It was a real pity that Daigo Saito made a mistake in the first tsuiso battle of the D1 final in Fuji. His slight ten-point lead could have helped him out, but getting knocked out so early on in the day meant he automatically handed the championship over to Yoichi Imamura. With now four titles under [...]
Right it’s straight back to Fuji Speedway now for a second dose of drift action from the D1 final, starting off with what has to be my favorite shot from the weekend. With professional drifting around the world having embarked on a power race, it’s at times so satisfying to see little lightweight drift cars [...]
OK so I would usually post spotlights after I'm over and done with an event coverage but I just couldn't wait. I just had to show you all this crazy S13 that R.Y.O in Hiroshima built… …and that was on display in front of the Rays Engineering booth at yesterday's D1 final in Fuji Speedway. [...]
It’s hard to believe that yet another year is coming to a close. Most championships in the motorsport world are either finished already or in the process of wrapping up, and yesterday was the turn of Japan’s pro-drift series, the D1 Grand Prix. I haven’t really attended many events this year, only the Tokyo Drift [...]
Better late than never as they say. If you want to grab one of these three backgrounds from the D1 Street Legal round in Nikko… …head over to the Desktops section and grab your favorite… …in either Widescreen or Standard sizes. Enjoy! -Dino Dalle Carbonare
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Before heading straight into the battles from Sunday's D1 Street Legal round in Nikko, I still have lots to show from the pit area as it was jam packed with some of the coolest cars in the series. With over 80 entrants for this round I really can't believe they managed to squeeze everyone into [...]
With the All Star Bash coverage coming from Mike, Linhberg and Larry, this week is going to have a pretty evident drift theme. My contribution from over here in Japan is from this Sunday's D1 Street Legal Round 3, and after the short preview I gave you yesterday it's now time to take a closer [...]
It's been quite a while since I've headed out to cover a D1 Street Legal event, two years to be exact and I really have to kick my self for this, as it's one series that really deserves more exposure. Away from the big budgets of the D1 Grand Prix this is where good drivers [...]
Ok, so it might not be a new car but seeing it parked up in the pits at Odaiba I just couldn't help myself to get some snaps of Saito's weapon of choice, his now Hankook Tire sponsored JZX100 Chaser. Saito has been behind the wheel of this big Toyota sedan for years now, perfecting [...]
Right, it's time to wrap up the coverage from D1 Tokyo Drift with this final look at Round 2 Battles from Sunday afternoon. If you were keeping up on our Facebook page you would have found out in real time that Kawabata managed to take the win, beating the unstoppable Imamura. It was in the [...]
One new D1 car we’ve all been waiting to get a closer look of is Kumakubo’s new Laurel. I’ve been seeing this car slowly turn into reality after spotting it many times up at K-Style in Nihonmatsu and to finally see it out in action is a real pleasure. I never thought they get the [...]
Sunday at D1 Odaiba has usually meant a clash of the All Stars, as the Japanese drivers saw it off against foreign drivers that have typically been invited to participate to D1's biggest spectacle. But with the Formula Drift guys busy competing in the Florida round, it was decided to run a complete separate round, [...]
Nothing fuels interest in our favorite race series more than new cars. The need to innovate and move forward is an important factor for any type of motorsport, which is why I’m giving space to some of the cool new rides that are now competing in D1. I was glad to see that I’m not [...]
Time to return to Odaiba now for the final coverage of D1-GP's Round 1. After attending these Tokyo Drift events for so many years it never fails to amaze me just how damn good these pro drivers really are. To fling a car completely sideways at high speed, in what is essentially a very small [...]
