VIDEO: Formula One classics race up Mount Hakone

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Classic Formula One cars are very rare, very high-strung creatures, and to see two of them racing together is a rare sight. Even rarer is watching a 1977 Lotus 78 wearing classic John Player Special livery in tandem with a 1989 Benetton B189 drive up Mount Hakone in Japan.

Accompanied by a pair of drift cars, assorted sports cars and a Porsche 962c, this video by Japanese magazine Motorhead showcases the wonderful curves and landscape of Hakone Shindo.

Hakone Shindo is a 13.8 km by-pass toll road that connects the town of Hakone in Kanagawa Prefecture to the Tokaido highway. The toll is 250 yen (RM8.90).

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  • john on Dec 30, 2015 at 3:20 pm

    Mahalnya 13km saja dah kena RM9. Ini mesti salah Najib, kan kan kan?

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    • kl fella on Dec 30, 2015 at 5:10 pm

      before you comment check how much is their GDP per capita and compare to our GDP per capita..

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    • trollmaster3000 on Dec 30, 2015 at 11:17 pm

      hahaha john.. kau punya kebodohan memang tahap lejen bhai.. kalah maslan.. kipidap yo..

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      • john on Dec 31, 2015 at 8:51 am

        Takpe. Kebodohan saya tidak kalah sama para basher RBA kat sini

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    • alex_in_the_house on Dec 31, 2015 at 1:35 pm

      250 yen is like rm2.50 in their eye lol

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  • sam on Dec 30, 2015 at 4:06 pm

    This road was where Ryosuke and Shinigami do their duel in Initial D stage 5 ?

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  • chanmali chan on Dec 30, 2015 at 7:13 pm

    only the music exciting….

    The cars in the video seem to be cruising around than racing…..

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  • chanmali chan on Dec 30, 2015 at 7:15 pm

    looks more the cruising around than racing….

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  • jc on Jan 01, 2016 at 1:56 pm

    the formula car run so slow ^^

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