- Following 1.9K
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- Engagement 4.79%
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About K. Hayashi
K. Hayashi (@captbradford) is a Digital creator creator on Instagram, also filed under Travel. The account has 37,395 followers and 957 published posts. Recent posts average 1,839 likes and 17 comments, an engagement rate of 4.79%.
With 37.4K followers, K. Hayashi is a micro creator by the common 10,000 to 100,000 definition. K. Hayashi follows 1,901 accounts, so the audience is roughly 20 times the size of the list followed. K. Hayashi uses an Instagram professional account. Flinque files K. Hayashi under Digital creator, with Travel as a secondary category.
The Instagram bio for K. Hayashi runs to 22 words across 5 lines. The latest activity Flinque has on record for K. Hayashi dates from July 2025.
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957 Posts
Of the 10 most recent posts shown for K. Hayashi, 8 are carousels and 2 are videos. That mix leans toward carousels. K. Hayashi has built a substantial archive of 957 posts. Against the audience, that is roughly 39 followers for each post published. K. Hayashi also keeps 54 story highlights on the profile. All 10 carry captions, averaging 208 words each. The captions are written mainly in English. Words that recur across them include cars, which, racing, article and many. The captions tag #lexus, #supergt, #rcf, #lc500 and #jdm.
This article is translated from the race report that appeared in J'Tipo and is one to read for connoisseurs of racing history. This brings to life more than just photos you have seen somewhere on the Internet or people just posting it. It gives context and names of drivers and teams to the drama of racing behind the famous names of cars.
Not all cars that you see in the history of competition in either racing or rally or specifically made to achieve the highest level of performance rather they just so happen to be suitable and the manufacturer of the team decides to enter it and needs FIA approval.
But there are times when according to the rules of homologation the manufacturer puts in extra time, engineering development and research and quite a lot of money to put into production limited models which have many parts that aim to win in competition but are actually not that useful for Street driving. Or is it?
One of the appeals of "Homologation Special" models is the specification and Hardware there's an extra layer of performance for an otherwise basic commuter model sedan or hatchback or Coupe. It creates a direct relation with the competition cars we see fly on rally stages and users. Of course we can do further tuning based on these strengthened parts.
WRC special cars like the Lancer Evolution, Impreza WRX, Celica GT FOUR, Delta HF Integrale, Escort RS Cosworth and others maybe familiar with many people today. But there was another manufacturer that challenged the WRC from the beginning of Group A in WRC until the early 90s.
Today we present the BG Mazda Familia GT-R and GT-Ae. Also known by its export name, 323. This article is translated from a 1992 issue of Tipo when the car was new. So we can examine the exact features and some rare photographs of the details of the car.
The key word here is: Balance. A car made for a specific purpose is the sum of all its parts. And this is the meaning of the complete car. Every aspect from the tyres, the wheels, brakes, suspension, body reinforcement, cooling parts for the engine, exhaust and intake system, and of course the aero parts carefully considered. The car is test driven and actually before any of you say that this is a track oriented car surprisingly it isn't. The main objective was to be an increased performance over the stock for Street use which means in Japanese context, winding roads. Japanese manufacturers were lagging behind European sports cars in the road holding feeling and aimed to pursue this. And then this NISMO 270R was the first example by the company at its 10th anniversary.
In this special original article magazine style, I was able to take good photos when the NISMO complete cars were displayed at the Yokohama Nissan Global headquarters in 2024 at the company's 40th anniversary.
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The Subaru EJ20 engine was discontinued in 2019 with the VAB WRX STI Final Edition. In it's long 30 year history it evolves through many iterations achieving perfection by engineers. The ultimate version of course would be found in the Impreza WRC car which is also the same unit used in Super GT GT300. Here we break down piece by piece the characteristics of why the platform boxer engine is different and has certain advantages over inline engines not only in basic theory but in continuous improvement coming from the top of Motorsports. Many WRC fans will remember the GD Impreza campaigned by Prodrive and STI in the form of SWRT's WRC car. The final 2007 model was actually completely redesigned too improve on the poor performance of the previous years getting ready for the changeover to the GR chassis. The article examines what are the changes and how the designers went about in making these improvements based on experience and technical expertise.
