Author: Cian Donnellan

Imagine this: it’s mid-afternoon in summertime Japan. You’re on the summit of a mountain road with a lineup of JDM hero machines cooling down after a spirited touge run. It’d sound like a dream, but a few months ago this was my reality. Positioned near Hakone and Mount Fuji, Fun2Drive offers a singular experience for automotive enthusiasts visiting Japan – a probability to drive JDM icons on iconic Japanese roads. So long as I dreamed of visiting Japan, a time out with Fun2Drive was near the highest of my ‘must-do’ list. So, when planning a two-week visit to this extraordinary…

The fervour gets you going first. Then the flares and bangers. The spotlights. The tyre smoke. The anti-lag and the wail of revs. Launch control and squealing tires. It’s great to be back at Rally Legend. Its been over 4 years since my last visit to San Marino, and never in all my travels have I looked forward to an event quite like this one. I want this to be good. Like many others, I’ve felt the cruelness of rallying erode my love for it, but Thursday night’s Rally Legend prologue has lit a spark over again. I arrived at Rally Legend Village late…