The SileightyMania Podcast - Drifting Interviews with OGs and Pioneers

Benson Hsu
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The SileightyMania Podcast - Drifting Interviews with OGs and Pioneers

Benson Hsu and Nadine Hsu interview guests who changed USA drifting culture. Listen as we attempt to document their stories in American drifting history. Follow us on IG: https://www.instagram.com/sileightymania Follow us on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/thesileightymaniapodcast

  1. Irwindale Tribute w Teddy Danh, Dai Yoshihara, Ken Gushi, Moto Miwa, Doug Stokes, Manabu Orido, Vaughn Gittin Jr.

    3月28日

    Irwindale Tribute w Teddy Danh, Dai Yoshihara, Ken Gushi, Moto Miwa, Doug Stokes, Manabu Orido, Vaughn Gittin Jr.

    Our beloved Irwindale Speedway had its last event and closed its gates for good in December of 2024.  It was a very important place for many people's careers and passions, and it was especially important for the sport of drifting in the USA. In this episode, we provide some history about the track, and we share some details about the sale that lead to its closing.   We also interview several notable people, each with different perspectives, about the closing of the infamous House of Drift. Interviews: Teddy Phu-Thanh-Danh - Founder of drift team Auto Factory Realize, was there for opening night of Irwindale Speedway in 1999, and champion of early 2000s Japanese style drift cars. https://www.youtube.com/@AutoFactoryREALIZE Daijiro Yoshihara - Formula D Champion from Japan, had many memorable battles at Irwindale Speedway, and considers Irwindale Speedway his home track  https://www.youtube.com/@DaiYoshihara Kenshiro Gushi - Drifting OG from the San Gabriel Valley and Formula D veteran who had his first sanctioned drift event experience at Irwindale Speedway  https://www.youtube.com/@KenGushiMotorsports Moto Miwa - Founder of Club4AG and Co-Founder of Drift Association, who hosted the first sanctioned drift event at Irwindale Speedway in 2002 and provided track support for D1GP and Formula Drift Sabine Hsu - Benson and Nadine's daughter, who saw drifting in person for the first time at Irwindale Speedway Doug Stokes - VP of Communications at Irwindale Speedway for 20 years, involved in the planning and construction of Irwindale Speedway Manabu Orido - Drifting legend from Japan, former D1GP judge, former D1GP competitor, JGTC/Super GT/Super Taikyu Champion Vaughn Gittin Jr. - Multiple time Formula D champion, winner of the D1GP USA vs Japan competition in 2005 at Irwindale Speedway  https://www.youtube.com/@VaughnGittinJr Be on the lookout in the following days, as we release longer longer length interviews for some of our guests! 00:00:45 Episode Start 00:07:10 History of Irwindale Speedway 00:11:07 Details on Irwindale Speedway being sold 00:17:06 Teddy Phu-Tanh-Danh interview 00:23:26 Staff's favorite memories at Irwindale Speedway 00:31:25 Daijiro Yoshihara Irwindale Speedway 00:37:16 Staff's feeling about Irwindale Speedway closing 00:41:14 Ken Gushi interview 00:49:09 Moto Miwa interview 00:58:00 Sabine Hsu shares her memories 01:01:10 Doug Stokes interview 01:14:19 Manabu Orido interview 01:17:36 Vaughn Gittin Jr. interview 01:20:35 Callista Hsu's essay 01:22:40 Benson's closing thoughts 01:25:00 We will be releasing full length interviews #driftinghistory #drifting #driftingpodcast #podcast #irwindale #irwindalespeedway #tribute #d1gp #d1grandprix #formulad #formuladrift #drift

    1時間26分
  2. Hiroshi "Kaicho" Takahashi Pt 2 - AE86 Drifting Legend from Team RUNNING FREE (S2E12)

    2024/06/12

    Hiroshi "Kaicho" Takahashi Pt 2 - AE86 Drifting Legend from Team RUNNING FREE (S2E12)

