As the sun set early on Tuesday afternoon the Super Class of MSC got down to the final battles. Here are the two Run Free AE86s flying past the apex of the judged corner, Yamashita grabbing second position overall making him the winner of the East-Japan league with 52 points. This is one car I haven't seen before, built by Auto Service Mori, a respected
I thought that for this second post from the MSC final it would be cool to take a walk through the paddock at Mobara's circuit, a great way to get a closer look at some of the cars that compete in this drift championship. There is always a nice mix of cars at MSC, all the way from the pro-looking machinery that competes in the Expert and Super classes
I found myself back in Mobara circuit yesterday, on a bitterly cold autumn morning, ready to get another drifting fix at the final round of this year's MSC Challenge. All the regulars we saw at Honjo in August were back, ready to score some final points in a last attempt to climb the point standings. There were also tons of other cool rides participating
Reading the comments to the D1 Divisional posts, some of you were asking for video footage from Mobara. Well it just so happens that Luke over at Hashiriya Exports sent me the link to a video he just put together. Luke is now busy editing the second part with all the tsuiso battles. Don't forget to hit the "HD" button and enjoy the action
The rain-soaked action from the D1 Divisional in Mobara continues with this opening shot from one of the tsuiso battles. Baby blue? For a drift car? Why not...this JZX100 was definitely getting the attention it deserved! I think this might have been the only time that Bomber Yamamoto wasn't on the mic! He literally keept a running commentary throughout
A couple of days before I got a call from Rod telling me I had to meet up with him in Italy for a last minute Speedhunting trip, I was getting soaked in Mobara. The event? D1 Divisional, where aspiring drifters compete to get the sought after points needed to certify for a D1 Street Legal license. For me these are the events that best represent the