D Car — November 2003
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250 available scans from D Car — November 2003, in right-to-left reading order. Japanese OCR and English translation drafts are available throughout. Drafts have not received exhaustive image proofreading; unreadable source remains recorded in the archival data.
Page 142 — English draft translation
A daytime and nighttime exhibition amazed 5,000 locals! ‘Whoa, Signal Auto did it again!’ What did they do? Everyone knows drifting is hot in America right now, but Signal Auto once again stormed Hawaii’s drift scene. They had joined a drift session there in September two years earlier, drawing around 2,000 local fans. This time they went bigger: they promoted it through a local FM station and flyers, then parked the Twins’ drift car right on Waikiki’s main street. The result? A crowd of 5,000!
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Hawaii Signal Drift Challenge
Drift Session in…
Drift Session in Hawaii: Signal Drift Challenge
Event
Drift Session
7-0
Tanabe
Drifters ‘Twins’
Night drifting in Hawaii
www.signalauto.com
Tanabe
Cusco LSD
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Signal
Drift
Daytime
Drivers Uta-chan and Komacchan, familiar from D1 Grand Prix, drive for Signal Works.
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The drift session held in Hawaii on May 25 local time was Signal’s second visit. Signal says it will take part again next year.
Local drifters joined in
…they say.
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Drift Session
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Here come the Hawaiian local drifters! Doing donuts in a Camaro—that’s pure American style.
Full-throttle presence on Waikiki’s main street!
JDM: The Twins are touring America!
The Twins’ Japan-built drift car was parked prominently on Waikiki’s main street. Drifting is gaining popularity in Hawaii, and their 180SX converted to an S15-front SilEighty drew plenty of attention.
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Honolulu, HI
Aloha drifters
www.signalauto.com
Tanabe
0000
Cusco LSD
The Twins became a hit in Hawaii, where locals dubbed them ‘bad ass.’ After Hawaii, they were drifting in Canada; next, they were headed to New Jersey for October’s NHRA event!
180SX with tuned SR20DET, built by Signal. Exterior: Silvia S15 front end; aero by Ings; GT wing and mirrors by Signal. Interior: Bride Maxis seats and six-point roll cage. Wheels: Volk Racing GT-N. Engine and suspension: fully tuned for drifting.
Ings aero parts give it an unbeatable look. The muffler is by Tanabe, chosen for its free-flowing performance.
Siely
Hooter Oters
A big turbo works well with a side-mounted intercooler, they say.
Tanabe
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Honolulu, HI
Honolulu, Hawaii