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

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/pr... 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 YouTube: ‪@runningfree86Driftcomplexx‬ IG:   / runningfree86   Follow us on IG:   / sileightymania   #drifting #driftinghistory #driftingpodcast #ae86 #hachiroku #japandrifting #runningfree #hiroshitakahashi #kaicho #runningfree86 Join this channel to get access to perks:    / @thesileightymaniapodcast