3 and a half hours away from the bright lights and non-stop action we made our way up some very special roads that LOWBRAIN thought we’d enjoy. A night filled with fireworks, colourful wands and rainy touge drifting will definitely not be forgotten. A great start to an awesome adventure in J. LOWBRAIN FAMILY x

Late nights and early mornings with LOWBRAIN x

If you’re a into cars, or into the Japanese car culture I should say you would probably agree with me when I say that nothing can top watching the sun fade behind mountain ranges, watching cars slide some of the best drift circuits in the world.

I’ve seen some pretty interesting driving on the Minami course at Ebisu. Although nothing can compare to the skill that runs through the hands of this driver. Yes, the banged up, rusty, bent, mismatched C33 Laurel. Back in 2010 I was fortunate enough to see this guy drive Ebisu. I believe the car used to be super pristine on 15″ wheels and a full body kit. Nowadays it’s a little different. The car is driven by a Tomei crate SR motor and doesn’t skip a beat! We spent our 1 day at Spring Matsuri walking around the Minami course watching drivers like this and Daigo-San going mental. Can’t wait to get back! x

The night we drove 3 hours away from Tokyo to meetup with the LOWBRAIN crew who took us to some of their favourite touge in Kanto. Here is a shot of their most recent build, the Missile S14 powered by a naturally aspirated SR. Getting back into central Tokyo around 7:30am to sleep was totally worth it, more to come x

Yoshida Yuichi-san’s S15. The coolest car I think I aimed my camera at throughout my Japan trip. When he agreed to park the car up for some statics, my heart raced like never before. The whole time I was shooting it was one big adrenaline rush. I can easily say this was one of the happiest days of my life, it’s amazing how I react to cars sometimes.