golden era
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Up close and personal with the Kunny’z D1 JZX100 Chaser
Tucked away, surrounded by wheel boxes and stock, on the top floor of a parts store in Chiba lies the original Kunny’z JZX100 Chaser that competed in D1GP in the 2000s and remains there to this day. This is my personal favorite livery of all the Kunny’z D1 cars, and seeing it up close was…
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Catching up at 3UP with D1 legend Mikami-san
Whenever I arrive in Japan, my first stop is to catch up with Daikichi, stock up at a conbini, and visit his father, Mikami-san, at 3UP—a legendary tuning shop in Saitama specializing in S-chassis and SR20s. Mikami-san is a true icon, having competed in D1GP and D1SL in the 2000s, driving a 180SX, S14, and…
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The Car Modify Wonder A31 is still alive
Before I arrived in Japan, my good friend @sotobo_oldschool messaged me to say he had something from the early D1 days that he knew I’d love to see when I came to Japan. He dropped a few hints, but I wanted to keep it semi-mysterious so I could be surprised. We met up at a…
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Where it all began
I thought it would be fitting for my first blog post to cover the first drift event I ever attended in person. It was the 2004 Full Lock Motorsports Drift Nationals at Calder Park Raceway here in Melbourne, which pulled an impressive crowd of 8,000 attendees. After spending a few years watching videos and seeing…
Garage Sokudo 