Drift Tengoku — September 2004 · Page 148
Page 148 — English translation
The annual summer festival gets even bigger, with every participant a star! This was the third Western Japan Drift Summer Camp at Bihoku Circuit, now well known among Chugoku-region drifters. Last year included physically demanding events such as transporter tug-of-war and a marathon.
This year's theme was playing with cars, with racing, 0–100 m sprints and a straight-drift contest. Last year's games were fun, but the car events may have been even better: spectators as well as participants got excited. The camp's basic aim is to deepen friendships among the region's drifters.
As last year, it was a two-day event. Day one focused on fun besides drifting, so free drift practice was limited to the morning; the main activities ran from afternoon into the night. After circuit driving ended at 4:30 p.m., there were awards and a quiz, with generous cash prizes for top individuals and teams.
That cash giveaway is one of the camp's annual attractions. Winning one game could bring more than ¥20,000, enough to cover entry and fuel! True to the camp's name, special arrangements were made for this day… [continues on following page]
Captions and page details
Interesting
Event
REPORT
On location
Summer festival
Summer means festivals! So…
…this is the season for a rush of events! Held at Ebisu every year…
If the summer drift festival is all about nonstop sliding…
A parade!
…then this event is about everyone having fun together at a circuit. As usual, it ran for two days. Day one offered racing, 0–100 m sprints, a straight-drift contest and a parade of friendly competitions using cars. It truly lived up to its name as a camp for strengthening friendships…
…was [fragment].
Western Japan
Summer camp
…it certainly did!
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Western Japan Drift Summer Camp. July 10–11, at Bihoku Circuit. Organizer: J-CUP office. 70 cars. Weather: clear, then torrential rain.
Contact: 0852-25-4832
Drifting isn't the only way to have fun with cars!
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Photography: Seiji Iida
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