Touge

Ralli///Art GS · 05-21-2004, 01:07 PM

I joined this site because there is apparently a name for the insanity that I have been involved in for a couple years. Touge. I used to just say i was going to go rally/bomb through a mountain pass/canyon carve/grip/etc. depending on what road I was going to drive. But I joined since Drifting and Touge go hand in hand. I built the car to start hillclimbs and rally cross, just short a roll cage cage. So whats up everyone, check out my car at : TOUGE Eclipse GS

ACDSupra7 · 05-21-2004, 01:28 PM

Cool, keep it safe.

nissanguy_24 · 05-21-2004, 01:31 PM

Cool man, just bemindful of the illegal activity rules when you post.

But you will find most of us enjoy driving the moutain roads.

SilverGhost · 05-22-2004, 12:54 PM

nice mitsu man..... its good to see people that build fast cars for touge, not for street racing.....

05-22-2004, 01:17 PM

keep it safe and nice eclipse

RallyGT · 05-22-2004, 02:58 PM

ive seen you on cardomain before...nice eclipse

Ralli///Art GS · 05-22-2004, 03:26 PM

Thanks for the remarks fellas, this is a fantastic site.

sobe · 05-22-2004, 03:31 PM

nice car

and thanks we try to keep the site going

thanks for letting us see what you got

from the looks of it, you must treat yourself well and love waht you do

"one treats his car as he would treat himself"

WeldingHank · 05-25-2004, 05:16 PM

ralli art, aren't you on racingknowledge.org too?

zack · 05-26-2004, 02:33 AM

nice ride mate!

Ralli///Art GS · 05-26-2004, 05:07 AM

Yeah I was on racing knowledge but stopped checking the forum out.

Double M Star · 06-02-2004, 08:47 AM

Hey,

My first post here so bear with me.

Our Team does Touge here in SoCal.
We have found some perfect Touge's and some cursed ones.
Most of the Team is running Mini Coopers and KILLING the competition. It's probably one of the best suited vehicles around for such a road course. Not a High Speed Vehicle (between 115hp and 180hp) but we take the corners tight, hard and fast.

If your interested in joining us for a fun and spirited drive sometime, just email me or click the sig link.

Thanks!
Doug
Double M Star
TeamMightyMiniZ

banged240_drift · 06-02-2004, 12:12 PM

nice car man, lovin the old school eclipse.

GoukiS14 · 06-02-2004, 01:40 PM

hehehe I was just thinking of the meaning of the word togue yesterday... u guys do know it means "mountain" (not flaming guys) but we all use it to mean moutain run (I say it too)

prodigy · 06-02-2004, 01:57 PM

To my knowledge the direct translation of touge is windy mountain road. Nice car by the way.

nissanguy_24 · 06-02-2004, 02:09 PM

Touge means a winding moutain road, but the direct translation is Moutain-Road. There are many nouns in our language and in japanese that we use as verbs.. "Im going to skateboard" would be an example. but no one would question that except a upity english teacher.

What i am trying to get at is lets not pretend we are cooler then someone use because they used the word Touge.. Hell old pfeiffer was calling it the touge to me last night (haha i think i made him mad) no one would correct that guy's language or consider him a "n00b" or anything. Im sure that wasnt the case here. but i've seen stuff like this go down that road like "Gee yeah you sure are jdm you ricer you said touge, your not even in japan its called a "road" here" then they drive down "el camino" avenue and eat at Los Sambraror (eh dont know the spelling, but one of them spanish hats that translates to "hat" FYI "el camino" literally means the road.. and yes in my town we have a "camino rd")

Feint · 06-02-2004, 08:10 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by GoukiS14
hehehe I was just thinking of the meaning of the word togue yesterday... u guys do know it means "mountain" (not flaming guys) but we all use it to mean moutain run (I say it too)

ŽR=yama which means mountain.Touge means mountain pass roughly

Ripper · 06-02-2004, 08:13 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by nissanguy_24
Cool man, just bemindful of the illegal activity rules when you post.

But you will find most of us enjoy driving the moutain roads.

just outta curiousity. are there cops browsing inthis forum?

StreetDreamer · 06-02-2004, 08:29 PM

i signed yoru guestbook, i can totally relate to what you are up to, i do the same! question is, what did u use to lighten your hood? thanks!

GoukiS14 · 06-02-2004, 08:55 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by nissanguy_24
Touge means a winding moutain road, but the direct translation is Moutain-Road. There are many nouns in our language and in japanese that we use as verbs.. "Im going to skateboard" would be an example. but no one would question that except a upity english teacher.

