What Really Happened at Japan's $200Million Racetrack with Connor & Natsuki?

Three Idiots, One $200 Million Racetrack & Japan's Tiniest Kei Car: What Could Go Wrong?

This week we went full Top Gear. Picture it: Japan’s most exclusive private racetrack, $5 million worth of supercars, and three grown men behaving like escaped zoo animals.

In return for exposure, the utterly bonkers Magarigawa Club, a ludicrously luxurious race circuit in Chiba that costs $400,000 just to join, let Natsuki, Connor and I grace its track for two days.


Fortunately, nobody asked us to pay. I assume they took one look at Natsuki’s driving record and knew it’d be a short membership.

In recent months we’ve tortured our beloved K-car in various absurd ways, most recently to see how far it could go on a single tank. This time, the question was: just how fast can it go before it bursts into flames?

So we took it to the track, strapped in, and did a proper time trial showdown. Then we let a professional racing driver have a go, who was able to put us all to shame.

We even got to drive a Toyota 86, a car that seems to have been solely optimised for fun.
This whole shoot was meant to be a birthday treat for Connor and Natsuki. A wholesome gesture. But between the 35°C heat, the terrifying G-forces, and being flung around the track in a Lamborghini, a Ferrari and a Porsche, I now know how a potato feels in a microwave.

Somehow, we survived, but the real star of the show wasn’t us - it was the track itself. They literally carved a mountain in half to build it and the entire location looks like the headquarters of a Bond villain who has an unhealthy addiction to Gran Turismo.

This was one of the hardest shoots we’ve done all year, and I seriously underestimate how hard it is to film on race tracks every time (the previous drift episode with Ryotaro was no easy task).


But it was absolutely worth it – the footage is spectacular, the banter’s even better, and we’ve squeezed some laugh-out-loud moments into what should be a banger of a video. And at least it all ended with a great big smile.

There’s still loads coming before this episode too!

🔥 In a few days we’re dropping a sneak peek of the VOLCANO DOCUMENTARY exclusively here on Patreon – you’ll get the first look before it goes live on YouTube later in the week.

🗼 Next Tuesday, we also have a liveshow with Ryotaro! Japan's most man is attempting to summit Mount Fuji for the first time the day before, and in his honour we'll have a celebratory live show together in Tokyo.

It's there we'll catch up, hear about his Fuji exploits and hold a Q&A over a BBQ. We'll also talk about our upcoming Shikoku food special - the island is one of the few corners of Japan Ryotaro and I have never filmed together before, so I'm pretty excited to head south.

The show will be Wednesday 2nd July at 7pm (JST) and I'll give you guys a reminder on the day!

Finally, in case you missed it, this week’s video is up now:
🎥The Worst Thing I’ve Ever Done in Japan
🍿Watch: https://youtu.be/vfweKty2iPk?si=wAH_oMGcQziS-ktw

Give it a watch if you missed it!
Have a great weekend for now guys, next week's Ryotaro & volcano filled schedule will certainly be a bit crazy.

Chris