I first met Mr. Hiroshi “Kaicho“ Takahashi (better known as Running Free 86) on a trip to Japan in 2019 when he took me to a Friday night meeting at Daikoku PA. He’s renowned in the old-school AE86 community for his elite driving ability. I love raw, low-power drifting and have been dreaming of drifting at Gunsai Touge for years. So when one of the best drifters I know told me to come out for the 4AG drift event hosted by Garage Infinity and get a ride-along, I knew I couldn’t pass on this opportunity before I left Japan.
My friend Kenken offered to drive me there, which meant leaving at 5:00am so that we could get to Gunsai from Tokyo before the event started. Despite the overcast skies and light rain, it was a stunning drive through the mountains. I was immediately greeted by hachiroku’s as far as the eye could see, in every style imaginable. It was truly a beautiful sight to see.
The most exciting moment was seeing how luxurious Kaicho’s passenger seat was. I knew t
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