When the Mafia Controlled Japanese Motorsport

This is Japanese AutoRacing, an oval motorcycle race with a very weird history - the Mafia was involved, the drivers are locked away from society and to this day - it's one of the only sports that the Japanese public is allowed to bet on. So, what’s going on? Let me take you through it because it’s kinda bizarre. ➤ Join our Driver61 Community Discord! -   / discord   ➤ Subscribe for more incredible motorsport: https://goo.gl/AbD2f9 ➤Follow us on: ➤ Instagram- @official_driver61 - https://bit.ly/D61Insta ➤TikTok - @official_driver61 - https://bit.ly/D61TikTok ➤ iPad Drawing sponsored by Concepts, you can get an exclusive free trial here! - https://concepts.app/driver61 Now, its exact origin is shrouded in mystery, but it all started in 1950 in Japan while it was still recovering from World War 2. People were desperate for recreation after enduring a long period of war - Japan was a tough place to live at the time. So one sleepy morning, a bunch of dudes took their stripped out motorcycles to the closest horse racetrack, Funabashi Raceway, and decided to race around in circles for fun. It was a little like flat track racing. 📺 F1 Driver’s Technique Explained ➤ Senna’s bizarre technique: https://bit.ly/3lORK59 ➤ How Schumacher’s style won 7 championships: https://bit.ly/3527cVz ➤ Alonso’s strange steering: https://bit.ly/2Z7a93v ➤ How Verstappen will be F1 champion: https://bit.ly/3jK6L6n ➤ How Verstappen is so fast in the wet: https://bit.ly/32WMVhr 📺 F1 Engineering ➤ How F1 brakes work: https://bit.ly/3h0Whh0 ➤ How an F1 clutch works: https://bit.ly/3i0oDJM ➤ What’s inside an F1 gearbox: https://bit.ly/2DzMqRW ➤ How F1 teams change four tyres in two seconds: https://bit.ly/2QVpkIl 🏎️ Track & Racing Driver! ➤ Get a free report on your track driving: http://bit.ly/2LmYNBA ➤ Get faster on track with our FREE 25-part tutorial series:http://bit.ly/2PypIMK ➤ Our real-world training programmes: http://bit.ly/2ktjtgV 🏁 Sim Racers! ➤ My sim wheel: https://bit.ly/354BBlY ➤ My sim pedals: https://bit.ly/3eJckQo ➤ Our sim racing course: https://bit.ly/34WuV7p ➤ Get a free report on your track driving: http://bit.ly/2LmYNBA ➤ Driver61 Sim Racing Channel: http://bit.ly/2BMdk4B #AutoRacing #Driver61 #BikeRacing