words Carlos Cano Estrella @ccedrift
Las Vegas, NV – Kenji Yamanaka was one of the main players when Formula DRIFT was still an emerging series. Yamanaka achieved two podiums, one in the Signal Auto S13 and the other in the Hankook Tire JIC S14, and was known for his smooth driving and fast speed.
He returns to the series in full force with an S15 built around a Dodge NASCAR power plant. The car will be the main representative in the series for Rocket Bunny and will even showcase the very exclusive Enkei/Rocket Bunny colab wheels, the 6666.
“I am very excited to be back,” said Yamanaka, “and to be a part of the Drift Alliance family,” he added that “right now the Formula D’s style is big angle, smoke, kind of a different style, so this car is JDM on the outside but is powered by an American heart.”
“I came here, needing the podium,” Yamanaka explained. With his aggressive chase style it will be interesting how he will fit into the dynamic of slower speeds and bigger angle when he has to chase extreme angle drivers like Forrest Wang and Chelsea DeNofa.
Later in the night the car was wrapped and ready in the livery that it will use during the 2015 Formula DRIFT season.