I was a touge street drifter in Japan

[@madcat4563]

2009 Alexi really looks like the type of guy that would show you a graph.

[@kiwitihi4606]

And everytime you would see it, it'd make you laugh.

[@fredericoespinoza]

graph of his website visitors lol

[@kapothegod]

ask him how much hp something has and he whips out a printed sheet of its power band on the spot😂

[@madcat4563]

Dang, probably the most liked comment I've ever made.

[@ErebosGR]

Looked like the type of guy that orders tuna sandwich, no crust.

[@noriyaro]

Wow, VHS video filters and Assetto Corsa can look pretty realistic these days...

[@nocoment]

These Xtreme realistic graphics mods are getting out of hand

[@MrDhaack]

Ah the illegal street racing equivalent of "in Minecraft" 😂

[@StreetVersion]

Where can we get these mods? 😎

[@bennisgimeno]

Damn I remember seeing a post of that VHS tape somewhere on insta

[@nathancole1802]

Nice graphics mods❤

[@JamieTenikoff]

Assetto Corsa has seriously come so far, man. The old graphics you're showcasing with this video are so cool, but so dated. This game has progressed significantly. You're an awesome player man, who knew someone so skilled could genuinely make video games so cool.

[@Vapourdave]

The forgotten tapes!! Thanks for taking us we were totally blown away. It's one of my favorite memories I have with my best friend! "This better not go on KZbin!"

[@yui_yt]

Rest in Peace to Devin. What a fantastic memory to remember him by... heart-warming you and Alexi shared his experience. Badass that it ended up on KZbin for all of us to see.

[@oyveyshalom]

@@yui_yt Devin?

[@yui_yt]

@@oyveyshalom At the end of the video, Alexi mentions that Devin (the guy in the green cap), had unfortunately passed away at some point.

[@joeladzim1225]

Man what an experience you have there

[@grapsorz]

what touge s etc is was this at?

[@jordanlewis3790]

im so glad there were closed courses where professional drivers could come and play asseto corsa in mexico in 2009

[@jplslo8213]

😂

[@codeninja100]

In Minecraft

[@Graham_Patch]

Why didn't people just go to organised events? I think they already existed by 2009

[@qkls]

@@Graham_Patch they cost money, touges are free and open every day

[@Graham_Patch]

@@qkls Catching a flight to Japan ain't exactly cheap. And then they had to waste so many hours waiting for the police. So clearly it isn't free and open every day.

[@PortableDuke]

Having this relic of him forever capsuled on the old handheld is a gift on its own. RIP Devin🕊️🙏

[@reggiewhitney6015]

What happened with the homie?

[@luckystrike9332]

​@@reggiewhitney6015 passed due to an ongoing illness respectively. All I could read up on it. RIP to a good dude

[@Don_Rodrigo44]

I love older footage for some reason it just feels more authentic to me than crystal clear full hd

[@Bokator2]

I think it's because there's no artificial-ness to it and the fact it was a different time back then, It's basically all just more natural and nostalgic

[@Fasnfip]

Funny, I remember hearing this exact same phrase in 2010 😆 But yeah, I agree with you!

[@DRIFTSATION]

ima bring vhs drifting back 😊 my camera all ready now for summer time

[@jimhaglund597]

the exvitermini high speed runs... pure oldschool bliss

[@mikemikeyee]

The lack of detail and shit lighting forces focus on cameras main subject and let your imagination fill in the voids. Or i like to think. This is probably a concept to explore for filming with shitty cameras, or an excuse for it atleast.

[@pointydeity4865]

Street drifting in Japan: 3% driving, 97% loitering at a Family Mart waiting for the "course marshalls" to go away

[@LouisSubearth]

At least you can have famichikki before the Eurobeat intensifies

[@matthew_natividad]

Duly noted

[@michaelquinn7964]

My boys are famous! Dave with the find of the decade on that camcorder. RIP Devin, Mellow is eternal. ❤

[@cesariojpn]

"Safety Car" language from the Option Videos IIRC.

