The SileightyMania Podcast - Drifting Interviews with OGs and Pioneers – Détails, épisodes et analyse

Hiroshi Takahashi aka Kaicho is back for part 2 of his interview, and he does not disappoint. Listen as he provides first-hand accounts of significant people and events related to drifting in Japan! Get ready for some serious history lessons! Kaicho discusses many topics, such as Akira Nakai of current day RWB fame becoming the inspiration for Kaicho's drifting style, the origins of the term "missile car" and the infamous jump at Ebisu Minami, learning English from team Hey Man!, the early days of D1 Grand Prix, his battle against Ueo at Tsukuba and so much more. Duck Off runningfree86 x SileightyMania Podcast stickers: https://sileightymania.square.site/product/runningfree86-x-smp-duck-off-sticker/17?cs=true&cst=custom This episode and all episodes of Season 2 are brought to you by Falken @falkentire , a supporter of drifting since 2003 and a major reason drifting is where it is today. Check out their ultra-high-performance(UHP) Azenis RT660, Azenis RT615K+ and their UHP Azenis FK460 at https://www.falkentire.com. Follow Kaicho on IG: https://www.instagram.com/runningfree86 Follow us on IG: https://www.instagram.com/sileightymania #drifting #driftinghistory #driftingpodcast #ae86 #hachiroku #japandrifting #runningfree #hiroshitakahashi #kaicho #runningfree86

Hiroshi Takahashi aka Kaicho is an AE86/hachiroku drifting legend from Tokyo, Japan. He started drifting in 1989 and is a self-proclaimed 2nd generation drifter.

In this episode, Kaicho gives us a history lesson and describes the drifting scene in Japan in the 80s and 90s, and some of the people who inspired him.

He tells us about joining team RUNNING FREE, and shares some stories about teammate Kouichi Yamashita and team leader Shingo Murao as young men in the early 90s.

Make sure to stay tuned for part 2 of this interview, dropping 6/11/2024!

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IT'S A PODCAST CROSSOVER! Palmer is our feature guest and we're also guests on the Goodestcast podcast dropping 9/7! Please check out our interview on his podcast to see what it's like when the interviewers become interviewed, Goodestcast style. Palmer Sanderson is the youngest guest so far on the podcast, but he is making waves in the drifting community in more ways than one. He became a member of infamous drift team Animal Style in 2013, and has one of the best examples of a Japanese style BMW E36 3 Series for drifting. Palmer and his teammates have been leading the way for ultra close tandem and high speed aggressive driving in American grassroots drifting. Palmer also has a very popular drifting podcast Goodestcast, where he features interesting drifters from all over the world, showcasing the interesting personalities who are behind the steering wheel. Follow Palmer on IG: https://www.instagram.com/goodestcast/ https://www.instagram.com/palmer_sndrsn/ Follow us on IG: https://www.instagram.com/sileightymania/ This episode and all episodes of Season 2 are brought to you by Falken Tires, a supporter of drifting since 2003 and a major reason drifting is where it is today. Check out their ultra-high-performance (UHP) Azenis RT660, Azenis RT615K+ and their UHP Azenis FK460 at https://www.falkentire.com. #drifting #driftingpodcast #driftinghistory #palmersanderson #goodestcast #goodestco #bmwe36 #bmwe36drift #bmwe36drifting #animalstyle #driftteamanimalstyle #animalstyledriftteam

Chris Forsberg is a US drifting pioneer from Doylestown, PA. He has a 20 year long career as a professional driver in Formula D, and is well-known as a Nissan Z drifting icon. His love for drifting started in the early 2000s with his Mazda FC RX-7 after meeting Tony Angelo. The two would eventually run DGTA, an organization hosting events that would provide a legal alternative to street drifting. Chris towed his car all the way to Los Angeles for the D1 Grand Prix driver search in 2003, and eventually made the decision to buy a brand new Nissan Z as his new drift car. He built the right relationships in LA and worked for Signal Auto as a mechanic and became a sponsored driver, even driving the Signal Twins cars at local drift day events. In this podcast episode, Chris recalls old stories, talks about his journey as a professional drifter, his love of building cars, reflecting on how much drifting has changed in the last 20 years, the lessons he's learned as a 20 year old drifting veteran and what he sees in his future. This episode and all episodes of Season 2 are brought to you by Falken, a supporter of drifting since 2003 and a major reason drifting is where it is today. Check out their ultra-high-performance (UHP) Azenis RT660, Azenis RT615K+ and their UHP Azenis FK460 at https://www.falkentire.com. #drifting #driftingpodcast #driftinghistory #chrisforsberg #nissanz #350z #nissan350z #z33 #z34 #driftingpioneer #nissan #chrisforsbergracing 05:51 Growing up in Doylestown, PA 07:45 Meeting Tony Angelo 09:00 Buying his FC Mazda RX-7 13:10 Discovering drifting 19:42 DGTA and meeting Vaughn Gittin Jr. and Ryan Tuerck 23:23 Cross-country trip to Irwindale, CA to try out for D1 Driver Search 27:24 Decision to buy a brand new Nissan 350z 30:52 Establishing a relationship with Signal Auto 36:57 Driving the Signal Twins 180sx and what he learned from it 43:57 Working with Motorex and his journey into Formula D 51:30 Drift Alliance Bad as Hell DVD 52:50 Driving the Falken S15 Silvia 1:01:50 Swapping a V8 into his Z33 1:09:00 Problems with the current state of car builds in Formula Drift 1:18:23 Thoughts on introducing a tire size limit to improve pro drifting 1:26:09 What's next for Chris Forsberg Racing 1:34:00 Losing a chase run because of tire smoke 1:36:05 Does age affect your ability to compete as a pro drifter? 1:37:17 Making a living as a professional drifter 1:39:04 Japan vs. USA - who is better at drifting today? 1:44:09 What skills are you working on as a driver? 1:48:17 Benson Hsu Meets Chris Forsberg at D1 Driver Search in 2003 1:53:08 Car setup advice for new drifters 1:58:10 What do you think your legacy is with drifting? 2:00:47 Appreciating and fostering your business relationships, and investing in yourself 2:05:30 Closing and thank yous

