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Drifting nerd since '97
Host of The SileightyMania Podcast
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24 years ago on this day in 2001, we had one of th

24 years ago on this day in 2001, we had one of the earliest sanctioned drifting events in the USA.

#drifting #driftinghistory #s13 #schassis #socalschassis #nissan180sx #nissan240sx #nissans13 #sileighty #sileightymania

Irwindale's Two Sides: Parking Lot Drifting vs. Th

Irwindale's Two Sides: Parking Lot Drifting vs. The Bank #kengushi #drifting #driftinghistory

Virtually everybody who drove with me in the begin

Virtually everybody who drove with me in the beginning moved on from their original car or destroyed it. I somehow still have mine after 26 years. It's amazing and I'm grateful.

Thanks to everybody who showed up and donated at the @puristgroup charity event yesterday. And thanks to everybody who visited us at the @sachikogoesracing booth!

📸 @stvnnakamura

#240sx #180sx #s13 #rps13 #180sx #schassis #nissan180sx #nissan240sx #nissans13 #socalschassis

Yes, you should drift tandem with your soulmate ❤️

Yes, you should drift tandem with your soulmate ❤️

Photos taken on this day in 2005 at Willowsprings Walt James Oval during a Just Drift event.

#drifting #s13 #schassis #240sx #nissan #nissan180sx #nissan240sx #nissans13 #socalschassis #drift

Irwindale is WHY Ken Gushi Drives SO CLOSE to the

Irwindale is WHY Ken Gushi Drives SO CLOSE to the Wall! #drifting #irwindale

My favorite view of my car from the @sachikogoesra

My favorite view of my car from the @sachikogoesracing booth at @japaneseclassiccarshow

I can't believe I've owned this thing for 26 years. I went grocery shopping in it, took my wife on dates in it, and dropped my kids off at school in it. I took it drifting at touge before anybody knew what drifting was, I drove it in Formula D Irwindale, and its the vehicle (pun intended) that allowed me to meet so many people. This car is my entire adulthood.

📸 @ocl.foto

R.I.P. @thedangelo

#180sx #240sx #nissan240sx #nissan180sx #nissans13 #s13 #rps13 #schassis #socalschassis #falkenspotting

Just passing through. #falkenspotting #240sx #nis

Just passing through.

#falkenspotting #240sx #nissan240sx #nissans13 #180sx #nissan180 #s13 #nissans13 #rps13 #schassis #socalschassis

JCCS was so busy I didn't even have time to take a

JCCS was so busy I didn't even have time to take any photos so here's one in my neighborhood 😂

Thanks to everybody who stopped by the @sachikogoesracing booth to say hi!

I guess this is my official reveal of the car.

Thanks @franklin_ca @onismogiri @threesracing @meng.tea for helping me get the car ready! I drove it there and back and it performed like a champ 💪💪💪

#nissan240sx #240sx #schassis #socalschassis
#s13 #nissans13 #180sx

The Irwindale Wall: @daiyoshihara D1GP Rookie Mist

The Irwindale Wall: @daiyoshihara D1GP Rookie Mistake #drifting #irwindalespeedway #driftinghistory #d1 #d1gp #d1grandprix #daiyoshihara

Happy 19 years to my favorite person in the world!

Happy 19 years to my favorite person in the world! We both loved cars first and that helped us find each other. We get older and we continue to evolve individually, but the constant has always been love + cars. Sounds like a movie 😂

I'm so grateful for the life I get to live with you. A 10 year old me would never believe that I'd grow up to be the luckiest man alive. I can't wait to celebrate our big 2-0 next year!

#loveandcars

V8 SUCKS: The Sign That Went Viral in the Early Da

V8 SUCKS: The Sign That Went Viral in the Early Days of Formula D #drifting #formuladrift

Better late than never! We just dropped the uncut

Better late than never! We just dropped the uncut interview with @teddydanh ok YouTube, Spotify, and everywhere else you can download podcasts.

He talks about how he found out about Irwindale Speedway, how he went from loving FNF Eclipses to drifting and S-chassis, becoming a videographer for D1 at a young age and we discuss the infamous V8s SUCK sign 😂

To watch/listen check out the link in the bio!

3 sileighties owned by 3 different podcast staff m

3 sileighties owned by 3 different podcast staff members. I guess we got sileighty mania.

