Drift Tengoku — October 2013
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A drivers' meeting and clear class divisions help everyone drive safely.
This driving event also offers discounted tires for people who do not have spares.
Power event
¥12,000
25 cars
0428-22-8665
Tuesday, October 22 — TK Driving Event Office
Classes are divided into beginner, lower-intermediate, intermediate, upper-intermediate, and advanced, with five 12-minute sessions planned. A drift competition is also included!
Intermediate-advanced and higher classes will run on the straight course. D1SL driver Yoshihiro Waki is expected to join as a judge. Participants...
¥10,000
About 50 cars
KKBROS Driving Event No. 16
TEAM KK☆BROS
Tuesday, October 29
Beginners, women, and advanced drivers are all welcome to register. Drift...
A drivers' meeting and clear class divisions help everyone drive safely.
...can enjoy driving and make friends together. This is a friendly, welcoming event, so come drive with us.
Drift course
090-2940-9235 (caller ID required; Kobayashi)
TK Love Fuji Speedway Drift Practice
Classes include beginner, advanced, and private groups, with six 10-minute sessions plus 30 minutes of open driving.
This driving event also offers discounted tires for people who do not have spares.
¥12,000
People born in the Heisei era: ¥11,000
63 cars
TK Love Driving Event Office
0428-22-8665
Babo-Mode Driving Event
Sunday, November 3
Private rental costs ¥95,000, or ¥90,000 when booked at least one month in advance.
Groups of friends and owners' meetups are welcome, too.
¥10,000
Drift course
63 cars
Babo-Mode
090-7688-1134 (caller ID required; Urushihara)
(Monday holiday)
November 4
Open classes are divided by skill level, with six 10-minute sessions. The class has a relatively small number of cars...
Class divisions make the event safe. During lunch, participants can compete to see who can reverse closest to the square marked out with pylons...
Drift course
Open entry: ¥12,000
Open practice: 60 cars
One-on-one instruction: 4 cars
GRANZ PROJECT Driving Event
GRANZ PROJECT Driving Event Office
090-8077-1303 (caller ID required; Imai)
Sunday, November 10
...in the Drift Garage Parking Grand Prix!
Beginner, intermediate, and advanced classes are planned for five or six 10-minute sessions, with two mask...
Compete in MAN's high-stakes rock-paper-scissors contest, laugh together, and win great prizes! Commemorative...
Drift course
One-on-one instruction: ¥15,000
70 cars
24th Team Yamada Festival — Mountain Crown
...festival championship — Team Yamada Festival Division
Saturday, November 16
...stickers are also available! An N-gauge model railway event for train enthusiasts will be held at the same time.
Beginners, women, and advanced drivers are all welcome to register. Drift...
¥12,000
TK Love Fuji Speedway Drift Fundamentals Practice!
048-984-7501
...and discounted drifting tires are available for people who do not have spares.
A drivers' meeting and clear class divisions help everyone drive safely...
¥13,000
Gymkhana course
30 cars
0428-22-8665
TK Love Driving Event Office
Sunday, November 17
http://www.ninox.co.jp/
National forest, Kamisanko, Shibata, Niigata Prefecture
Ninox Ski Resort
Open driving will be held in the parking area from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. A separate time slot is provided for beginners...
...so they can drive comfortably. The open layout offers plenty of room to use up to third gear...
¥5,000
40 cars
Ninox P1 Practice Event
Garage Samurai
Sunday, October 13
...with plenty of parking! A Niigata-grown Koshihikari rice lunch box is also provided.
Open driving will be held in the parking lot from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Beginners also have a separate driving time...
Ninox P1 Practice Event
0254-21-5010
...with plenty of parking! A Niigata-grown Koshihikari rice lunch box is also provided.
...a separate time slot is provided for beginners so they can drive comfortably. The spacious lot allows speeds up to third gear...
¥5,000
40 cars
0254-21-5010
Garage Samurai
Sunday, November 3
0256-85-2201; http://www.mazecircuit.com/
610 Maze, Nishikan Ward, Niigata, Niigata Prefecture
Nihonkai Maze Circuit
An open driving session is held on odd-numbered dates when no monthly event is scheduled, starting at 12:30 p.m....
...and running for four hours until 4:30 p.m. Check the schedule on the website in advance...
General admission, weekdays: ¥9,000
Members, weekdays: ¥7,500
General admission, weekends and holidays: ¥11,000
General membership
40 cars
Drift driving
Nihonkai Maze Circuit
Every odd-numbered day of the month
...before attending.
A night open-driving session is held on the second Friday of each month, from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m....
General admission: ¥6,000
Members, weekends and holidays: ¥9,500
Second-Friday drift night
0256-85-2201
...For more information, contact Nihonkai Maze Circuit.
Four hours of driving are available. During summer hours, the session runs from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. For details...
Members: ¥4,500
40 cars
Nihonkai Maze Circuit
0256-85-2201
Second Friday of every month
...to be held. Licenses available include D1-GP, D1-A, D1-B, and D1-E.
...will be held. The entry fee for participants without a D1-E license is ¥17,000.
This qualifying event for the D1 license includes two 10- to 15-minute heats and three solo runs...
¥15,000
D1-E class available
30 cars
D1 License Qualifying Event
03-5287-2939 (Yamamoto / Ujo)
D1 Corporation
Sunday, October 20
105
0572-69-2588; http://www.yz-circuit.com
6851-1 Ogoe, Hiyoshi-cho, Mizunami, Gifu Prefecture
YZ Circuit
Participants are grouped by age. Eligibility is limited to people without D1GP or D1SL A/B licenses...
