RETROSPECTIVE>>TOP 10 DRIFT CARS OF ALL TIME PT.2

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dom — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 17:53:45 GMT

i don't know where you guys though up this list, but it's wrong.

RETROSPECTIVE>>TOP 10 DRIFT CARS OF ALL TIME PT.3

Speedhunters — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 13:12:44 GMT

It's time to finish up our look at the top 10 drift cars of all time and reveal our pick for number one. Before we reveal the top car, let's first look at some of our "honorable mentions". These are cars that made people's lists

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austin — Sun, 10 Aug 2008 20:40:33 GMT

what abotu Koguchi's black /green 180sx? that was inspiration to alot of 240sx hatch people in the states

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Steven — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 01:34:53 GMT

Ueno's JZZ30 definitely belongs on the list.

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Da Meanace — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 07:52:04 GMT

Great work so far.

I guessed all but the drift king's Ae86 in 6-2.

Your reasoning made sence however.

There is two GTO's (the original which got destroyed at irwindale and the one Dai's driving) and doesn't Imamura own the other Apexi RX7?

I can see peoples reafoning about cars such as Uenos Soarer and Hariguchis FC but they didn't win many events but they do have a lasting effect on drifting.

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Section09 — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 07:01:11 GMT

Brian I totally agree with you about the original street styled 180sx. I was just saying the orange drift cars were the first cars I ever saw drifting. We never go to pleasure of seeing the original trimmed drifter X car here in the east coast. I dont think those cars were terrible tho, they were fun drift cars to watch.

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ProTree — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 06:10:50 GMT

DONT TELL ME THAT VIPER IS NUMBER ONE. if it is then you guys should rename this to the top 10 drift cars that competed in the US

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Chris Mendoza — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 04:53:31 GMT

Haruguchi and Ueo at Bihoku, Taniguchi at every track, Everyone from Marionette, Nightzone, and Nightwalkers.

These are all the people and cars that influenced me the most and it's sad to only see two of them on there. When I see more American cars out at drift events I'll start to believe that those cars were influential drift cars.

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dousan — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 04:33:42 GMT

WHAT

i mean i love kenji he's a great friend and i rode w/ him many times but this list is WACK im sorry.

HEre's my list and im serious becuse these cars INFLUENCE the cars we have now imo.

in no order because i didnt take THAT much time.

ueo ae86 before the big sponsors. even when it was black and privateer it was nuts

haruguchi fc3s. seriously. big wing CRAZY angle. that was unknown in 01/02

taniguchi s15...was yellow went red. pre BIG HKS setup.

kazama/boss s15. red and then blue. awesome car. brought him way up in D1GP

suenaga FD3s. RE built car. amazing sound and driving speed by suenaga

saito daigo jzx100 markII. there's so few 4 doors (takahashi chaser...meh) that rule. this one rules.

nomura ER34. seriously.

kumakubo subaru. amazing work of art. full race car for drifting

koguchi 180sx. need there be mroe? greatest 180 built ever.same car FOR YEARS.

kuroi s13...rb26dett privateer status. old timer.

anyways thats my list of top 10

all usa drivers were pretty much influenced by one of those cars. im sure some wouldnt agree but they be lying to themselves. or have too big an ego to admit it.

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Z31SPL — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 04:24:59 GMT

Tezuka's JZX81 sounded insane, Fukuda's yellow 180 and his unreal entry speeds, Hariguchi 's FD and FC were way ahead of their time with the huge rims, huge wings, and huge bn aero. They didn't leave ahuge impact but they carried the privateer spirit through the eventuall transformation d1 went through around the 03 and 04 seasons with their originality and determination. Take Tezuka for example, an old, heavy 4-door obviously can't remain competitive against the modern works teams. But he still showed up event after event many times after wrecks, probably knowing if he made it to top16 he would face a far newer, lighter, and expensive machine. That WAS what it was all about.

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leongsoon — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 02:01:16 GMT

This is a wild wild guess, I'm guessing Koguchi's black 108SX, or maybe Orido's Ridox Supra, but deep down I'm hoping it's the RE Amemiya FD3S!

