SPEED HERO Blog — Automotive Life

These guys will forever be my Hero's. For those of you new to drifting, you may want to write these guys a thank you letter. Yokota Airforce base located in Japan, these American boys were into drifting long before it hit US shores. You'll note that they were drifting 'boro boro' or 'missiles' long before the term was coined, perhaps they are the reason for the name? In any case, you'll also noticed a very young Robbie Nishida of Formula D fame, as well as Shinji Minowa of D1GP fame, who contiues the Hey Man line of products...

You've been doing more of it than you know of, and in public too. A disgruntled look on your face makes it look ever so silly. The conversation began this morning about Nitrogen filled tires. I've noticed a majority of vehicles on the road are using nitrogen tires, or at least faking the funk with green valve stem caps.  This idea of improved tire performance is not just silly, it's over the top salesmanship.  The advantages of nitrogen proposed are true, less chance of leakage since apparently the molecules...

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  So, you read that novel of basic vehicle dynamics with regards to handling and consideration with active driving technique? No? You better read that first before diving into this one. I'm not sure what this one is about, I guess I'll tell you at the end. These are written as a conscious stream, a flow of thoughts and ideas typed out for digestion. Last time we covered the idea of tire awareness; being able to observe, understand and dissect the actions of a vehicles tire...