You know, I've been going to race tracks all my life, but I've never, ever seen anything like Ebisu Circuit. Set into the hills of the Fukushima District in Japan, it's a series of 8 tracks, each specifically designed for drifting. What a thought!
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What is even more amazing to me, is the automotive culture that surrounds the track complex. On any given weekend you'll find scores of street drift cars on the various circuits; people travel from all over the country to practice their drifting skills, sometimes several times per month.
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It's a pure participatory automotive scene; Japan's equivalent to European track days or American Thursday night drags.
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Thanks to fellow Speedhunter Antonio Alvendia's friendship with Ebisu Circuit's owner Kumakubo-san we were able to attend the Summer Drift Festival….. During this 36 hours of straight drifting, literally hundreds of street drift from across Japan cars converged on to the circuit in a celebration of the Soul of Drifting….
Thanks to Ekstrak for yet another great song and to my video editor Riley Vigier for his continued service to the Speedhunting cause!…. let us know what you think of the video!
:Rod
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this is on a whole nother level of awesome that ive never seen. im you guys. you need to come out with some dvds! i like the end with the graveyard of cars.
whats the name of this song. one of the best videos ive seen in a while. great job!!
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That was simply amazing.
I'd easily say that was the coolest drift video I have seen EVER.
FANTASTIC VIDEO! I CAN NOT EXPLAIN HOW WELL THAT WHOLE VIDEO WAS SHOT. KEEP IT UP GUYS!
Jap's Spa Francorchamps....... what a beauty....
you guys are amazing nothing comes close! thanks very much for bringing this to us from new zealand
This is by far, the best vid that has been shown. Period
Wow, just wow
Sick, sick, sick, sick.
Great video, guys.
are all those beat up cars at the end just old dead drift cars?
thats is the sickest video from speedhunters YET!
the slo-mo drifting is so sick it looks CG
This video is VERY cool. Loving the style, slow mo, colors, and music!!!
Also, the shot at the end going by the wreaks is perfect!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
SPEEDHUNTERS!!!! THANKS YOU SO MUCH FOR THESE DRIFTING VIDEOS YOU POST!!! THEY ARE AMAZING!!! Within a day of seeing your website i now check it alllll the time and its because you have posts that reach this quality. KEEPIN IT REAL
yes they are blown up or wrecked cars.... a few of them are being stored...
Awesome! Thanks i love to see stuff like that, waiting for the next one.
sick sick sick... The cinematography is super-well executed. Keep them comin'!!
please tell us the song title and artist.
Another killer video, keep em' comin guys!!!
THIS is the kind of thing I come to Speedhunters for.
Way to set the standard high, keep it up!
Cool.
I especially love how you got some footage of that sw20... i'd love to see more of that car, it's not everyday you see one of those on the track, especially drifting
excellent videos! speedhunters is definately coming up with some of the best coverage of the nippon car culture as of yet
MR-S DRIFT.
Hey, you guys wouldn't happen to have any pics of MR drift cars, do you?
surprise!
its a great video, I'd prefer less slow-mo though.... but that's just me LOL
Just a fantastic video, guys. Well done!!
I'd love to know what camera and lenses you guys use. Just for interests sake. Another great video. Is the burnt edges a filter or lens? Chris
Best video i've seen on here period. Music, editing, the drifting. What is the deal with all those trashed cars at the end of the video? Are all those cars abandoned by the owners? Still driveable? More videos like this one please!!
wow it's fuckin great
Good stuff. Graeat video!
great video ! one of the best drift movie i have seen
Very very very nice video! thumbsup!! d:)b
Im dead serious when I say: Id rather watch this then porn!
Staggeringly good!
OH MY JESUS!!
Awesome vid guys! How did u film the dynamic shots so smoothly?
Wow guys that was a great video. Thanks.
This video is great!! Cheers from Portugal!!
Fantastic!!!
very nice video but it needs MOOREEEE action and less slomo imo makes it boring to watch..
I say you should get more footage and start doing DVD's !
I'd buy that !
Yeah, what they said. Pure awesomeness!
No one noticed the Skyine with the sparking wheel huh?