[@quadesbox]

Japanese police seeing 'Assetto Corsa'

[@Carimm60]

Amazing as I had a very similar experience back when I was stationed in Tokyo with the US Military. We had a group of photographers and bloggers that ran a JDM Culture website out of Texas USA show up for the Tokyo Auto Salon that wanted to see some real street drifting. Soooo our little crew (all military at the time) showed up with a R34 Skyline 4door, 180sx, R32 Skyline GTST and a minivan chase vehicle at the Kawasaki train station and then we took them to Daikoku Futo and then out to the docks nearby to see some real street drifting. They took a bunch of awesome photos and video clips with their professional gear and knowledge to upload to their site once they got back home. Unfortunately they neglected to blur out our plates and posted everyone up for the world to see... As im sure you know, US Military in Japan have a special plate with a big Y on it... Sooooo next thing I know we have NCIS and MPI opening a case on us for "street racing" and most of us lost our licenses and had to sell our cars... Needless to say we did not help these guys out the next time they came to the City and I would recommend that nobody go out to the streets or Touges to drift, Keep it on the track and be safe. ;)

[@Rhadiqul]

Damn man that sucks :( I’m about to get stationed in Oki soon.

[@kmydet]

apparently, us military doing street drifting is quite common, at least back then. there was a whole issue on vhs(i forgot who sold it, maybe option) for Y plate drivers. the one i'm thinking of has a bunch of us air force guys driving 86s with kaicho in shizuoka.

[@justjohnny420]

🤣

[@LuizAlexPhoenix]

Hey, should have done it Okinawa. Even if you raped and ran over an okinawan they would just ship you back home. You know, typical occupation army stuff.

[@Carimm60]

@@kmydet ive seen that video! One of my Navy buds had it at Atsugi. This was after my case and most of us had moved on by then. We were very paranoid of any Americans that had cameras that we did not know after then. We kept our drifting to the slick pad at Fuji Speedway or events at other tracks. God I miss it so much and I hope to visit again some day.

[@buetang]

I never thought 2009 would feel so far away. I miss the simpler times.

[@ChannelNotFound]

2009 is as far away today as 1996 was in 2009.

[@buetang]

@@ChannelNotFound Stop.

[@KameTrick]

oof my heart...so true

[@acolyte1951]

@@buetang a decade ago isn't 2000, it's 2013. And 2018 was half a decade ago.

[@buetang]

@@acolyte1951 .... Cool?

[@TheMasterMief]

I did not know Devin before this video, but these few minutes have made me like him, so I was quite sad to learn of his passing.

[@DislexicTurtle]

Amazing CGi. The alexi npc looks soo realistic 😮

[@ErebosGR]

State of the art de-aging CGi.

[@DanielFewchuk]

That's one classy shot starting at 7:14, showing both cars doing their run, spinning the camera around at 7:44, commentating, swinging back on the action at 8:04 - all in one shot!

[@misorodzinak8829]

I'm not usually big on fiction, but this is great. I'm sure it took a lot of paperwork to get the circuit to yourself.

[@SpaceFoxAD]

This is so incredibly exciting, I love early 00s Alexi content! I hope we get to see more footage of you driving in the west virginia mountain raceway ;)

[@jonytube]

2009 is the polar opposite of "early 00s" my guy

[@SpaceFoxAD]

@@jonytube everything can be rounded down if you try hard enough

[@aeolial5533]

@@SpaceFoxAD true

[@KameTrick]

Oh man, this brings back memories. I was living in Yamanashi in 2008 and had some experiences like this. Such a classic find, glad this footage made it back to you after it passed the statue of limitations lol

[@gruggerduggerhoose]

2009 alexi “this better not go on youtube” 2023 alexi “uuuuuuuuhhhhhhh… whoops lol”

[@BLOODVETTEL]

Imagine if this was real life, man. Those were some serious shaders for the time.

[@Losroyos]

never knew you drifted in "Mexico", had some suspicions. back in the good old days.

[@Yuri_R]

I worked in a local police station in Japan once, since there is a perfect uphill hill there are alot of drifters and sometimes I just watch them drift while my lights and siren are on, it was fun until they closed the whole road and area because nobody is doing anything about it

[@Anonymous-ik3kc]

You’re a good man, salute to you

[@SlowlysModels]

Saved directly to my '00's hair' playlist.

