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Man caught after sharing his drift driving videos on Instagram

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I saw this guy on the news last night. He was drifting at speed around several narrow blind curves in a row. He, and his potential victims, are lucky there were no cars or mothers walking with one year old children out of view of the driver. He could easily have killed more than one person.

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There are many videos of idiots drifting on public roads in Japan on YouTube. I often see extremely modified drifting cars driving around the streets too. The cops really need to clamp down on these menaces.

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Looks like a road in the middle of nowhere. No big deal.

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If this is the guy that was on the news I saw last night, the story fails to stress by far the most important point.

THE GUY WAS DOING IT IN A MODDED KEI TRUCK

He would never have got the attention on Instagram etc. if he was just drifting in the usual rear-wheel drive sports car. Seeing someone doing it in a kei truck with the crazy angled front wheels is what is unusual and what is newsworthy.

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Looks like a road in the middle of nowhere. No big deal.

Which makes it even more dangerous.

I have had this experience myself: When you are used to driving in congested traffic conditions and then suddenly start driving in remote areas with little traffic, it is possible for your attention pendulum to totally swing the other way and for you to become super careless.

After driving in Japan for several years, I went home to the extremely sparsely-populated countryside where I grew up. I was driving around country roads with my parents and young family, and my parents kept yelling at me because I was driving straight through intersections and ignoring stop signs. I was figuring that I could not see anyone else for miles around so it was fine.

No, it is NOT fine. It is NEVER fine. You obey the road rules regardless of where you are or what time of day it is.

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THE GUY WAS DOING IT IN A MODDED KEI TRUCK

The Kei truck with its ultra light backside and lockable differentials would actually be a pretty sensible platform for a drift-car.

The main issue would be getting enough horsepower from a 660cc engine and the relatively high center of gravity.

Some poplar drift mods like the Nissan Slivia “pick up” do away with the rear end body to minimize rear weight and end up looking like a low rider pick up truck or Datsun truck-coupe crossover.

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canigetawhatwhat - Looks like a road in the middle of nowhere. No big deal.

Yeah, no big deal until you happen to be on the same road traveling in the opposite direction, of course.

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A coworker told me that the driver's seat, stirring wheel, tires and pedals were modified for racing. Maybe he modified the car to compensate with the high center of gravity and body weight.

I know it is against the law, but I can't help myself thinking that this guy's technique is good.

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Maybe he modified the car to compensate with the high center of gravity and body weight. 

The article does mention that one of the mods included illegal outfenders for extra width. I’m not sure how lowering the Kei truck leaf springs goes in comparison to the coil springs and oil shocks of regular cars though.

I’m also interested in how he boosted the horsepower, as Kei trucks already have tremendous torque for the engine size.

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The guy should be commended and receive sponsorship from the K truck manufacturer. Way to go unnamed dude from Fukuokka! I know many people that would love to learn how he set up his truck and copy so they can drift their k truck too.

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oldfordmangaijin - The guy should be commended and receive sponsorship from the K truck manufacturer. Way to go unnamed dude from Fukuokka! I know many people that would love to learn how he set up his truck and copy so they can drift their k truck too.

I’m always bemused by people who support illegal modifications and reckless driving on public roads. Perhaps they have never had a relative killed by one of these reckless hoons. Or, perhaps, they themselves are reckless hoons in illegally modified cars. Cars are transport from A to B. If you wanna race, put it on a track.

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