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Posted
Oct 25 2009, 08:00 PM
by
Dino Dalle Carbonare
with 50 comment(s)
Well here’s a sight you don’t see everyday, even here at Ebisu! Not only was this guy drifting an NSX, “the Japanese super car,” but a modified NSX! The car has a wide body aero kit and engine tuning that includes aftermarket camshafts coupled with remapping via an HKS FconV Pro. The most amazing thing about the day was the way he transported all his drift equipment, including 6 spare wheels! Check it out… The expensive front bumper was removed to protect it from damage...
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Posted
Aug 17 2009, 10:25 AM
by
Rod Chong
with 16 comment(s)
I recently just went to Japan for a trip out to Ebisu and Maze Circuits to drive my Zenki S14 Silvia I have out there. I have actually owned this S14 since 2005, which I have been storing at Ebisu Circuit for special occasions like this. I haven’t been back over to Japan for a couple of years now, so I decided that it was time to go back and hit up some J-style circuits out there. Ebisu Circuit has 9 amazingly driftable and unique courses created beautifully within the lush, tree lined mountainsides...
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Posted
Aug 12 2009, 10:30 AM
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Dino Dalle Carbonare
with 28 comment(s)
I don't know about you but I'm the kind of guy that gets way too attached to things, especially cars. This is probably why I had a hard time seeing cool JDM drift cars get voluntarily smashed up at Ebisu this past weekend. Sure they are on their last leg, but the optimist in me always sees the potential in a car, after all everything can be fixed up right? But what would a Drift Matsuri be without missiles, cars like the mangled up RPS13 in the picture above, being smashed against the pit...
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Posted
Aug 11 2009, 07:15 AM
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Dino Dalle Carbonare
with 37 comment(s)
Ebisu circuit truly is a magical place. You could see it this past weekend at the Matsuri where the drifters were like kids in a candy store. Most wanted to sample all that the compound has to offer from the scary wall at the Minami course, to the blind crest at the Nishi short-course and the fast and more grip oriented Higashi. I was driving back and forth between circuits trying to get a glimpse of as much action as possible, not to mention checking out all the cars lined up in the pits and paddocks...
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Posted
Aug 10 2009, 09:00 AM
by
Dino Dalle Carbonare
with 26 comment(s)
It was back up to Ebisu circuit this past weekend for me, to cover the summer installment of the legendary Drift Matsuri, but little did I know the 48-hours of non-stop drifting would be joined by 48-hours of non-stop rain! Everyone there got soaked down to their underwear and socks but even the damp conditions didn't stop people from having fun. It was a superb event as ever, just a little less smoke than I was expecting! With the summer holiday season and Obon festival getting into full swing...
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Posted
Jun 25 2009, 03:00 AM
by
Dino Dalle Carbonare
with 9 comment(s)
When I was up in Ebisu for the D1 Street Legal the other week-end I heard the guys from Team Orange were going to organize a special car meet on Saturday night. With the promise of a night drifting exhibition there was no way I was going to pass this up, even if I was exhausted from shooting since the early hours. So after a quick one hour nap back at the hotel in Koriyama, it was straight back up to Ebisu. Just as I arrived Kumakubo and company were getting ready to go out on track, so I quickly...
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Posted
Jun 24 2009, 11:20 PM
by
Dino Dalle Carbonare
with 12 comment(s)
As I begin to get ready for my departure towards Okayama for this week-end's D1 Grand Prix event, I thought this would be a good time to wrap up the coverage from the D1 Street Legal round up in Ebisu....
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Posted
Jun 16 2009, 09:30 AM
by
Dino Dalle Carbonare
with 12 comment(s)
The Street Legal action over in Ebisu kicked off very early on Saturday morning, which meant I needed to get on the road by a frankly absurd 4 am to make my way up to Fukushima in time. What I like about covering both days of a D1 event is that you get to see a far broader selection of cars, not just the seeded and top qualifiers. Kazama Auto with Moty's had the biggest team at Round 2, with a total of five cars, the white JZX100 being the only one not to have the black/red Moty's Oil livery...
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Posted
Jun 14 2009, 09:00 AM
by
Dino Dalle Carbonare
with 24 comment(s)
What a week-end this has been! Two days of non-stop drifting as the D1 Street Legal guys battled it out at Ebisu circuit. I am beyond sleep deprived, so you will have to wait until tomorrow for a proper post on this action-packed event. For now, I've selected some teaser shots to keep you happy, but I'll be posting a lot more in the coming days, so make sure you check back! It has been a few years since I covered a Street Legal event and I was stunned at how both the cars and drivers have...
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Posted
May 08 2009, 12:23 PM
by
Rod Chong
with 11 comment(s)
... And another drift film... this time from Japan based drift film-maker Luke Huxham. He's teamed up with 7tune to produce this video from last weekend's Drift Matsuri at Ebisu Circuit...This is a short preview... expect a longer version to follow from him.
