The second round of the Japanese D1GP championship was held at the Autopolis International race track in Kyushu. Local to the Nengun offices in Fukuoka, we made the trip in the Nengun R35 GTR in record time on the Expressways and winding mountain roads for a great day with the best drifters in Japan.
The Autopolis circuit differs from many other drift events with an initial entry speed of 200km/h into the first corner which is too much for many. Orido's Supra was severely damaged in initial practice and could not compete. Suenaga in his FD3S RX7 ended up winning the day, our friend and hometown favourite Nomuken finished in a respectable 4th place.
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Masao Suenaga, the eventual winner on the day in the M7 RE Amemiya SGC Mazda RX7 FD3S beating Kuniaki Takahashi in the Do Luck JZX100.
Ken Nomura in his trademark Blitz R34 4 door Skyline, a Fukuoka local and friend of Nengun performance, competing against the number 1 seed Yoichi Imamura in the M7 BOSS SGC S15 Silvia. Nomuken wins this battle and ends up placing 4th. Nomuken is the crowd favourite, especially in Kyushu, soon after he was knocked out, most of the crowd started heading for the exits.
Shingo Saitou in the JZX100 battling against Tokita Masayoshi in the Good Year Toyota Crown. The Crown was a favourite with big smoke and massive power, but the big JZX100 dominated and ended up finishing 2nd to Suenaga in the more nimble RX7.
Kuniaki Takahashi in the big JZX100 following the HPI Racing S15 Silvia driven by Hata Tsutomi, The JZX100 won this battle and ended up finishing 7th for the day.
The Up Garage with Droo-P AE86 was a crowd favourite with huge angles and Hibino's lightning transitions into the 2nd corner at over 150km/h were simply breathtaking. The Koguchi Power 180SX proved to be more stable and ended up winning this battle to finish 3rd.
