• The SileightyMania Podcast - Drifting Interviews with OGs and Pioneers

  • By: Benson Hsu
  • Podcast

The SileightyMania Podcast - Drifting Interviews with OGs and Pioneers

By: Benson Hsu
Listen for free

  • Summary

  • Benson Hsu and Nadine Hsu interview guests who changed USA drifting culture. Listen as we attempt to document their stories in American drifting history. Follow us on IG: https://www.instagram.com/sileightymania Follow us on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/thesileightymaniapodcast
    Benson Hsu
    Show More Show Less
Show More Show Less
Episodes
  • Hiroshi "Kaicho" Takahashi Pt 2 - AE86 Drifting Legend from Team RUNNING FREE (S2E12)

    Hiroshi "Kaicho" Takahashi Pt 2 - AE86 Drifting Legend from Team RUNNING FREE (S2E12)
    Jun 12 2024

    Hiroshi Takahashi aka Kaicho is back for part 2 of his interview, and he does not disappoint. Listen as he provides first-hand accounts of significant people and events related to drifting in Japan! Get ready for some serious history lessons! Kaicho discusses many topics, such as Akira Nakai of current day RWB fame becoming the inspiration for Kaicho's drifting style, the origins of the term "missile car" and the infamous jump at Ebisu Minami, learning English from team Hey Man!, the early days of D1 Grand Prix, his battle against Ueo at Tsukuba and so much more. Duck Off runningfree86 x SileightyMania Podcast stickers: https://sileightymania.square.site/product/runningfree86-x-smp-duck-off-sticker/17?cs=true&cst=custom This episode and all episodes of Season 2 are brought to you by Falken @falkentire , a supporter of drifting since 2003 and a major reason drifting is where it is today. Check out their ultra-high-performance(UHP) Azenis RT660, Azenis RT615K+ and their UHP Azenis FK460 at https://www.falkentire.com. Follow Kaicho on IG: https://www.instagram.com/runningfree86 Follow us on IG: https://www.instagram.com/sileightymania #drifting #driftinghistory #driftingpodcast #ae86 #hachiroku #japandrifting #runningfree #hiroshitakahashi #kaicho #runningfree86
    Show More Show Less
    1 hr and 54 mins
  • Hiroshi "Kaicho" Takahashi Pt 1 - AE86 Drifting Legend from Team RUNNING FREE (S2E11)

    Hiroshi "Kaicho" Takahashi Pt 1 - AE86 Drifting Legend from Team RUNNING FREE (S2E11)
    May 15 2024

    Hiroshi Takahashi aka Kaicho is an AE86/hachiroku drifting legend from Tokyo, Japan. He started drifting in 1989 and is a self-proclaimed 2nd generation drifter.


    In this episode, Kaicho gives us a history lesson and describes the drifting scene in Japan in the 80s and 90s, and some of the people who inspired him.


    He tells us about joining team RUNNING FREE, and shares some stories about teammate Kouichi Yamashita and team leader Shingo Murao as young men in the early 90s.


    Make sure to stay tuned for part 2 of this interview, dropping 6/11/2024!


    Duck Off runningfree86 x SileightyMania Podcast stickers:

    https://sileightymania.square.site/product/runningfree86-x-smp-duck-off-sticker/17?cs=true&cst=custom This episode and all episodes of Season 2 are brought to you by Falken @falkentire , a supporter of drifting since 2003 and a major reason drifting is where it is today. Check out their ultra-high-performance(UHP) Azenis RT660, Azenis RT615K+ and their UHP Azenis FK460 at https://www.falkentire.com.


    Follow Kaicho on IG:

    https://www.instagram.com/runningfree86


    Follow us on IG:

    https://www.instagram.com/sileightymania



    #drifting #driftinghistory #driftingpodcast #ae86 #hachiroku #japandrifting #runningfree #hiroshitakahashi #kaicho #runningfree86
    Show More Show Less
    1 hr and 1 min
  • Tony Angelo: East Coast Drifting Pioneer, Founder of Drift Alliance (S2E10)

    Tony Angelo: East Coast Drifting Pioneer, Founder of Drift Alliance (S2E10)
    Apr 10 2024
    Tony Angelo is a US drifting pioneer from Doylestown, PA. He found drifting from Initial D in the early 2000s and started sliding his car around PA back roads, meeting Chris Forsberg in the process. In their turbo FC Mazda RX-7s, they were heavily into drifting before anybody in their area knew what it was. They eventually hosted sanctioned events at Englishtown Raceway, introducing drifting to others on the East Coast including people like Vaughn Gittin Jr. and Ryan Tuerk. In this episode, Tony recalls getting into hot rods as a kid, discovering drifting, and his journey as a professional drifter in D1 and Formula Drift. He talks about the shenanigans they got into as team Drift Alliance, and his stint as a Formula D judge. These days, Tony is well known for his stint co-hosting Hot Rod Garage and Roadkill on MotorTrend TV, and more recently from his popular YouTube show Stay Tuned. Listen in on our conversations where we reminisce on his wild past, share stories on the early days of Formula D, and reflect on how much the sport and he as a human being has evolved. This episode and all episodes of Season 2 are brought to you by Falken @falkentire, a supporter of drifting since 2003 and a major reason drifting is where it is today. Check out their ultra-high-performance(UHP) Azenis RT660, Azenis RT615K+ and their UHP Azenis FK460 at https://www.falkentire.com. Follow Tony Angelo on IG: https://www.instagram.com/tangelo96 Stay Tuned on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@StayTunedTA Follow us on IG: https://www.instagram.com/sileightymania #drifting #driftingpodcast #driftinghistory #tonyangelo #anthonyangelo #clubloose #hotrodgarage #motortrend #hotrod #hotrods #mazda #maczdarx7 #mazdafc #mazdafd #formulad #formuladrift #driftalliance #eastcoastdrifting #bloodmasters #staytuned
    Show More Show Less
    1 hr and 45 mins

What listeners say about The SileightyMania Podcast - Drifting Interviews with OGs and Pioneers

Average Customer Ratings

Reviews - Please select the tabs below to change the source of reviews.

Audible.com.au reviews

Amazon Reviews
No Reviews are Available
In the spirit of reconciliation, Audible acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respect to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today.