After a multi-year hiatus, we are excited to announce that 80R Volume 3 will be available for preorder this coming Tuesday, February 13th. The third and final book in the 80R series, Volume 3 encompasses information and driver profiles ranging from 2020 to present day, presented in long form articles and high quality, full size images. This will be the largest Volume in the collection, coming in at 222 pages in total.
In addition to the release of the new book, we will be offering reprints of Volume 1 and Volume 2 for a final time. These will be able to preorder separately, or together with new book in the Complete 3 Volume Box Set. For those that have the first 2 Volumes, the slip cover will be available to order separately.
Some time has passed since we released Volume 2 in 2019, and we’ve grown quite a bit since then. There are many people who visit NDF that aren’t too aware of what 80R is. If you’re interested, you can visit the 80R website to learn a bit more about the project. Since its inception in 2017, the mission statement has not changed:
80R was created as a way of documenting the people behind the niche sport of Japanese time attack. It is the published result of years spent accumulating information, forming sincere relationships, and an earnest dedication to racing in Japan. The celebrated racing driver, Nobuteru Taniguchi, was once quoted as saying that 80R was one of the most crucial corners at Tsukuba Circuit. While that may be true, it is just one of the 12 that compose the entire course. We are taking a similar approach to this new venture in print. With 80R we don’t have the intention to comprehensively cover the sport, but to provide a new, archival way of sharing stories and images. One that has yet to be explored for this type of racing. Something physical, offline, and easy to reference.
Thank you to everyone who has supported 80R since the beginning. The book series has been a very fulfilling part of my work and I hope you enjoy the final chapters. More information can be found on the shop site // www.shopndf.com
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