Drift Tengoku — September 2004 · Page 181

…I dislike that, so I now mostly use self-service stations. ‘Where do you drive?’… [letter continuation from preceding page].

…even when they ask that…

I don't drift hard at wharves or mountain passes, so I can't really answer. Yet I have a driver's pride and don't want to say I don't drive or can't do it. In reality…

August issue's in-depth debate

Club [fragment]

SUPER DRIFTING WORLD

Regarding ‘Have Your Say About Women's Ikaten!’

Entering Women's Ikaten was a chance for me!

I entered Ikaten, and I'm glad I could appear in its DVD . My skills are still developing, so I can't impress with driving yet, but I worked hard on a plan to stand out in other ways. If I didn't enter because I couldn't win, I'd miss a chance…

If people remember my car, surely next… [fragment]

That contrast…

…is good! There seem to be many negative opinions of Women's Ikaten, but I think it's completely fine. Outside the cars the women act playfully, yet once behind the wheel their driving is amazing, matching the men…

…I'm little different from an ordinary appearance-focused car owner. What am I, really? That's why I've developed something like a fear of filling stations. I'm happy when people praise the car or speak to me, but lately, whenever the attendant asks something…

…dress-up car owner [heading fragment]

…an ordinary…

Name withheld

…don't they? I like that contrast. Even if they fool around, they deliver when it's time to drive, so the program works. If the driving were poor too, I might object, but Drift Tengoku videos always entertain me. Keep making fun features! — S14 Taro, Saitama.

At school I dreamed of befriending filling-station staff, having tires fitted free and borrowing space for maintenance. — Self-Service Daisuki, Tokorozawa, Saitama. Editors: all of us sympathized with your letter, because our drifting experience is about…

The ‘Ultimate Drift Cars’ feature, introduced in June, seems to attract attention. In fact, the Blitz Skyline hit its rear at SUGO, and we photographed it without repairing it. Look closely and you can tell…right?

Top three

Drift Tengoku, July issue

Readers…

…choose [heading fragment]

Perhaps better-looking than an RX-8! Fukazawa RX-78, FD3S . Featured in ‘Two New Favorites: S15 vs FD3S.’ This machine held everyone's attention at the Fluke track day where we photographed it, and it captivated readers too. Amazing how natural the front-end conversion looks!

First D1 victory!

Congratulations!

Cars you thought looked cool

…your level too. We understand choosing self-service! The attendants probably mean no harm with their questions. Perhaps things would change if you honestly said, ‘I like drifting, so I've modified it this way, but my skills haven't caught up. Do you know somewhere good to practice?’ Yet that's hard to say… [editorial response].

First place

Blitz Skyline ER34. Featured in Ultimate Drift Cars. It finished second, only four votes behind the RX-78. Hearing the result, Nomuken said [damaged quote about the RX-8's impact and changes to his Skyline; exact wording unrecoverable]. More importantly, congratulations on your first D1 victory!

wwan-sporta.co.jp

Third place

A turbo upgrade to aim higher! Nakamura Silvia S15. Featured in Promising Newcomer.

Second place

One of western Japan's most-watched women drifters. She has recently fitted Ganador mirrors and an AX53B60 turbo. She plans to enter contests actively, so keep watching her progress!

BCNR33 Skyline parts: four factory BCNR33 wheels, 9J-17, offset +30, five-hole, with roughly 80% tread tires, ¥80,000. Two Potenza 245/45-17 tires, about 60% tread, ¥10,000. Cellstar SKY1235GR radar detector, one month's use, ¥20,000. Aomori address/name damaged; telephone 090-5182-5659 .

How to submit

To submit a listing, use the dedicated D Planet form and mail it with a copy of identification such as your driving license [historical instructions].

¥10,000 [fragment]

New, ¥10,000… [fragment]

AWB

Follow the example and write legibly. Your wording will generally become the published listing, so check product names, address, real name (pseudonyms prohibited) and telephone number. The editors may normalize wording to make the listing easier to understand [historical instructions].

HCR32 Skyline parts: ARC replacement intercooler ¥20,000; BNR32 factory intercooler ¥5,000; power transistor ¥10,000; black factory right front fender ¥3,000. Ehime address/name damaged; 090-2829-3099 .

$10

…[rear width fragment damaged] ¥80,000; collection preferred. 274-0814, Funabashi, Chiba; remaining address damaged…

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…Masahiro Tsutsumi , telephone truncated in OCR.

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