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The SileightyMania Podcast - Drifting Interviews with OGs and PioneersAuthor: Benson Hsu
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 Language: en Genres: Automotive, Leisure Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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Irwindale Speedway Tribute: Moto Miwa UNCUT Interview
Wednesday, 22 October, 2025
Moto Miwa's Full Interview from our previous Irwindale Speedway Tribute EpisodeMoto Miwa is the founder of Club4AG, co-founder of Drift Association. He's the man behind providing instruction to some of America's first drifting events in the early 2000s as well as providing track support for some of the earliest Option Video and D1GP events in the USA.00:17 Moto intro00:37 Creation, function of Drift Association02:50 U.S. Drift scene before Irwindale Speedway04:59 Choosing Irwindale Speedway to host drifting events06:52 Why D1 chose Irwindale Speedway to host events08:31 The first D1 events held at Irwindale10:05 The creation of the first drift course in a banked oval13:16 Watching the first drifting along the walls of Irwindale Speedway15:15 His favorite D1 memory (Watching Nomuken drift around the newly designed course)17:27 How Irwindale Speedway’s amphitheater structure creates a sound like no other19:30 Explaining how drifting’s uniqueness caters to the Irwindale Speedway layout22:37 Thoughts on Irwindale’s closing25:16 Moto’s experiences at Irwindale Speedway are collectively special26:00 Transitioning from running D1 events to Formula D events27:55 How drivers/vendors in Japan all miss Irwindale tremendously30:04 How American fans cheered D1 so enthusiastically compared to Japanese fans31:12 Moto displays his pit shirts from the years#driftinghistory #drifting #driftingpodcast #podcast #irwindale #irwindalespeedway #tribute #d1gp #d1grandprix #formulad #formuladrift #drift #motop #motomiwa #motohidemiwa #miwamotohide
