1975 -1990 HISTORY
1975 - Mr. Michio Makihara tuned the Nissan S30Z. This vehicle had a 2868cc motor that achieved a time of 12''49 @ 0-400m.
1982 - Mr. Michio
Makihara tuned another S30Z, 3097cc that hit 253.08 Km/h
- "TRIAL Technical Service Shop" was formed in Osaka
1983 - "TRIAL Racing Sports Car Club" was formed and registered in the JAF
1984 -Nissan
S130Z 3097cc single turbo hit 279.07km/h, this record stood as the best in Japan
Later that year TRIAL tuned a Nissan s130z, 2868cc twin turbo that achieved 307.955km/h.
1986 -Company name was changed from "TRIAL Technical Service Shop" to "TRIAL Co. Ltd."
1987 -Women's racing team "Chameko Club" was started
1988 -"Marine Project" started and opened a shop named "R-ing"
1989 - TRIAL exhibited at the Osaka motor festival
1990 - TRIAL made
a supra JZA70 front lip spoiler. This spoiler achieved great sales as well as starting a
body kit boom in Japan
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1991 - 1999 HISTORY
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1991 - TRIAL Minami Osaka branch stared and "R-ing" closed
1992 - TRIAL joined the MX5 JAF race
1993 -Corporate contract was formed with the "TI circuit"
1994 - TRIAL was named the "General Champion" at tuners Cannon Ball festival in Japan
1995 - TRIAL created an original alloy wheel which was named "Zelda"
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1996 - TRIAL made a commercial contract with the Central Circuit
1997 -A Nissan Skyline GTR hit over 300km/h at YATABE test racing circuit. This vehicle was built in co-operation with "Option"
1998 -A Nissan Silvia S14
full body kit "SILVI-R" was created.
- TRIAL also built a "GC Impreza TRY - R" vehicle the same year.
-Opened a new branch in Takamatu
- "Trial Higashi Osaka" shop and "Minami-Osaka" shop became integrated
into "Tanjyo Mihara Osaka"
1999 - TRIAL entered a vehicle into the Cannon Ball race in the USA that run the whole distance from New York to Los Angeles
2000 - 2004
HISTORY
2000 - TRIAL created the second original alloy wheel "Zelda Magnum", which was exhibited at the Tokyo Motor Show
2002 -Toyota JZA80 Supra
was built with a 3SGT motor. It achieved a 59''888 lap at the Tsukuba Circuit
- TRIAL Tottori branch opened
- Toyota Celica ZZ231 recorded a 1'02''416 lap at the Tsukuba Circuit
2004 - TRIAL R33 GTR made the "TI Circuit" official best lap of 1`34``985
- TRIAL Honda NSX made a record lap of 59``830 in the NSX class at the Tsukuba
- TRIAL Mitsubishi EVO 8 made a record lap of 1`35``526 at the "TI Circuit"
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