Five tooje nights in a row

[Omgloltokyodrift]

[xanthinic12]

huh?

[nonamekid]

I did some research on that word, tooje. It is an incorrect spelling for touge. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Touge It is spirited driving in mountain passes. Most touge driving/racing is done illegally.

[nonamekid]

I found a post on another site that may help explain it.

heres the technical definition

is a Japanese word literally meaning "pass." It refers to a mountain pass or any of the narrow, winding roads that can be found in and around the mountains of Japan and other geographically similar areas.

Placing a series of turns or bends in the steep roads that provide access to and from the high elevations of the mountains was intended to be a safety measure, usually to prevent commuters from reaching unstable speeds or creating excessive wear on the vehicles associated with them. It is therefore ironic that these same passes have become popular with street racers and motorsport enthusiasts in the last two decades, providing a dangerous and therefore challenging course where nightly competitions are not unheard of.


but heres what people get confused

Stemming from this surge in popularity, the term has been pirated and misused by overzealous enthusiasts (often incorrectly as a verb) to erroneously describe almost any event involving street racing, even when there are no mountain passes involved.

Another common mistake is the association of drifting with touge, implying at times that the words share a common definition. While drift is considered a style or form of driving, touge does not necessarily have any binding relationship to motorsports. In most occasions, a touge driver only drifts his car to shake off excessive entry speeds.

[packrat427]

AHH ..That explains the chewed up tire :lol: :lol:

[anomoly40]

Sad, I knew what he was talking about without looking it up. I need to get out more.

[xanthinic12]

so basically racing down a little road bringing a car to its limits and sliding to cut down on speed? sounds like fun

[Omgloltokyodrift]

The after pictures...

[Festiva_tunner]

nice and shiney once again

[Omgloltokyodrift]

Arg, these 12's only last two hard run nights. At $100 a set (mounted and balanced), they're cheap enough though... I'm on my fourth set of tires in 5 weeks, and 4,150 miles. What can I say? I drive harder than the average Festiva owner...




I spelled it "tooje" on purpose. It's a way of making fun of the people who use the word seriously.

[gdawgs]

[quote="Omgloltokyodrift"]Arg, these 12's only last two hard run nights. At $100 a set (mounted and balanced), they're cheap enough though... I'm on my fourth set of tires in 5 weeks, and 4,150 miles. What can I say? I drive harder than the average Festiva owner...
quote]

Where are you getting tires for $100??? I just spent $225. And I called around a lot. Those were the cheapest I could find.

[scitzz]

^^^ right! The suspence is killing me!

[Festiva_tunner]

Where are you getting tires for $100??? I just spent $225. And I called around a lot. Those were the cheapest I could find.

Tirerack 34 a piece

[scitzz]

Place near me installs them for $33.09 after tax, but $25 would be sweet

[Omgloltokyodrift]

Mounted and balanced for $100 a set, brand new. I get them at the tire place around the corner.


Treadwear is like 400, Traction A, Temperature A.


This is after a few runs last night. Just put those tires on last night too...





Rears got a little knife-edged...


The price, I guess, is probably from how many loose tires and wheels I would bring them for mounting and balancing. Now that I can't fit Azenis on this car, I have to settle for some M+S tires... =/

But these tires don't heat cycle well at all. A set of Azenis would last up to 3,000 miles, where as this set on my car right now (pictures) has about 200 miles. And they spark going around corners!