Tag Archive: Ebisu Circuit

JUMPING DRIFT CANNOT LOSE: 2004 D1GP crash at Ebisu Circuit

By in 13-02-2009 12:30 am

I’ve been going through more of the photos I took on some of my earlier trips to Japan, and there’s some fairly interesting stuff in there, like this little incident that happened at the first D1GP round I ever attended, at Ebisu Circuit in 2004.

Miki Ryuji, while trying to match Hibino’s ridiculous late-corner entry speed (Youtube video) ran a bit too wide and collided with the dirt wall.

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BEST $300 HE EVER SPENT: Fairlady rollover at Ebisu

By in 01-12-2008 12:30 am

A grisly photo like this, when posted on the internet, is usually followed by woeful story of corners that were too wet, speeds that were too high, and insurance that is inadequate enough to cover the resulting crumped mess of oily, dirt-encrusted metal and broken glass.

This crash however, brought nothing but the kind of insane joy and laughter you can only get from crawling out unscathed from a high-speed rollover crash.

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DRIVER: Yuuta Onodera, Mazda Roadster

By in 19-11-2008 12:30 am

Stripped interior, scrape marks, massive angle, knocking over cones, Advan Neovas, standard body, ziptied lip, window banner, bolt-in roll cage, naturally aspirated, no passenger seat, mismatched wheels, flat green, panel gaps, convertible drifting, steel pipe fender roll, huge camber, huge commitment, full throttle, pack it up, drive it home, Yuuta Onodera, Mazda Roadster.

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