Watch the video to understand the title. He does get some air underneath the car.
Dont forget to visit Relief For Japan to keep on helping the over 150,000 homeless from the quake and tsunami.
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Emotional Podium Finish For Dai Yoshihara
April 9th kicked off the 8th season of Formula DRIFT in Long Beach, CA with thousands of spectators showing up to watch the first round of drifting in the 2011 season. Driving for the third consecutive year for Discount Tire / Falken Tire, Dai Yoshihara came out pumped and with a cause.
For the 2011 season, Dai decided to stay in his tried and true Nissan Silvia S13, but that was the only thing that stayed the same. The car took on a revised reversed color scheme livery from last year’s theme, received new suspension and motor modifications to conform to Formula DRIFT’s new technical specifications, and a set of prototype wheels from Dai’s own possible wheel line.
In Friday’s qualifying session, Dai displayed a great deal of confidence as he clocked in the fastest entry speed and took the second qualifying spot just a hair under first. Throughout Saturday’s competition, Dai drove with precision as he advanced himself into the finals. Dai eventually finished the day in third place after defeating 2009 Formula D champion, Chris Forsberg. “It was a crazy weekend,” explains Dai. “This first event was my revenge event since I didn’t do too well in the final round in Irwindale last year. Of course I wanted to win, but I am still happy with the outcome.”
In addition to the event, in the effort to help support Japan after last month’s tragic earthquake and tsunami’s, Dai went around the pits raising donation money during his free time between competition. With the help of his fans and Formula D teams and drivers, in only a few hours, Dai was able to raise over $1,400. Money raised from this event will be donated to the Japanese Red Cross. “Today’s third place win was for the people of Japan; because of them, I had the strength to drive as hard as I could. I really appreciate everyone’s support today and I’m truly thankful,” describes Dai. To continue the efforts in supporting Japan, Dai has developed a new website for donation which can be viewed at www.rfjp.org.
Dai Yoshihara: Relief For Japan – Supporting the People of Japan
In the recent tragic 9.0 earthquake that caused massive tsunamis in Japan on March 11, 2011, thousands of lives had been lost with thousands more losing their homes. The official death toll to date has been estimated to be more than 12,000 with 160,000 people currently living in shelters. In an effort to help those in need, Japanese born and Formula DRIFT driver Dai Yoshihara, created a donation website that will be selling stickers and t-shirts.
“My goal with this website is to be able to help the people of Japan,” explains Dai. “I am hoping to raise money to support the relief efforts in Japan.” The new website, Relief For Japan at www.rfjp.org, will have for sale custom designed ‘support Japan’ stickers and t-shirts. “Through the stickers and t-shirts, I hope it’ll help promote to others to continue to support Japan.” All proceeds from the website will be donated to the Japanese Red Cross Society. Visitors will also have the option to donate additional money to support the relief efforts.
To learn more about Relief For Japan and how you can help support the relief efforts, please visit www.rfjp.org.
For more information about Dai Yoshihara, please visit www.daiyoshihara.com