[@notavailable1063]

Is that your old R32 GT-ST? Recreated so faithfully in Assetto Corsa! Mod makers really are a blessing

[@LuckyKnightJP]

what a cool old retro movie! must of had a good budget to rent out a section of road and the cars

[@lucasnatson6536]

Man.. what a jump back The quality, style of "vloging" all of it is so amazing to see again VHS is something special Bruh when you will finally do some POV drifting again like you used to do in R32

[@shingosshojiopoulos6608]

This is way too new to be VHS

[@ErebosGR]

VHS? lol It wasn't shot in the 90s, dude. Judging by the photo @ 0:46, it's a Sony DCR-SR (most likely SR45). It's a digital camera that records on an HDD or memorysticks.

[@junocchi7]

if this was VHS trust me all you'd see are the headlights

[@Aesth3t1cs]

What the hell, I’ve lived in Virginia my whole life and I had no idea this racetrack existed!

[@justusfriends4941]

the sounds in the still of night up in the mountains really do hit different. theres something about the early hours of the morning and those sounds that hit far different for me than any racetrack ever can. nice vid

[@skateecho]

omg, this is incredible, the video quality of this 2009 camera...i mean filter is surprisingly good but the night vision is interesting. forgot cameras used to do that back in the day. really glad you shared this with us! what a wild and nostalgic trip.

[@x86dayv]

Today, drift at a track. But back then, that was a whole life style on the streets. So awesome you lived it. I also think because cars were on the streets, it kept them looking good and tuned just right. Nowadays cars look like freakazoid transformers and 1000+ hp

[@nicknyaa]

Loved this little blast from the past! Maybe we could get some more “from the archive” videos!

[@Dowhatyouwanttodo4815]

Kinda sucks youtube not popular back then, that alexi guy should make a channel to introduce more people to the JDM scene.

[@SUPRAMIKE18]

Yeah, I wonder where he's at and what he's up to these days? 🤔

[@redaryan9719]

@@SUPRAMIKE18 I heard he is making content about AU Falcons these days

[@max90153]

"I'm f*cking moving here" ~ Me the first time I visit Japan

[@s70driver2005]

That's exactly what my wife and I said multiple times when we were there last year. Even stumbled upon a small drift event at Fuji Speedway.

[@BeastFromTheEast79]

Being 43 This is definitely taking a trip down memory lane. Thank you so much for some ultra cool content, and a massive throw back.

[@ekspoon6686]

Its amazing you were out there, present in the late golden era of street racing in japan. We never had anything like that over here, i cant believe how that must have felt

[@dustyice3110]

Still happens in the US just gotta find the right roads at the right time. At least it does here in CA.

[@rzt430]

@@dustyice3110 not at all most of it is trashy showboating and donuts. no culture at all. no class. parents just dont raise their children right in the US anymore

[@dustyice3110]

@@rzt430 go later and on weekdays. Weekends till like 2am it's always been full of drunk high schoolers and a ton of "safety cars". At least that was my experience, it could be very different where you are.

[@ekspoon6686]

@@dustyice3110 not american

[@the_roaming__bear]

this blast to the past is the best ! i remember hearing the stories of there trip to Japan glad I got to see a glimpse of it thanks so much . mellow is eternal !

[@the6ix66]

Dude this goes insanely hard... the aesthetic, the comments the guys make, this video gave me the chills. Thanks for the upload !!

[@bustersgarage]

I lived in Japan in 1999 - 2001 and didn't get to see anything this epic! That's seriously epic and fortunate happenings! Love it!!

[@Rakesh-ec2pz]

the cuts between assetto corsa and real life vlog footage are so seemless 🥵🥵🥵 looks like a single vid taken irl

[@tturi2]

excellent storytelling and splicing the assetto footage with the handshake and vhs filter

[@BigStreams_]

I love this. If you have more old school footage I’d love to see it uploaded here! Such a chill vibe with a dose of nostalgia

[@LEGIOXIIIG]

This is super cool, awesome to see older footage like this and thank you for sharing it with us all!

[@Jonnecy]

Pog drifting on a private circuit like this must be a dream come true :)

[@qzep4323]

Pog x2

[@mikadsu]

really cool to see this, definitely show more of what you can. Some of those engines sounds even back then omg

[@clockwork3494]

This sort of thing is just.. really incredible to me. I mean in 2009 I was still young and in school, obsessing over these quirky cars, the likes of which I'd never seen until this odd little show called "Initial D" Drawing them in my headers instead of the date, tearing out back pages of my notebooks and doodling little "drift" battles of my own instead of learning, I really was in a trance, obsessed with this incredible culture of a land far away (to my young mind at least) that I longed to see with my own eyes, and even partake in. I do hope to visit Japan myself someday, although I think like many I know the togue scene isn't quite what it used to be, still after all these years I long and I dream of such a scene. I think the early 90's and 00's was really the "You had to be there to see it" era of street drifting, so at times I can't help but be a little jealous that I wasn't around to see it then, that said I wouldn't change where I am now even for such a thing. Really nice video Lexy, thank you for sharing

[@kyushalimit5931]

This is so wicked! what a great episode, thanks @noriyaro for posting it up and @David Vickers for finding the long lost footage. Legends Never Die. RIP Devin.