What i am trying to get at is lets not pretend we are cooler then someone use because they used the word Touge.. Hell old pfeiffer was calling it the touge to me last night (haha i think i made him mad) no one would correct that guy's language or consider him a "n00b" or anything. Im sure that wasnt the case here. but i've seen stuff like this go down that road like "Gee yeah you sure are jdm you ricer you said touge, your not even in japan its called a "road" here" then they drive down "el camino" avenue and eat at Los Sambraror (eh dont know the spelling, but one of them spanish hats that translates to "hat" FYI "el camino" literally means the road.. and yes in my town we have a "camino rd")

hehehe yeah my bad...u guys are right =) just was kinda confused...=D but yeah i try to not "kill" the word like those peole that use "weak sauce" god I hate that word

SilverGhost · 06-03-2004, 09:29 AM

yes, i love running the touge around here, in fact, i was up there yesterday. driving on roads such as tight mountain passes is fun, but we must all remember the danger of it. but to me, the danger is makes it even more fun, but if one is not careful, one can go down very hard

Ex-Cat · 06-03-2004, 04:02 PM

^ In an interesting twist of irony, to everybody but yourself on that road you are the one not being careful and putting them at risk.

SilverGhost · 06-03-2004, 05:52 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Ex-Cat
^ In an interesting twist of irony, to everybody but yourself on that road you are the one not being careful and putting them at risk.

thats why we run at 11 pm or later, is to avoid other people being there

Parry · 06-03-2004, 07:44 PM

Hrm, it's interesting...

People who drive hard and are familiar with what a car feels like at it's limits are much safer drivers then people who granny it everywhere. In the event of an emergency, they have a much better idea of what they can ask the car to do or not do, as opposed to someone who has never driven hard and will simply panic or make poor corrections when the car looses traction or whatever.

And we're not even talking about people who have proper instruction, just people who drive around on the street. Having proper instruction makes a bigger difference still.

Ralli///Art GS · 06-04-2004, 03:22 PM

The hood was lightened by cutting the ribs out from under it, then I painted it flat black. If you look at a lot of the SPEED touring cars they do the same thing. It makes the hood very flimsy but it's worth the weight reduction. One thing to keep in mind, If you're going to push the car, you're going to crash. It's just a matter of statistics. You have to know the car is expendable, and that it's just a matter of time before something happens. If you go to the touge, push the limits of yourself and your car, the chance that something will happen is pretty high. It may be because of an extenuating circumstance, or it might be because of driver error. On a side note, when you guys run the touge, what's in your mind? I find I think of nothing, my mind is totally blank, all the inputs to the car come from feel and sound. I never look at the tach, there's no time if you're fully committed. Funny that my ultimate meditation comes at 80mph through the S curves...

05-21-2004, 01:07 PM	#1
Ralli///Art GS Battle Ready. Join Date: May 2004 Location: RI Posts: 132	Touge I joined this site because there is apparently a name for the insanity that I have been involved in for a couple years. Touge. I used to just say i was going to go rally/bomb through a mountain pass/canyon carve/grip/etc. depending on what road I was going to drive. But I joined since Drifting and Touge go hand in hand. I built the car to start hillclimbs and rally cross, just short a roll cage cage. So whats up everyone, check out my car at : TOUGE Eclipse GS

06-02-2004, 08:29 PM	#19
StreetDreamer User Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 30	great ride! i signed yoru guestbook, i can totally relate to what you are up to, i do the same! question is, what did u use to lighten your hood? thanks!

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05-21-2004, 01:28 PM	#2
ACDSupra7 ACDSevenGuy Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 1,148	Cool, keep it safe.

05-21-2004, 01:31 PM	#3
nissanguy_24 Guest Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: bakersfield, CA Posts: 3,197	Cool man, just bemindful of the illegal activity rules when you post. But you will find most of us enjoy driving the moutain roads.

05-22-2004, 12:54 PM	#4
SilverGhost touge sleepy-eye 180sx Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: CO Posts: 964	nice mitsu man..... its good to see people that build fast cars for touge, not for street racing.....

05-22-2004, 01:17 PM	#5
nedinic Guest Posts: n/a	keep it safe and nice eclipse

05-22-2004, 02:58 PM	#6
RallyGT Domestic Drifter Join Date: May 2004 Location: SLC, Utah Posts: 463	ive seen you on cardomain before...nice eclipse

05-22-2004, 03:26 PM	#7
Ralli///Art GS Battle Ready. Join Date: May 2004 Location: RI Posts: 132	Thanks for the remarks fellas, this is a fantastic site.

