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Born January 1956 1977 Debut in Fuji Freshman series. 1977-1984 Ran selected entries in All Japan Touring Car championship. 1984 Fuji Freshman series race (Toyota AE86)= 6 wins 1985 All Japan Touring Car championship (Toyota AE86) 1st in Class 3 1986 Corolla Sprinter Cup-2 podium places 1987 All Japan Touring Car championship (Honda Civic)-1 win 1988 Toyota Cup-1st overall All Japan Touring Car championship (BMW M30)-3rd in Class 2 Macau Guia race (BMW M3)-4th overall 1989 All Japan F3 championship All Japan Touring Car championship (Ford Sierra Cosworth)-1 win 1990 All Japan Touring Car championship (Ford Sierra Cosworth) Macau Guia race (Ford Sierra Cosworth) New Zealand Touring Car series (Toyota) 1991 All Japan F3 championship (Ralt-Mugen)-10th overall All Japan Touring Car championship (Nissan Skyline......

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Wed Feb 13, 08 07:55 AM
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Many attribute the return of drifting as a competitive sport to mountain-road racers of rural Japan. Informal challenges on back mountain roads eventually evolved into a heavily funded and advertised competitive events, sanctioned by organizations and held on private tracks.
Drifting started out as a racing technique popular in the All Japan Touring Car Championship races over 30 years ago. A motorcycling legend turned driver named Kunimitsu Takahashi was the foremost practitioner of drifting techniques in the 1970's. Takahashi's aggressive drifting skills — he was famous for hitting the apex (the point where the car is closest to the inside of a turn) at high speed and then drifting through the corner, preserving a high rate of speed — earned him several championships and a legion of fans who enjoyed the spectacle of burning tires and perilous speed.
A street racer named Keiichi Tsuchiya became particularly enthralled by Takahashi's drift techniques. Tsuchiya began practicing......

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