Ebisu Circuit - DRIFT MATSURI!!! 3 & 4 May - GT-R Register - Official Nissan Skyline and GTR Owners Club forum

Miguel - Newera · 25th April 2008, 04:31 PM

For those of you who like to spend time looking out of the side windows, whilst driving - there's an interesting event during Golden Week (Sat & Sun).
For 20,000 Yen you can sample any of Ebisu's circuits to drift to your heart's content all day & night Saturday & Sunday!

Unfortunately I'd already agreed to go to a wedding party Sat early afternoon (Wedding tax

) but as soon as that's over, Allen (In his '86) and I in mine will be putting as many tires as we can fit inside, plus a barbeque, bacon, eggs, etc, Thermos Coffee, and possibly a tent + tool kit, armed with our JAF membership will be making the pilgrimage.

If you like drifting, this has got to be the ultimate weekend! No doubt there will be quite an atmosphere, not least the smell of burning rubber for an entire weekend, with anarchic driving to boot.

If anyone wants to join in, let us know and we can travel in convoy... Have tried to convince Andy, but he says he's scared of the traffic coming back being Obon... Scardey cat!

mint · 26th April 2008, 07:56 AM

Hey i just joined up on here but i'll be going. I arrive in Japan on the 3rd so will be there on the 4th. I have no car but i should be getting a lift from a member over on Driftworks.

Powervehicles · 1st May 2008, 01:54 AM

Bugger it Miguel im coming too. Mint if your stuck for a lift i may be able to help a fellow scotsman out

Ill be leaving Saturday night to avoid the F'n Traffic.

Dino, get your ass up to this too

You too Adam, Paul etc

Ill check the hotel status.

mint · 1st May 2008, 01:55 AM

lol hey matey, Yeah i'll give ya a phone buddy. That would be rad tho and more than happy to share the costs, where would stay on the sat night?

Powervehicles · 1st May 2008, 02:03 AM

In a hotel up there, trying to remmeber the good ones bloody name though lol.

mint · 5th May 2008, 01:18 AM

Well that was an amazing event thanks so much to Andy from PV For sorting me out for the day! Nice to meet the local:s and been shown how its done lol.

Powervehicles · 5th May 2008, 04:23 AM

Glad you liked it. Hope you got home ok, i got back to my house at 1am!!!

mint · 7th May 2008, 01:27 PM

wow thats a long day think we got home around half 9? not sure.. I posted up pics on DW and on JDMtas.

Powervehicles · 13th May 2008, 10:58 AM

Heres our little video from the Day:

YouTube - Powervehicles.com JZX100 Demo Car Drifting @ Ebisu Matsuri08

The video shows me driving round it for the 1st time and slowly getting to know it. If you dont want to wait that long skip to 7 mins and watch me "hoolaganising"

Due to the temps i wasnt drifting the whole circuit, just the judged section - was real hot that day and since then have installed a Dual Oil Cooler System and Water Spray to try and keep things cool!

Miguel - Newera · 13th May 2008, 11:41 AM

This brings back some good memories!

Nice drifting in that video of you Andy. Every time I followed you earlier in the day I hit dense fog, for some reason...

Allen (Who filmed this clip from his AE86) and I arrived late Saturday night. Paid to get in to find every available parking spot rammed with drift cars, tools, etc. Did a couple of laps of the North circuit whilst fully laiden with tyres, tools, etc. then called it a night. Left Allen's '86 in the car park and headed to our hotel for the night. Was 3am by the time we checked in!
By 8am we were out again.

That circuit was awesome.. Loved it! Shame Allen didn't get a chance to film it before they reduced it to half size... All those high speed corners and clutch kicking fried my clutch though!

Then trying to enter the long corner after the pit straight hard in 3rd one time too many had me in the sand. Later I found sand in the bead of the tyre...and low pressure. So that's why the steering was pulling to the left afterwards, doh!

Next time, I'll go with a spare set of wheels, rather than fitting tyres at the circuit. I thought I'd be safe with there being a machine to fit with, but hadn't counted on there being a queue of people unable to use the machine in front of me, taking up to 45 minutes to change 4 bloomin' tyres! So I lost some of the afternoon... Just as well though, I don't know what I'd have done to get home with no clutch at all!

Lots of smashed up cars, which was sad. Saw one Skyline HCR32 that had been spun into the pit wall. There was no boot floor left to speak of!

And the JZA70 Supra Aerotop that had been rolled on the Toue course!

Bring on the next drift Matsuri. Next time we'll go up Friday afternoon, get a perfect pit position with barbeque, etc. and do it all weekend long!

mint · 13th May 2008, 04:40 PM

haha Yeah Miguel was pretty mad i got a snap of that Skyline i`ll post up when im home, was nice to meet you and alan. You folks will need to show me the roaps when im over for my year picking up a sil80 off andy hehe. Thanks again for a magic day folks. Something we wont forget! haha.

