This Japanese Drift Event Has The Wildest JDM Cars You’ll Ever See

Doridore is becoming one of the highlights of the year when it comes to Japanese drift events. Thankfully, Dino DC was there to deliver yet another awesome insight into how the JDM scene is still thriving in the motherland.

Held at Okuibuki Ski Resort, the largest in the Kansai region, Doridore rolls into town to transform the area into one of the craziest drift events we’ve ever seen.

According to Doridore’s official website, it’s a “drifting event that originated from the genre of ‘low-riding cars’,” primarily focused on the Shakotan scene, where stance and fitment are king.

However, unlike the usual static shows we’re used to seeing on this side of the globe, these guys aren’t shy when pushing their cars to their limits out on the track.

That’s right, this isn’t your typical stance meet. It’s a drift event featuring some of the most fascinating, unique stance cars with perfect fitment from across Japan.

You don’t need to have the ultimate drifting skills or a thousand horsepower engine to make it here. With that said, it won’t come as a surprise that most of the engines match the level of detail that went into the exterior aesthetics!

As Dino walks around the Doridore paddock on the hunt for the craziest builds. The first thing to grab his attention is this widebody Mazda Cosmo.

The rotary-powered Cosmo is super rare. It’s also heavy, and has an auto gearbox in stock form, which doesn’t make for the ideal combination! Seeing one built for drifting is certainly not something you see every day, but we love to see it.

Alongside the Cosmo are plenty of perfect-fitment custom widebody builds, such as this super clean Toyota JZX100.

… and also a stunning, dishy, cambered Skyline ER34.

Another car you might not recognize is this baller Nissan Cima Y31, sitting pretty on OZ wheels.

Or this old-school Corolla wagon with a 4A-GE engine under the hood.

But the “car” that (quite rightly) caught Dino’s attention most was this bonkers Kei truck.

Although it looks crazy enough from the front, it’s when you get to the rear that you’ll see where the magic happens…

Yup, that’s a Hayabusa engine strapped onto, well, not a lot! We’d love to know how much this thing weighs.

The absolutely insane build wasn’t shy about getting out on track and proving its worth, either.

Or ripping crazy burnouts!

Alongside all the pretty, perfect builds was this Skyline R32, with a (very) angular custom widebody kit complete with… Screws. I mean, it’s sure unique!

Alongside the lesser-known builds were some familiar drifting celebrities, including Masato Kawabata and Naoki Nakamura, reppin’ his PS13.

He had plenty of tandems with Mad Mike, who brought his four-rotor station wagon, FURSTY, along for the action.

They didn’t hold back, and plenty of love taps were had!

If you’re interested in seeing more of the event, you can also see it from Mad Mike’s perspective in this video: