Here’s some sweet new desktop eye candy for your computers, courtesy of forum member shawrf1 who was on hand at the D1 Grand Prix drift race which recently took place in Odaiba, Tokyo. The photos feature the twin turbo Toyota 86 which would eventually crash, as well as Max Orido’s V8 powered 86.

The usual tire smoke was replaced by water (rain), making for some dramatic photographs. View and download inside.

Ah, the comparison everyone always wants to talk and think about – the FR-S versus its spiritual predecessor, the AE86 (Corolla GTS).

Insideline compares the two cars, which they correctly say share no mechanical underpinnings, yet share much in the way of spirit. To this day, the 86 is coveted for its sound design, lost cost, and massive potential. It’s these simple, potent core values on which Scion and Subaru intend to capitalize with the Scion FR-S/Subaru BRZ twins. Insideline takes a look at how Toyota got the simple sports car right the first time and how it intends to get it right again.

Here’s a great real-time comparison video between the 86 (FR-S) and the BRZ running the Tsukuba Circuit, driven by Nakaya.

Mark Vaughn takes a GReddy tuned Scion FR-S to a Cars And Coffee meetup in SoCal. Check out what he has to say about the experience behind the wheels of the GReddy FR-S in this video review.

Cusco has released its full catalog with intended parts for the BRZ/FR-S/86, along with some pricing.

Parts will run the gamut from suspension to transmission to racing parts. Check out the full catalog.

The first race in the D1 Grand Prix Drift Series saw the introduction of some Toyota 86 drift cars. Exciting times for 86 fans, but the race also featured a crash by a twin turbo 86. Also participating was Max Orido with his V8 powered 86.

Check out some racing (and crash) footage inside.

Autocar has posted its direct comparison review pitting the Subaru BRZ against the Nissan 370z and Mazda MX-5 Miata. There’s some different text than the previous released print magazine review and BRZ fans should like this outcome 🙂

A lucky FT86club member was able to attend the Hyper Magazine’s recent meet at the Tsukua Circuit which saw many already modified Toyota 86 and Subaru BRZs attend and run at the track.

Check out the photo gallery inside.