[@Onewiththesauce8]

Man these are so cool, just some old school videos from back in the day. Rest in wholeness to Devin🙏🏎

[@stuffypunk1779]

That was beautiful. A good adventure and that early morning tandem session is an asthetic all on it's own.

[@JiveTurkey159]

Loving your content so much at the moment Alexi! Looks like it was a good trip to Virginia :P

[@Jent1466]

Seeing old 09 footage of that e70 sprinter is so cool probably way too rare to slide these days

[@sternenwandererpsytravelre3297]

Dude you are my hero man. Im from Germany and ofc Im into Motorsport all my life and especially drifting. I owned a R32 GTR back in the days and unfortunatly I had to sell it one time to be able to pay some private shit. Im 30 now and Ive been watching ur videos all since you showed up on KZbin. My girlfriend (from Switzerland) hadnt the slightest idea how awesome Motorsport could be and I managed to explain to her all about drifting with the help of your videos of course :D "Drifting is the art of keeping control of your vehicle in a uncontrollable situation and make it look aesthetic as f*ck" -My comment. Were planning to visit Tokyo someday in the next years and I will let you know when early enough and hopefully, if you find time of course, you could pick us up aswell! I would be happy the happiest man alive even if it would be just a drink at least. Keep it going mate youre living my dream man ;) Cheers

[@HeyItsAJOmega]

As someone who was on KZbin in 2009, man...those 360p memories xD LOVE this! Feels like a glimpse of your origin story ^_^ Also, you guys are giving BIG 90s sk8tr boi/skatepunk energy from the outfits xD Touge Hawks Pro Drifter!

[@Long_Shot_Media]

I can definitely relate to how they felt, my first trip to Japan in 2017 involved a very similar story featuring a rather well known drifter & was hands down one of the best nights/mornings of my life

[@ChrisHib01]

...as a skyline fanboy...that corolla sounded ACE bouncing off the mountain hillside! thanks for sharinng Alexi, this is the stuff that got me into it way back in school along side a certain anime we all know and love where you'd have to download fansubs of it! haha

[@JapboxJacob]

It's amazing to see old footage emerging of amazing memories, especially memories as significant as sharing an experience with chill blokes. Main thing is that everyone was safe, laughing and having a good time ;)

[@LawdBreaktwist]

wow what a cool *fictional* story, wild how you 3d animated the whole thing also would never suspect you to do street drifting, certainly not someone who loves drifting, nuh-uh

[@awtsui]

Small world. The DIY coilovers on my 86 currently were built by Devin!

[@NanardPC]

Raw footage Raw sound Raw pleasure ^^! Virginia seems to be a good place to meet some safety car ^^!

[@LunarClockLunaDial]

Thanks for sharing a relic of the past Alexi. RIP Devin 🙏

[@mazdaroadster-mx5]

wow that Assetto Corsa footage looks great. it's not real of course

[@taylorbrown3892]

There was actually some really good tracking going on here. So steady for what you had.

[@Namiz00]

On this episode: Alexi stole some Trash Taste furniture (my PR team has advised me to tell everyone that this was a joke)

[@noriyaro]

I actually got those screens from Twitch streamer Retrogaijin, who moved back to the USA recently.

[@DavidHunter]

Love the audio from that camcorder. Just raw and beautiful.

[@jayyagami]

I dug out a old camcorder and a mini vhs camera! Can't wait for summer so I can film some late night drifting videos! Also awesome vid!

[@MeinNameistFlo]

I love every single bit of that footage, thanks Alexi!

[@tagginondawal3961]

Dang that's really cool! I really like this old school video. I really would like to see more of this!

