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Daijiro Yoshihara
(born December 24, 1978), more commonly known as Dai Yoshihara, is a Japanese professional driver with experience in Drifting, Road Racing, Time Attack, and Hill Climb. Background Before entering professional driving, Yoshihara enjoyed drifting but saw no real economic opportunity in the sport. Yoshihara instead worked at various companies including a car dealership, a telephone company, and a trucking service. However, in 2003, Yoshihara was offered a chance to compete in the 2003 D1 Grand Prix in its inaugural season in the United States, and accepted the offer, although he had never been prior or even competed in a drift competition. Yoshihara entered the D1 driving for Pacific Rim Motorsport in a Nissan Silvia (S13). Yoshihara was a rookie with no competition experience but qualified and finished in the top half out of 32 competitors. Yoshihara then competed in the Drift Showoff in Irwindale, California, and took a podium spot to finish 2nd overall. Yoshihara ended his ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gymkhana Grid
Gymkhana Grid is a gymkhana car race held annually in different venues around the world since 2010. It was co-founded by racecar driver Ken Block, clothing brand DC Shoes and promoter Chris Willard. However, the 2011 edition was cancelled after business conflicts and Willard left the organization. The racecourse is symmetrical, so drivers make a timed run on each one. The driver with best aggregate times advances to the next round of the bracket. Courses have tight corners, which encourage drivers to apply drifting techniques, and feature obstacles such as barrels, tyres, ship containers and tanks. The event features several rallycross and drifting champions and also amateur racers, sometimes split in different classes. Likewise, each event had all-wheel drive and rear-wheel drive classes, except at the X Games Los Angeles 2013 where there was a single AWD class. From 2013 to 2016, there were qualifier events held in different venues in Europe. Winners {, class="wikitabl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japanese Racing Drivers
Japanese may refer to: * Something from or related to Japan, an island country in East Asia * Japanese language, spoken mainly in Japan * Japanese people, the ethnic group that identifies with Japan through ancestry or culture ** Japanese diaspora, Japanese emigrants and their descendants around the world * Japanese citizens, nationals of Japan under Japanese nationality law ** Foreign-born Japanese, naturalized citizens of Japan * Japanese writing system, consisting of kanji and kana * Japanese cuisine, the food and food culture of Japan See also * List of Japanese people * * Japonica (other) * Japonicum * Japonicus * Japanese studies Japanese studies ( Japanese: ) or Japan studies (sometimes Japanology in Europe), is a sub-field of area studies or East Asian studies involved in social sciences and humanities research on Japan. It incorporates fields such as the study of Japane ... {{disambiguation Language and nationality disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1978 Births
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Living People
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D1 Grand Prix Drivers
D1, D01, D.I, D.1 or D-1 can refer to: Science and technology Biochemistry and medicine * ATC code D01 ''Antifungals for dermatological use'', a subgroup of the Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification System * Dopamine receptor D1, a protein * Haplogroup D1 (Y-DNA) * Vitamin D1, a form of Vitamin D * DI, Iodothyronine deiodinase type I, an enzyme involved with thyroid hormones Technology * Nikon D1, a digital single-lens reflex camera * D1, former brand of T-Mobile in Germany * D1, an abbreviation for DOCSIS 1.0 1.0, an international telecommunications standard * D-1 (Sony), an early digital video recording format * STS-61-A, also known as D-1, the 22nd mission of NASA's Space Shuttle program * D-1, from the Proton (rocket family), Russian rockets * Mercedes D.I, a 1913 German aircraft engine Military World War I fighter aircraft * AEG D.I * Albatros D.I * Halberstadt D.I, experimental version of Halberstadt D.II (and Aviatik D.I variant) * Aviatik (Berg) D.I * Da ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Formula D Drivers
In science, a formula is a concise way of expressing information symbolically, as in a mathematical formula or a ''chemical formula''. The informal use of the term ''formula'' in science refers to the general construct of a relationship between given quantities. The plural of ''formula'' can be either ''formulas'' (from the most common English plural noun form) or, under the influence of scientific Latin, ''formulae'' (from the original Latin). In mathematics In mathematics, a formula generally refers to an identity which equates one mathematical expression to another, with the most important ones being mathematical theorems. Syntactically, a formula (often referred to as a ''well-formed formula'') is an entity which is constructed using the symbols and formation rules of a given logical language. For example, determining the volume of a sphere requires a significant amount of integral calculus or its geometrical analogue, the method of exhaustion. However, having done ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drifting Drivers
