Toshiki yoshioka - DrooP's AE86

[dansam]

here is some thoughts of Antonio Alvendia.


I've often said that Yoshioka is the top AE86 driver in the world. Why would I say such a strong statement?! ...because there isn't another AE86 driver in the world who can drift at speeds as high as he can, and nobody else has achieved 1st Place podium finishes at both D1GP and at Formula D competition round events! Yoshioka's the man! Keep living the 86 life Yoshi, you're raising the bar for 86 drivers, and also raising the value of red AE86s everywhere! +1 for red AE86s. =)

Next, I thought I'd post a series of photos of drivers' faces, as they sit in the car. Notice the difference when you look at the drivers, it's very noticeable... their smiles, their eyes, their posture and attitude are all different.







You might think that a high ranked Japanese driver like Toshiki Yoshioka would be difficult to approach, but that couldn't be further from the truth! Surprisingly, Yoshioka is incredibly humble, friendly, and down to earth! ...and he's trying his best to learn more English so he can talk to more drifting fans in the USA. I think his English isn't perfect yet, but his vocab is pretty good! (And pretty funny, because when he's in LA, he always hangs out with 4th generation Japanese thugs from LA and the A-Spec staff, who only speak their own brand of A-spec/SGV slang. Nobody outside of the A-spec building understands what they're talking about.