Some raw footage that I filmed of the ex-SuperMade C33 Laurel drifting at Meihan Sportsland last month. It looked like the new owner was having a blast getting to grips with what was one of the more unique cars to compete in Formula Drift Japan. I must admit, I have […]
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Toby of Monky London fame was one of the drivers joining in the fun at the Street Track Life drift event at Driftland the other week, putting his battered JZZ30 Soarer on the door of anyone that was ahead of him. He’s just released the first instalment of his drift […]
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Here’s some on-board footage of me drifting my SR20 powered C33 Laurel at Driftland during the Street Track Life Drive Harder practice days that I organised. For these days I swapped my knuckles over to 326POWER Bancho Knuckles and they felt great – if you’re interested in a set for […]
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The simple drift practice day seems to be a dying breed nowadays. With an ever-increasing focus on competitions and large scale events that place an emphasis on entertainment in order to draw spectators, very rarely does anybody seem to say “just show up and hone your skills with no pressure”. […]
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When you think of Naoki Nakamura, you probably associate him with a pink and purple PS13 being thrown against a wall of sorts, all while smashing the rev limiter and blaring a distinctive SR20 soundtrack. On that note, let me introduce you to his new car, where only the pink […]
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I always dreamed that, one day, I’d get to blog about a grassroots drift day at Meihan Sportsland. Last Wednesday, I found myself driving along the expressway from Osaka in the sweltering heat alongside my friend Eiichi, himself an O.G drifter of Tinker fame. I was exhausted from our hectic schedule, feeling […]
Read MoreYesterday afternoon my friend Eiichi took me to visit Meihan Sportsland. Having spent countless hours on YouTube watching footage from the circuit you can probably imagine how excited I was just to be attending, let alone how happy I was to see D1 legends such as Akinori Utsumi, Seimi Tanaka […]
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As far as things go with BMW E36s in the European drift scene, there isn’t really too much variation when it comes to styling. Marc Huxley of Huxley Motorsport-fame thought it was time to switch things up when working on his own E36 and, after a lot of hard work, I’m […]
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I spotted this 4-door Skyline in the Motorland Mikawa pits at the A-Bo-Moon-organised R32-only drift day. Not only did it look great but, further inspection revealed this build was also wonderfully simple. Pretty exterior with basic mechanicals: this is something that a lot of UK and European builds could learn […]
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