Drift Tengoku — October 2003

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English draft translations are available throughout this issue. Unclear or unreadable OCR remains flagged; these drafts have not received full image proofreading. The archive retains 310 scan files, including two duplicate captures, representing 308 unique pages.

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Page 136 · English draft

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  2. 2. Shops selling parts have a major responsibility! [first character damaged]
  3. 3. This month’s sharp tongue
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  5. 5. Yashio Oka-chan’s…
  6. 6. But whether a shop survives or dies depends on its customers!
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  9. 9. When Oka-chan went to an event in Nagoya recently,a promotional model told him,“I always read your column.Your opinions are so frank—it is wonderful.Keep it up!”After that,this month he may be even more fired up than usual.Let us get started! [OCR damaged]
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  13. 13. Hey,Drift Tengoku!Hold a drift contest too!I went as a judge to your Student Championship recently,and had quite a good time.Something really annoying happened on the way home,but this is not the place to write about it,so I will post it on our website.Take a look if you have time.Anyway,students these days are all good!As students,they must be23 or24 at most,meaning only about three years since getting a license.And look at them!Aren’t they almost too good?Some top finishers could probably do well at ordinary competitions too.Another thing I noticed was their good attitude.That really surprised me.Were they only behaving because I was there?Even if so,that is fine.When I was a student,car…[OCR damaged;continued]
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  15. 15. Age40 and over…
  16. 16. Every time
  17. 17. These guys were good!Are they really students?Or do they skip school?The standard was higher than expected,and I enjoyed it quite a bit [damaged].
  18. 18. …enthusiasts were delinquents,so that was my image of students.Maybe young people today are quieter.Well,I would have knocked down anyone who was cheeky.Then I thought:about half the students are still poor—so poor they can only reuse discarded parts.I like that too.So I thought about offering a student discount for them.Only to people I like,though!Hardworking,poor students:look forward to it.If those who placed highly keep drifting after graduation,some will probably compete in D1.That future may await them,so let me give one piece of advice.Some may get the opportunity for sponsorship soon.Good—wonderful!Having someone recognize your efforts proves how hard you worked.But before accepting a sponsor…[OCR damaged;continued]
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