S14 Silvia
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 7 ก.พ. 2025
- In a motor sport that has been historically plagued by the phrase 'function over form', those of us who disagree with the sentiment can always rely on Japan to provide us with some relief. And at that intersection of engineering and aesthetics that so many people have trouble finding, you'll find Toru Inose and the team at Friends Racing. Inose and staff aren't just interested in building fast cars, the machines they craft have to be as impressive to look at as they are to drive.
Over the past decades, Friends Racing has migrated from drag racing to drifting, and from D1 events into time attack, leaving their signature mark with each motor sport they compete in. Their demo cars have become iconic with their bright red exteriors, and impossibly clean silver interiors and undercarriages that show off the craftsmanship of the chassis work. The last two seasons saw their flagship S15 take a back seat in favor of campaigning Taichi's S14 and the newer VAB STI demo car; both of which have seen notable improvements as of late. In the most recent Machine Check! video, we take a closer look at both of these cars.
Both the VAB, driven by Yukio Matsui, and the S14, driven by Inose's son, Taichi, have made their way onto the TC2000 Rankings list with a 55.795 and 56.054 respectively - proving that these cars aren't just show pieces (although they could be). Inose is infamously tight-lipped at events, and getting very specific information on the Friends cars is difficult, but we did our best to get the most up to date information in modification - even an in-car video of the S14 from this last Sugo event.
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Thanks for featuring a Subaru, most youtubers avoid them like they're a plague, regardless of how capable they can be.
my pleasure! This Subaru is definitely the type of build we like to promote
its capable. but its more expensive than others to reach same results.
@@stefano4029 I’m sorry but I’m gonna disagree. It might cost more to make power on a stock car safely, but at this level of build the cost is probably the same as anything else. And even if that were the case, it’s no one but the owner of the cars problem. 🤷🏼♂️
from USA here, admiring these beautiful cars, especially that Friends STI on BBS
Friends Racing cars are my favorites! Glad to see a machine check on them
Gotta love the s14's clutch being louder than the engine at idle.
Fire content as always
as a VAB owner thank you!
Detailed as always
do you know if they still have their time attack s15 Silvia ?? thanks for the killer coverage as always!!!!!
The s14 only 400ps? Pretty sure its alot more than that!
@reidonz5848 the owner says it makes 400, so how sure are you?
@@NaritaDogfighti have a very similar setup but with 500hp and it seams tame compared to this! He was loseing traction in 3rd gear with 295s? Also ran similar time to seyamax and he has like 800hp+
Not hateing just doesnt seam right.
That billet intake is pretty big bucks holy 🤘