Shaken! What is it? In this little article, I will try to shed some light on the terrifying beast that shaken seems to be in everyone’s mind. Let’s start at the very beginning, with the words itself. Shaken consists of 2 kanji (Chinese) characters, the kanji for car 車 (sha) and the kanji for examination… Read More Shaken for Project Kouki! WHAT?!
Every year in Japan, everyone gets a break from work on national holidays scattered around the calendar, the most famous being Golden Week in early May. Today though is one that probably isn’t well known, or considered a national holiday in any other country, although I could be wrong. The Vernal Equinox was observed this… Read More A Day in the Rain at Bihoku’s Course B
It’s been about a year since I completed V1 of Project Kouki. Over the New Years break, I decided to start buying up parts to refresh the car. With the snow in Japan, it’s hard to run the car low, therefore I had it at monster truck height and had some snow tyres on. Come… Read More Project Kouki: V2 Completed
10/10 is how I would rate this day that was. It was by far my favourite drift day that I have participated in since I have been living here in Japan. The event was called ‘DD Heroes 3’ or ‘DDH’ for short, and as you can guess, was the 3rd year running. It was held… Read More DD Heroes 3: Drifting the High Ground
The weekend was finally upon us, DClub GP and C’s Garage in collaboration with Stacked Inc. had managed to summon the drift legends Naoki Nakamura and Miki Takagi of the infamous Team Burst to our shores. The opportunity to see these two drivers tear up our local tracks was something we were all eager to… Read More DClub GP: Bringing The Heat
This event found its way onto my radar when Akifumi from Yama-Channel uploaded coverage from the 2016 event. It brings two things together that are usually separate. Separate they’re not so unique, but together, in the same car, it’s a different story indeed. It’s a one-day event with two main entertainment aspects: drifting, and super… Read More DoriDore: Drift & Dress-Up 2017
After leaving the WEKfest show, I thought it would be a good time to have a look at the main parking area before heading back to the trusty Silvia. I wasn’t wrong, like usual, the amount of modified cars in the parking area was astonishing. From the usual slammed Nissans, to the more unusual Jaguars,… Read More WEKfest: Parking Area Glory
Moving to Japan, and purchasing a modified JDM car is the dream of so many. I’m lucky enough to turn that dream into reality, what was only an idea a few years ago, has now turned into my life. Working in Japan, driving in Japan, going to various circuits in Japan all seems so surreal.… Read More Project Kouki: V1 Completed
Golden Week, possibly one of the busiest weekends in Japan for Japanese people. It’s a time where 4 public holidays are all close together. With a couple of extra days of leave left this working year, I grabbed the opportunity to take a massive 9 day holiday. The holiday was packed with events all around… Read More SR All Star Meeting 2017
