The Night Walkers are legendary in the world of sedan drifting. Founded in 1988, the team consisted of nine members originally and was called the Nine Walkers. When the team no longer had nine members, they changed the name. Most of the members started off with A31 Cefiro's or C33 Laurel's before making the switch to the JZX platform that they are best known for. There were a few members that had other cars like Takashi Ishikawa that drove a S13 Silvia, though.
On my trip to Japan, I had the pleasure of meeting Yuichiro Takahashi (Yubo) & Tomokazu Hirota from the infamous team. Both of these drivers inspired me heavily in the dvds JDM Insider Vol.2 & the Saisoku series. I also had the surprise of meeting Kazu Takahashi the main host of the Saisoku dvds and co-founder of Speed Hawaii/Fucken Fast. We talked about the Golden Age of Drifting & I got to explain how they motivated me to be in this place in life l am today. Getting to spend personal time with these amazing people is something truly special & I will never forget these moments.
I also don't want to leave out pro drifter Kisaragi Takahashi. She was also at the meeting. But I will make a post just for her soon.
You could get 3 different models of JZX100 from Toyota. All 3 turned up at the Japanese Car Spotting meet i got to. White car is a JZX100 Mark II, black car is a JZX100 Chaser and silver car is a JZX100 Cresta
Yubo's Cresta is one of my favorites. It used a non vvti 1jz and a turbo off of a truck. The car evolved over the years and had a few different looks. Yubo was one of my heroes when I was a teenager & still is. Being able to meet him in a few days is very exciting! Forever Night Walkers!!!