It was the end of 2018, with celebrations for the 2019 New Year approaching. Hamamatsu Racing put on a touring event set outside the Tokyo area in Kanagawa prefecture.
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We first met up with a group at a parking area with a 7/11 close by. It was maybe 6 cars, a few GX71 Crestas, Park’s GX61 Mark II, a GX71 Mark II hard top, and Youtuber きまぐれおやずぃch with his Toyota Carina ED.
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After grabbing some snacks and snapping some photos, we head off to the next Parking Area to meet up with everyone else.
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