Drift Tengoku — September 2004 · Page 293

A drift-competition driver destined to make an impact

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…fighter

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Full throttle, even off the ideal line: impact comes first!

Making full use of NOS and the K3-450R turbo!

Kiyoshi Ofukuchi . Two years of drifting experience; team name unreadable. 2004 Advan Drift Meeting main-event qualifier, Ebisu South.

Born July 25, 1979; age 25; lives in Tochigi .

Main competition results

This month's featured driver… [fragmented column]. He has not yet won a major event, but is emerging strongly: Ofukuchi from Tochigi. His style… a Silvia producing 450 horsepower… tremendous impact… ignoring theory, his rough-edged driving suggests great potential. [Fragments joined for readability; missing wording remains unresolved.]

, fourth place, Nikko Circuit .

BM Cup middle-class winner, Nikko Circuit

…a very individual character. Although he has yet to win a major event, he has risen rapidly in just two years of drifting. His style is entirely his own…

…and began driving an 180SX. Experience with grip driving accustomed him to speed, and when he crashes he can repair it himself…

His family runs a bodywork shop, so he grew up around cars. While helping there, he got his license at 19… Being able to repair damage himself means he is not afraid of mistakes, and his aggressive driving quickly drew attention. He switched to an S14… [intervening text belongs to neighboring fragments].

…has remained in great form since switching cars. When mechanical trouble prevents him running…

…he often enters events. He now works at Ofukuchi bodywork…

Rapidly coming to prominence [fragment]

…he frequently cannot run it, so he uses his second car, an S15, to…

…injecting NOS, he emphasizes momentum and sheer impact. In that raw driving style, Drift Tengoku senses something…

…runs TK Auto as its representative [fragment].

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