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 139 · English draft

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

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  1. D1 Grand Prix USA entry list [damaged]
  2. Nobushige Kumakubo
  3. Yoichi Imamura
  4. FD3S
  5. RPS13
  6. Results [damaged]
  7. Winner
  8. Katsuhiro Ueo;Nobuteru Taniguchi;Takahiro Ueno;Yoichi Imamura
  9. Katsuhiro Ueo
  10. Kazuhiro Tanaka
  11. Nomura…
  12. …Ken [continuation]
  13. AE86
  14. RPS13
  15. ER34
  16. Second place
  17. Third place
  18. Nobuteru Taniguchi
  19. Kuniaki Takahashi
  20. Yasuyuki Kazama
  21. S15
  22. S15
  23. JZA80
  24. No points awarded because this is an exhibition [damaged].
  25. Fourth place
  26. The Japanese drivers entered in demonstration cars prepared for D1.Okubo’s car was the…mini-truck that drew attention at the Auto Salon a few years ago.He recognized early that drifting would appeal to Americans and repeatedly performed demonstrations.He helped lay the groundwork for this American D1 success [OCR damaged].
  27. 内海影乃 [name OCR uncertain]
  28. Takahiro Ueno
  29. Yoshinori Koguchi
  30. FD3S
  31. JZZ30
  32. RPS13
  33. irdale
  34. Shingo Murao
  35. Hiroki Izumida [kanji OCR damaged]
  36. Hirokazu Yamashita [name reading uncertain]
  37. Z33
  38. BNR32
  39. Z33
  40. COHAMA
  41. YONDHAMA
  42. Kazuya Bai
  43. Kazuya Hayashida
  44. 山本聖剛 [name pronunciation uncertain]
  45. S14
  46. RPS13
  47. RPS13
  48. [Unclear corrupted driver name]
  49. Sausco
  50. 2m
  51. REYOLYERSPORTS
  52. Atsushi Kuroi
  53. Ken Gushi [damaged]
  54. Hubert Young;Ernie Fixmer;Daijiro Hara;Calvin Wan;…[damaged name];Brian Norris;Rhys Millen [OCR damaged]
  55. RPS13
  56. PS13
  57. BNR32
  58. ON
  59. American spectators are so enthusiastic! [damaged]
  60. Cheers!
  61. Drivers and staff were moved [damaged].
  62. Every run drew huge…
  63. RPS13
  64. PS13
  65. FD3S
  66. The D1 Grand Prix USA winner was Ueo,his first win of the season.“If I do not win,people will say D1 is ultimately decided by differences between cars,”he said,arriving in America determined to win.After repeated sudden-death runs in the final,an unexpected crash by HKS…[driver text damaged]gave him victory [OCR damaged].
  67. S14
  68. RPS13
  69. JZA80
  70. YOKOHAM
  71. Tokyo Auto Salon in…[title damaged]was held in the paddock at the same time.Demo cars from across America were displayed,capturing Japanese-car fans’ attention…[OCR damaged]
  72. …continuously [continuation].
  73. ADVAN
  74. ADVAN
  75. ADVAN
  76. …CAR and NHRA drag-racing audiences are…8…% white [figure corrupted].But D1 brought white,Black,Hispanic,Asian,and many other spectators together.Drifting began as a pastime in an eastern island country,but judging by this,it could become entertainment enjoyed anywhere in the world.I sincerely felt we should spread the joy of drifting worldwide,instead of merely thinking of bringing D1 to America.Eighteen Japanese drivers helped D1 Grand Prix USA.They worked hard and showed outstanding driving.Shipping cars from Japan,finding parts,and making repairs locally—things easy in Japan could be difficult there.But everyone worked hard toward the goal of showing great driving in America.I thank the drivers and all readers who supported us.We absolutely want to do it again next year [OCR damaged].
  77. Complete tire support too!With high temperatures,tires wore out quickly.D1 Grand Prix USA was made possible through Yokohama Rubber’s full cooperation [OCR damaged].
  78. The road surface was excellent and temperatures…[fragment]
  79. D
  80. [Unclear isolated character]
  81. C
  82. C
  83. [Unclear isolated character]
  84. Nomuken’s tire-smoke driving was also America’s number-one favorite [damaged].
  85. [Unclear isolated character]
  86. Nomuken was widely known in America too,and…autograph requests…[damaged]
  87. Drift radio-control cars!Yoichi Imamura tries RC drifting.Today’s RC drift machines have first-class angle,speed,and looks—worth seeing at least once.This will catch on!Also the eccentric Nomuken’s GAL bath…[segment title/action damaged].This time the series brings its greatest exposure…[closing text damaged].
  88. Sunpros is recruiting!
  89. Ikaten
  90. Participants wanted!
  91. …but this time…[fragment]
  92. Sunpros,producer of Drift Tengoku Video and Video Option and operator of D1 Grand Prix,is always seeking enthusiastic,determined people.If you want to experience both the joy and difficulty of making things,telephone first and send your résumé.Applicants with video-production or magazine-editing experience receive preference [OCR damaged].
  93. Good drifters!Interesting people!
  94. Sunpros Co.,Ltd.,3-19 Haramachi,Shinjuku,Tokyo162-0053.Telephone03-5287-3833 [OCR damaged]
  95. Drift Tengoku Video…[damaged]
  96. People wanting to make it…[damaged]
  97. D1…[OCR damaged]
  98. People who simply want to stand out!Everyone,come join us! [damaged]
  99. Send to…[heading]
  100. Buy without waiting or searching!Use convenient direct mail order.Free shipping!One phone call brings it to your home! [damaged]
  101. C
  102. Contact
  103. Gather! [damaged]
  104. 03-5287-3833
  105. Sunpros Co.,Ltd.,“Ikaten participation request”section [damaged]
  106. 3-19 Haramachi,Shinjuku,Tokyo162-0053 [postal mark damaged]
  107. FAX03-5287-3834
  108. 0120
  109. FreeDial
  110. 0120-733-220
  111. 135
  112. Video inquiries:Sunpros sales department [damaged]
  113. 3-19 Haramachi,Shinjuku,Tokyo [damaged]
  114. 000120-733-220
  115. FAX03-5287-3834
  116. v-opt.co.jp