:R
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Posted
May 04 2009, 05:20 AM
by
Dino Dalle Carbonare
with 11 comment(s)
The picture of the "missile car" hitting the wall at Ebisu Minami seemed to go down well with everybody so I've made up a desktop. Grab the hi-res and low-res in the Desktops section. -Dino Dalle Carbonare
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Posted
Apr 07 2009, 03:39 PM
by
Mike Garrett
with 8 comment(s)
Is there such thing as too many drift videos? Probably not. Especially when they are shot at an event like the Drift Matsuri at Ebisu Circuit.
This video was sent to us by Luke of Hashiriya Exports, who also put together an interesting photo story on the Drift Matsuri and the lifestyle that surrounds it.
Check it out the story on his blog right here.
-Mike Garrett
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Posted
Apr 03 2009, 07:08 AM
by
Dino Dalle Carbonare
with 18 comment(s)
When Rod told me my first month here at Speedhunters would be a drift month, I was pretty excited. Over the years I have shot my fair share of drift specific cars, but in the last year or two it seems shops have just gone crazy. D1 is in the middle of a power war it seems, with the top teams coming up with more highly tuned engines every season. To keep up, smaller and less financially backed teams are doing the best they can, and one perfect example is the AWA Tire FD3S you see here. Jeroen did...
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Posted
Apr 01 2009, 10:11 AM
by
Dino Dalle Carbonare
with 21 comment(s)
There is so much stuff going on behind the scenes of a D1 event that it would be a real pity not to take a small look at the paddock area. So take a walk around with me as I show you some of the cooler stuff I saw at Ebisu this Sunday. The opening shot of the 1/10 scale HPI Racing RC drift car sitting right in front of its 1/1 scale big brother, is one I really enjoyed taking. The HPI staff saw me trying to get a good angle and helped me out by repositioning the car and dusting it off with a microfiber...
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Posted
Mar 31 2009, 07:42 PM
by
Dino Dalle Carbonare
with 13 comment(s)
Here is some more action from the season opener of the 2009 D1GP. For a first round Ebisu was packed full of action, a very different story to last year when the drivers were all struggling to get used to the newer, grippier surface. As you can see from the opening shot Nomuken was performing flawlessly all week-end and making full use of his power to cook those Dunlop Direzza tires. I really like this shot as the exhaust gasses pierce a hole through the cloud of smoke. And speaking of smoke.......
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Posted
Mar 29 2009, 09:53 AM
by
Dino Dalle Carbonare
with 30 comment(s)
It seems every time D1 hits Ebisu circuit the weather has something in store for the drift crazy crowds that flock to this, the temple of drift. For the 2009 season opener we were all pretty lucky as the day was mostly sunny but there was a constant reminder that winter is not quite over up in the Fukushima mountains, as snow fell down lightly at times and a bit heavier towards the the later part of the day as you can see from the opening picture above. Bet Tsuchiya-san & company were freezing...
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Posted
Mar 28 2009, 10:10 AM
by
Dino Dalle Carbonare
with 24 comment(s)
Well here is my first contribution to Speedhunters , and it will have to be a bit of a short one I'm afraid. Sleep deprived and exhausted from what I can only describe as a pretty hectic week-end, I prepared some teaser shots from today's action at the D1-GP 2009 opening round in Ebisu. 2009 looks like a year for chance for D1 starting with Super-GT driver Shinichi Yamaji joining the team as the new sub-judge. The car line-up is already looking a bit different this year and as we get into...
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Posted
Mar 11 2009, 07:50 AM
by
Alexi Smith
with 50 comment(s)
The entire time JR has spent in Japan has been a great example of cross-cultural exchange, centred around the common language of drifting. Even if you can't communicate with words, a simple clutch-kick and smoke of the tyres speaks volumes. So why is he standing next to a lady in a kimono? You'll have to read on to find out. To give JR a bit of much needed rest, we sent the supercharged Mustang on ahead on a truck to give him a bit of time to sleep before driving the 180-odd miles to Ebisu...
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Posted
Feb 22 2009, 07:39 PM
by
Antonio Alvendia
with 20 comment(s)
As another perfect weather weekend in Southern California finishes off, I find myself thinking about Japan more and more. Looking through one of my terabyte hard drives full of photos, I spotted this JZX100 in my D1 Street Legal folder. I was lucky enough to see and hear this in person... it was awesome. Just remembering the incredible sound of the turbocharged 2JZGTE engine roaring at high rpm, with the hollow sounding 6 cylinder exhaust note bouncing against the legendary blue walls and pit garages...
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Posted
Feb 05 2009, 10:30 AM
by
Antonio Alvendia
with 12 comment(s)
Ahhh AE86s. It's hard to believe that I've owned some of my AE86s for over 10 years. In fact, just last night I met up with some AE86 friends at Starbucks, and we were reminiscing about what our 86 lives were like ten years ago. It's certainly been a long time, but our AE86s have become a part of our lives, like members of our families. This goes out to one of my favorite AE86 teams ever - PEAK. Peak is a group of hardcore, dedicated drifters from Kanagawa Japan, who have built their...
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