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SK14SPL S14 Silvia in Japan
I’ve finally been reunited with the SK14SPL S14 Silvia since buying it earlier this year, and it was looking a little neglected. The car has been with Mikami-san at 3UP, who went through the whole thing and refreshed most areas to make it as reliable as possible. The mission? Just to get back behind the…
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A Saturday night at Toto House in Kanagawa
Located deep in Kanagawa near the seaside town of Odawara, Toto House isn’t your average tuning shop, it’s one with deep roots in the early days of drifting. When my friend Jeff invited me to visit, I excitedly accepted. It’s somewhere I’ve wanted to go for a long time, and for good reason. Toto House…
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Garage Sokudo Matsuri 2025 Recap
Well, what a weekend. I took yesterday to switch off and reflect on how successful the Garage Sokudo Matsuri was on Saturday. I wanted to create an event that really embraced the Japanese car culture we all love so much and bring together a community of likeminded people, and that’s exactly what we did. Honestly,…
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A day at Pro Shop Wave in Kanagawa
Back in 2023 while out in Kanagawa, I finally had the chance to visit the legendary shop, Pro Shop Wave. If you’ve ever browsed through old issues of Drift Tengoku from the 2000s, you’ve probably seen their ads, absolutely packed with tiny images of coilovers, LSDs, wings, and everything in between. The shop has been…
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Garage Sokudo Matsuri 2025
This year we’re putting together something we’ve wanted to do for a long time – a day to celebrate the cars and the community that make Garage Sokudo what it is: Garage Sokudo Matsuri. Matsuri means festival in Japanese, and that’s exactly what we want this day to be. We’ll be taking over the big…
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Thursday night at Brothers Kebabs in Sydney
For anyone who doesn’t know, every week a bunch of the boys from drift team TBK meet at Brothers Kebabs. That’s where the name “Team Brothers Kebabs” comes from, a simple tradition of grabbing a kebab, talking cars, and enjoying each other’s company. Oh, and did I mention they all have great taste in cars…
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Shinzo Garage One Year Anniversary
I love seeing car people with a passion and a taste for curation, thats why I really appreciate the guys at Shinzo Garage. If you don’t know, Shinzo Garage is a Melbourne based vartiety shop with a bunch of well curated goods, everything from old Japanese DVD’s, stickers, small selection of wheels and a collection…
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SK15SPL V3 Livery
I finally managed to get some more detailed photos of the new V3 livery on the SK15SPL demo car. This livery pays homage to some of the great brands and workshops of the 2000s, many of whom I’m lucky enough to now call friends. The design itself is a completely custom tribal base in red…
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Final Bout Special Stage – Mobara Twin Circuit
Back in March earlier this year, we finally got the chance to attend a Final Bout event, not in the USA, but in Japan, at Mobara Circuit in Chiba Prefecture. If you’re not familiar, Final Bout is a grassroots drifting event judged on team drifting and style, unlike professional drifting which focuses on clipping points,…
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