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This year’s World Time Attack Challenge (WTAC) was the eighth iteration of the annual gathering of kilowatt junkies.
And while the noise and fanfare of being present at WTAC is unmatchable, not everyone can be there. So we’re bringing one aspect of it to you – the spectacle.
We’ve got a full WTAC de-brief on the way in the mag, but for now enjoy these brilliant photographs, both in the gallery at the top of this page and in our highlights below.
Keiichi Tsuchiya: The Drift King
Essentially the real life Takumi Fujiwara (though, in reality the inspiration for the Initial D character), veteran racer Keiichi Tsuchiya and his own AE86 were the stars of the WTAC show.
At WTAC, he was given a crack at the PlayStation simulator which was running the new Gran Turismo Sport game. He didn’t reveal his Tsukuba Circuit lap time.
The 1989 Le Mans racer wasn’t victorious, but it’s still a hell of a spectacle.
It revs to 9000rpm, and sounds like heaven. Or hell.
Supercars driver Tim Slade deserves props for his efforts from behind the wheel of the MCA ‘Hammerhead’ S13 Nissan Silvia.
In August, he achieved a lap of 1:28.9.
At WTAC, 1:20.97. And that was on road-legal semi-slicks.
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