Name: “Drift Girl” Arisa Mizuhara Is Rising Slideways Star
Uploaded: 2021-01-09T10:33:38.468719+00:00
Duration: 4624 s
Channel: GTChannel
Description: Japan’s “drift girl” Arisa Mizuhara is a young phenom making quick inroads into competitive drifting and rally racing. With a Cusco factory sponsorship, a Toyota GR Yaris drift car (and two S13 “fun” cars), Mizuhara has her sights set on international competition. Not only a driver, Ms. Mizuhara is also an entrepreneur, content creator, wrench, and certified English language instructor.

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Japan’s “drift girl” Arisa Mizuhara is a young phenom making quick inroads into competitive drifting and rally racing. With a Cusco factory sponsorship, a Toyota GR Yaris drift car (and two S13 “fun” cars), Mizuhara has her sights set on international competition. Not only a driver, Ms. Mizuhara is also an entrepreneur, content creator, wrench, and certified English language instructor.

<p>Japan’s “drift girl” Arisa Mizuhara is a young phenom making quick inroads into competitive drifting and rally racing. With a Cusco factory sponsorship, a Toyota GR Yaris drift car (and two S13 “fun” cars), Mizuhara has her sights set on international competition. Not only a driver, Ms. Mizuhara is also an entrepreneur, content creator, wrench, and certified English language instructor.</p>

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Arisa Mizuhara went to high school in London before returning to her native Japan, giving her both the English skills and the international experience that helps her in her life today as a competitive drift and rally driver.

Dual-Threat: Arisa Mizuhara’s Global Life Helps Drift, Rally Success

Arisa Mizuhara’s interest in drifting didn’t start with mutual friends or hanging around with other drifters. Instead, it was one of the Fast & Furious movies that inspired her to seek out kindred spirits and eventually get behind the wheel.

Hollywood Movie Inspires Arisa Mizuhara Into Drifting

Shortly after starting her competitive drift career, Arisa Muzihara tried out rally racing. Just like how one of the “Fast & The Furious” movies inspired her to try drifting, it was a video of World Rally Championship racing that excited her about rallying. Here she shares some thoughts on rallying, road racing, and going fast.

Japanese Drifter Arisa Mizuhara's Confession: "Scared About Speed"

The Cusco GR Yaris drift car driven by Arisa Mizuhara is quite unlike the Yaris at the local Toyota dealer in Japan (you won’t find the GR Yaris in the States, unfortunately). The Cusco car uses a turbocharged 2JZ Supra engine, a Sadev transmission typically found in rally cars, and custom Cusco coilovers. 

Arisa says despite its appearance, the GR Yaris wheelbase is similar to a Nissan Silvia (S14), one of the all-time classic drift cars.

Cusco GR Yaris Drift Car Handles Like Silvia

Will we see Arisa drifting in the U.S. soon? Depends if the world can get a handle on Covid. Since many motorsports events have been pushed back until late summer and fall, and Arisa’s current aim to make the Formula D Pro2 tour, chances are good.

Japan’s Arisa Mizhara Sets Sights On Formula D Pro 2 Tour

Asked how she navigates male-dominated motorsports, Arisa Mizuhara says she simply hopes to communicate the joy she finds in drifting through social media and meeting new people. She discusses her journey into learning how to work on her car and why her favorite driver is UK rally driver Catie Munnings.

Girl In A Man’s World: How Arisa Mizuhara Shares Her Drifting Joy

Japanese “drift girl” Arisa Mizuhara owns two Silvias, explaining that her fondness for the car goes back to her childhood when her father owned an S13. Dad was not a drifter — just loved driving — and maybe it’s no surprise which car Arisa says she’d choose if she had $100,000 to spend.

Arisa Mizuhara’s Roots With Nissan Silvia Run Deep

Sam’s Scoop Of The Year, informed by Podspeed’s network of Japan auto industry insiders, is the ongoing speculation about whether Nissan will green-light a next-generation Nissan Silvia with a hybrid powertrain.

Will They Or Won't They? Podspeed Weighs Speculation About Next-Gen Nissan Silvia

Armed with nearly irrefutable statistics, James makes a compelling case for why Lewis Hamilton might just be the GOAT of Formula One racing, regardless of era. Plus, Taro breaks down his favorite Podspeed segments of the year.

Podspeed Dissects Lewis Hamilton’s Ridiculous F1 Dominance

Podspeed hosts Sam, James and Taro, along with guest Arisa Mizuhara, pick their top new car debuts of 2020. Hint: It’s a heavily-weighted British and Japanese list.

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