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January
8th – Hiyane Auto Service
22nd – Garage Cartis
28th/29th – Okinawa Motor Festival Rd. 1
February
12th – Slidewalker
26th – Special
March
11th – Okinawa Super Drift Tournament
25th – Racing F-Zero
April
8th – Hiyane Auto Service
22nd – Garage Cartis
28th/29th – Okinawa Motor Festival Rd. 2
May
13th – PS Racing
27th – Slidewalker
June
10th – First Body Miyazato
24th – Okinawa Super Drift Tournament
July
8th – Garage Oga & Auto Parts 7-K
22nd – Trickers
28th/28th – Okinawa Motor Festival Rd. 3
August
12th – Garage Oga & Auto Parts 7-K
26th – Racing F-Zero
September
9th – Hiyane Auto Service
23rd – Garage Cartis
28th/29th – Okinawa Motor Festival Rd. 4
October
14th – PS Racing
28th – Special
November
10th/11th – Okinawa Super Drift
25th – First Body Miyazato
December
8th/9th – Okinawa Motor Festival Rd. 5
23rd – Trickers
30th – Last Practice of the Year
Ashley
hi, I have no idea if you can help me. I have heard that the event this weekend (april 28th/29th) has been cancelled and is going to be rescheduled. I’ve googled my heart out trying to find anything (how I stumbled across here) and I’m coming up short. Do you know any details?
Brickhouse Products
Sorry, I don’t. You can check the magazines at one of the convenients – Family Mart, Lawson, Coco, etc. Look for Choika（チョイカ – how it’s written on the cover). They are 150en and usually have upcoming events listed (sometimes in an article and sometimes in the advertisements). Good luck!
Steve
joel
are all the drift festivals at the bull ring?
Brickhouse Products
Yeah, everything listed there is at the bullring. A lot of them are open invite days to come out and drive; they are just “sponsored” by a shop/team. Super Drift and Motor Festival are competitions. Hope to see you out there!
Scott Trujillo
Thanks for posting this. I just moved here and am dying to go drive! Can anyone tell me where to find info on the bullring or answer some basic questions:
Where’s it at?
How much are open days?
How to register?
I’ve also googled my heart out on these!
Brickhouse Products
If you are going north on the 58/Expressway into Nago, go east on the 329 and turn left at the stoplights like 5km (or more?) down the road. There will be a quick right, steep uphill entrance through some gates; just follow that up the hill to the top and look for the old guy in a kei-truck. Pay him 3,000 yen, sign your name, write your phone number, and go drive. No registration required unless you are trying to enter a competition. The third Saturday/Sunday of the month is gymkhana practice/competition days so don’t go if you are wanting to drift.
Sharmeam Kim
is there and address you can give me to get to the super drift event ?
Brickhouse Products
I put some instructions in the comment reply before this one. If you come up the west side, follow those. If you come up the east side, stay on the 329 all the way. It will turn toward Nago but before you make it to Nago you’ll drive turn at the mentioned intersection (stop lights and all) before you hit Nago. If you come on a competition day, you’ll see all the cars lined up on the 329 parked. Just follow the cars/people. Can’t miss it.
thingthing62
So what are the rules against dependents and stuff going here to drive? What about a 16 year old? Ive seen videos of other Teens doing it but i want to know if i would be able to go there, and try out some drifting! Obviously i wouldn’t be able to drive to the course but would i be able to drive on it?
Brickhouse Products
I have no idea about dependents or rules relating to SOFA people since I am not SOFA or anyway associated. You’ll have to ask around. If you can get a ride out there, I don’t think there you’ll have any problems driving but again I’ve never had a reason to inquire. I think the B&M Kids were out there driving at an early age. Best bet is to head up on a non-Exciting Gymkhana weekend and ask the onjiisan in the white kei truck.
Weg
Are the any events at nago circuit anymore? I was stationed here back in 06-08, now I’m back and want to start attending these events again.
Brickhouse Products
Not drifting events. Nago Circuit kind of went to a no drifting policy. They still hold drag racing and gymkhana/autocross events.
All drifting has switched to Yukari Bokujo (the Bullring). Exciting Gymkhana runs the first and third weekends of the month, and outside of scheduled competitions, it is open to drifting other weekends. Weekdays and national holidays you can go drifting as well; you will just run intermixed if there are people there wanting to do grip runs.
Christian Sampson
Are these events open to spectators and what time do they start? I’m wanting to go see the one on Dec 30.
Brickhouse Products
Yeah, you can go watch at practice days. Just park down below out of the way if you aren’t driving. You can walk around the pits up top and look around and watch from above at the end of the pits.
The 30th is just labeled as a practice day so I’m not sure what kind of turn out it will have. This weekend’s Trickers Soukoukai (“team sponsored” drift day) will likely have more drivers in attendance.
Brickhouse Products
Oh and they start at 12 and go until 4pm. I just put up a new post about the general format. Check the recent posts.
Christian Sampson
Do I have to pay to watch on competition days, I mean’t to say the 23rd on my original post
Brickhouse Products
The 23rd is still just an open practice day. Anyone can watch or participate. You don’t have to pay to watch. You only have to pay for the competitions which are the “Motor Festival” or “Super Drift” events.
Blk_FD3S
Hey Brickhouse Productions, so far I’ve been to most of the events in Nov. and Dec. this year, I noticed coming up is TRICKERS, have you been to that event and what does that consist of? Thank you!
Brickhouse Products
It’s just like a regular open drift day but the Trickers team/shop is “sponsoring” it so their team and friends will be there. The owner of the shop, Nakamura-san, is a real nice guy that speaks a little English and really encourages anyone and everyone to try drifting. If I didn’t have a wedding to go to, I’d for sure be there. Have fun!
Scott Trujillo
Does anyone know the event schedule for 2013 yet?
Brickhouse Products
I don’t know or haven’t seen anything yet. For the basic outline of the monthly schedule check the newer post I put up about Yukari Bokujo’s schedule. For drifting competitions to spectate or participate, I’ll keep checking Choika (チョイカ, local magazine sold at convenient stores) for event listings.
If anyone else out there sees a full year schedule, let me know and I’ll get it posted ASAP.