Drifting pioneer Ryota Yuasa shares stories from the early days of the sport that have remained untold for over two decades.
We are flying an old D1 legend to Ireland to see and drive his rebuilt AE86, which he sold 20 years ago.
D-Mac reminisces about building his AE86 to compete in D1 during the golden years of drifting, we get a tour of the shop and encounter the strongest Irish accent.
Happy AE86 day! What better way to celebrate this day than with a car like this. The Levin you are looking at is probably one of the most impressive builds I have ever witnessed with an AE86. These days people seem to have the mentality of adding a set of wheels to a car and stance and a couple of stickers and suddenly their car is something special or different. What I love about this car is the fact that pretty much every inch of the car has been changed, replaced or refurbished. This car wasn’t built to be put on a stand at a car show or to be king of the internet. Many people didn’t even know this 2 door even existed, for the people that did it was like an urban myth hearing what was being done and how much was being spent. The biggest thing I love about this Levin is how it was built to be driven and personally enjoyed, the fact Jerry wasn’t bothered if it was exposed to the world or not is pretty awesome.