{"id":42207,"date":"2017-07-25T06:53:12","date_gmt":"2017-07-25T13:53:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/?p=42207"},"modified":"2017-07-25T07:36:20","modified_gmt":"2017-07-25T14:36:20","slug":"what-in-the-world-is-a-touge-ask-mazda","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/what-in-the-world-is-a-touge-ask-mazda\/","title":{"rendered":"What in the World is a Touge? Ask Mazda"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"jetpack-slideshow-noscript robots-nocontent\">This slideshow requires JavaScript.<\/p><div id=\"gallery-42207-1-slideshow\" class=\"jetpack-slideshow-window jetpack-slideshow jetpack-slideshow-black\" data-trans=\"fade\" data-autostart=\"1\" data-gallery=\"[{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.racingjunk.com\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2017\\\/07\\\/2017-Touge-California-roundel-50th-anniversary-rotary.jpg&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;42220&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;What in the World is A Touge? Ask Mazda&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;What in the World is A Touge? Ask Mazda&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Click Here to Begin Slideshow\\n\\nThe word touge (toe-geh) literally means \\u201cmountain pass\\u201d in Japanese. Historically, a touge is a road where the original Japanese racers used to take their cars to test the envelope and hone their skills. Later, the touge is where drifting was born. Today, The Touge is a touring, a 120-mile jaunt through the Santa Monica Mountains and along the Pacific Coast of Southern California for Japanese cars and their owners.&quot;,&quot;itemprop&quot;:&quot;image&quot;},{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.racingjunk.com\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2017\\\/07\\\/113_Touge-California-Toyota-Century-640x427.jpg&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;42210&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Touge is Now an Annual Event Organized by Japanese Nostalgic Car&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;What in the World is A Touge? Ask Mazda&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;This Toyota Century was one of the few participants in 2015 that wasn\\u2019t originally sold in the US.\\nImage credit Ben Hsu japanesenostalgiccar.com\\n\\nBen Hsu from Japanese Nostalgic Car had the idea to have a get-together for all the classic Japanese car owners who could make it to Santa Monica back in 2015. This first event, held on May 16, 2015 was so successful that Hsu and his partners decided to make it an annual event.&quot;,&quot;itemprop&quot;:&quot;image&quot;},{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.racingjunk.com\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2017\\\/07\\\/065_Touge-California-Toyota-TE27-Sprinter-Trueno-640x427.jpg&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;42208&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Touge Starts at the Museum&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;What in the World is A Touge? Ask Mazda&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;These two RHD TE27 Sprinter Truenos were show favorites. \\nImage credit Ben Hsu japanesenostalgiccar.com\\n\\nThe Malamut Automotive Museum of Thousand Oaks was the starting point for the rally. Michael Malamut is a very eclectic automobile collector. You\\u2019ll find his two favorites, a 1967 Mazda Cosmo Sport and a 1967 Toyota 200GT, sitting next to a gullwing Mercedes 300SL. It was a great place to start the rally. After lunch, attendees were given a map book, a magnetic decal identifying them as event attendees and a sealed envelope, only to be opened if their car couldn\\u2019t handle the course provided, which covered 120 miles and went through 3,800 feet of elevation change.&quot;,&quot;itemprop&quot;:&quot;image&quot;},{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.racingjunk.com\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2017\\\/07\\\/090_Touge-California-Toyota-Celica-A20-Liftback-640x427.jpg&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;42209&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Plenty of Variety&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;What in the World is A Touge? Ask Mazda&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;While the rally was supposed to commemorate Japanese cars sold in the US, Julius Metoyer did bring his imported Hakosuka Skyline and Kirk Hubbard had his Yakuza-style Toyota Century with factory air suspension and 5-lug SSR Reverse Mesh. The Mikes, Mike Malnick and Mike Foertsch, showed up in matching burnt orange Celicas. Two other favorites during the rally were the RHD TE27 Sprinter Truenos of Francis Jones and Victor Ansari. The rally ended at Dockweiler State Beach, which was followed by a short jaunt down the 405 to the Toyota USA Museum.&quot;,&quot;itemprop&quot;:&quot;image&quot;},{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.racingjunk.com\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2017\\\/07\\\/2017-Touge-1.jpg&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;42211&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Application and Selection Process to Enter&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;What in the World is A Touge? Ask Mazda&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;One of the 2017 participants. \\nImage credit Ben Hsu japanesenostalgiccar.com\\n\\nSurprisingly, hundreds of people want to enter their cars in this event every year. However, due to a number of factors, event organizers had to limit this year\\u2019s participant list to 25 cars. Selection factors included whether or not they\\u2019d already won, condition, age and how stock the car is.&quot;,&quot;itemprop&quot;:&quot;image&quot;},{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.racingjunk.com\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2017\\\/07\\\/2017-Touge-9.jpg&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;42219&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Mazda North American Operations Is Title Sponsor for 2017 Touge California&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;What in the World is A Touge? Ask Mazda&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Participants take a break from the drive to chat and admire the other cars. \\nImage courtesy roadstermike\\n\\nThe 2017 JNC Touge California was held on July 15, 2017. It started in San Diego County and ended up in Irvine, where participants got a tour of the MAZDA Heritage Collection. This year\\u2019s event celebrated the 50th anniversary of the Cosmo Sport 110S, which was powered by a Wankel rotary engine and was Mazda\\u2019s first sports car. Participants brought their cars from all over the US this year to compete. Mazda even included some of the cars in their Heritage Collection.&quot;,&quot;itemprop&quot;:&quot;image&quot;},{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.racingjunk.com\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2017\\\/07\\\/2017-Touge-2.jpg&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;42212&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Gallery 1&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;What in the World is A Touge? Ask Mazda&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;All gallery images courtesy roadstermike&quot;,&quot;itemprop&quot;:&quot;image&quot;},{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.racingjunk.com\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2017\\\/07\\\/2017-Touge-3.jpg&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;42213&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Gallery 2&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;What in the World is A Touge? 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