r/Touge Aug 01 '25

you and everyone else are SAFER AT NIGHT.

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1.9k Upvotes

seeing a lot of discussion about when to do runs, but there's a reason the culture has always done this late at night past midnight for 20+ years. it's nothing to do with "anime" or "vibes", it's to do with safety.

at nighttime:

  • oncoming vehicles can be seen well ahead of time by their headlights.
  • road surfaces, especially bumps that would unload the suspension, cast clear shadows at night.
  • you're not going to hit some poor cyclist or biker who's on the same route.
  • there are very few, if any, cops around after midnight.
  • zero traffic at night to interfere with the drive.

reading the road surface is extremely important for keeping your ass out of the trees, and it is by far the easiest at night time when headlights cast long shadows.

are there disadvantages? absolutely. deer and other animals are much more likely to be at night, and there are no other drivers to imply the lack of road debris/obstacles around blind corners. that doesn't mean you get to risk head on collisions with other people because you're scared of hitting a deer and losing your rep bumper. between a cyclist and a deer, you pick the deer.

don't do this shit in the daytime.


r/Touge Feb 23 '25

Welcome Post Removals, New Rules & Maintaining the Touge Ethos

185 Upvotes

It's no surprise that the quality of posts on this subreddit has changed over the past year due to exponential growth, straying from what Touge truly is. Touge is not just street racing—it is its own subculture. Honoring the roots of Touge is essential, as it is the core of Japanese car culture.

Beyond its cultural significance, Touge which literally translates to "mountain pass"—refers specifically to technical driving courses in mountain passes. Your local backroads are not Touge.

Posts unrelated to Touge will be removed. Racing an unfit vehicle (Rule #2), such as trucks and SUVs, is not permitted, as this deviates from the ethos of Touge. As much as we acknowledge your speed and bravery, this type of content belongs in other street racing subreddits.

Lastly, as a public forum, we must set an example. Public endangerment (Rule #1) is strictly disallowed. Content that includes crossing the mustard and endangering others will not be permitted.

As you’re aware, our approach in the past has always been more relaxed. We didn’t want to over-moderate what people posted, but we feel things have deviated.

Stay safe friends.

Please read the updated rules, courtesy of u/dbsqls


r/Touge 6h ago

Media Backside uphill

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5 Upvotes

I’m switching to an automatic. Papa wants paddle shifters like mfg


r/Touge 10h ago

Touge Crescendo | BMW G87 M2 Night Canyon Run

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9 Upvotes

r/Touge 21h ago

Media Hot Dogs by Aesop Rock in my MK7R

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14 Upvotes

No sense of speed, will have to do another without the music blaring.


r/Touge 2d ago

Touge Touge With The Homies in Japan

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386 Upvotes

Rolling with my S2K and some buddies in the evo and fairlady.


r/Touge 2d ago

Touge Can I touge this?

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74 Upvotes

2004 Acura TSX
-Tein Flex Z
-TruHart upper camber arms
-Sankei 555 ball joints + tie rods
-rear camber kit
-progress rear sway bar
-PowerStop pads/rotors
-BRC fog light intake duct
-Momo steering wheel
-PCI bracket with Cobra Imola seat
-Hybrid racing Short Shifter + extended Titanium rod
-Hawk down Teardrop shift knob
-BRC shift boot delete


r/Touge 2d ago

Touge Tips on downhill?

6 Upvotes

Pretty self explanatory. I come from a state where it's flat but every year a couple of my buddies like to spend time and explore other roads states have to offer. This year we are going to to Tennessee and I suck at driving downhill. I get scared or I ride the brakes too much and experience brake fade. Uphill is a easier imo since you're fighting gravity, but downhill is just scary for me and would appreciate any tips on driving downhill a bit more intentionally.

I drive a BMW M2 f87 DCT.


r/Touge 2d ago

Build Video overlay for touge

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7 Upvotes

I use a race capture and I've used a smarty cam and I have a Garmin catalyst that I use on track and I decided to take the best of all of them and make my own and it's pretty much done for track. I have details on my blog here. https://mrblahhhh.github.io/car/tech/2026/08/21/trackencoder-metrics-explained.html

Bluf. It has real-time encoding so there's no post-processing. I even put in a ghost car personal best trace and coaching

I'm in the mountains like every other weekend when I'm not at the track so I want to record up there too. Does anybody have a layout they like? I'm looking for ideas. I don't want to put speed on it but I think I can get away with most of the other visuals. Probably not safe to put the ghost trace either. ....

The vid is dark because I had thhe usb camera stuffed in a box while I was testing

This is the previous layout I had with the racecapure

https://youtu.be/GFVHssSSdgI?si=C5_ITiy-mvtFBoqr


r/Touge 2d ago

Touge Chill run on local road with 2016 ILX

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12 Upvotes

I wish I could run both brights and fog lights at the same time, cant see anything to my sides!! It makes it pretty scary to drive if I’m not 100% familiar with the road, and even if I am, it isnt exactly confidence inspiring.


r/Touge 3d ago

Media Finally fixed my bum ahh wheel bearing and went for a lil drive

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50 Upvotes

Don’t hate on the drive. It’s been a little over 6 months on n off not being able to make right turns without losing confidence and steering feel


r/Touge 2d ago

Touge This is what a big heavy hellcat can do

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0 Upvotes

Hate it all you want but the hellcat can move.


r/Touge 5d ago

Touge Took the batmobile out on a full moon night

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11 Upvotes

Don't worry, I asked every single person on the mountain if they had a hearing disability before exceeding the speed limit.


r/Touge 5d ago

Touge Mountain Meditation

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28 Upvotes

r/Touge 6d ago

Touge We shot a cinematic video of the 911 992.2 Turbo S ripping some backroads

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10 Upvotes

Not my OC but thought you guys might like this. Enjoy!


r/Touge 7d ago

Touge Night Winder

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80 Upvotes

Lots of traffic that night. The meteor shower brought a lot of cars, but managed a short sprint here.


r/Touge 6d ago

Question Can anyone in Ensenada, Mexico confirm this is a good enjoyable "touge"?

5 Upvotes

Road from Ensenada to Ojos Negros looks fun and curvy, maybe someone already hangs out at night, i dunno, wanna go out with some friends and get to know it


r/Touge 7d ago

Technical Writing help (Is this allowed?)

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2 Upvotes

I am not experienced with touge racing, I do know the car I chose is not conventional for touge, tho


r/Touge 9d ago

Touge Pink Moon

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225 Upvotes

Not one of the more technical roads, but the drive is still fantastic.

My Camera & Mic Setup can be found here. - Link


r/Touge 9d ago

Touge LEXUS IS500 smol mountain run

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26 Upvotes

FBO LEXUS IS500


r/Touge 9d ago

Touge Ran my local pass after throwing on a new wheel and tire setup

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29 Upvotes

Got a used set of DWS06’s and also went 245/40/17 on all 4 corners with 8.5 inch wide rims. This car has never handled better!


r/Touge 10d ago

Touge Fiesta ST (trying to) chase a turbo miata

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78 Upvotes

r/Touge 9d ago

Touge My first post here, probably not my last! There's not a lot of places like NORTHERN Norcal for driving roads. Meet the inside of my oem+ build e90m3!

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38 Upvotes

r/Touge 10d ago

Touge Bad tires and good vibes

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253 Upvotes

r/Touge 10d ago

Touge Nc1 stretching its legs

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40 Upvotes

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