Weekend warrior: Jesse’s GX61 with a naturally-aspirated 2JZ heart
9 April 2017
“A deal was struck, and we made the two-hour trip back to our hostel carrying them [Focus Racing] on the train during peak
“A deal was struck, and we made the two-hour trip back to our hostel carrying them [Focus Racing] on the train during peak
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