SICK!!! I love all the pit footage!
Hahaha I did, the R32 comin out of the left hand turn. Great video, it was rad to see the sw20 leadin the s13 vert and 180 through that section. good stuff!
Speedhunters' best accomplishment: recruiting talent. You guys shut 'em down! The content on this site is unbeatable and videos like these make big studios nervous. All day it's "refresh...refresh...refresh".
Once again, the production values are off the hook. good job.
36 hours of straight drifting!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I wish they had something like that here where I live!!!
thanks shaneo for answering my question.
Smashing vidoe!!! Well done lads
you guys know how to touch me just right haha
You guys really captured the "spirit of drifting" that only a place like Ebisu can achieve. It really is the Holy Land of Drifting. I can't wait to go back over there this year!
That was the greatest! You guys have surpassed yourself with this video! =)
just epic
Guys, you just keep on Impressing the hell out of me. True quality, nice to see some video of grass roots drifting with out a bunch of flash. You guys got your shit straight. wicked job keep it going. I look forward to the notices for the next one.
Outstanding.
i've heard that the trashed cars at the end are used for parts. in case someone has a smash and didn't bring spare parts. although u do have to pay for them.
nice drifting would be good to see more drifting.
I.E two brothers with blue 180's at nikko geting some insane angle.
SUGOI!!!
That was absolutely fantastic. Thanks for an amazing site
dope video, what song is that?
Awesome video. Really captures what driftings all about - sitting around chatting with friends, hitting the track with friends......and dead drift cars haha.
this video is dope as hell... awesome^10
Best video yet... Keep up the good work...
Honestly this video has beendownloaded by me and 17 of my friends who all drift to. One thing we keep saying is why can't America pick this concept up. Anyway i need to know the name of that song. And another note is that this vid has been playing on loop since yesterday, i fell asleep watching it last night. I love it!
THIS WAS AWESOME!!!!!
holy crap!!
and the graveyard at the end....
Simply amazing!!
Best video ever i see !
Nice video...makes the regular beaters look tuff!!!
...but it's just another day for me
Keep up the good work and I'll be coming back to check it out!
Stu - http://www.driftinjapan.com
Keep up the quality content like this guys!
....and tell us what song that is. I must have it!
The ending is very sad,
WOW.
awesome!!
that video is awesometown.
you guys did a excellent job with video i lived in okinawa for awhile and it gave me chills watching video..almost like i was there..i agree you guys need to do a dvd..cause you guys do it right...!
Awesome, continue doing this great job.
I can't wait until the next video
Im astounded by the sher quality of that work - A well desevred pat on the back!
I am curious to know how you did the panning footage?
Nice to see some more footage from Ebisu... it is a wonderful place
Hey guys !!!!
What a great video. The only video that catches the true essence of the drift culture that surrounds the Ebisu Matsuri's.
Hopefully see you guys at Ebisu again this year.
Rian from NZ.
There were all 3 generations of mr2s! only for a few seconds though lol. Amazing video as always.
damn. that video is so beatifull
can't stop looking to it....
song is great too
keep up the good work. i'm very impressed
great vid!
This video has been stuck in my head for days, I keep coming back to it. Awesome job guys! This is the kinda stuff people wanna see.
damn! thats what u call a video, a work of art
what kind of hd camera was used?
More of this please
It seems to be really hard to find any quality drifting videos on the interWebs
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Very well shot video, I have yet to see anything in the drift world who's shots just work and flow so well and match the music, wonderfully edited!
This is so dope. And hey, what are the wheels on the very first white 180/240sx? the front and the rear arent the same but they are very similar, and i got the SAME thing on my 180sx, looks like 17 rear and 16 front, just like mine lol. bought it last year at a japanese place in quebec and I dont know the brand of these wheels, would be fun to know.
anyone knows what music is that ???
This is epic. And where do you get this again epic music from?
THAT was an awesome video!! I really like your filmatic style and the whole setup. Name of artist of the song is Ekstrak (read the bottom of text).
A guy from Norway is your fan;)
When we launched Speedhunters.com just over a year ago we had two types of videos in production: Slo