I'm thinking of getting into driftin
seriously you need to get yourself a
real little drug car
okay kill the guy I want to punch it I
haven't got all the money in the world
to spare my day oh yeah Becky what's up
hey Mike good to see you how are you
yeah it's all good it's all good did you
you get a car I did I went for the s15
in the end what would you suggest next
we'll be back and Japan pretty soon I've
got Formula Drift will be at Fuji you'll
be able to see pro level they've got a
whole lot of context I can hook you up
with some some guys over there no doubt
I mean I would be amazing I don't know
anyone in Japan I've never actually been
so it would be a bit of a crazy trip but
see if I can make it happen do it do it
and we'll see you there
I don't get too many offers to go to
Japan and hang out with the world's best
Drift drivers the thought I've seen the
pros in action has really inspired me to
crack on get that seat time that
everyone keeps talking about I bought
the car now I'll spend a little bit more
than I expected to in the first place
but I just need to get her track fit and
then get myself out there
so Becky this is your grand choice s15
silvia it has the best chassis out there
it's got the sr engine which is one of
the best angels out there that right
deal one of your favorites I love an SR
engine
let's get her up in the air
as a mechanic they are an absolute joy
to work on really easy to set up and
when we do each modification you're
actually gonna drive to go wow that does
make a difference I can feel that I've
been in a lot of garages in my time but
these guys are proper specialists it's a
little bit out of my comfort zone
because these are not cars I know these
are not parts that I know and they're
not gonna help me in a way that they're
gonna do it for me I've got to do it and
it's been a long time since I've turned
a spanner on a car myself and I know
they're gonna be watching the one thing
that I'm thinking right now is I don't
want to make an idiot of myself if you
want to start pulling the exhaust
wrappers off good yeah main thing that
we're here about today is the
differential key part we're gonna fit a
two-way LSD to it which is the essence
of drifting is steer with the rear we've
got to keep the diff locking and that'll
give you control
I'm used to differentials where pushes
all of power to the outside wheel for
going around corners so now I'm just
relearning everything and you want
locked power for faith well here you
just want a consistence though when
you're doing a donut to the left don't
to the right figure of eight you know
exactly where you are all the time yeah
that's the input flange from the prop
shaft yeah these are the upper flange is
tweet wheel
yeah but the problem is yeah it doesn't
lock so no matter what you do there it
doesn't lock all right let's go get the
new one yes we will
it's so Becky we are stripped you dipped
down we took out the original that is
now in the bin cleaned up the caps the
crown wheel and we've got this here this
is a car to way we'll be fitting the
Alice D to the crown will we'll be
putting the bearings in fitting it to
here and making sure that the shimmer
and the tooth engagement is good and
then we'll get it back together at ASAP
so you can go drifting amazing fuzzies
up with the air gun mm-hmm minimal talk
should I go I go a little bit longer so
you get two or Goga
yes perfection you get ready for the
torque wrench now quite manually wasn't
it
oh it is yeah it's that way you're so
big and strong it is here okay rice
Becky this is you're all singing and
dancing drift to diff now right sign it
because this is my very first lady yeah
don't draw anything rude happy with us
absolutely sir
Dean ya got a diff here ready for you
keep going you're looking good
I've forgotten how hard it is working on
a car physically lumping things around
you know changing bolts I've been rusted
in there it's been a sweaty day Julian
said that one of his friends is coming
down later and she'll be dropping some
tires off I know that she started
drifting not that long ago and she's
been on a kind of similar journey to me
so be interesting to have a chat with
there and compare notes
Shelby's actually one of the main
drivers for the fast and furious and
obviously she is she is a drifter as
well hey I'm gonna need your help
because I am like a total novice in this
fear of tow well we'll go get the tires
and you can tell me everything you know
I love tea
Michelle it's so nice to meet another
girl with that saw a bit on this journey
you know what it's a bit daunting like
how did you even get into it I worked as
a grid gal at a drift event and I fell
in love it straightaway because it's my
style of cars it was mainly Japanese
cars and actually done a couple of
experience days and I'm just kind of get
a feel for it and all that was was a big
teaser and making is you really want to
do it and from there actually went to
centipoid drift we brung days and that's
when I started to compete and started to
do some live demos I've actually just
got my dream job so I'm actually a
full-time stunt driver now which is
something kind of or I would get well
I've literally just spent the day
putting that new LSD in the car and
we're gonna head down to the track I'd
love I'd love you to come and like see I
can certainly help your basics there's a
lot of times that it's quite easy to
give up I'm not gonna lie there's a lot
of times where you're beating yourself
up thinking I'm not getting it and the
more seat time you have the better
