Real life Takumi

[rudee023]

I was reading driver's profiles for the upcoming drift showoff and although I remember hearing something about him before I came across this.:oy:



Driver: Ken Gushi Birthplace: Okinawa, Japan Vehicle: S13 Coupe Background: A rising star in drifting, soon to be 17 year-old Ken Gushi is the youngest competing D1 Grand Prix driver in history. Taught by his father since the age of 8, Ken developed his drifting skills and qualified to the US D1 Grand Prix all without a driver's license. Today, Ken is considered the most gifted young drifters in the US. Recent Drifting Competitions: 2003 - US D1 Grand Prix2003 - US D1 Driver Search - Top 8 Qualifier Sponsors: Rotora, Bomex, Blitz, Bride, Falken Tire, Gushi Auto, Koyo, Jada Toys, Jspec.com, Kaaz, Phase 2 Motortrend, Rally Art, Tein, TG RaceDesigns, XS Engineering, 5Zigen

[EnzoRWD]

mmm onevia

[yeswepromise]

yeah Ken Gushi is pretty good. he isnt afraid to drive "balls to the wall" he just goes for it and doesnt worry.

[Fish240]

w00t i was rasied in okinawa

[prigo]

Onevias pwn <3

edit: I wanna be the first in So Cal to throw a Kouki 180sx type X kit on my coupe...

I hope it hasnt been done :ylsuper

[MainEvent212]

ken gushi is my hero!

[D1SR240]

Isn't that a 240 coupe, instead of a onevia because it's LHD, and i just saw initial D today the first stage for the first time, and yea that similarities are very close.

[S13240]

Man Ken's car looks DOPE! First time seeing a s13 coupe that I like a lot a lot!:D I guess no Silvia conversion for me!

[rico05]

Ditto. I just decided to not do a Silvia conversion. Damn that looks awesome!

[Mr1der]

here's to hoping he gets a job delivering pizzas

let's just ignore sponsors and winning purses and daydream about him flying down roads to make sure it's 30 minutes or less...

[SpeeDDrifT]

yeah ken gets props.......big props.......and that ernie guy....never heard of him but he is an impressive driver. if any of you were at D1 you know what i mean.

[drifter]

Ken Gushi....damn.....

Man, at 8 years old, I couldn't even ride my bike yet...

[itsRaine]

Gushi's car is now pink, and it looked like he had some major understeer problems for the better part of the day at yesterday's Drift Showoff.

Ernie Fixmer is from the Army... he was stationed in Japan where he'd practice and learn drift on his free time or something... Gushi's got potential but Fixmer looks to be the better of the two.

Until I see someone with a cup of water in their center console and tofu in the trunk, there's only one REAL Takumi =)

[s40sxDragon]

If you couldent ride a bike when you were eight, i dont think you should EVER drive, i mean do you know anybody becides "special" kids that KANT ride a bike??

[s40sxDragon]

Oh yeah, before i forget. Dat guy can drive. Hes prolly better then my 90 year old negibor skidding around the corner in her caddy, but i believe ken can do it on command, the old lady just breaks after shes already supossed to be turning.

[MainEvent212]

damn dude, you're making fun of this guy for not being able to bike at 8...

well how old are you? and why cant you spell yet?

[yeswepromise]

uhh lets clear some stuff upKen Gushi's car looks the same as that picture but it is light blue now.Ernie fixmar's car is a white s13 hatch with s15 front. at the drift showoff he was driving Richard Tang's pink 240 hatch with s15 face.and somebody up there said something about making a onevia with kouki aero....haha you wont be the first

[Sliding_S14]

wish at 8 i was drifting damn!! instead of riding bikes or horses, and special occasions take the elcamino round the arena.

[Nathan]

I KANT stand bad spelling!

[drifter]

If you couldent ride a bike when you were eight, i dont think you should EVER drive, i mean do you know anybody becides "special" kids that KANT ride a bike??

I think you better read your sig again, doofus. I think people who can't spell "can't" and "besides" shouldn't drive. You probably couldn't make out the words "STOP" or "YIELD" out while driving.At least I had some form of education by eight, rather than being able to ride my bike and be a COMPLETE MORON.

[uisce]

Correct, Ernie was driving the pink s13 hatch, he drives for Rotora, and works for GT PRO. And don't let him catch you saying he was in the Army, he was a Marine, and was stationed in Okinawa.

Just figured I would clear that up.

[knowleqe]

uisce, you beat me to it. my friend knows ernie and even followed in the film car for a drift video

[uisce]

uisce, you beat me to it. my friend knows ernie and even followed in the film car for a drift video

yeah, I know Ernie through GT Pro, where he works (I used to be the manager there, still have very close ties), so I see him regularly, though I wouldn't say I know him well (he is a pretty quiet guy).

By the way, if you guys need drifting parts, speed parts, or maintenance/upgrade parts, give GT Pro a call, they carry everything you want to put on your car and obviously have a very knowledgeable staff (obviously, Ernie works there). For 240 stuff, ask for Terry, tell him Reilly sent you, he'll do you right.

[Shin_Kudo]

Gushi really impresses me. I saw him drive at Drift Showoff the other day, and you'd never guess that the driver was an unlicensed 16 year old.