![]() ![]() It's not necessarily a bad thing – I think all this positive momentum is good for the growth of drifting as a sport. Think about it – you hardly ever hear about it in English-language magazines or other media outlets, even though the writers and editors seem to visit Japan all the time… and these days in the media, all we ever hear about is Formula Drift and drifting's move towards more professionalism and bigger sponsors and more of a traditional motorsports feeling. ![]() I think it was really cool to hear that someone who has spent their lifetime being intensely passionate about traditional motorsports like Le Mans, Formula 1, and FIA GT (Speedhunters' own Rod Chong) loved seeing the Japanese street scene with his own eyes – for a while, I thought I and certain friends of mine were the only ones who still cared about the grassroots street drifting style in Japan. Rod told me was pretty taken aback with the things he saw and experienced when we attended the MSC event at Honjyo Circuit apparently it was the first time he experienced Japanese street drifting style firsthand, and was pretty amazed by it. ![]() Those of you who have read previous stories I've written in magazines, or in my hardcover book, Drifting: Sideways from Japan to America, might have read some of the things I've written about Japanese drifting culture and street drifting style. ![]()
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