Archive for January 19th, 2009

Japanese Retro Drift

January 19, 2009

I’m not sure whether it’s the done thing to mention directly somoene elses particular blog entry on your own blog?  Regardless, I was stumbling about SpeedHunters.com this morning and found their entry with a downloadable and/or online viewable drift video from the Ebisu drift circuit(s) in Japan.  I waited the required several years for it to download on my ISPs excuse for “Broadband” and not soon enough but eventually, I was watching a spectacularly edited video with simple use of music and slow motion to add drama.  I think the large appeal of it was the majority of the cars are just street vehicles.

Those familiar with the Japanese drift scene will know of Ebisu as part of the D1GP, though I believe D1GP only uses the main circuit and Ebisu has several different circuits in it’s confines.  They are seemingly available to be used at whatever time, though I imagine it’s a matter of booking, etc. like it is at most NZ circuits.

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Teretonga; Southern200

January 19, 2009

Most people go to this national event to look at the family cars pretending to be race cars.  Not me though, I go for the supporting categories and the cars in the car park.  Though today, I didn’t bother even taking more than a dozen photos of the cars racing and when I did it was only because I was on my way somewhere else around the outfield car-park.

The day itself was decidedly average, with scattered showers putting perhaps a few of the non-dedicated car enthusiasts off coming altogether.  I waited until at least 2pm before I spent my thirty dollars on buying a ticket to be allowed into the grounds.

Expensive!

Expensive!

I drove in, turned left, parked the car amongst the many others and began my journey of everything that wasn’t the racing.  Solely for you people!  Well… and for me, afterall there’s always something interesting to see.  Though from the moment I got in the gate I noticed that the turnout of older cars was a lot lower than it has been in previous years.  I assume most people had come on the Friday or Saturday when the weather was more inviting.  However, I was there to take pictures and that’s exactly what I did.

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