THE AKITAN
Akita Drif t JACOB DELGADO
About a month ago I wore a 25 year old I got to see and experience the real Japjacket to watch a bunch of 25 year old anese drifting culture. Seeing all my facars slide around a track sideways. vorite JDM cars fly around the track was so much fun. The people there were kind The sport of drifting found its humble and excited to talk to me about their cars beginnings in the Japanese racing cir- and drifting. cuit sometime in the 60s or 70s and has To top the whole experience off, a procontinued to gain popularity ever since. fessional driver let me ride in the pasDrifting is flashy, exciting, and all in all senger seat of his car for a few couple very cool to watch. Lucky for us Akitans, laps of drifting around there is a nice little race track where you the track. Riding in that car was an exhilcan go and see live drifting. arating and unforgettable feeling. I hope to go back and experience it again soon! The track I’m talking about is called Shinkyowa Kart Land(新協和カートラン ド). While the track mainly serves as a go kart racing track, occasionally they have day long drifting events for full size cars. Attending the event and watching is free of charge and very enjoyable if you’re into this kind of thing. The track is tucked away in the mountains around Daisen and is very easy to find... using **Photos courtesy of Jacob Delgado Google Maps of course. My experience as Shinkyowa Kart Land was amazing. For the first time in my life 35
