Drift Tengoku
Encyclopedia
is a monthly automobile magazine
dedicated to drifting
and was the first of its kind. Published by San-Ei Shobo Publishing in both print and video format, it is the sister publication to Option
, Option2 and Video Option
. Until 2007, when rival magazine D to D was published, it was the only magazine dedicated to the art of driving sideways.
. These features usually led to police visits to the magazine's office.
The magazine featured many of the now notable drifting drivers such as Ken Nomura
and Nobuteru Taniguchi
. At the following year, the magazine went bimonthly and the year following that, it went monthly.
In was not until February 1999 that the magazine was published as a standalone magazine.
The magazine celebrated its 100th issue on September 2007.
The video version is different to the print as it solely covers drifting event run by the magazine.
Automobile magazine
An automobile magazine is a magazine with news and reports on automobiles and the automobile industry. Automobile magazines may feature new car tests and comparisons, which describe advantages and disadvantages of similar models; future models speculations, confidential information and "spyshots"...
dedicated to drifting
Drifting (motorsport)
Drifting refers to a driving technique and to a motorsport where the driver intentionally over steers, causing loss of traction in the rear wheels through turns, while maintaining vehicle control and a high exit speed...
and was the first of its kind. Published by San-Ei Shobo Publishing in both print and video format, it is the sister publication to Option
Option (car magazine)
Option is an automotive magazine founded by Daijiro Inada in 1981, to meet the demand for enthusiasts of modified Japanese cars in Japan....
, Option2 and Video Option
Video Option
was introduced in March 1988 by Sunpro as a monthly direct-to-video magazine version of the long running Option magazine.The video has always being presented by Daijiro Inada, who do many of the tuner car road tests, either on a test track, on public road with Daijiro's adventures at Bonneville...
. Until 2007, when rival magazine D to D was published, it was the only magazine dedicated to the art of driving sideways.
History
Drift Tengoku was launched in April 1996 as part of Option2. At that time, printed quarterly, it mainly published drifting related articles such as tuning as well as covering drifting contests, it also covered illegal gatherings that took place on public road, especially at the tougeTouge
is a Japanese word literally meaning "pass." It refers to a mountain pass or any of the narrow, winding roads that can be found in and around the mountains of Japan and other geographically similar areas, like the legendary Nordschleife in Germany....
. These features usually led to police visits to the magazine's office.
The magazine featured many of the now notable drifting drivers such as Ken Nomura
Ken Nomura
is a drifting driver from Japan. He made his debut in the D1 Grand Prix in the 3rd round in 2001, driving the Blitz D1 Spec ER34 Skyline which he still drives...
and Nobuteru Taniguchi
Nobuteru Taniguchi
is a Japanese racing driver and former drifting driver who currently competes in Super GT. Taniguchi is commonly nicknamed "NOB" or "The Pimp" as a reference to his S15 Silvia which he is best known for....
. At the following year, the magazine went bimonthly and the year following that, it went monthly.
In was not until February 1999 that the magazine was published as a standalone magazine.
The magazine celebrated its 100th issue on September 2007.
The video version is different to the print as it solely covers drifting event run by the magazine.