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My most recent exposure to kei drifting came last weekend at the MSC Honjo event. The Daihatsu Mira driven by
Mr. Suzuki from Team Always! defeated a bunch of S13’s to take the first place in the Middle Class competition. It sure was a sight to see and we will have more on this car coming up soon.
As you can see, kei cars are capable of nearly anything when in the right hands, and they are a very important part of the scene in Japan. Hopefully that gives a little overview of Japanese “kei style”.
This kei car is a Daihatsu Mira, and it was being driven by a D1SL driver named Suzuki!!! This thing had a tiny engine and even tinier wheels! I loved it though!!! It looked so cool drifting out there… and kei cars aren’t supposed to be cool at all! In Japan, kei cars are normally driven by girls, and old people. However, this Mira just looked sooooooooo cool! It was the first time I have ever seen a car like this drifting… and doing a good job of it!
This particular Mira has it’s own unique style, and I loved it. Look out for more on this car on Speedhunters in the future. Seriously, it moved so well around the track, but then it was so small, with tiny wheels and tiny stretched tires… unfortunately, the track was wet, so on one of the runs, the driver understeered hard, right into the huge foam blocks against the retaining wall. The hood and grill got all mashed up, but fortunately the radiator support and hood latch were fine, so Suzuki just backed up, and re-entered the course to drift some more! Awesome!!!
I’m sure many girls would think this Mira looked cute out there because of the small size and small wheels… it’s like you didn’t know if you wanted to drive it or hug it! haha…
This Daihatsu Mira kei car was seen at Honjo Circuit last summer during the MSC event, and the driver was shocking the crowd and the judges with his drifting technique. As I recall, he advanced quite deep into the competition, beating a lot of drivers in more traditional FR cars.
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