Drift Tengoku — October 2003

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  1. 4G022
  2. Venue
  3. This time
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  5. Sportsland Yamanashi
  6. Here is what it is like!
  7. From the final-turn exit to the home straight, the track has been widened by roughly 2–3 meters [OCR numeral damaged]. You can take an outside line and accelerate harder on the exit!
  8. Final turn
  9. The home straight is wider!
  10. Small renovations have made drifting more fun! This conveniently located small circuit is about ten minutes from the Nirasaki interchange on the Chuo Expressway. Recent work widened parts of the course and added a shortcut to the section extended into the long course in 1995. The long course is about 1,200 meters. Members pay ¥3,060 per 30 minutes (¥2,550 on weekdays); annual membership costs ¥7,000. Contact Sportsland Yamanashi, 2492 Yanagidaira, Hosaka-machi, Nirasaki, Yamanashi. 0551-22-8226.
  11. [Unclear: map/venue label.]
  12. Turn 2
  13. -
  14. Paddock
  15. Turn 1
  16. Turn 5
  17. The final turn’s
  18. outside has become much wider!
  19. Turn 3
  20. The final turn is visible in the distance. Previously the track stopped at the white line, but now it has been widened substantially. Going a little wide is less frightening this way!
  21. [Unclear: isolated “グ”.]
  22. Turn 4
  23. A roof has been added over the paddock pits. The covered section accommodates about 15 cars.
  24. Covered pits completed!
  25. The short course is about 300 meters shorter than the long one. Drifters normally have to use the short course, but this time the circuit specially allowed the long course too.
  26. The shortcut course is finished too!
  27. That actually seems to suit them. People who love the same car make conversation naturally, and participants are delighted simply to see so many of their model together. Do you understand that feeling? The AE86 still has the image of an unshakable standard drift machine, right? But every one is modified differently. A quick look revealed AE92 and AE101 engine swaps, carburetor and turbo setups, and even an unusual SR-engine car…
  28. It is not a garage sale!
  29. …it certainly isn't!
  30. AE86
  31. AE86
  32. It was striking how many drivers brought lots of spare parts. Fixing problems yourself is the proper AE86-owner attitude! Very few used transporters; most seemed to have driven their cars here.
  33. …there are even such unusual cars here. Think about it: it is an amazing car! Our reporting team also felt that more cars than expected had received extensive attention. That means money too, of course, but everyone had remade their car in their own way, adapting it to fit them. They looked so happy that the reporters felt a little envious.
  34. We thought they were a video crew, but they were reporters from a foreign magazine. They interviewed Goto from Kassou Club [name reading provisional]. How international!
  35. A video crew?
  36. Huh? Those…
  37. Shinmoto drove all the way from Hiroshima! The journey from Hiroshima to Yamanashi reportedly took 24 hours. [Name reading provisional.]
  38. He brought four sets of tires
  39. Road-trip champion!
  40. …with him.
  41. Today’s
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