Drifting may refer to: *Drifting (motorsport) * Pipe drift or drifting, measuring a pipe's inner roundness Film * ''Drifting'' (1923 film), a film directed by Tod Browning * ''Drifting'' (1982 film), the first Israeli gay-themed film * ''Drifting'' (2021 film), a film directed by Jun Li Music * "Drifting" (Plumb song), 2011 * "Drifting" (G-Eazy song), 2016 *" Driftin' Blues", a 1968 blues song recorded by Charles Brown & Johnny Moore's Three Blazers, Eric Clapton and others *"Drifting", a song by Jimi Hendrix on his album ''The Cry of Love'' *"Drifting", a song by 4 Non Blondes on their album '' Bigger, Better, Faster, More!'' *"Drifting", a song by Salmonella Dub on their album '' Killervision'' *"Drifting", a song by Pearl Jam on their album ''Lost Dogs'' *"Drifting", a song by Enya on her album '' Amarantine'' See also *Drift (other) *Drifter (other) A drifter is a vagrant who moves from place to place without a fixed home or employment. Drifter(s) or The D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Best Motoring
was Japan's preeminent automobile magazine, video, and DVD series. Alongside ''Best Motoring'' were ''Hot Version'' and ''Video Special.'' History With the first edition debuting in 1987 and the last in June 2011, the videos were marked by non traditional races and challenges such as Tōge battles, in which one car tries to outrun another on a twisty mountain pass. The drivers were the premier racers of the various Japanese racing series, including JGTC (now Super GT), the D1 Grand Prix, and Formula Nippon. Some of the regular hosts/drivers included the "Drift King" Keiichi Tsuchiya is a Japanese professional race car driver. He is known as the for his nontraditional use of drifting in non-drifting racing events and his role in popularizing drifting as a motorsport. In professional racing, he is a two-time 24 Hours of Le ..., Manabu Orido, Nobuteru Taniguchi, Juichi Wakisaka, Akihiko Nakaya, and Naoki Hattori. ''Best Motoring, Hot Version'' and ''Video Special'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Discount Tire
Discount Tire Company is an independent tire and wheel retailer. Discount Tire operates in most of the lower 48 states in the United States, and is the largest independent tire and wheel retailer in the world. The company is headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona. Company history Discount Tire was founded in 1960, in Ann Arbor, Michigan, by Bruce T. Halle. The company grew to over 200 stores by 1990 and opened its 500th store in 2002. On September 10, 2018, Discount Tire opened its 1000th store in Phoenix, Arizona. Discount Tire entered the northeast market with a location in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in February 2020; it as grown from a small business into the largest retailer of tires and wheels in the world. Discount Tire is no longer owned by Bruce Halle, but is now owned by Reinalt-Thomas Corp. Halle was the first CEO, followed by Tom Englert, followed by Michael Zuieback, who assumed the CEO position in January 2015. In the spring of 2021, Discount Tire started sell ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Kojima
Mike Kojima is a long-time editor of Nissan Performance Magazine, Turbo and High-Tech Performance, Project Car and Import Tuner magazines, and was an editor for Sport Compact Car (which sponsored the Ultimate Street Car Challenge). Kojima has also written several books on Honda Tuning and General Tech. His self-professed "reputation" is that of a "nerd" (having worked both for Nissan and TRD as an engineer).http://www.nissanperformancemag.com/columns/nerds/ His columns (and indeed his vehicles) reflect the highly technical approach he takes to making power. One such example is his famous "dog car," an underpowered Nissan Sentra besting many more powerful vehicles (such as Subaru Impreza WRX STIs) on road courses. He has also been a popular figure on internet forums and mailing lists for many years, such as thSE-R list which focuses on Nissan SR engines anTwinturbo.net Kojima was severely injured in a 2006 racing accident. He has been working on several new race cars, the Dog II, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Subaru BRZ
The Toyota 86 and the Subaru BRZ are 2+2 sports cars jointly developed by Toyota and Subaru, manufactured at Subaru's Gunma assembly plant. The 2+2 fastback coupé has a naturally-aspirated boxer engine, front-engined, rear-wheel-drive configuration, 53/47 front/rear weight balance and low centre of gravity; it was inspired by Toyota's earlier AE86, a small, light, front-engine/rear-drive Corolla variant widely popular for Showroom Stock, Group A, Group N, Rally, Club and drift racing. For the first-generation model, Toyota marketed the sports car as the 86 in Asia, Australia, North America (from August 2016), South Africa, and South America; as the Toyota GT86 in Europe; as the 86 and GT86 in New Zealand; as the Toyota FT86 in Brunei, Nicaragua and Jamaica and as the Scion FR-S (2012–2016) in the United States and Canada. The second-generation model is marketed by Toyota as the GR86 as part of the Gazoo Racing family. Name The development code of the 2+2 w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
