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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Draft translation. Unclear OCR remains flagged; full image proofreading has not been performed.

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  1. V-OPT…[masthead damaged]
  2. America goes wild!D1 Grand Prix in USA—a huge success! [ending damaged]
  3. D1
  4. News
  5. Look at this crowd!Irwindale Speedway’s stands were full,and so were the arena seats beside the course.There were so many cars that parking filled up and admission had to stop.Cars unable to enter parked around the nearby town and on the roads,causing major congestion.Police helicopters flew overhead;it became a small panic [OCR damaged].
  6. Success!
  7. YOID
  8. It finally happened—an excited Irwindale Speedway.“…,”said judging chairman Drift King Tsuchiya [quote damaged].But the people exciting him this time were not the drivers;they were the American spectators.The audience topped10,000 for the first time in the track’s history.The drivers were fired up and delivered wonderful runs,and the crowd’s enthusiasm and cheers were incredible.The final was Ueo versus Taniguchi.When the result…[OCR damaged;continued]
  9. “One more time!”The crowd chanted,“Do it again!” [OCR damaged]
  10. Stomping feet,huge cheers,and mass chants!I never imagined D1 would be embraced this much.Of course,it has many elements likely to appeal in America:…driving and announcer excitement [opening detail damaged].It incorporates the atmosphere of NASCAR,NHRA drag racing,and the NBA.This D1 Grand Prix USA took place at Irwindale Speedway,a circuit near Los Angeles,California.It is an established venue normally hosting NASCAR and other races.Many remember it as the track where Manabu Orido tried NASCAR about five years ago and caught fire…[OCR damaged;continued]
  11. RONWMORET
  12. …it ended up going into sudden death [damaged fragment].
  13. Concrete barriers were installed on the half-mile oval to create a special D1 course.The day before,August30,a NASCAR race was held,and we joined in with a demonstration.Initially the looks were cold:“Hey,we came to see NASCAR—why are these weird little Japanese cars driving?”But repeated group drifts from the D1 drivers transformed the atmosphere:“You guys are incredible!”…is universal [word damaged].The next day,…1st [date OCR damaged],D1 opened.The Tokyo Auto Salon car-show event was held alongside it.As spectators entered at2 p.m.,the atmosphere kept heating up.By the first round they were already excited,and tandem runs brought repeated standing ovations.The excitement continued straight through to the final.A slightly sensitive subject:American racing audiences have fairly distinct racial compositions,and NAS…[OCR damaged;continued]
  14. Amazing driving really…[damaged fragment]
  15. …three people…Tsuchiya…[caption corrupted]
  16. Win a commercial!Shop-versus-shop drifting!Drift Tengoku Video Vol.17 presents a new shop-team championship with four events:solo drift,tandem drift,the hilarious straight-line-drift championship,and a shocking small-manji championship.The winning team receives a free30-second commercial,a tempting prize for a shop.Famous entrants include Yashio Oka-chan,Izumida,Masayoshi Okubo,Masatoshi Asamoto,and Kuniaki Takahashi [some names OCR uncertain].Crashes,laughter—how does it end?Also:Ueo and Soft Bunch Togasaki’s ultimate AE86 setup [name reading uncertain].D1 champion Ueo’s driving can be approached through a few part replacements and setup changes!Togasaki,a D1 qualifying non-finisher from Soft Bunch Sugita School,tries tension rods,front shocks,and rear wheels changed to Ueo specification.His driving changes dramatically,and he is the most surprised.Watch the difference through onboard footage—a must for AE86 owners!The235th Ikasu Hashiriya Team Tengoku,Okinawa competition,July25,2003.Tropical excitement!Hilarious:Loose Kobayashi’s drifting-technique master course—building a car.Kobayashi finally buys a Cefiro!?Learn drift-car building from scratch with Nomuken [OCR damaged].
  17. …my…[damaged fragment]
  18. Tropical drifting!
  19. Hardcore drifting!
  20. We got carried away and made too much!
  21. 85 minutes of furious action!
  22. Video and DVD…[label damaged]
  23. VOL.17
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