Project Torque – The Ultimate Race

The smell of burnt tires and the view of two cars speeding into the first bend are usually all that’s left within the first few seconds of the start of a Japanese Touge race. Two drivers, in two separate cars, dueling it out to see who can reach the black and white before the other in a sort of time trial so to speak. It’s easily some of the most white knuckled racing to exist and should be left only to those conscious of the fact that their driving skills just may lead them over the edge of a mountain. If the risk involved is too much, however, there’s always the safe alternative. Equipping yourself with one of commonly known cars in PT will get you nearly the same result as crashing it has only one side effect. That is the one where you bash your controller of choice into the nearest blunt object and convince yourself the reason you spun out was due to a non existent oil slick, but hey, it sure makes you feel better. Touge literally translates to mountain in Japanese, and if that doesn’t get you adrenaline going then keep in mind the next time you see a memorial placed on the edge of a winding mountain road, that you could too be remembered in the same way. Whether it’s risky or not isn’t the question, but Touge goes in my book, no questions asked, as the most extreme form of racing on solid pavement from an array of things. Whether it be the heel toe techniques of the well versed drivers, or the simple bravery (or stupidity) that it takes to slide a car sideways around a bend, being separated from a 180 meter cliff by a series of wooden posts, or even the blood sweat and tears that goes into perfectly tuning the vehicles that compete in these kinds of races, this is the ultimate form of car racing.

In the event you decide you have what it takes, jump in at  http://project-torque.aeriagames.com/ for a bite into this wild world of racing.