Rob Riter started drifting in the early 2000s and is a drifting pioneer in the Midwest, specifically the Chicago area. He started drifting in his NB Miata and became a hub for Mazda Miata drifting information and style through his website roadsterdrift.com. A founding member of ClubFR, they helped bring drifting off the streets and onto the track. He became one of the best drifters in the Midwest earning time in Formula D and Pro-Am. He later followed his dreams and moved to Japan, where he documented his experiences in his blog with photos while buying a Nissan S15 and an imported Nissan 240sx with SR20DET and drifting everyday at a local touge and at Japan's infamous drift tracks.

Listen as he recalls memories of those events and talks about the full circle moment of where drifting started in Chicago and today where Chicago's Final Bout has become a worldwide drifting movement.

This episode and all episodes of Season 2 are brought to you by Falken, a supporter of drifting since 2003 and a major reason drifting is where it is today. Check out their ultra-high-performance (UHP) Azenis RT660 and their UHP Azenis FK460 at https://www.falkentire.com.

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LA is a major part of drifting in the Mid-West. You can often find him working at Final Bout and ClubFR events. Before that, he lived in Japan and is a self proclaimed JZX100 otaku. He met and befriended Yokohama drifting legends like Yubo Takahashi and Kuniyaki Takahashi of drift team Night Walkers. He lived that JZX100 life as he owned several (and crashed several).

In this interview, he talks about his experiences in Japan, what it was like learning from Japanese drifters, and why out of all JZX100 chassis variations like the Chaser and the Mark II, his favorite is the Cresta. "Cresta is besta" as he likes to say!

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Nikolay Konstantinov started drifting in the early 2000s and even competed in Formula D. He built a tribute car paying homage to his hero Yoshinori Koguchi. He explains the challenges of building a green s13 hatch inspired by a car that no longer exists in that form. He also recounts a recent magical trip to Japan where he got to hang out with Drift Zamurai and The Emperor Koguchi. He even got to see and sit in 189sx that inspired his build. Follow Nikolay on IG: https://www.instagram.com/konstantinov_nikolay_/ Follow our Podcast on IG: https://www.instagram.com/sileightymania/ #drifting #driftinghistory #driftingpodcast #nissan #180sx #rps13 #nissans13 #nissan240sx #240sx #nissan180sx #tributecar #koguchi

Lindsay Ross is an OG US drifter, starting in the early 2000s. He has always been big on Japanese drifting style and Japanese drift car styling.

One day he met up with Aaron Suarez aka Dousan and the two of them decided to form a drift team called Pink Godzira. The two were one of the earliest US drift teams to properly color coordinate the way drift teams do in Japan and they did it with style.

Take a listen as Lindsay tells us about the origins of Pink Godzira drift team, his experiences as a young drift guy in the 2000s and what he's been up to more recently, including his time at Hoonigan and now RTR with Vaughn Gittin Jr.

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Benson Hsu won 1st place at Falken Drift Showoff in Irwindale Speedway on March 02, 2003.  It was the first time we'd ever seen a pro drifter on US soil doing drifting demos.  Yoshinori Koguchi, Seigo Yamamoto, Fumiaki Komatsu and Kazuya Bai, very famous and influential drivers from Japan, flew in with their cars for demos and judging.  It was a day that introduced so many to drifting and inspired a generation of future drifters.  

Host Nadine Hsu interviews Benson about the day, asking questions he didn't remember answers to (and some that he did.)  He talks about his first time seeing Rhys Millen drift, some drama he had with JIC, being in awe of Koguchi's skill, and how it changed his life.  

For some behind the scenes content related to this event, please take a listen to the S1E3 interview featuring Nick Fousekis, the founder of Falken Tire's drifting program and one of the masterminds behind Falken Drift Showoff.

Thank you Falken, Import Showoff, Drift Association and everybody who made this such an amazing event!

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Mark Arcenal, from the Bay Area in California, is an artist and a trailblazer in fashion and car culture.  He is a major reason for what is widely known today as "stanced cars".

We talk about his love for both industries and how they influenced his journey to create his website Fatlace and Illest brand. He is an inspirational person to many and this interview will show you why.

For this episode of Storytime, Mark takes us through his ambitious plan to hold a Hellaflush event in the place that inspired his love for his drifting style of cars - Japan.  His Hellaflush event at Fuji Speedway was huge and he filled the event with 400+ cars with street cars, drift cars, D1 cars and even the Cyber Evo. He also tells us a little about an incident where he went drifting in a D1 car, causing mayhem with Fuji Speedway management.

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