Option January 2024

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I want to enjoy sporty driving. If that's what you're thinking, then ``Let's go to the mountain pass!!'' Successive corners, ups and downs, changes in the road surface...therein lies the real thrill of sports driving, which is completely different from the circuit! Of course, it's fun to drive normally, but it's even more fun if you tune up your favorite machine!! So, at the beginning of this month's OPT, we'll bring you a special feature that will help you rediscover the charm of mountain passes!!

CONTENTS

Special feature: Let's go to the mountain pass!!

24 Grip and drifting are "Real of Irohazaka"

30 Keiichi Tsuchiya ☆ Exclusive interview “From Usui Pass to the world”

34 A must-have item for enjoying the mountain pass 　　 Vehicle height adjustment / Brake pad / Mechanical LSD

40　Ecology of mountain pass runners “Mount Haruna”

46　Visiting the sacred place of Initial D

48　Running with FR tuned "Arashiyama-Takao Parkway"

54　Ask a professional driver ``How to conquer the mountain pass for FR machines''

56　Touge Super Attack in Haruna [GR86/BRZ edition]

58　Aiming for the suitability of the mountain pass machine GR86 vs. SILVIA

62　Looking back at OPT back issues 　　``In those days, the mountain pass It was hot!!''

64 Ecology of the mountain pass tribe ``A certain mountain pass in the Tohoku region'' EVENT REPORT

71 HKS PREMIUM TRACK DAY

74 AIT Dongguan International Modified Vehicle Customer Service Expo

76 SEMA SHOW 2023 Super Speed ​​Report

82 I'm a little curious Exhibited vehicles in JMS2023

86 SUPER DRAG FESTIVAL SPECIAL

88 Tech Art 4-slot specification Altezza [SXE10]

 90　GR86/BRZ maximum speed test

94　Auto Garage M・RZ34

97　S2000 TUNING NOW!!

104 BLITZ × GR COROLLA

116 LEAD LRV Store Power Check Competition 　　　Tsukuba Time Attack Plan

118 Works Tuning Group Joint Test drive

124 N-TEC Yaris Reiwa Idaten SPL!! REGULAR

128 BLITZ/Radar Laser Long-term Report 126 Top Fuel GR86 Super Street

130 Corvette C5 car life

132 Sorry for Akira Iida's many hobbies

134　660GT WORLD

136 Excavation! OPT CAR MODEL

138 BEST SHOT JDM