    Hiroshi Takahashi aka Kaicho is back for part 2 of his interview, and he does not disappoint. Listen as he provides first-hand accounts of significant people and events related to drifting in Japan! Get ready for some serious history lessons! Kaicho discusses many topics, such as Akira Nakai of current day RWB fame becoming the inspiration for Kaicho's drifting style, the origins of the term "missile car" and the infamous jump at Ebisu Minami, learning English from team Hey Man!, the early days of D1 Grand Prix, his battle against Ueo at Tsukuba and so much more. Duck Off runningfree86 x SileightyMania Podcast stickers: https://sileightymania.square.site/product/runningfree86-x-smp-duck-off-sticker/17?cs=true&cst=custom This episode and all episodes of Season 2 are brought to you by Falken @falkentire , a supporter of drifting since 2003 and a major reason drifting is where it is today. Check out their ultra-high-performance(UHP) Azenis RT660, Azenis RT615K+ and their UHP Azenis FK460 at https://www.falkentire.com. Follow Kaicho on IG: https://www.instagram.com/runningfree86 Follow us on IG: https://www.instagram.com/sileightymania #drifting #driftinghistory #driftingpodcast #ae86 #hachiroku #japandrifting #runningfree #hiroshitakahashi #kaicho #runningfree86

    1時間54分
  3. Hiroshi "Kaicho" Takahashi Pt 1 - AE86 Drifting Legend from Team RUNNING FREE (S2E11)

    2024/05/15

    Hiroshi "Kaicho" Takahashi Pt 1 - AE86 Drifting Legend from Team RUNNING FREE (S2E11)

    Hiroshi Takahashi aka Kaicho is an AE86/hachiroku drifting legend from Tokyo, Japan. He started drifting in 1989 and is a self-proclaimed 2nd generation drifter. In this episode, Kaicho gives us a history lesson and describes the drifting scene in Japan in the 80s and 90s, and some of the people who inspired him. He tells us about joining team RUNNING FREE, and shares some stories about teammate Kouichi Yamashita and team leader Shingo Murao as young men in the early 90s. Make sure to stay tuned for part 2 of this interview, dropping 6/11/2024! Duck Off runningfree86 x SileightyMania Podcast stickers: https://sileightymania.square.site/product/runningfree86-x-smp-duck-off-sticker/17?cs=true&cst=custom This episode and all episodes of Season 2 are brought to you by Falken @falkentire , a supporter of drifting since 2003 and a major reason drifting is where it is today. Check out their ultra-high-performance(UHP) Azenis RT660, Azenis RT615K+ and their UHP Azenis FK460 at https://www.falkentire.com. Follow Kaicho on IG: https://www.instagram.com/runningfree86 Follow us on IG: https://www.instagram.com/sileightymania #drifting #driftinghistory #driftingpodcast #ae86 #hachiroku #japandrifting #runningfree #hiroshitakahashi #kaicho #runningfree86

    1時間1分
  4. Tony Angelo: East Coast Drifting Pioneer, Founder of Drift Alliance (S2E10)

    2024/04/10

    Tony Angelo: East Coast Drifting Pioneer, Founder of Drift Alliance (S2E10)

    Tony Angelo is a US drifting pioneer from Doylestown, PA. He found drifting from Initial D in the early 2000s and started sliding his car around PA back roads, meeting Chris Forsberg in the process. In their turbo FC Mazda RX-7s, they were heavily into drifting before anybody in their area knew what it was. They eventually hosted sanctioned events at Englishtown Raceway, introducing drifting to others on the East Coast including people like Vaughn Gittin Jr. and Ryan Tuerk. In this episode, Tony recalls getting into hot rods as a kid, discovering drifting, and his journey as a professional drifter in D1 and Formula Drift. He talks about the shenanigans they got into as team Drift Alliance, and his stint as a Formula D judge. These days, Tony is well known for his stint co-hosting Hot Rod Garage and Roadkill on MotorTrend TV, and more recently from his popular YouTube show Stay Tuned. Listen in on our conversations where we reminisce on his wild past, share stories on the early days of Formula D, and reflect on how much the sport and he as a human being has evolved. This episode and all episodes of Season 2 are brought to you by Falken @falkentire, a supporter of drifting since 2003 and a major reason drifting is where it is today. Check out their ultra-high-performance(UHP) Azenis RT660, Azenis RT615K+ and their UHP Azenis FK460 at https://www.falkentire.com. Follow Tony Angelo on IG: https://www.instagram.com/tangelo96 Stay Tuned on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@StayTunedTA Follow us on IG: https://www.instagram.com/sileightymania #drifting #driftingpodcast #driftinghistory #tonyangelo #anthonyangelo #clubloose #hotrodgarage #motortrend #hotrod #hotrods #mazda #maczdarx7 #mazdafc #mazdafd #formulad #formuladrift #driftalliance #eastcoastdrifting #bloodmasters #staytuned

    1時間45分
  5. Jonathan Wong - Super Street Editor in Chief and Advocate of JDM Style (S2E9)

    2024/03/13

    Jonathan Wong - Super Street Editor in Chief and Advocate of JDM Style (S2E9)

