86DDA
Some of you may or may not know this, but 86DDA is made by Moto Miwa. He is one of well known & well respected person in USA... correction in the world. I'm not go to deep into his profile, but just say he's amazing guy.
August 9th; drove from "mid-of-nowhere" to head to LA for one of the biggest 86 event in America, 86Fest 2... but before 86Fest 2, 86 Dynamic Drive Academy was waiting for me Saturday early morning!
August 10th, 6:30AM in Auto Club Speedway, already setting up cones for 86DDA & Autocross!
Best way to learn to go side way? Learn from the pro! Taka Aono from Formula D & Hiro Sumida from DriftPRO were instructor for this event.
Club4AG members inspecting every FR-S & BRZ for any leaks or loose nuts & bolts. 86DDA safety comes first!
Jeremy from FT-86 Speed Factory came for this event! This time, it became a lot beefier! Do I hear Supercharger?
Taka-san brought his Formula D spec AE86
Hiro-san brought Cressida. Before anyone tease about it, let me say this. He can drift circle around you any time, anywhere. He got SKILLS!
After all the cars are inspected, it's time for Drivers Meet.
As you can see from the Rules, first 2 rules are "Be Safe"! Safe & have a fun time is Moto-san's philosophy.
After Driver Meet, Moto-san brought everyone to autocross course to walk through and explain how to take on each corner. Getting free advice from SCCA Solo2 champion... can't get better than that? Or maybe...
Let the fun time begin!
For some drivers, this was first 86DDA. Some drivers forgot to take of Traction Control off, some drivers were scared of pulling e-brakes... half excited, but half nervous also.
...but for some, this was their third time coming to 86DDA, so they know what to expect!
Even AE86 came to this event to have a fun time going side ways.
Speaking of AE86, while everyone was on lunch break, Taka-san went a bit side way with his AE86
Instructed by Taka-san & Hiro-san, all the driver improved their skill as time went by.
At the end of the event, almost everyone was doing this (keyword "almost").
Drift-Office/AVO brought, their turbo FR-S to this event. I wanted to test drive it... but instead, one of my friend test drove around (lucky him)
Finished at 6PM... in 12hrs, 86Fest 2 was waiting for me...