Our Mission
The Drift Session exists to advance the sport of drifting through competition, promotion, production, and exhibitions.
In April 2001, David Shimokawa and Tom Bryant joined together to create an entirely new form of motorsports event in the United States. Due to the stagnancy of the import motorsports and car show market, the Drift Session was created to rekindle interest in import motorsports performance while attempting to provide a positive alternative to illegal street racing along public highways and mountain roads.
The Drift Session is always looking for future business opportunities and partnerships. If you have project that you would like to see materialize, or you want to talk to us about a joint-venture you have in mind, please feel free to get in contact with us. We'd love to hear from you.
1) Provide rental of HMC facilities for your very own event.
1) The first regularly scheduled drifting events in America (North & South America / Pacific Islands).The Origin of Drift Session
Drifting is a driving technique that originated in Japan and has slowly made its way to America via Hawaii. In drifting, a driver exceeds the amount of available traction and causes his vehicle to perform a controlled slide across the roadway. Much more than simply "burning out," drifting is regarded as artistic expression in the motorsports world with each competitor applying a myriad of techniques and stylistic differences to their driving performance.
When the Drift Session opened its doors to the public in May of 2001, it was the first ever motorsports event based on the sport of drifting in Hawaii. After the initial success of the first Drift Session, events were scheduled through the remainder of 2001, creating the first regularly scheduled drifting event in America.
In order to legitimize the new sport of drifting, the Drift Session created set of rules, a scoring format, and a judging system for drifting so that competitive events could be added to its schedule. Regular drift competitions were held monthly making the Drift Session the first competitive series for drifting in the United States and the first legitimate organization and sanctioning body for drifting in America.
Business Partnerships
What The Drift Session Can Do For You:
2) Provide racing instruction.
3) Provide advertising space at HMC.
4) Provide event sponsorship to your company.
5) Provide sponsorship of individual vehicles for your company.
6) Call us for custom requests and sponsorship packages.
Drift Session Firsts & Facts
2) The first regularly scheduled drifting competitions in America.
3) The first US event to use a Japan drift car and pro driver.
4) The first "tandem" battle format drift competition in America.
5) The first system of rules, regulations, and scoring for drifting in America.
6) The first championship points series for drifting in the America.
7) The first motorcycle stunt exhibition / competition in Hawaii.
8) The first spectator choice motorsports competition in Hawaii.
9) The first multiple vehicle, head-to-head burnout contest in America.
10) The first vehicular "donut" contest in America.
11) The highest driver participation rate of all "drifting events" in America.
12) The first live radio broadcast of a "drift event" in America.
13) The first drifting event to be featured in Car & Driver Magazine.
14) The first American drift event to be featured in Option Magazine.
