Drift Tengoku — September 2004 · Page 146
Page 146 — English translation
…I don't think so . It seems perfect for practice. Our guide, Tanaka of TSF, told me there are regulars trying to become the pass's top dog, and they sometimes pressure him from behind. What kind of driver can do that to someone who's won a major event? I'd like to see him and appoint someone like that as the tenth captain. The judging point was near the uphill U-turn…
…at the spectator corner. My standard was how much the driving made me instinctively step back. By ‘catch my breath,’ I mean a run so striking you reflexively retreat—not simply danger.
It could be speed or angle; on the street, leaving a strong impression on spectators matters. I judged five cars and had hopes for Kawabata's Cresta, with the same JZ-family engine as my Supra, but the speed wasn't quite there. Takebayashi's Skyline surprised me.
Apparently it was an RB20 without a boost increase, yet he drove very well. Fukuda's black S14 and Kawabata's Tourer V also had stock turbos, but among them Takebayashi was the most…
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Five skilled regulars line up; the judging standard is…
…how much they make the captain…
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…catch his breath!
Overwhelmed by the force of their high-speed runs!
DESTROYER
There aren't many cars…
…but everyone is full of momentum!
Tanaka, S14: a word from the captain
As you'd expect of someone who's won a major event, he was reassuring to watch. His lines and stability were second to none. The red body stood out, but the LEDs in his side skirts stood out even more…
…he did [fragment].
Captain's assault report : I drove a little too. This course is mostly second gear, with seven or eight corners. Almost no ordinary traffic comes here, so…
Shimada, PS13: a word from the captain
Shimada was always leading. He drifted across the full road width, and I thought he might fly into the spectator corner where I was standing. I rode along, and above all he was fast…
…you can use it fully, which makes it fun. Because of that, the tires don't wear strangely…
…it was [fragment].
…they did.
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