Motorsports
Fukuoka Custom Car Show 2010
Feb 21st
Stopped by the Fukuoka Custom Car Show yesterday and snapped a few pictures. The show was much smaller and less “flashy” then car shows in the past. I guess the economic conditions are really bad in the custom car industry. After talking to the “Pako D” from Uras, I found out that Sunday had a much larger crowd than Saturday. The show had drift cars, VIP cars, old school cars, vans, exotic cars, remote control cars, and motorcycles. Another sign of the economic conditions was the lack of “Booth Babes”! There were very few at the show.
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VIP Style Car
Nissan Silvia S15 Drift Car
Uras Booth
Stealth Black Mazda RX-7
Moto Guzzi Motorcycles
More pictures coming soon!
DEC Sekia Hills セキアヒルズ
Oct 13th
DEC Sekia Hills is the premiere drift track in Kyushu. It may not be the biggest but it’s definitely the best if you are a drifter or a person that likes watching drifting. It is located about an hour south of Fukuoka city by highway using the Nankan exit. Sekia Hills features a pro shop and a full feature shop just in case you have any issues with your car, while at the track. On event days there is also a concession stand that serves very delicious food. I recommend the Mabo Tofu, Fried Chicken, and the curry.
RC Drifting at Uras in Fukuoka
Mar 5th
Remote Control Drift Cars are really big in Japan at the moment and it looks to be growing bigger and bigger. People of all ages, genders, and walks of life are doing it. RC Drift Otaku’s are spending $1000 of dollars on gear to make their cars faster, slide better, and on of course rechargeable battery packs. It’s not a cheap hobby but it’s A LOT cheaper than drifting in real life!!
Here is a little unedited video I took with my Casio point-and-shoot camera the other day.
Here is a link to their RC Drifting Blog (in Japanese but with lots of pictures)
Fukuoka Auto Salon 2009
Jan 14th
FUKUOKA AUTO SALON 2009
If you are into cars and want to check out a cool event you have to make your way the the Yahoo! Fukuoka Dome for the 2009 Fukuoka Auto Salon! At the Auto Salon you can expect to see Drift Cars, Drag Cars, Custom Cars, VIP Cars, Race Cars and best of all….Booth Babes!!
January 16th: 10am~6pm (Press and General Admissions)
January 17th: 9am~6pm (General admission)
January 18th: 9am~6pm (General admission)
Admissions: Advance sales: 1600 yen (adult) /500 yen (students)
Same day: 2000 yen (adult) /700 yen (students)
Lawson L code：85555
Bring your photo and video camera to the event and get some pixs and footage!! If you get some good shots we would be happy to feature your content.
Fukuoka Pictures: URAS
Dec 26th
This picture was taken outside of URAS in Fukuoka, Japan. Uras is a car shop that specializes in Drifting and is owned and operated by Nomura Ken, also known as NOMUKEN. NOMUKEN is a professional drifter that drives in the Japanese D1 Series and has drifted all over the world from Europe to the United States.
The next picture is ET and Nagai-san the manager of URAS.
