Aside from being one of the most bespoke and strange drift builds of all time seeing a slammed Jeep drifting around a course is quite a sight to see. The video was translated by the YouTube uploader so you can grasp a little preview of what went into this insane Jeep drift build. What do you think of his project?
If you happen to be one of the 43,000,000 homes that picks up MAV TV which includes a ton of great motorsports programming then set your DVR to record today at 5:00pm EST or Saturday again at 12:0pm EST to record The Racing Insiders. Our head editor Joey Redmond joins the cast to talk about the state of drifting in Japan and the United States. The cast mentions going to spec cars and where can you practice to become a pro in America? All these questions and more answered on The Racing Insiders today!
Just one of the awesome clips we captured at the Spring Matsuri Drift Heaven week at Ebisu Circuit was this group of drivers mounting tires by hand. This one drifter we captured on film could mount a whole tire ready for air in 56 seconds using his hands, feet, and a crowbar. Sit back and watch this awesome feat.
The G1GP series for those who are not familiar is a fun series for foreigners to compete in from all over the world where drifting started in Japan. The series found 50+ drivers for yesterdays event at Ebisu Circuit. The qualifying sessions are done in a similar Formula 1 style. The event is split into four run groups and each run group goes out on the track at one time to qualify and the judges then pick the top drivers to advance into a Top 16. During one of the last run groups this happened to shut down the track for a few minutes. Both drivers got out just fine but one car is going to be retired for the weekend of Matusri we believe after this hit. Huge thanks to Enjuku Racing for helping us make the trek out to Japan for G1GP and Matsuri weekend!
The MSC series is well known for its team tandem competitions and less corporate/political vibe than other professional series around the world. Here is a video from TriangleXhamadajyuku showing off team tandem clips and some insane first turn entries by various cars. This one flat black S15 with the largest rear wing I have ever seen on a drift car performs a few entries that are impressive including the one at the closing of the video.
Here is a three and a half minute video from Maiham-Media taking you around the Japanese street drift scene. This is quite a different street night scene from the BMW M5 street attack video we saw earlier this week. On top of it all this is some of the best shot night street drifting we have seen in some time. Sit back and enjoy a few minutes from the underworld of the Japanese industrial streets.
We just assume that you guys never get tired of watching these crazy videos from Japan’s grassroots scene because we never do at the Wrecked Magazine office. Even with poking around this YouTube owner’s http://ameblo.jp/ blog I still really couldn’t figure out much information about the video event or what track they were at but just sit back and enjoy this one anyway.
Daigo Saito has recently purchased the Dodge Challenger that was formerly driven by Sam Hubinette. This new addition to his V8 collection is being shipped straight from New Zealand (where Saml and Daigo competed in the Red Bull Drift Shifters event) to Japan to possibly compete in some form for the 2013 season. We have gotten a confirmation 100% he purchased the car but plans seem a tad unclear. This would be a great purchase for D1GP but seems quite overpowered for the tighter Formula Drift Asia courses. Daigo is rumored to also be building a new Dodge Viper for some drifting but no real informatin on on this project other than some passing rumors. We will keep you updated with the movements on these chassis but they sound pretty awesome.
Here is one of the first videos from Matsuri with some series car on car tandem action from the weekend. So close in tandem these guys are high fiving and knocking on each other’s hood while flying around the Ebisu Circuit. You cannot watch enough Matsuri coverage and here is an example from the most recent festival.
Walker Wilkerson was the one who actually made us aware of this Honda Jazz replica of his Formula Drift car and we just love it. I know you have seen NASCAR donks/replicas before but this is just awesome. It turns out someone in Japan loves Walker Wilkerson so much they are running his sponsor logos such as Fatlace, Seibon Carbon, and Haltech along with number plates (Walker is actually #95) that have a similar look to the Formula Drift one. This guy even nailed the wheel powdercoating with the same exact wheels that Walker runs in Formula Drift. Have you seen a Formula Drift replicated build like this before? If so, we would love to see some pictures!
UPDATE: I found the owner of this car on Instagram and he did correct us saying he lives in Indonesia and not Japan as we were told before.
