Hot laps, hot weather, hot doggity dog

Had an absolute blast of a time at the Abingdon airfield track day.

I got an instructor for an hour and it was such a good call because he reassured me that I was driving well and helped me control my lines, power and brakes, and where to release steering, etc. (cheers Justin).

I used all of the sports modes, which felt amazing, but then I put it in drift mode and it was incredible, so much fun.

It was a coned off track on an airfield, so no curbs or changes in elevation. I cannot wait to head out to a proper racing track next spring (hopefully Castle Combe).

I’d like to save others time, money and frustration.

After lots of people in various subs saying good things about OpenTrack I went with them.

The main reason was they didn’t exploit you for car modifications.

What. A. Mistake.

The company seems staffed by ZERO humans. I called many, many times with a question after locking in my policy.

No one EVER answers the phone. Zero replies to my emails. They took my money and ghosted me.

Not like it was just a bad week for them (maybe on a team building retreat?). Nope. Over weeks and weeks. Zero response.

In the future I will use someone else because it’s a bad feeling when someone takes your money and goes dark.

Drive safe my friends.

Greetings! My name is Justin, and I have a wonderful project to share with you all.

What started out as a way to see how my story fits into the world of Time Attack grew into a project of where I have built an online space for fans of this sport to gather and share their passion. This is Yatabe Works, The Creative Motorsports Studio.

This has been demo'd privately, but now I'm sharing its existence with the public.

Nothing like what I've created exists to my knowledge, but my goal is for this to become the definitive site for fans of Time Attack to gather. Styled after one of my favorite video games, the site provides a dense experience meant to be sat with and explored. Aside from learning our story, I have attempted to capture the history of Time Attack on a global scale, as well as the history of companies that I will partner with. We have sponsored drivers such as Kunihiko Bando on his World Time Attack '26 Campaign, and partnered with Global Time Attack as our commitment supporting others remains among our top priorities.

Our demo car is an R33 Skyline, so you may notice more R33 content than usual. We also have a cute mascot named Scylla (pronounced 'Sai-Luh') who embodies the experiences of our story. You may notice that we have a shop that sells goods based on the Machines and Drivers you'll read about. All of the artwork is original and all proceeds help fund our racing efforts as well as taking care of our artists.

The Social features are lite, but functional. Users can make accounts, share and comment on photos. A discord server does exist, however it is still a work in progress. The desktop experience for Yatabe Works has been our main priority, with the mobile version receiving optimizations and design updates behind the scenes.

It should go without saying that this is a huge passion project, but this aims to be the ultimate resource for anyone who's curious about the sport. I am open to any feedback to make this experience better for everyone!

This site will see continuous updates as I progress down my path of racing, and I hope to this serves you well. See you on the track!

-Justin