    Jonathan Wong, proudly grew up in the San Gabriel Valley in Southern California. He was introduced to import racing in the 80s by his older cousins. After buying his EF Civic Si, he and his teammates from Team Macross 7 strived to make an imprint on import car culture through car shows and drag racing. He started his career at the bottom at a magazine called Super Street and eventually moved his way up to editor-in-chief. There, he influenced millions of Super Street fans as he helped to popularize JDM style. In this episode, Jon talks about the early days of import tuning in So Cal including drag racing at Battle of the Imports, car shows at Import Showoff, establishing his network through AOL chatrooms, his trouble with his first drifting issue at Super Street, his travels around the world as an editor, and he finally explains why he was fired. This episode and all episodes of Season 2 are brought to you by Falken @falkentire, a supporter of drifting since 2003 and a major reason drifting is where it is today. Check out their ultra-high-performance(UHP) Azenis RT660, Azenis RT615K+ and their UHP Azenis FK460 at ⁠https://www.falkentire.com⁠.  Follow Jonathan Wong on IG: https://www.instagram.com/jdmwong Follow us on IG: https://www.instagram.com/sileightymania #drifting #driftingpodcast #driftinghistory #jonwong #jonathanwong #jdmwong #superstreet #jdm #jdmhonda #jdmhondas #honda #hondacivic #hondaef #efcivic #jdmcivic #sgv #sangabrielvalley #importracing #importracinghistory

    2時間16分
  6. Phill Lee - Co-founder of ClubFR / Midwest Drifting Trailblazer (S2E8)

    2024/02/14

    Phill Lee - Co-founder of ClubFR / Midwest Drifting Trailblazer (S2E8)

    Phill Lee is one of the first street drifters in the Chicago area.  He co-founded ClubFR, an organization created to get drifting off the streets and to legitimize drifting in Chicago and the Midwest area.  Under his watch, ClubFR has helped produce D1 drivers and Formula D drivers, they’ve hosted the RS-R Drift Festival, Formula D Pro-Am, and most recently, Final Bout.  From ClubFR’s inception to today in 2024, Phill played a role in establishing Chicago as an influential force in the USA in terms of drifting culture. This episode and all episodes of Season 2 are brought to you by Falken @falkentire, a supporter of drifting since 2003 and a major reason drifting is where it is today. Check out their ultra-high-performance(UHP) Azenis RT660, Azenis RT615K+ and their UHP Azenis FK460 at https://www.falkentire.com.  Follow us:  https://www.instagram.com/sileightymania #drifting #driftingpodcast #driftinghistory #philllee #philliplee #clubfr #midwest #chicago #ae86 #toyotaae86 #hachiroku #toyotacorolla

    2時間21分
  7. Robbie Nishida - Japanese Drifting OG + Formula Drift Judge (S2E7)

    2024/01/17

    Robbie Nishida - Japanese Drifting OG + Formula Drift Judge (S2E7)

    Robbie Nishida started drifting in the 90s in Japan, forming an all AE86 Team Hey Man! with his friends at Yokota Air Base.  He shares stories of the origins of his “drifting team”, how they befriended legends of Japanese drifting such as Nobushige Kumakubo, Dart Izumi Jr., and Hideo Hiraoka. Robbie discusses his 13 year long career in Formula D as a competitor and how he became an FD Judge.  He takes us behind the curtains, and gives us some insight on what it’s like to be a judge and he provides some advice for those who are serious about competition. This episode and all episodes of Season 2 are brought to you by Falken, a supporter of drifting since 2003 and a major reason drifting is where it is today. Check out their ultra-high-performance(UHP) Azenis RT660, Azenis RT615K+ and their UHP Azenis FK460 at https://www.falkentire.com.  Follow Robbie: @robbienishida Follow us: @sileightymania #drifting #driftingpodcast #driftinghistory #robbienishida #robbiekiester #heyman #teamheyman #driftteam #ae86 #toyotaae86 #hachiroku #86 #kstyle #kstyletruck #gtr #nissangtr #r35 #driftingr35 #driftinggtr #falkentire #teamfalken #kumakubo #bridgesracing #jerryyangracing

    2時間9分

  8. 2024/01/03 · ボーナス

    Taking Time to Grieve: Delayed Episode Release

    We're pushing the Robbie Nishida release date to next week 1/9/2024. Thank you for your understanding.

    4分
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Benson Hsu and Nadine Hsu interview guests who changed USA drifting culture. Listen as we attempt to document their stories in American drifting history. Follow us on IG: https://www.instagram.com/sileightymania Follow us on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/thesileightymaniapodcast

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