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Welcome to Bulbapedia. | Welcome to Bulbapedia. | ||
Here's my account in [[Bulbagarden Forums]]: [http://bmgf.bulbagarden.net/members/59317.html | Here's my account in [[Bulbagarden Forums]]: [http://bmgf.bulbagarden.net/members/59317.html The Re GT-R Emblem] | ||
I'm a [[Pokémon]] fan which is also interested in {{wp|motorsport}}s and {{wp|Yakuza}}. I'm a spiritual successor to the now-defunct [[:User:Hoenn Racing Team Fukuoka|Hoenn Racing Team Fukuoka]], which was closed years ago. | I'm a [[Pokémon]] fan which is also interested in {{wp|motorsport}}s and {{wp|Yakuza}}. I'm a spiritual successor to the now-defunct [[:User:Hoenn Racing Team Fukuoka|Hoenn Racing Team Fukuoka]], which was closed years ago. | ||
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With heavier punishments, patrolling police cars, crackdowns in meeting areas and the installation of speed cameras, expressway racing in Japan is not as common today as it was during the 1980s and the 1990s. Still, it occurs on a not-so-regular basis. Persistent racers often install spring assisted license-plate swivelling mechanisms that hold plates down at speed or picture-proof screens over their plates. In 2001, the amount of ''hashiriya'' dropped from 9,624 (in 1995) to 4,365 and police arrests in areas where hashiriya gather are common. Cars are checked for illegal modification and if found, owners are fined and forced to remove the offending modifications. | With heavier punishments, patrolling police cars, crackdowns in meeting areas and the installation of speed cameras, expressway racing in Japan is not as common today as it was during the 1980s and the 1990s. Still, it occurs on a not-so-regular basis. Persistent racers often install spring assisted license-plate swivelling mechanisms that hold plates down at speed or picture-proof screens over their plates. In 2001, the amount of ''hashiriya'' dropped from 9,624 (in 1995) to 4,365 and police arrests in areas where hashiriya gather are common. Cars are checked for illegal modification and if found, owners are fined and forced to remove the offending modifications. | ||
One of the causes of street racing in Japan is that, despite the numerous and famous race circuits, they can become overcrowded.Furthermore, such circuits may cost as much as ¥20,000 to race,<ref name="hotrodtribe"/> while a highway toll may cost less than ¥1,000.<ref name="hotrodtribe"/> | One of the causes of street racing in Japan is that, despite the numerous and famous race circuits, they can become overcrowded. Furthermore, such circuits may cost as much as ¥20,000 to race,<ref name="hotrodtribe"/> while a highway toll may cost less than ¥1,000.<ref name="hotrodtribe"/> | ||
As in other countries, street racing also occurs on long straights in industrial areas, which are used for drag races, known natively as '''Zero-Yon''' (ゼロヨン) for "0-400" (meters; in America, racing to a quarter-mile, 1320 feet, or 402 meters, is the norm), ''Yon'' is Japanese for "4". This practice gave its name to a popular video game franchise of the 1990s, ''{{wp|Zero4 Champ series}}''. | As in other countries, street racing also occurs on long straights in industrial areas, which are used for drag races, known natively as '''Zero-Yon''' (ゼロヨン) for "0-400" (meters; in America, racing to a quarter-mile, 1320 feet, or 402 meters, is the norm), ''Yon'' is Japanese for "4". This practice gave its name to a popular video game franchise of the 1990s, ''{{wp|Zero4 Champ series}}''. | ||
==Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire remake | ==Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire remake (tentatively Ruby 2 and Sapphire 2) speculations== | ||
===Possible hints of a remake=== | ===Possible hints of a remake=== | ||
*In {{2v2|Black|White}}, a [[Backpacker]] in the [[Resort Desert]] mentions that he is from the [[Hoenn]] region. | *In {{2v2|Black|White}}, a [[Backpacker]] in the [[Resort Desert]] mentions that he is from the [[Hoenn]] region. | ||