late 2022 nishi nihon (all west japan shootout) down south at the very infamous and weathered setonaikai circuit located in ehime prefecture on the island of tokushima.

this competition in short ranges from mie prefecture all the way down south to kagoshima including the entire island of tokushima where the top 16 drivers of each prefecture go into battle with one another spread across the whole west of japan annually. the competition is spread across 3 titles, tanso (single runs), twin (twin drift paired with a partner of your choice, not a battle but to put on the most aggressive and closest performance possible) and finally an overall, regional winner from a prefecture.

below are some videos from the day, spread across 2 separate ones dividing saturday’s practice and sunday’s competition day. plenty of onboard and outside RAW footage for you to enjoy

final results
tanso (single) overall 6th place
twin dori (twin) overall 3rd place
regional winner (nara) overall 1st place

a very large thank you to drift tengoku for the amazing action photos, also featured in this month’s 2023 february issue. love alwayssss x

the drive to nikko circuit from nara early last year x

gasoline stand photo taken in nara with shane x

yasuki fukuda-san last minute practice at hitomi-go drift soukoukai prior to kansai all stars in 2017 x

hirakawa ryota-san cutting works SPLASH S14 earlier this year at FINS soukoukai meiihan sportsland x

nakamura naoki newest machine x

関西オールスタ−２０１７年日の出 x

昨年走るx

名阪スポーツランドでのひとみＧＯ走行会 x