Drifting in japan
 

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:D

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).

It sounds really dangerous.

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

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

haha watch some JDM insiders :mtongue: 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 :vsign:

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.

What is drifting?

/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 :mtongue:

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

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 :D

hahaha, wouldn't we all!! :D i might have to check these places out... i use to go crusing (modded cars and stuff) in london. It was good, but i always wanted to see what the japanese could do!!

Here's a vid of some real street drifting from the touges near Osaka:

MySpaceTV Videos: Osaka Touge by Eddyyyyyy

note how real drift cars are all 'boro-sha' (old and beaten up) because they get driven and used properly, by drivers who spend money on tyres and performance parts, unlike the 'tokyo drift' style fancy show-cars :D

yes, im into drifting and stunt driving. a friend of mine who survived a fatal wreck, while racing, inspired me to be a drifter when i grow up. the only prob is that i dont know HOW to drift.

Whaaaat? :rolleyes:

typesblur,what you call drifting? Sitting in BMW 318 1992 and trying to make impression on a girls ??
For a good drifting you have to have a strong and good working tires,powerful suspension,rear wheel drive and at least 300hp.Yes,it depends from a driver too(mainly).

Thats funny, my old 180sx with 220bhp drifted no problem, the new owner hs even placed 2nd in an amature drift competition with it!

My 120hp eunos roadster with cheap tires drifts nicely too! :rolleyes:

What about all of the 130hp AE86's?? They seem to drift ok too!

In the uk there are loads of people drifting volvos 340's BMW E30 320's 318is etc

You do not need big power to drift, you just need a RWD car, LSD (or a welded/locked diff!) some better suspension and preferably a bucket seat to hold you in place! :ywave:

I agree with you.But the point is that I was talking about serious drifting.If you wanna drift on the streets and be 100% sure you wont crash your car,you have to make ready your car.Drifting somewhere in underground garage or in a parking zone,kinda not a profesional class.When I was in UK working,I have seen some drifters messing around in London area,Weybridge.One car was Toyota Altezza,Nissan Silvia and Ford mustang.I was impressed,they had a perfect tuning not only from outside but and from inside.And these cars are not for drifting in a garage,they made to drift on the streets.That is what I am talking about :)

You can drift most anything with rear wheel drive and somethings that aren't. I've been drifting now for the past 5 years. I own a s14, aka later model Nissan 240sx (selling it this weekend though hopefully) and have seen most everything possible slide at the track it all depends on the driver and experience.

Power is good to have when drifting, but not necessary. It just makes things more fun. Although, with Hachi's having your foot to the floor the entire time is quite fun as well as the engine screams the entire time :) .

Its fun when you have money. Its a verrry expensive hobby. I hope to build another strictly track car in the future because I took my street s14 a bit too far and coudln't drive it on the street and ended up getting a second car, but can't afford to keep both so selling the drift car for now.

Already speculating what to buy in a year when I have some more money on my hands.

As I said you all are right.The thing is that some people call drifting with bmw 318 reg1992 others call drifting with brand new mustang or something like that.For me drifting much more awesome with a powerful car.Same as you,I have good drifting skills and I prefer only powerful,prepared cars.Then in the strees I am better than other because I am sure in my car.I know what she can do and what she can't.

Any more details on this drifting mustang in the uk? Mustangs are quite rare in the UK and I've never seen or heard of any drift prepared ones at any events nor have heard of one on any of the local forums, car clubs etc? Was it an older model or newer one?

It would make a change from all of the s13, s14, r32 and E30 bmw's that are the most common types of drifters in the uk :)

Whats your drift car?

Where can I see drifting in Japan?
 

Can anyone advise on where you can see drifting on a track?
Are there any websites that list drifting events in Japan?

Cheers

Mustangs are rare in the UK? haha they are a dime a dozen here! xD As much as a love the Silvia line, they are just like the mustang in the drift world and its hard to stand out. Although looking good may attract the girls, invest in getting at least an LSD and upgrading suspension if you are serious about drifting. Another reason why older cars are used may be its weight as they are lighter. Firm bucket seat, manual transmission, LSD, RWD, modified ebrake and a nice set of tires should be a good start. =3 Just to get off the streets, anyone knows what a pro drifter gets paid? If going in an oval a million times gets a paycheck, surly drifting is more than a hobby to some. Even if there is little or no pay, the joy of having sponsers must be bliss. The coolest drift car has got to be JIC's 600HP Porsche GT2! O.O

These are the main two championships in japan, so will have details of plenty of events on their sites:

D1 GRAND PRIX official web site

MSC

or here is the website for Tsukuba race track, which hosts a lot of events:

Tsukuba Circuit Web Site

:ywave:


Akoni, the reason Mustangs are rare over here is because they were never an official model sold in dealerships, so all the ones you find here are LHD and imported from America ;)

Cool forum , it's talking about jdm and drift ^^ :rheart:

I've done it once....in a deserted parking lot...Shhhhhhh ^_~

oh please, i already drove a viper, i vandalize buildings, and i drink alcahol, and im almost 14. not that im an alcaholic. cause im not. they call me the bad@ss chick.

Don't judge me! o_O'
I didn't ask for your life story!
I was only stating a simple fact...
Hope you like re-hab in five years! ^~

i think there is more people on here from the states than there is from japan. i was hoping for more japanese people. i could be wrong i just dont see them as much as people from the states

YouTube - Team Orange Tsuiso Tutorial

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pqKFx...feature=fvwrel

YouTube - DAIKOKU 大黒PA 2009/12/04 外向き JAPAN

YouTube - Illegal Street Drifting in Japan

YouTube - DAIKOKU 大黒PA 2009/10/30 電飾 JAPAN

YouTube - DAIKOKU 大黒PA 2009/10/30 バニング JAPAN

need 4 speed :mtongue:

本物のドラッグマシン持ち込んだり横田基地の奴等が来 てた頃が懐かしい

ゼロヨン全盛の時代の人？

全盛期が何時かは知らんが
南部、幕張、府中、青梅、多摩センター、C1外回り、大� ��水、城山、狭山
なんかが毎週末お祭りだった頃の人
竹下通りでやってた頃は知らない、Midnightの連中が隠居� ��た後？

全盛期は青山って聞いたことありますね。　幕張とか府 中とかってことは多分俺と同世代？　最近の府中はロー ライダー多いっすね

i feel lonely here too

東八3車線（例の場所）の頃かな
横田のにーちゃんらお巡りさんに花火撃ったり
某Shopがトラックでドラッグマシン持ち込んだりちょっ� �やり過ぎてた頃
Zが事故って一時期バイクだけだったけど・・・
S12~S14出た頃まで遊んでたかな

公道レースで火花バチバチドラッグバーとかパラシュー トブレーキとか？　ちょっとってゆーか、かなりやり過 ぎっすよ　それ　:D

I dont know why i even bother to learn to speak japanese.... i cant read it worth a flip!...

日本でドリフトをやったことあります。
埼玉県の本庄サーキットと福島県のｴﾋﾞｽ・ｻｰｷｯ ﾄで走行会に何回も出ました。
お金かかりすぎて、辞めました。

けっこう楽しいですが、金持ちの人ではないとやらない 方がいいかなと思います。