Eligibility includes no experience advancing to drift-mats finals and additional regional entry requirements...
East course
60 cars
N2H Area Tokai Tournament
Join as a proving ground for rising talent or to test your skills as a hobby driver.
¥13,000
0586-81-6666
Taniguchi Motors
Sunday, September 29
105
3616 Miyake-cho, Suzuka, Mie Prefecture; 059-372-3535; http://www.motorlandsuzuka.com
Motorland Suzuka
...from 9 a.m. to noon and 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. The event schedule is announced one month in advance...
A weekly open practice session dedicated to drifting is planned. Driving times...
Whether the event will be held is decided in advance, so please check with the organizers before applying.
Morning: ¥8,000
Afternoon: ¥8,500
Morning: 20 cars
Afternoon: 20 cars
MLS Drift Day
Motorland Suzuka
Every Thursday
The planned driving day runs from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., with beginner, intermediate, and advanced classes for drift and grip...
Classes will run six or seven 12- to 15-minute sessions. Payment received two weeks in advance reduces the entry fee to ¥11,000...
¥12,000
60 cars
059-372-3535
SAMURAI☆DRIVING
Samurai Driving
Sunday, November 3
Drift is divided into beginner, intermediate, and advanced classes; grip has beginner and advanced classes. Driving runs from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m....
...For details, contact Motorland Suzuka.
Suzuka)
059-372-3535 (Motorland Suzuka)
AUTOLIFE HANO Driving Event
...phies are prepared for each class. The winner receives free entry to the next event!
...with open driving. There is also a drift competition and time attack, and trophies are prepared for the top three in each class...
¥12,000
(Same-day entry: +¥1,000)
60 cars
Auto Life Hano
077-587-4870
Saturday, November 9
2913-2 Miyake-cho, Suzuka, Mie Prefecture; 0593-72-2401; http://twincircuit.co.jp/
Suzuka Twin Circuit
The drift competition is divided into beginner, middle, and expert classes, with prize money. Judges include drivers...
...Kuniaki Takahashi, Masashi Yokoi, and Shoki Tanaka. A rock-paper-scissors contest and food stalls are also planned, so...
¥13,000
About 70 cars
SEVEN BANK CUP Round 3
Nanbei Service
Sunday, September 22
...depending on the session. Please call in advance if you plan to attend.
This event is enjoyable for everyone, from participants to spectators, so please come along.
D course
090-2948-8583 (caller ID required; Ishizu)
Hitomi GO Driving Event
Advance registration is required, including your preferred class and a completed entry form...
Passenger rides are available for an additional ¥500 insurance fee. Please ask if you would like to participate.
¥13,000
(Insurance and lunch included)
50 cars
Hitomi Okada
090-7096-2270 (caller ID required; Okada)
Saturday, September 28
...D1 drivers will provide driving lessons, so beginners can join with confidence.
Classes range from super beginner to expert. Participants may choose clockwise, both directions, or counterclockwise driving...
...there is a drift competition by class, with trophies and many prizes!
C course
¥13,000
80 cars
Drift Festa at Suzuka Twin
Garage Yu and others
090-6980-5240 (Tameishi)
Sunday, November 3
...the first 10 minutes of each session are reserved for beginners, so they can drive safely. Optional...
Open driving runs from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., with both clockwise and counterclockwise layouts. During each hour...
¥13,000
Drift course
Many participants
Ise Works Driving Event
Ise Works
Wednesday, November 13
A drift race is also held for participants.
090-3559-4633 (caller ID required; Konishi)
96
0536-37-5501; http://www4.ocn.ne.jp/~mlm/
Participants are divided by class between the oval and infield courses. From 9 a.m. to 4 p.m....
60-6 Nagayama, Iwanami, Tsukude, Shinshiro, Aichi Prefecture
KKR Driving Event
Motorland Mikawa
...about seven 15-minute sessions are planned. A mobile tire changer will be on site, and tire changes cost ¥600 per set!
A tire changer will be available; tire changes cost ¥600 per set!
¥12,000
40 cars
0564-66-1377
KKR
Sunday, October 13
2
The annual Kizuki Cup! Participants are divided into beginner, middle, expert, and twin classes...
...driving event. The expert class offers a D1SL license qualifying opportunity. Other classes are also a chance to test your skills...
¥13,500 and up
Twin-only entry: ¥8,000
60 cars
Kicks Heart Drift Grand Prix
Kicks Heart
Sunday, October 20
...so come try it! Drivers Utsumi and Tezuka will judge, with Tsuyoshi Kamiya joining as an advisor.
0568-24-1222
Autoland Tsukude
Drift and grip sessions run from 9 a.m. to noon. Grip participants will have timed runs...
0536-39-3611; http://www.autoland-tsukude.net/alt_frame.html
38 Suganuma, Tsukude, Shinshiro, Aichi Prefecture
Hot-pot gathering
...will be held after the driving event. A hot-pot gathering is planned at the barbecue area; join for an additional ¥1,000...
...will be served all-you-can-eat and all-you-can-drink. Discounts may be offered if many people register.
¥12,000 and up
20 cars
Tominaga
090-4082-7004 (caller ID required; Tominaga)
Sunday, November 10
(Sunday)
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