The Tire Problem That Created Drifting00:46:35

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This week on Past Gas, were telling the story of Kunimitsu Takahashi the motorcycle phenom who survived a near-fatal Isle of Man crash and came back to dominate Japanese touring cars in the Skyline GT-R. His aggressive, controlled power-slides, born from the limits of bias-ply tires, helped shape the driving style that inspired Keiichi Tsuchiya and drifting as we know it. From volcanic hillclimbs to Nissans Three Crows era to delivering Honda a GT2-class win at Le Mans, Takahashis career defined multiple eras of motorsport and left a legacy that still echoes across racing and drift culture today.

00:00 Intro
00:33 Kunimitsu Takahashi
02:10 Host intros
04:04 Aura Frames
08:30 Japans First GP Star
13:05 The Isle of Man
15:21 Four Wheels to Rule Them All
17:08 Three Crows
19:47 Aura Frames
22:19 A Unique Driving Style
25:52 Takahashi Slid So Tsuchiya Could Drift
29:34 Moving to Management
31:49 Allstate
38:29 Sliding Out From Behind the Wheel
43:37 Conclusion
44:23 Takeaways
45:33 Outro

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