I’ve been to some pretty cool places in my lifetime but seeing Daigo Saito’s playland in Saitama in-person was truly something unique. Over the past year or so, I’ve seen photos and video of his “Fat Five Land” completed but never thought I’d have the opportunity to see it. My fascination of Japanese drifting has always been more from the perspective of someone looking in from the outside. I don’t really know any Japanese drifters personally and I’ve only watched them on streams and in competition. Fat Five Land was a place I wanted to visit, but it never seemed like it was in the realm of possibility. When Sara hit me up to see if I wanted to go, I was honestly pretty surprised! Of course I said yes and here is another checkmark on a long list of places I have longed to see!…
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Formula D RD 1: Streets of Long Beach 2014…The Offset Kings Showcase….
Welcome back to the second portion of the 2014 Formula D Round 1 coverage. Yesterday we got to take a look at some of the drift cars in the paddock area as well as the vendor vehicles and today, we’ll head over to the other end of the venue where […]
Read MoreFormula D RD 1: Streets of Long Beach 2014…The Paddock….
I always feel a little out of place at Formula D…. Not because I don’t understand drifting, because I do, I just don’t…ummm…keep up to date with all the happenings in FD. When drifting was first introduced, I was completely enthralled. I love everything about Japanese car culture so when […]
Read MoreFormula D 2013 Round 7: Final Fight & Slammed Society Coverage…Part 3 of 3…
Welcome back to Part 3 of 3 of the Formula D 2013 Round 7 event. Overall I had a great time there, especially being able to spend some time over at the Autofashion USA booth. Today will be much of the same like the previous two posts. Thanks for looking […]
Read MoreFormula D 2013 Round 7: Final Fight & Slammed Society Coverage…Part 2…
Though my view on drifting has changed over the years, I can’t help but get excited whenever a Formula D event rolls around to Southern California. Typically, FD hits California just two times; once at the beginning of the season and the second when they come back at the end […]
Read MoreFormula D 2013 Round 7: Final Fight Coverage….The Preview…
Here are some photos from last night’s Qualifying/Practice round of Formula D’s “Final Fight”, which is the season-ending event of the FD series. I was trapped in my home office all day working on my own stuff for the YEAR//FIVE event and kinda just needed to get out of the […]
Read MoreFormula D Long Beach 2013 Coverage…Part 3 of 3…
Happy Thursday everyone… I’m just gonna go ahead and dive right into the third and concluding portion of the coverage. Can’t say there is is anything else that needs to be said that hasn’t been covered in the previous two parts. As always, I’ve attached the links to the previous […]
Read MoreFormula D Long Beach 2013 Coverage…Part 2…
Welcome back to The Chronicles’ ongoing coverage of the 2013 Formula D Long Beach event. This is the second of three parts and like yesterday, will be pretty random. It’s just a collection of photos that I took in sequence that day. Anything that caught my eye I shot it […]
Read MoreFormula D Long Beach 2013 Coverage…Part 1…
Formula D Long Beach is one of those “can’t miss” events annually in the SoCal tuner scene. It serves as the season open for the event series and is held on the streets of Long Beach, CA where the Long Beach Grand Prix also occurs. I’ve made it a point […]
Read MoreSEMA 2012 Coverage…Part 7 of 7…Finale…
Alas we are at the final phase of our 2012 SEMA coverage… SEMA is a blast every single year and it’s one of those events that I always make sure to mark down on my calender. What is great about the SEMA show is that it helps open my eyes […]
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