[@VisionCityMayor]

id love to see more semi-commentary style videos like this every now and then, theyre really chill! also i like the daikoku green screen behind alexi lol

[@GingerKidCustoms]

I freakin LOVE this. Take me back to this era. It was just better. Back before social media was so prominent like it is today.

[@gemizu4874]

ive just been on a binge watching old 90's hakone footage, what perfect timing

[@pichkica]

Wow this looks amazing, very nostalgic! Which mods did you use to create this in Assetto Corsa? C:

[@noriyaro]

Private mods for now unfortunately, but the creator might put them on Gumroad soon. 🤔

[@pichkica]

@@noriyaro Looking forward to it. :D

[@cameron6554]

Nice. I’ve still got the old videos from when you were in Australia.

[@0xBiscuit]

The camera work for a 2009 video is outstanding. Most old videos are either too shaky or they keep the camera zoomed in on everything.

[@boostedghost3182]

The footage I’ve been craving to watch !! Love it

[@CapnFlappyJaw42]

These AC mods are getting insane!

[@s70driver2005]

For Devin!!!

[@grassvalo]

Me and my friend are going to Japan now in July this year! I am so excited, but the thing is i dont really know when how and where to go look for to experience the real japanese car culture... but looking at your videos i think i have a rough idea haha. Anyways i love your videos! keep it up

[@999Crazyy]

Wow Assetto looks INSANEEE i need these mods for the people standing around and talking its soo cool hahaha great video

[@rebirththemoon]

more of this plz. it’s so cool to see.

[@tougeattacksid]

aye! props on calling it VA. we do have a closed course in the mountains here in VA :D COME THRU ALEXI!

[@Miggy2j]

Love it! Time to bring out some of the old HPI videos

[@PSG-uv3sg]

Crazy how you’ve lived and still live my dream life bro love those vidéos

[@CallumCalzar]

Would love to see some old school footage! One of your first uploads features fellow Aussie / my colleague at work, Leighton Fine. Anything you have featuring him would be epic!

[@ThatHoodlum19]

Young Alexi gives me HPI vibes. So damn cool mate, really sick!!

[@TheMrFishnDucks]

Awesome vlog. Nice video. Really nice to see this gem. Keep up the good work.

[@YoSuey]

Thanks for the retrospective take on street drifting yet again. I think at this time i was knee deep in lurking for S13s and driving on LFS demo X. Iykyk :)

[@snizzyboy]

Wow! what a crazy render of the game:)

[@Klysat]

RIP Devin, Drift on brotha 🙏🙏🕊🕊

[@MarcLawrencePH]

That closed course in Virginia looks awesome! It would be great to visit it one day.

[@MisterFixit69]

7:10 thats the shit right there, the roaring exhaust in the damp morning air , soft light coming in , birds singing, and the guys are still going in the middle of nowhere

[@ReinaldoRauch]

This handycam lighting gives me so much NFSU2 vibes

[@TheWhiteCometOfZion]

If you drove the Iroha Slopes in Nikko in the years 09-10, you probably saw a red Eunos Roadster that use to drift through there. That was me.

[@PageCarteller]

Really? That's awesome, I wonder if you know the ae86 driver that was famous for his drifting skills in iroha slope on KZbin?

[@TheWhiteCometOfZion]

@@PageCarteller Weirdly enough, I do know exactly who you're talking about. My father and I met him at Ebisu Circuit a long time ago and we used to end up on a lot of the same track days. He's a pretty skilled dude.

[@PageCarteller]

@@TheWhiteCometOfZion nice Did he make the ebisu jump drift like daigo Saito?

[@xyanide1986]

7:28 man I love drift spec cars with the fender side mirrors

[@weekenddangler4490]

Awsome upload man! Thanks for sharing.

[@-PDW]

New upload and it’s boss as ever

[@Bruuhhhhhh]

Simulators have gone a long way.. Can't believe they implemented aussie AI voicelines to the npcs and all

[@timsminigarage]

This really goes to show that it’s the content and story than matters, and not the quality of the camera

[@zolomaltize]

There's always something special about old game footage that gives off a good vibe lol

[@xianarekell]

I love the idea of Alexi sitting like a retired father in his cozy armchair and telling stories from his youth that we can only dream of! it's amazing!

[@imightbelost5470]

this makes me think of the old Ziptied days like 13+ years ago, and all the crazy touge videos i would see on there from certain forum users. but even this video i dont think i ever saw on there. amazing.