FD3S (Rx7): Regiment Zero's Top Gun at Pocono Raceway - Clean Culture Import Expo

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This RX7 is one serious hard core turbo Rotary Beast and it's owned by Ted who's a really cool guy who is the Top Gun of the elite jdm car club Regiment Zero. This was the second time that I photographed Ted's car last year, I first met him at Auto Con New york, but this time I was able to capture his car in action on the track where it truly belongs as a track day special. It looks like a touge monster from those japanese Hot Version Video's that had tuner shop's challenge each with their tuned cars on mountain roads and the on the Circuit.

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A vented hood is vital to a rotary engine that will be raced because rotary's tend to generate a lot of heat. Note the mirrors on the fender, that's a retro JDM touch.

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Ted picked up a nail on the track so he had to cut his track time short.

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Down force via a GT Wing is needed for high speed cornering and to help keep the rear tires planted.

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Where the RX7 belongs, on the track taking on GTR's

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Smokey is now auto upvoting you for the unforeseeable future as he believes you will be posting great future JDM content!

Arigatogozaimashita* - Smokey Upvoted

Loving it. Here is one of our local track cars. A perfect case of "when tuners lose there minds. 3rotor in a Camaro Transam.
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That’s a serious bit of kit right there! 😈

This is great! I have seen LS1's swapped into rx7's which i was really never happy about but this looks like sweet rotary revenge! I wonder how the Chevy guys feel about this.

It's fully accepted. They've got way worse cars to worry about in that class.IMG_20180209_160112_optimized.jpgIMG_20180209_160056_optimized.jpgIMG_20180209_160203_optimized.jpgIMG_20180209_160130.jpg

Nice post! Looks like a Time Attack car. Put JDM in the tags and you should get upvoted by Smokeynagata.

I'll remember that next time, it does look like a time attack car that could lap Tsukuba in under a Minute!