Lat34 Interviews Dai Yoshihara

Mike and I get invited to a lot of different events as members of “the press”, they are usually pretty awesome and we get to hang out and talk to different folks and try to set up interviews for your reading enjoyment.

At one of these events we got to meet Dai Yoshihara, Dai is a world famous dirfter and an all around nice guy. We spoke and setup an interveiw and this is the fruits of that conversation.

What’s your Name?

Daijiro Yoshihara

Where did you grow up?

Tokyo Japan

How did you get into Drifting?

Started on Mountain road in Japan. I was one of street drift racer.

What car do you drive and got any info on the setup?

Currently I drive Nissan S13 240SX powered by Chevy LS2 V8 Engine.

Do you or have you done any other action sports such as skateboarding or BMX?

I do surfing and snowboarding.   Also I have tried BMX when I was young.

What is it like being Japanese and to see a very “Japanese” sport such as drifting, become so huge is the USA ?

It’s very cool!  Drifting is started as a sport in Japan. But I’m sure people have been drifting around the cars anywhere in the world.  So now I hope it will  a professional sports like in the U.S in internationally.

The writers (Mike and I) here at Lat34 are big fans of the Japanese comedian “Razor Ramon HG” are you familiar with his work? If so what do you think about him?

LOL! How you guys know him? That’s so funny.  He was kinda popular a few years ago but now he’s gone…

How would you recommend that someone get into the sport of drifting as a driver?

It’s an awesome sport and very fun to do!  But  it’s not that cheap, just like any other motorsports. You should spend money in the range that you can pay. Then you can enjoy it for a long time.

I’ve read that you live in both Southern California and Tokyo Japan, have you ever gone to Yoyogi Park near Harajuku station and tried to dance battle the rockabilly dancers?

Wow you guys seem like knowing a lot of Japanese culture! Yea, I’ve been there many times but never tried to dance with those people…

Who are your sponsors?

Falken Tire, Discout Tire, KW Suspension, SPARCO,  GT Channel.com,

What music do you listen to; to get pumped while driving?

J-POP!

And finally have you ever thought about wearing short biker shorts and a mesh tank top while practice driving to help with air circulation?

LOL! It would be nice but I don’t think it’s safe!

Any shout outs you would like to give?

Drift or Dai!!