![]() In competition drifting, drivers alternate leading and chasing laps, sticking tightly to the other’s door. Tsuiso – Two cars drifting in tandem, one chasing the other. The scene of the battles most well-known from the Initial-D series where street racers plied their mechanical and steering abilities against one another on mountain roads in Gunma prefecture. ![]() Image credit: Touge – Winding, narrow mountain passes that push driver and car to their limit. Commonly seen on Bosozoku and Zokusha cars. Image credit: Takeyari pipes – Exhaust extensions that extend high above and around the car and are slash cut. Minimal aero, small wheels and negative camber are all devices used in concert with highly customised suspension to achieve this. Shakotan – Cars created to get as low to the ground as possible. Shaken – Japan’s vehicle inspection program. The impractical but attention-grabbing look soon found its way to the VIP and stance scenes as a means of lowering chassis while accommodating wider, lower offset wheel and tyre combinations. Image credit: Oni-kyan – Extreme negative camber (literally ‘demon camber’) is an aesthetic rather than performance modification that has its roots in drifting. Matsuri – The Japanese word for festival, this is a word best preceded by ‘Drift’, with drift matsuri in Japan and around the world seeing full weekends of unlimited grass roots drifting on race tracks. Kyusha – Classic Japanese cars modified in a racing style with period-correct aero and wheels. ![]() The nickname comes from the Japanese advertising campaign for the car, which featured a young couple named Ken and Mary enjoying the Japanese countryside in their Skyline. Kenmeri – C110 Skyline (in Australia, Datsun 240K). ‘Painful car’ is the direct translation, and some of the more explicit designs probably indicate why that’s the case. Image credit: Itasha – Sometimes inappropriate but always entertaining, Itasha cars are wrapped with images of characters from manga or anime. Hachiroku – Toyota AE86, or more recently, the Toyota 86. Other common front end swaps are Sil80, where an S13 coupe front end is swapped onto a 180SX, or the opposite, a Onevia, where the pop-up front end is fitted to the coupe. Ichigo – An S15 Silvia front end conversion on an earlier model car – often referred to as a strawberry face. The ultimate car for many JDM dreamers is the KPGC10 Skyline, the first coupe iteration of the venerable Nissan Skyline, equipped with the legendary S20 straight six. Stretched tyres assist tuners to clear their fenders and fit wider, lower off-set wheels. Hipari tyre – Stretching a small width tyre onto a wider rim, creating a rounded sidewall appearance. The video above, produced in 1987 and known as ‘Pluspy’ demonstrates Tsuchiya’s skill and affinity for the AE86. He competed in JTCC, Le Mans, NASCAR and open wheel racing series. Tsuchiya’s motorsport finesse was refined as an illegal street racer. A title most commonly used to refer to Keiichi Tsuchiya, a man vital in bringing drifting to popular culture. It’s not the quickest way through the turn, but it is the most exciting.ĭorikin – Drift King. The car sways from side to side as the driver manipulates the throttle to retain control of the car.ĭori – Drifting. Choku dori is often performed on straight sections of tarmac. Translated as ‘violent running tribe’, bosozoku can be found revving their engines and riding/driving around in groups in some of the most uniquely modified vehicles.Ĭhoku dori – Swaying, or pendulum drift. ![]() Image credit: Bosozoku – A youth culture, renowned for recklessness and disrespect for the law, centred on attention-grabbing custom motorcycles and cars. Commonly used to refer to aging or damaged drift cars and missiles that have been resigned to practice only use. Image credit: Boro-Boro – Worn out or old. Normally plied to long wheel base, luxury sedans VIP style is characterised by extremely low cars with an aggressive stance and wide, high end wheels with large polished dish. Image credit: Dino Dalle Carbonare Bippu – VIP style. ![]() A guide to Japanese phrases often adopted by enthusiasts. ![]()
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