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Meeting with Akira Iida - LFA Nürburgring King

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Old 09-16-13, 12:12 PM
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Default Meeting with Akira Iida - LFA Nürburgring King

Last week I had the honor of meeting a part of Lexus history, Mr. Akira Iiida, the man who achieved the 7:14:64 with the LFA Nürburgring Package. It was a special impromtu gathering put together by my good friend "Motohide" of Club4AG. I had a chance to talk to him about cars and of course the rigorous development and challenges their team had accomplished with the LFA. It was definitely a unique opportunity and an experience I will cherish forever.





Domo arigato Iida-san!






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So are you going to write up a Q&A with Akira Iida based on the conversation you had??
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I want your job Ryan lol
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Wow, that is awesome!

Where did you get that LFA model?
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Originally Posted by 05RollaXRS
So are you going to write up a Q&A with Akira Iida based on the conversation you had??
I could but it was a casual conversation.

Originally Posted by Hoovey2411
I want your job Ryan lol
LOL

Originally Posted by GS3Tek
Wow, that is awesome!

Where did you get that LFA model?
It's available from AutoArt:

1:18 Scale LEXUS LFA NÜRBURGRING PACKAGE - ORANGE

http://www.autoartmodels.com/web/pro...6ACED348FB3E48

Old 09-19-13, 04:00 PM
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what a great experience . He is a Lexus celebrity. Was he signing your model. That is very very very cool
Old 09-19-13, 09:38 PM
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Ah very cool, thanks for the pics! Still bummed I didn't get to go to the Nürburgring last year and meet him.
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nice... thanx for the pics also. especially love the one where the LFA is airborne.
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