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Johnathan — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 01:15:54 GMT

Please change this to "Top 10 "COMPETITION" drift cars of all time! :(

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vitrium — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 23:06:43 GMT

Fujiwara Tofu AE86?

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Absolution — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 22:04:15 GMT

idk about you guys, but I feel like Haruguchi's FC and his massive VIP wheel drift style should be here. idk, that's just me. And the RE-Amemiya RX-7.

I feel like a JZX chassis should be up here somewhere.

Mike, maybe this should have been a top 15 or 20. But still, really good posts.

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Brian Harte — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 21:38:30 GMT

section 9 - don't get me wrong here. I do NOT want to give the impression that the ORANGE signal cars were cool. Those were terrible. The ORIGINAL blue maziora painted one with all the street car fixins.

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Section09 — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 21:34:01 GMT

Agree on the original Signal Auto S15 faced 180. Drifter X and XL days were so cool. First time I've seen pro drifting live was a Signal auto demo.

UENO has to be in there because his car is one of most recognizable with the drift sport. Its pretty much the only true competitive Soarer and its been in the game since D1 was born in japan.

I dont think any Z should be on the list. There hasnt been an impact or a memorable car in the drift scene with any Z. I do really like forsbergs Z's tho. The latest one is just awesome to watch and listen to. Oh yea the Taniguchi S15 is also good too, I remmber the mobara circuit vids from ADVAN with all those older cars.

Good job on the list but in the future you guys should do a voting poll or something like that. This way you let the readers decide. Maybe change these post ttiles to SPEEDHUNTERS top 10. Its a great list but so many of us disagree.

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C.James — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 21:15:57 GMT

both of forsberg's 350z

the sr z was the first real competitive z chassis

his v8 z started the drop a v8 into a japanese chassis movement and

it showed that its still possible for a privateer to be sucessful in US drifting

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P.Haire — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 20:46:40 GMT

I agree with Brian about Ueno's Soarer. It could be number 10 because of it's long standing in D1 and the fact that it's been all over the world. I'll just continue on down the line with my own list.

9. Nomuken's ER34- Little guy, big car, big smoke.

8. JR's Mustang- It's a big hairy American winning machine. It's loud and flashy and

7. Forsberg's orange 350z- Yes 2 DA cars but DA is American Drifting and that car combines Japanese and American influences perfectly.

6. Team Burst Silvias- These guys aren't even pros and they're known around the world.

5. Ueo's AE86- Foot to the floor 4AG screaming up and down the touge and at D1 events.

4. Haraguchi's yellow FC- One of the best looking drift cars ever. Don't forget backwards entries at Bihoku.

3. Kazama's green S15- Great car great driver and even though he wasn't driving it was the first car I saw tear up HTM.

2. Taniguchi's personal S15- Won the very first D1GP championship and it looked like a daily driver.

1. Koguchi's black 180sx- Pushed the boundry of the S chassis both in style and performance.

WOW, that was alot harder than expected.

honorable mentions: Hibino's crazy sr powered Levin, Mad Mike's spaceship FD, All of Team Orange's Subby drift cars.

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Namakeshi — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 20:23:45 GMT

Ueno or Kazama... yeahh...

But Kazama is agood drifter and that car win the D1GP and Ueno never won the d1gp.

But Ueno's car... is pure style when you see fiber doors... that is thanks to Ueno's car...

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Brian Harte — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 19:21:01 GMT

Oh, I did not realize that you didn't do number one yet!

It has got to be Kazama S15.

I understand people's opinion on Ueno JZZ30, but..... I don't think it made any kind of Impact.

...ok cool he has been driving one since 2001/2002 or so.

I don't think many people have followed and made Soarers into drift cars. Sure there are a couple, but... meh.

Top Secret S15 - No. It is just a basic S15 drift car (well, "basic" as far as D1 anyways) But, it is nothing compared to the S15 driven by Kazama or Taniguchi.