Drifting in japan

[Otakuanbu]

how is it and how do the cops act?

cuz im goin next year and wanted 2 maybe drift
or ride shotgun in a street race

[Cyclamen]

Drifting in Japan is awesome, the japanese started it and they rock at it.
A lot of super hot drift cars can be seen by night on some popular mountain passes. A lot of young people tune up their cars and race. The police pretend not to see these drifterm, they tolerate them until they race by night on closed roads. Instead, when they race in the city or on open streets, the police is very hard on them.
Anyway, getting into the drift scene there isn't easy as watching Fast and Furious Tokyo Drift. A lot of people have seen and liked the movie, they get to Japan and are like "omg now I'll challenge the best guy, win and I'll be the next drift king".
True drifting has nothing to do with Tokyo Drift or Initial D, but it's indeed great fun.
You will never be able to drift in Japan at all unless you:
1. have your own car (no one will be so stupid to lend his precious car to a total stranger)
2. have a japanese driving license or an international permit (you have to bring your car to the mountains on public roads, and if you get in trouble, and it turns out you aren't able to drive there, you're so screwed! )
3. are able to drift (people take their cars on popular mountain passes to drift, not to bump into some guy who smashes his car on their precious rides!)
4. know some people who are into drift there (they will introduce you to other people and to the courses).

[Kirby2007]

It sounds really dangerous.

[Cooljapan]

drifting is fun..but it needs a lot of practice and money too....

[MarkDuff]

Originally Posted by Kirby2007

It sounds really dangerous.

It is but if you know what your doing you shouldn't have a problem.

[typesblur]

haha watch some JDM insiders gives you a basic look at how much they are running from the cops for a 20-30 minute fix thats in my opinion way worth it because some of their spots are way sweeter than the ones they have where i live

and thiis may sound REALY cheesy but check out mt. haruna (akina) or any of the other initial D courses. but of course the real name mt.'s its almost a sure bet that youl run into some racers/drifters 3 or 4 in the moring.

[forgotenmemory]

What is drifting?

[typesblur]

Originally Posted by karmazfriend

Getting sideways baby! You have to set up you car in the proper fashion. You must have a little power as well. But if you do not have your suspension set up/ stiffened up, you will kill your car. When practicing try using tires that are almost bald. You also must have some real nice footwork.

/sigh you dont NEED to have your car setup for drifting and you dont NEED a little power to drift. its all in the drivers skill of what he can unlock in the car. remember to make power you need control

i found it easier to learn on a completly stock car then when you progress in skill add more power mods and what not

[noodle]

i'm gonna sound really stupid... But does anything like what was in the film "tokyo drift" actaully exist out there?

[typesblur]

Originally Posted by noodle

i'm gonna sound really stupid... But does anything like what was in the film "tokyo drift" actaully exist out there?

to some extent but mostly no....i wish i could get a $25k car keys tossed to me and be able to drive a veilside FD that the bodykit alone at the time was 10k