SPEED HERO Blog — drift

The backwards entry is a tricky bit of trickery. In the coming years it will be standard practice for all big entries. It's interesting how they turn a regular drift into a backwards entry, as normally you just jump right into one as your entry. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i9nqJ52piAY]

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JGhG-5TDMMY&fs=1&hl=en_US] and to a lesser extent, Corollas.

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...

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Some additional photos from the last Capital City Drift practice of the year. [gallery]