The last section is a real treat for those who want to know the development story of the EJ series engine. In a previous post we looked at the first generation Legacy RS 100,000 km world speed record challenge. But the inside story of the EJ20 turbo engine that powered the car is in itself fascinating.
In future I will also do similar articles for other maker engines and race cars
#subaru
#impreza
#wrxsti
#sti
#swrt
This is a special article in two parts. The first is another legendary racing driver whom you know from watching Best Motoring, in 1999 Akihiko Nakaya have a chance to test drive the development Lancer Evolution 6 Group A in Monte Carlo tarmac spec and he gives his detailed impressions in this translated article recounting the experience written in 2001 at the launch of the Lancer Evolution VII. He compares how they Evo VII ACD and AYC technology was streamed down from WRC. But also precisely the differences in handling and setup of a Group A car. You can even find the video on YouTube.
The next part is a three-page never told before story of behind the scenes of how Tommi Mäkinen and Mitsubishi engineers struggle and work together. The account is a combination of the excepts of the late Iwao Kimata the general manager from Japan that not only oversaw the operations but connected the engineers and drivers. Someone you may have never heard of but was key and essential alongside the late Andrew Cowan in running MRE. My own time in Mitsubishi working in WRC it's also input with whatever I remember, and written from the point of view of the team.
Enjoy the story if you are a real WRC 90s fan.
#mitsubishilancerevolution
#lancerevo
#tommimakinen
#ralliart
#4g63
TRD is famous as the Toyota works Motorsport division for many legendary racing cars like the JGTC GT500 Supra, N2 AE86 amongt others. Today in Japan the brand has completely disappeared from the tuning parts menu, making many fans wonder if the company has dissolved. However in fact, TRD which in the first place is actually a brand of a company called Toyota Technocraft and a department inside this company which is responsible for building racing cars and parts was reorganized today into Toyota Customising & Development with Modellista. They are the ones that make GR parts for GR cars.
It is also the oldest of the Japanese manufacturer works teams.
Fans of JDM and Toyota will enjoy the in-depth articles that looks behind the scenes and if philosophy of TRD in these articles. There is also a two-page map explaining the relation between other Toyota subsidiaries. And a feature on their iconic complete cars as well as a thorough history up to 2015 before Toyota switch over completely to Toyota Gazoo Racing.
Enjoy this one.
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#toyota #trd #toyotaracingdevelopment #トヨタ #トヨタテクノクラフト
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K. Hayashi's engagement rate on Instagram is 4.79%, between 3% and 6%, or 3 to 6 likes and comments per 100 followers. On a typical post that comes to about 1 like or comment for every 21 followers. Likes outnumber comments by roughly 108 to 1, with 1,839 likes and 17 comments on an average post, so most reactions are taps rather than replies.
Engagement rate
4.79%
- Avg likes
- 1.8K
- Avg comments
- 17
- Interactions : followers
- 1 : 21
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Who is K. Hayashi?
K. Hayashi (@captbradford) is a Digital creator creator on Instagram, also filed under Travel. K. Hayashi uses an Instagram professional account. The Instagram bio for K. Hayashi runs to 22 words across 5 lines.
How many followers does K. Hayashi have?
K. Hayashi has 37,395 followers on Instagram (37.4K). K. Hayashi follows 1,901 accounts, so the audience is roughly 20 times the size of the list followed. K. Hayashi has built a substantial archive of 957 posts.
What is K. Hayashi's engagement rate?
K. Hayashi's engagement rate on Instagram is 4.79%, between 3% and 6%, or 3 to 6 likes and comments per 100 followers. On a typical post that comes to about 1 like or comment for every 21 followers. Likes outnumber comments by roughly 108 to 1, with 1,839 likes and 17 comments on an average post, so most reactions are taps rather than replies.
What does K. Hayashi post about on Instagram?
Flinque files K. Hayashi under Digital creator, with Travel as a secondary category. Of the 10 most recent posts shown for K. Hayashi, 8 are carousels and 2 are videos. The 10 recent Instagram captions Flinque holds for K. Hayashi repeatedly use the words cars, which, racing, article and many. K. Hayashi's captions carry hashtags such as #lexus, #supergt and #rcf. K. Hayashi writes those captions mainly in English. K. Hayashi keeps 54 story highlights, which open with a free Flinque account.
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