Savage Macho

This deserves its own post.
I reached out to First, the owner of The First บ้านรถซิ่ง, which translates to “The First Race Car House” — @the_first_nagaoka

I messaged First after seeing a video of his 1,300hp Nissan 240 drag car at Bangkok’s local drag strip, Bangkok Drag Avenue. I asked if I could meet him at the track, and he invited me to his race shop.

When I arrived, I saw Supras, 240s, RX-7s, and Evos. I immediately knew I was in the right place. I was impressed with the quality of parts they were using — Precision turbos, Peterson dry sump kits, Radium surge tanks, and components from Magnus Motorsports.
The cost of these parts is even higher in Thailand due to import tariffs. The more I looked around the shop, the more impressed I became. These guys are absolutely building real race cars.

After checking things out and asking a lot of questions about the various builds, he mentioned he had a few more cars stored down the street and invited me to check them out.

I hopped on the back of his motorbike, and when we got to the second shop, I was in complete shock at the number of cars being stored. Mostly drift cars, but a few drag cars too — some of his personal vehicles and some belonging to clients.
Skylines, 240s, Supras — he took the time to pop the hoods and show me the quality of his builds.

All these cars were running aftermarket ECUs — no surprise, MoTeC was the most popular. They had dry sump kits, many had sequential transmissions, high-end Recaro seats — it was clear the 2JZ was the go-to engine for most of these powerhouse builds. Most of them made well over 1,000hp.

We talked about the different builds, and he mentioned having clients from all over — Japan, Malaysia, Australia, Thailand, to name a few.
It started to rain, so we wrapped things up and headed back to the shop as we were getting soaked. The rain quickly turned into a monsoon (lol). We took cover and waited it out for a bit.

Before I left, First took me down the street to a restaurant for some food.
The hospitality and generosity of Thai people is truly unmatched. 🇹🇭❤️

Thank you, First — I’m proud to call you my friend. 🫱🏽‍🫲🏾🏁

#TheFirstNagaoka #SavageRacing