driver you become
the guy's goes there nice right they are
really nice though Julian's been there
from day one with myself so it literally
helped me find my first car to be honest
so would've been completely lost about
and doing that differ Liam ah ah just
what the hell you're eight the days
after you were fearless thirteen Jim
anyway right we are here drift limits a
this place is wicked you have to book it
but they run drift stunts and super car
experience days as well as offering
one-to-one tuition so anyone can get
involved
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I would literally just clutch skip
straight into it you do a nice peppery
doughnut so like from standstill or even
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it's when you transitioned you went a
bit too hard and fall but if you dis
firma
that would be perfect certainly a lot
different to the first time I drove it
it feels a lot better and a lot tighter
but if it comes around a lot quicker
yeah that's the to wait if working in
there it's just learning the steering
and throttle input at the same time
corger well it is is yet I would just so
you kind of let go and you need steering
and more and use the flow a bit more so
your own board
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by myself getting frustrated and the
frustration comes from I want I want to
know more and and know how to get it
perfect every single time as soon as
you're over thinking you lose it it's
bizarre because normally your brains
running 10 to a dozen when you're
driving but with this it's almost I've
taken a step back the throttle input the
steering input everything is such a
balance
it's really hard to explain but today I
felt like the car became my own when I
spoke to Mike he invited me out to see
him at the Formula D in Japan I'm
feeling compelled to take him up on that
offer because it's the chance of a
lifetime for me to see this sport
executed at the very highest level so
I'm gonna do some research make some
calls and get booked in my flight
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I've just arrived in Japan and it's
super mega sweaty part this also needs
rock in the morning and it was 11 so
we'll see how this goes
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I can't actually believe that I'm here
it is just such a culture shock
everything is different that the
buildings are different the cars are
different I spent a little bit of time
in town but I'm not here to go
sightseeing I'm here to see the Formula
D
comedy is drifting at its absolute
highest level like the competition is
the fiercest from around the world
tomorrow is the qualifying round when I
spoke to Mike he said that he would be
able to introduce me to a few people I
want to make sure that I'm not late and
I don't miss any of this opportunity
that he's given me these drivers take it
so seriously it's amazing to see how
calm they are but absolutely focus on
what they've got to do this is the first
time I've seen drifting on a track the
speed and the power at which they take
the corners is just ridiculous
it's absolutely auras byron
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Japan I told you I was gonna come I've
had a little bit of a wonder around you
it's a big field here yeah well now
you've got to see that a friends from
like Goodwood Festival of Speed where
it's all demonstration we're just
entertaining thirty thousand any people
are in the grandstand yeah to entertain
the three judges and that's what
attracts me so much to to drifting it's
not always the biggest budget and the
fastest car it's more personal Flair and
gives a chance for anyone to shine
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you're gonna pick up a lot today from
looking at how much group the cars have
now at this level when you start like
grassroots you have the car set up kind
of slippery so you can just glide around
and it's easy and then just natural
progression as you want to hit the
corner faster harder and now the cars
are just ridiculous and like I said we
have over a thousand horsepower that's
literally to overcome the amount of grip
your poor grip so you're not sliding off
the track well we should hook you up
with Robbie actually Robbie's local he's
a judge he'll be able to show you like
the criteria side of things from the
line the speed angle the style clipping
points yes and what they're actually
look at it yeah I just heard you talking
about judging or something probably make
me I told her like first thing you want
to do is get to Japan there's a lot of
history in Japan you know a lot of this
stuff started on the streets it's a very
serious sport now compared to how it was
a long time ago 20 years ago 30 years
okay they still may not cause during the
street stuff the toga and the hills
until you're in the right place to see
the history of drifting you man you
needs have a chat for sure I need you to
show me the way because I feel like a
bit of an alien half hey you should go
see you like toga and stuff like that
usually you go to Tokyo at nighttime but
you'll be able to see everything during
the day so you got time I pick you up at
9:00 tomorrow he wanted that would be
amazing
you're in for a surprise it'll be really
cool I think you'll like it it's a much
older scene than I ever realized it's
fill me with so much inspiration but
it's now for me to put it into practice
with the s15 I've never wanted something
so much in all my life
I'm thinking of getting into driftin