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Initial D is celebrating the ten year anniversary of the anime series this December 2008 with the release of Initial D: Extra Stage 2: Tabi-Dachi no Green. The new Initial D OAV focuses on the lives of Mako Sato and Sayuki – two girl racers that form the racing team Impact Blue with their blue Nissan Sil80 (sileighty) drift car. The girl racers are known to dominate the Usui Mountain touge and have already been featured in the Initial D Extra Stage OAV released in 2000. Reports say that Extra Stage 2: Tabi-Dachi no Green is not a direct sequel, even though Shuichi Shigeno wrote the script back in 2001. The new DVD is available December 5th in Japan and has already aired once on SkyPerfectTV.
Jay Leno is known for being an automotive enthusiast and now he has a great website: JayLenosGarage.com that features videos of Jay discussing and driving cars from his awesome collection.
“I do it for free - there’s no money in it,” says Leno. “It’s great fun because it’s like sitting with a bunch of car friends.”
In this episode Jay investigates the highly anticipated Nissan GT-R or as he calls it, ‘the first ever Japanese supercar.’
NBC purchased the rights to produce an American version of the popular BBC television show Top Gear, but many enthusiasts fear corporate sponsorship will limit the brutally honest opinions that made the UK version a hit. 2007 Formula Drift Champion Tanner Foust, comedian/Man Show host Adam Carolla, and handyman Eric Stromer have been announced as the hosts for the new Top Gear USA. NBC’s Jay Leno was offered the job as host but passed fearing the show would not live up to the original.
“I think it would be impossible to recreate or live up to the standards of the British show,” says Leno. “In my mind I can just see Jeremy (Clarkson) lambasting Americans for what they did to his show.”
The Top Gear series premiered in the UK in 1977 and is consistently BBC TWO’s most-watched program in the UK. The UK version of Top Gear is broadcast globally in over 100 countries and has been airing on BBC America since 2007. The program has won many awards including an International Emmy. Top Gear celebrity guests have included Hugh Grant, Simon Cowell, Ewan McGregor, Helen Mirren, and Gordon Ramsay. In addition to the television show, the self-titled magazine “Top Gear” continues to be both the best-selling car and men’s magazine in the UK.
We know Tanner Foust has driving skills and experience hosting Redline TV and SuperCars Exposed and occasionally Adam Carolla can be funny, so let’s hope Top Gear USA can live up to its legacy.
The concept is easy - acquire two plastic trays available at a number of fast food restaurants, put them under the rear wheels of any FF car, apply the e-brake, and allow hilarity to ensue. You won’t be able to slide around forever as the plastic trays will wear down, but McDrifting in the rain will lengthen the life of the trays. Perhaps there is room in drifting culture to have legitimate McDrifting Championships, or maybe I should be run over for posting this! lmao…*drift hater shield deployed (at least you learn to countersteer).
Pro drifter and Formula Drift Champion (2004, 2006) Samuel Hubinette was filming on set of the upcoming Fast and Furious 4 movie when he had to get into character – Iranian character! He looks a little like a hobo, but from the driver seat I’m sure Sam will look great. Hubinette reports that three of the other stunt drivers were Rich Rutherford, Paul Dallenback, and 2007 Formula Drift Champ Tanner Foust. Samuel Hubinette has more pics of his Iranian makeover at his official blog.
Wangan Midnight is a long time published manga series created by Michiharu Kusunoki that focuses on the street racing scene in Japan. The Wangan Midnight manga has been featured since 1992 in Young Magazine, which is published by Kodansha Limited – the largest publisher in Japan. The Wangan Midnight series has been adapted into several live action films, video games, and an anime television series supervised by Keiichi Tsuchiya. In Japanese, the word “wangan” means “bay shore” and refers to a stretch of highway along Tokyo’s Shuto Expressway that is infamous for street racing.
The Wangan Midnight story focuses on the life of high school student and street racer Akio Asakura. Akio’s first encounter with street racing is driving his friend’s Nissan Fairlady Z31 when rival Tatsuya Shima, a doctor driving a black Porsche 911 known as the “BlackBird,” challenges him to a race. With two girls in the back and the owner of the Z31 in the passenger seat, Akio looses his first race. With defeat fresh on his mind, Akio is determined to outrun the BlackBird. Under direction of his friend, a mechanic, Akio visits a junkyard where he discovers a wrecked Fairlady S30 – “The Devil Z.”
D1 Grand Prix is bringing the excitement of D1GP to the arcade. Prior to this arcade release, D1GP launched a video game on the PS2 that went widely unnoticed. D1’s second attempt into the video game industry continues with the officially licensed D1 name, real drivers, authentic drift cars, and actual tracks that D1 Grand Prix is known for. The bright orange arcade cabinet is outfitted with D1 graphics and the latest in wide screen LCD monitor technology.