@factionmotorsports WYA we want all the smoke 💨

#sileightymania #sileighty #schassis #nissan180sx #nissan240sx #s13 #s13hatch #nissans13 #socalschassis #schassis

I finally had the chance to replace my cracked exh

I finally had the chance to replace my cracked exhaust manifold. So far this year, I've:
✅ Fixed the broken transmission
✅ Replaced all the aero, fenders, hood
✅ Repainted the car
✅ Replaced my exhaust manifold + my old Trust down pipe (from '99 lol)

There's still a lot to do, but I hope this is making up for all the years of neglect!

Thanks to @meng.tea @threesracing for your expertise and taking great care of my car!

I'm excited to finally have one of these nice @partsshopmax cobra downpipes 😁

#schassis #s13 #nissan240sx #nissans13 #socalschassis #sr20det #180sx #nissan180sx

Next step: put on Barry White #schassis #s13hatch

Next step: put on Barry White

#schassis #s13hatch #nissan240sx #nissans13 #socalschassis

Golden age drift car style in Japan is unmatched a

Golden age drift car style in Japan is unmatched and so is their helmet style. Here's some inspo for you (and me) to get our helmet style levelled up.

People are posting the news that the days of Speed

People are posting the news that the days of Speedhunters are numbered. I remember for years they were coming out with multiple articles a day and you couldn't even keep up with the articles they were posting. It was actually overwhelming and kinda annoying 😆 They did a great job covering car culture and drifting worldwide, which has now been taken over by social media.

I'm super glad @antoniosureshot took these photos of Koguchi with his wife's 180 because the car is such an inspiration to many, although it was probably just a normal casual track day and a neat car to the people there. I'm not the only one to analyze every little detail on the car. It's the reason I bought my Nismo 330f during trip to Japan last month.

Thank you @japanifornia for taking cool shots of me drifting and using them as covers to multiple articles. They were taken at the only ASB I ever attended in 2010. Only the people there could tell you that the pictures look a ton better than what my actual drifting looked like. My favorite part is Yuta's face in the passenger seat. My least favorite part is my rainbow brite sparkle hood I bought from @dousan36

Anyways, this whole post was just an excuse to post photos of my car, so you read all that for nothing. #conceited

#schassis #s13 #rps13 #240sx #s13 #180sx #drifting #speedhunters

On this day in 2002, Club4AG held one of the first

On this day in 2002, Club4AG held one of the first official drift events in So Cal.

Previous to that, we had to hide drifting under the guise of a "car control" group during road racing events with SpeedTrialUSA. This event was all drifters and we were allowed to let it all hang out instead of only drifting in the back where the track marshalls couldn't see.

At the time, I had a Silvia face, stock SR, a 15" wheel collection, touge battle scars I was extremely proud of, and a wangan spoiler that I loved. It was a really unique combination at the time when car shows like Hot Import Nights were extremely popular with fake VeilSide kits, vinyl interior, 18x7 wheels and no concept of wheel fitment. For reference, the first Fast and the Furious was released a year earlier in the summer of 2001.

@club4ag @moto_club4ag @tommyuchen @willow_springs_raceway

#drifting #driftinghistory #schassis #socalschassis #nissan #nissan240sx #nissans13 #240sx #s13 #sileighty #sileightymania

One of our best nights in Japan was thanks to @low

One of our best nights in Japan was thanks to @lowbrain_j2b3 and @lowbrain_yohey

Ryohei let me drive his 180sx on the highway and on the Yokohama Bay Bridge and into Daikoku PA. It felt like a fever dream.

Even though Daikoku PA has died down, it was pretty busy especially on a weeknight. The FC with the r32 GTR wheels is strangely one of my favorites.

Thanks John and Ryohei for taking the time out on a weekday to hang out with us and then drive us all the way back to Ginza 🙏🙏🙏

After falling in love with drifting and Japanese c

After falling in love with drifting and Japanese car culture in 1996, we were finally able to travel there. We spent a week in Kyoto and one in Tokyo. We got to experience history, nature, food, cars, and culture.

Thank you @splash0327 @lowbrain_yohey @lowbrain_j2b3 @runningfree86 for meeting up with us at the last minute and showing us a little bit of the place you call home.

Also, I want a Vellfire 😂

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