A new series, a new season, new drivers, and new cars, it’s a lot of new things to process. All drivers and their cars seem foreign to me now. I didn’t follow Formula Drift Japan while living in New Zealand, so it’s like starting from scratch. Over this season I will have a look at… Read More The Favourites: New Cars, New Drivers
Just like any event in Japan, big or small, it’s never a bad idea to spend 30-minutes strolling through the carpark to see what gems can be found hiding in between the daily kei cars and 4 door cruisers. During lunchtime on the final day at Formula Drift Japan, there was some downtime, so with… Read More FD Japan: Lurking in the Parking Area
I was in Tokyo again, the city that never sleeps, and while it wasn’t supposed to be a car related trip, some things just can’t be helped. I wasn’t too sure if there was going to be an event on in Odaiba this particular weekend, but thought I’d give it a chance anyway. I told… Read More Itasha Heaven: The Weird and the Wonderful
With Formula Drift Japan Round 1 at Suzuka Twin Circuit coming to a completion last weekend, I thought I’d take a few minutes to explain some things I learnt while attending the event. We’ll have a look at 5 things that I found either interesting, or different to D1NZ (the national drifting championship in New… Read More 5 Things I learnt at Formula Drift Japan Round 1
Osaka Auto Messe (OAM), is one of the bigger automotive events held in Japan. You can think of it as Tokyo Auto Salon’s (TAS) little brother if you like. We’d hoped to go to an event like this for years. This was our reason for moving to Japan, to be indulged in Japanese car culture.… Read More Osaka Auto Messe: Opening Up Japan’s Automotive Culture
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