One or two players compete for high scores that are kept online so players can compare rankings via their mobile phones. 2006 Japanese D1 Grand Prix Champion Nobushige Kumakubo appears in the game’s training mode to give players some pro tips on maintaining line and drift angle. Like the real D1GP, players earn points based on corner entry speed, line, and drift style. You can watch a trailer for the new D1GP Arcade game at their website.
Fast and Furious: Tokyo Drift features many beautiful drift cars like tuned Japanese imports, Eurotuners, and American muscle cars. More than 200 cars were used for the film and since body kits and other modifications can make it difficult to recognize the original car, this is a guide to the vehicles of Tokyo Drift.
Initial D is a live-action film based on the popular Japanese Initial D anime and manga. Overall, the Initial D movie stays true to the original story line and does a good job bringing the characters to life. The cars drifting and beautiful visuals during the race scenes are my favorite parts of the movie.
Like the anime and manga, the Initial D movie focuses on the life of tofu delivery boy Takumi Fujiwara (Jay Chou) and his AE86 Toyota Corolla. Under the guidance of his father and ex-racer Bunta (Anthony Wong), Takumi has delivered tofu to the top of Mount Akina for sometime and as a result, has developed serious drifting skills.
The 1960s Japanese animated series Speed Racer is becoming a live-action film under the direction of Andy and Larry Wachowski, creators of The Matrix trilogy. The Speed Racer movie focuses on Speed (Emile Hirsch) and his battle to become the greatest driver while saving the family business from rival Royalton Industries. The Speed Racer movie is scheduled for release on May 9, 2008.
Initial D is celebrating the ten year anniversary of the anime series this December 2008 with the release of Initial D: Extra Stage 2: Tabi-Dachi no Green. The new Initial D OAV focuses on the lives of Mako Sato and Sayuki – two girl racers that form the racing team Impact Blue with their blue Nissan Sil80 (sileighty) drift car. The girl racers are known to dominate the Usui Mountain touge and have already been featured in the Initial D Extra Stage OAV released in 2000. Reports say that Extra Stage 2: Tabi-Dachi no Green is not a direct sequel, even though Shuichi Shigeno wrote the script back in 2001. The new DVD is available December 5th in Japan and has already aired once on SkyPerfectTV.
The concept is easy - acquire two plastic trays available at a number of fast food restaurants, put them under the rear wheels of any FF car, apply the e-brake, and allow hilarity to ensue. You won’t be able to slide around forever as the plastic trays will wear down, but McDrifting in the rain will lengthen the life of the trays. Perhaps there is room in drifting culture to have legitimate McDrifting Championships, or maybe I should be run over for posting this! lmao…*drift hater shield deployed (at least you learn to countersteer).
Pro drifter and Formula Drift Champion (2004, 2006) Samuel Hubinette was filming on set of the upcoming Fast and Furious 4 movie when he had to get into character – Iranian character! He looks a little like a hobo, but from the driver seat I’m sure Sam will look great. Hubinette reports that three of the other stunt drivers were Rich Rutherford, Paul Dallenback, and 2007 Formula Drift Champ Tanner Foust. Samuel Hubinette has 
Wangan Midnight is a long time published manga series created by Michiharu Kusunoki that focuses on the street racing scene in Japan. The Wangan Midnight manga has been featured since 1992 in Young Magazine, which is published by Kodansha Limited – the largest publisher in Japan. The Wangan Midnight series has been adapted into several live action films, video games, and an anime television series supervised by Keiichi Tsuchiya. In Japanese, the word “wangan” means “bay shore” and refers to a stretch of highway along Tokyo’s Shuto Expressway that is infamous for street racing.
D1 Grand Prix is bringing the excitement of D1GP to the arcade. Prior to this arcade release, D1GP launched a video game on the PS2 that went widely unnoticed. D1’s second attempt into the video game industry continues with the officially licensed D1 name, real drivers, authentic drift cars, and actual tracks that D1 Grand Prix is known for. The bright orange arcade cabinet is outfitted with D1 graphics and the latest in wide screen LCD monitor technology.
Fast and Furious: Tokyo Drift features many beautiful drift cars like tuned Japanese imports, Eurotuners, and American muscle cars. More than 200 cars were used for the film and since body kits and other modifications can make it difficult to recognize the original car, this is a guide to the vehicles of Tokyo Drift.
Initial D is a live-action film based on the popular Japanese Initial D anime and manga. Overall, the Initial D movie stays true to the original story line and does a good job bringing the characters to life. The cars drifting and beautiful visuals during the race scenes are my favorite parts of the movie.
