May was hectic, to say the least, it felt like everyone was visiting Japan at the same time and the action was non-stop. Not that I'm complaining about having a month full of super fun car events and actually having the chance to enjoy things with my friends from home.
I finally got the chance to go to Doridore, which has been on my list for quite a while. I almost didn't end up going just because there were so many other things going on, but I made the last-minute decision to do it and was so glad that I did. Many moons ago, in 2020, I had planned to spend a few months in Japan and was really looking forward to going to Doridore then. For reasons that I have suppressed, that trip didn't end up happening, so it felt full circle to go this time. It was refreshing to see a bunch of really clean, beautiful drift cars. The highlight of the day was getting to meet one of my favourite R32 drifters, Mr. Satsukawa Akinobu - better known as AboMoon.
Later on in the month, I ventured out to Gunsai (short for Gunma Cycle Sports Center) for a nonsuri event. What a star-studded day this was, I got to meet up with the Moonlight Runners, Keith and Reid from Rudeboy Custom, and the Moistboys! I was so glad the Moistboys took the time away from their UpGarage tour to come to this event!!!!!!
Nonsuri was really one of the highlights of the month for me. Not only is getting to visit Gunma always a great time, but you get to see very cool kaido racer cars being driven hard - what more could you ask for? Everyone was very kind to us, even offering us some negima skewers during their lunchtime barbeque party. I enjoyed some good ridealongs and, as always, felt so inspired to one day build my own nonsuri car.
May was certainly one of the best months during my time in Japan and I was so glad to be able to spend some time with a few familiar faces.
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7 сен 2024
