Gone but not forgotten

We've just heard here in the UK of the sad news that Atsushi Kuroi was killed last night in a motorcycle accident in Japan.

Kuroi, who owned River Side tuning garage in Osaka, was an amazing influence on drifters all around the world because of his maximum attack driving style and crazy 650bhp+ S13, powered by an RB26 and more recently a 2JZ.

With good results and a win at Fuji raceway last season in D1GP, more wins and a championship were always going to follow. His balls out driving style has pushed drifting to whole new levels and since being in D1GP, everyone has had to up their game to match his awesome angles and entry speeds.

Here's why he was a crowd favourite, massive angle, massive speed and massive smoke!





RIP man. You've left your mark on drifting and won't be forgotten.

Snapshot:

Yes, yes.. random as hell. But how fucking cool is that picture!?

Zzzzzz

Yeah, the blog has been hibernating for a month. Both Matt and I have had a manic month at uni with project deadlines and dissertations to write so the blog has taken a back seat for a bit. Needless to say we'll be back on form this week with interesting and inspiring things to share and some exciting plans for this year. Peace!

Cooler than Freddy Jackson sipping on a milkshake

I only get a fuzzy feeling for newer stuff when it's done right.. and this is SO right.

Hope everyone is enjoying the holidays. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to you all from Sweet Oblivion!

Snapshot:

I love this shot that just surfaced on Flow.Down. Jord really is good with the snapper! Dug up from the depths of his hard drive, it was taken earlier this year at the awesome JDM Allstars Wembley event.

Everything is better lower

Just look at this pair of 7s and tell me different.

High revs and good company

As if a 7AG Starlet wasn't enough fun.. In the first half of this video the driver is having a full-on dog fight with a KPGC10 only to catch up with the rest of the pack on track, made up of some of the tastiest bits of metal and rubber to come out of Japan, and then proceed to manfoot his way through them all. Blows my mind. Love it.

Skip to 2:50 and play.