25th April 2008, 04:31 PM	#1 (permalink)
Miguel - Newera GTR Register Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Tokyo, Japan, Brighton, England. Posts: 448	Ebisu Circuit - DRIFT MATSURI!!! 3 & 4 May For those of you who like to spend time looking out of the side windows, whilst driving - there's an interesting event during Golden Week (Sat & Sun). For 20,000 Yen you can sample any of Ebisu's circuits to drift to your heart's content all day & night Saturday & Sunday! Unfortunately I'd already agreed to go to a wedding party Sat early afternoon (Wedding tax ) but as soon as that's over, Allen (In his '86) and I in mine will be putting as many tires as we can fit inside, plus a barbeque, bacon, eggs, etc, Thermos Coffee, and possibly a tent + tool kit, armed with our JAF membership will be making the pilgrimage. If you like drifting, this has got to be the ultimate weekend! No doubt there will be quite an atmosphere, not least the smell of burning rubber for an entire weekend, with anarchic driving to boot. If anyone wants to join in, let us know and we can travel in convoy... Have tried to convince Andy, but he says he's scared of the traffic coming back being Obon... Scardey cat! __________________ matty32 is Newera's GTR Register Official Trader! Please contact him with your inquiries on tuning & cosmetic parts. If speed kills, then I'm already dead and Grannies will live forever.

13th May 2008, 11:41 AM	#10 (permalink)
Miguel - Newera GTR Register Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Tokyo, Japan, Brighton, England. Posts: 448	This brings back some good memories! Nice drifting in that video of you Andy. Every time I followed you earlier in the day I hit dense fog, for some reason... Allen (Who filmed this clip from his AE86) and I arrived late Saturday night. Paid to get in to find every available parking spot rammed with drift cars, tools, etc. Did a couple of laps of the North circuit whilst fully laiden with tyres, tools, etc. then called it a night. Left Allen's '86 in the car park and headed to our hotel for the night. Was 3am by the time we checked in! By 8am we were out again. That circuit was awesome.. Loved it! Shame Allen didn't get a chance to film it before they reduced it to half size... All those high speed corners and clutch kicking fried my clutch though! Then trying to enter the long corner after the pit straight hard in 3rd one time too many had me in the sand. Later I found sand in the bead of the tyre...and low pressure. So that's why the steering was pulling to the left afterwards, doh! Next time, I'll go with a spare set of wheels, rather than fitting tyres at the circuit. I thought I'd be safe with there being a machine to fit with, but hadn't counted on there being a queue of people unable to use the machine in front of me, taking up to 45 minutes to change 4 bloomin' tyres! So I lost some of the afternoon... Just as well though, I don't know what I'd have done to get home with no clutch at all! Lots of smashed up cars, which was sad. Saw one Skyline HCR32 that had been spun into the pit wall. There was no boot floor left to speak of! And the JZA70 Supra Aerotop that had been rolled on the Toue course! Bring on the next drift Matsuri. Next time we'll go up Friday afternoon, get a perfect pit position with barbeque, etc. and do it all weekend long! __________________ matty32 is Newera's GTR Register Official Trader! Please contact him with your inquiries on tuning & cosmetic parts. If speed kills, then I'm already dead and Grannies will live forever.

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1st May 2008, 01:54 AM	#3 (permalink)
Powervehicles GTR Register Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Tokyo Posts: 1,334	Bugger it Miguel im coming too. Mint if your stuck for a lift i may be able to help a fellow scotsman out Ill be leaving Saturday night to avoid the F'n Traffic. Dino, get your ass up to this too You too Adam, Paul etc Ill check the hotel status.

1st May 2008, 02:03 AM	#5 (permalink)
Powervehicles GTR Register Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Tokyo Posts: 1,334	In a hotel up there, trying to remmeber the good ones bloody name though lol.

5th May 2008, 04:23 AM	#7 (permalink)
Powervehicles GTR Register Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Tokyo Posts: 1,334	Glad you liked it. Hope you got home ok, i got back to my house at 1am!!!

13th May 2008, 10:58 AM	#9 (permalink)
Powervehicles GTR Register Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Tokyo Posts: 1,334	Heres our little video from the Day: YouTube - Powervehicles.com JZX100 Demo Car Drifting @ Ebisu Matsuri08 The video shows me driving round it for the 1st time and slowly getting to know it. If you dont want to wait that long skip to 7 mins and watch me "hoolaganising" Due to the temps i wasnt drifting the whole circuit, just the judged section - was real hot that day and since then have installed a Dual Oil Cooler System and Water Spray to try and keep things cool!