You asked for it, you got it. Night drifting at Ebisu Minami Course. Head here to download the best size for your screen. -Dino Dalle Carbonare
What an amazing weekend this has been. My throat is still sore from breathing in three day's worth of tire smoke!! After covering the G1 Grand Prix on Friday and the Spring Drift Matsuri up in Ebisu Circuit, I have seen enough drifting to keep me satisfied for quite a while. By the early hours of Saturday morning all five main circuits at Ebisu
With 2010 fast approaching I can't help but wonder what the new year will bring. There will be tons of events waiting for us, close racing in various kinds of motorsport and new interesting cars that will help the automotive culture as a whole evolve. But as we begin another chapter I can't help but reminisce at what has helped shape the scene
I'm dedicating this second post on the Autumn Drift Matsuri to the first ever "G1-GP," an all-foreigner drift competition that was held at the Nishi (West) course on Sunday afternoon. With so many Aussies over for the event, Andy at Powervehicles.com came up with the idea of holding a little competition, especially seeing the high level
There is simply nothing like it, the Drift Matsuri is a truly unique event and this third and last one for 2009 has probably been my favorite. With the surrounding mountains around Ebisu Circuit exhibiting the most intense autumn colors drifters were as ever spoilt for choice with 8 tracks at their disposal for the whole weekend. I've selected my
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
... 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
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
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
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