05-22-2004, 03:31 PM	#8
sobe ... Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 520	nice car and thanks we try to keep the site going thanks for letting us see what you got from the looks of it, you must treat yourself well and love waht you do "one treats his car as he would treat himself"

05-25-2004, 05:16 PM	#9
WeldingHank Newbie Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 7	ralli art, aren't you on racingknowledge.org too?

05-26-2004, 02:33 AM	#10
zack honda raper Join Date: May 2004 Location: JHB, South Africa Posts: 52	nice ride mate!

05-26-2004, 05:07 AM	#11
Ralli///Art GS Battle Ready. Join Date: May 2004 Location: RI Posts: 132	Yeah I was on racing knowledge but stopped checking the forum out.

06-02-2004, 08:47 AM	#12
Double M Star Registered User Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: In Sin Posts: 148	Hey, My first post here so bear with me. Our Team does Touge here in SoCal. We have found some perfect Touge's and some cursed ones. Most of the Team is running Mini Coopers and KILLING the competition. It's probably one of the best suited vehicles around for such a road course. Not a High Speed Vehicle (between 115hp and 180hp) but we take the corners tight, hard and fast. If your interested in joining us for a fun and spirited drive sometime, just email me or click the sig link. Thanks! Doug Double M Star TeamMightyMiniZ

06-02-2004, 12:12 PM	#13
banged240_drift Registered User Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: dallas/ft.worth Posts: 260	nice car man, lovin the old school eclipse.

06-02-2004, 01:40 PM	#14
GoukiS14 Subway Pervert FD Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Back in the U.S. but wishing he were back in Japan Posts: 963	hehehe I was just thinking of the meaning of the word togue yesterday... u guys do know it means "mountain" (not flaming guys) but we all use it to mean moutain run (I say it too)

06-02-2004, 01:57 PM	#15
prodigy Broken 240sx Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Saginaw, Michigan Posts: 695	To my knowledge the direct translation of touge is windy mountain road. Nice car by the way.

06-02-2004, 02:09 PM	#16
nissanguy_24 Guest Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: bakersfield, CA Posts: 3,197	Touge means a winding moutain road, but the direct translation is Moutain-Road. There are many nouns in our language and in japanese that we use as verbs.. "Im going to skateboard" would be an example. but no one would question that except a upity english teacher. What i am trying to get at is lets not pretend we are cooler then someone use because they used the word Touge.. Hell old pfeiffer was calling it the touge to me last night (haha i think i made him mad) no one would correct that guy's language or consider him a "n00b" or anything. Im sure that wasnt the case here. but i've seen stuff like this go down that road like "Gee yeah you sure are jdm you ricer you said touge, your not even in japan its called a "road" here" then they drive down "el camino" avenue and eat at Los Sambraror (eh dont know the spelling, but one of them spanish hats that translates to "hat" FYI "el camino" literally means the road.. and yes in my town we have a "camino rd")

06-03-2004, 09:29 AM	#21
SilverGhost touge sleepy-eye 180sx Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: CO Posts: 964	yes, i love running the touge around here, in fact, i was up there yesterday. driving on roads such as tight mountain passes is fun, but we must all remember the danger of it. but to me, the danger is makes it even more fun, but if one is not careful, one can go down very hard

06-03-2004, 04:02 PM	#22
Ex-Cat Flight Lead Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: 27,000 ft Posts: 126	^ In an interesting twist of irony, to everybody but yourself on that road you are the one not being careful and putting them at risk.

06-03-2004, 07:44 PM	#24
Parry Registered User Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 894	Hrm, it's interesting... People who drive hard and are familiar with what a car feels like at it's limits are much safer drivers then people who granny it everywhere. In the event of an emergency, they have a much better idea of what they can ask the car to do or not do, as opposed to someone who has never driven hard and will simply panic or make poor corrections when the car looses traction or whatever. And we're not even talking about people who have proper instruction, just people who drive around on the street. Having proper instruction makes a bigger difference still.

06-04-2004, 03:22 PM	#25
Ralli///Art GS Battle Ready. Join Date: May 2004 Location: RI Posts: 132	The hood was lightened by cutting the ribs out from under it, then I painted it flat black. If you look at a lot of the SPEED touring cars they do the same thing. It makes the hood very flimsy but it's worth the weight reduction. One thing to keep in mind, If you're going to push the car, you're going to crash. It's just a matter of statistics. You have to know the car is expendable, and that it's just a matter of time before something happens. If you go to the touge, push the limits of yourself and your car, the chance that something will happen is pretty high. It may be because of an extenuating circumstance, or it might be because of driver error. On a side note, when you guys run the touge, what's in your mind? I find I think of nothing, my mind is totally blank, all the inputs to the car come from feel and sound. I never look at the tach, there's no time if you're fully committed. Funny that my ultimate meditation comes at 80mph through the S curves...