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Friday, January 30, 2009
D1GP Japan 2009 Event Schedule Calendar
Ok, it's well into the new year and the 2009 D1GP Japan drift calendar is out so I'd better post it up here.
And then there's even this video that introduces each round and circuit.
Mark your calendars because this year's D1 in Japan is bound to have lots of wild turns with the new variety of drift cars appearing.
Notice how some of the rounds will be held back to back in one weekend? That means great for spectators who can watch 2 rounds over 2 days straight. But bad for drivers if they crash or break their cars on the first day.
Let me know if you're planning to make it for rounds 1 , 5 or 6 at Ebisu. You'll see me there so give me a shout out.
See ya aorund,
Stu
www.DriftinJapan.com
And then there's even this video that introduces each round and circuit.
Mark your calendars because this year's D1 in Japan is bound to have lots of wild turns with the new variety of drift cars appearing.
Notice how some of the rounds will be held back to back in one weekend? That means great for spectators who can watch 2 rounds over 2 days straight. But bad for drivers if they crash or break their cars on the first day.
Let me know if you're planning to make it for rounds 1 , 5 or 6 at Ebisu. You'll see me there so give me a shout out.
See ya aorund,
Stu
www.DriftinJapan.com
Labels: d1gp-japan-calendar-2009, d1gp-japan-schedule-2009
Thursday, January 29, 2009
New 2009 D1Japan Drift Cars Revealed - Mustang, Evo X, BMW
It's a brand new year and a new 2009 D1GP drift season is about to begin here in Japan!
With the new season also comes a few new D1 drift cars. It's always cool to see a new line up of cars from your favorite D1 GP Japan drivers.
Kumakubo's New Evo 10 Drift machine!
Kumakubo from Team Orange has yet another orange Evo drift car. He will debut in his newly prepped Lancer Evo X which he tested out at Tokyo Auto Salon earlier this month.
Rumors have it that Suenaga Naoto will be inherting Kuma's old Evo 9 to drive in the 2009 D1 season. Naoto was driving the orange GC8 Impreza for the last couple of years.
2008 D1 Japan Champion Daigo Saito Switches to American Muscle!
2008 D1 GP Japan champ Saito Daigo will be driving this red Ford Mustang in the 2009 D1 Gp Japan drift competition adding some "international" spice to the D1 mix this year.
Daigo won last years D1 GP Japan championship in his dark red Mark II Chaser.
It'll be interesting to see how this torquey American v8 machine handles on the Japanese drift circuits against the Japanese turbo units.
Some other changes to watch out for....
The color scheme of Suenaga Masao's FD Rx7 which used to be wrapped in the sky blue Amemiya colors will be racing in white, green and black...still the same car though by the looks of it.
Another change is the blue Toyo 180sx behind him which is what the 2007 D1 champion Kawabta will be driving in 2009. He used to drive a S15 Silvia which won him the trophy in the
This slick new 355i BMW is Ueno Takahiro's new drift machine!
Quite a radical change from the old red Vertex Soarer he was know for for so many years.
Apparently, the soarer is one of the hardest cars to drift. Good luck to him in his new "expensive" European weapon.
With a broad variety of new drift cars entering this years D1 season, it makes for some very interesting battles!
Can't wait to go to the first round in Ebisu in March.
Stay tuned as next I'll be posting the D1 GP 2009 Japan season calendar.
Cheers,
Stu
:)
With the new season also comes a few new D1 drift cars. It's always cool to see a new line up of cars from your favorite D1 GP Japan drivers.
Kumakubo's New Evo 10 Drift machine!
Kumakubo from Team Orange has yet another orange Evo drift car. He will debut in his newly prepped Lancer Evo X which he tested out at Tokyo Auto Salon earlier this month.
Rumors have it that Suenaga Naoto will be inherting Kuma's old Evo 9 to drive in the 2009 D1 season. Naoto was driving the orange GC8 Impreza for the last couple of years.
2008 D1 Japan Champion Daigo Saito Switches to American Muscle!
2008 D1 GP Japan champ Saito Daigo will be driving this red Ford Mustang in the 2009 D1 Gp Japan drift competition adding some "international" spice to the D1 mix this year.Daigo won last years D1 GP Japan championship in his dark red Mark II Chaser.
It'll be interesting to see how this torquey American v8 machine handles on the Japanese drift circuits against the Japanese turbo units.
Some other changes to watch out for....The color scheme of Suenaga Masao's FD Rx7 which used to be wrapped in the sky blue Amemiya colors will be racing in white, green and black...still the same car though by the looks of it.
Another change is the blue Toyo 180sx behind him which is what the 2007 D1 champion Kawabta will be driving in 2009. He used to drive a S15 Silvia which won him the trophy in the
This slick new 355i BMW is Ueno Takahiro's new drift machine!Quite a radical change from the old red Vertex Soarer he was know for for so many years.
Apparently, the soarer is one of the hardest cars to drift. Good luck to him in his new "expensive" European weapon.
With a broad variety of new drift cars entering this years D1 season, it makes for some very interesting battles!
Can't wait to go to the first round in Ebisu in March.
Stay tuned as next I'll be posting the D1 GP 2009 Japan season calendar.
Cheers,
Stu
:)
Labels: kumakubo-evo-X-10, lancer-evo-10-driftcar, new-d1-drift-cars-2009, saito-daigo-mustang-drift-car, ueno-bmw-drift-car
Monday, January 12, 2009
Do-It-Yourself Mid Engined Luxury Car
I just came across this video on youtube and couldn't stop laughing. It's not about Japanese drifting but if you like cars and funny videos, then this will be right up your alley.
I guess this is one way to make a mid-engined car easily.... ROFL.
Now we know where some of the backyard ricers learn how to do some of their cool mods.
Stu
I guess this is one way to make a mid-engined car easily.... ROFL.
Now we know where some of the backyard ricers learn how to do some of their cool mods.
Stu
Labels: funny-car-video, red-green-show
Saturday, January 10, 2009
RC Drifting In Japan
RC drifting is gaining popularity across the world. It's always been big in Japan here but it's getting even bigger!
I bought my RX-7 FD 1/10 scale drifter last spring and have recently been playing with it more and more since a new RC drift circuit opened in the next city, Koriyama.
I've been twice in two weekends...I tell ya, the better I get at RC drifting, the more fun it is!
This isn't my RC car but my mate Sakai san's, who is also a mechanic at the local GTR Skyline and Nissan specialty workshop. He loves RC drifting even more than real cars.
Check out his JZX100 Chaser with the Weld graphics!
I'm not the best photographer..it's hard to take small cars going fast!
Enjoy,
Stu - www.driftinjapan.com
:)
I bought my RX-7 FD 1/10 scale drifter last spring and have recently been playing with it more and more since a new RC drift circuit opened in the next city, Koriyama.
I've been twice in two weekends...I tell ya, the better I get at RC drifting, the more fun it is!
This isn't my RC car but my mate Sakai san's, who is also a mechanic at the local GTR Skyline and Nissan specialty workshop. He loves RC drifting even more than real cars.
Check out his JZX100 Chaser with the Weld graphics!
I'm not the best photographer..it's hard to take small cars going fast!
Enjoy,
Stu - www.driftinjapan.com
:)
Labels: chaser-rc-drift, rc-drift-japan, rc-drifting
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