Last month I wrote about The Castrol Ichi-Go Project, the project to create the world’s fastest kicking machine.

Castrol, an official sponsor of the 2010 FIFA World Cup™ in South Africa, is developing a kicking machine known as Castrol Ichi-Go that will be the world’s first engine-driven free kick machine that will deliver a free kick in excess of 200 km/h per hour.

Castrol Ichi-Go

Castrol, an official sponsor of the 2010 FIFA World Cup™ in South Africa, has launched a project to create the world’s fastest kicking machine and has engaged a Japanese team to develop it.

Castrol FIFA World Cup South Africa

Wednesday 12th February 2009, match day. The Socceroos were set to take on the Blue Samurai in a World Cup Qualifier match. We decided to leave Tokyo early and head down to Yokohama. First stop was Yokohama Chinatown for a bite to eat. As far as Chinatown’s go, Yokohama Chinatown is reported to be one of the largest in the world (ah, yes, this does not include towns in China)

Yokohama Chinatown

Goodwill Gate, Yokohama Chinatown

Game time drew closer, it was a 7.20pm kick-off so I had to hop a couple of trains from Motomachi-Chukagai Station to Shin-Yokohama Station. It’s a 14 minute walk from Shin-Yokohama Station to the Stadium.

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