Ebisu Drift Tours & Car Rentals
Want to try your hands at Drifting, here in the country were it all started? Well we can arrange it all! Drift Packages:
- 1-Day car Hire(Turbo-charged Drift car, Includes 2 new tyres) 50,000 JPY + Circuit Entry fee (Varies depending on your course choice)
[Cash Deposit Required] - Drift School with TEAM ORANGE. (Beginners through Advanced Level) That’s right, have a full days one on one tuition with a D1 Star (Kumakubo, Tanaka or Suenaga). Price includes Car, tyres, Fuel and course entry fee. 100,000 JPY Per Person + 10,000 p/p Booking and handling fee. Courses available for Beginner through Pro.
- D1 Car Rental and Entry to a D1 Round! This is for Experienced drifters only and drivers must meet specific requirements to qualify – POA.
- Drift Matsuri Car Sales- We can arrange for you to purchase low cost Drift ready cars so you can participate in the madness that is the Ebisu Drift Matsuri! (Tri-Annual 2-Day Non-stop Drift events that have to be seen to be believed!) Car Export or Disposal can be arranged after the event on Request. NEW In Conjunction with the 3 Matsuris, Open Competition for foreigners – G1 GP (Contact us for info)
Other Packages tailored to your needs, inc Group/Club/Team Building days - available on Request
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sounds like this is the perfect rental idea,
best of luck!
Nice site! I have a few questions about car rental. If the car is damaged is there any liability or costs? What about
if the engine blows or such? Is there any optional insurance to avoid any “extra” costs?
Can two drives rent one car and share for the day?
What are the requirements on driver gear?
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Regards
John G.
Wow, good price, and very good job my friend
Hi John, I’ve added your link, thanks for the post on your Blog.
In answer to your questions:
If the car is damaged is there any liability or costs? – Yes, Serious crash damage or mechanical failure due to abuse will be chargeable.
What about if the engine blows or such? As long as the driver was not excessive in his driving then mechanical failures are covered by us. There is a spare car if that should happen too.
Is there any optional insurance to avoid any “extra” costs? A cash deposit is required on the day (50,000 to 100,000 JPY depending on car). Any bad inflicted crash damage will be deducted from that amount otherwise its all returned at the end of the day. Insurance would be too expensive and also may give drivers too much of a free reign to damage the car! Note though we can choose courses to suit driver ability for you as well as give good advice so the chances of a crash can be greatly reduced.
Can two drives rent one car and share for the day? Yes, unlimited drivers can use the car. Its one price, one deposit, per car.
What are the requirements on driver gear? Helmet, and race gloves are required, though we can rent them also (Helmet 2500 JPY a day and Gloves 1500 jpy a day)
Thanks for the questions and i hope the above is of use. Let me know if you need any other info.
Andy
What about if I buy my own car.???
site its looking great, good luck to you guys, Powervehicles FTW….!!!
Estuardo.
Hi Estauardo, yes if you buy a car from us we can prepare it and arrange for you to drive it at Ebisu before shipping it over to you!
I found your blog on google and read a few of your other posts. I just added you to my Google News Reader. Keep up the good work. Look forward to reading more from you in the future.
Hi…
Heard about this site from 7tune…
Anyways, have a couple of questions:
- for an average driver, would it be possible to get basic drifts under one day?
- im asking is because im interested in the one-day tuition with Team Orange
Thanks!
Hi Alfred JP. Depending on how good a student you are and how quickly you pick things up i would think the team orange guys will have you drifting to a basic level, from starting as a novice, in 1 day. Hope that helps,
Andy
Hi- I saw this on 7tune as well. I need more details though. You said 50,000 yen but what will that get me? What is the car you are offering? Are there any photos of your set up? You also mentioned 2 new tyres. What make of tyre will i get and i also want to ask about fuel. Is that something I cover myself?
Its just there isnt a whole lot of information here and id like to know a bit more if thats okay. When does a whole day start and finish? Will you be able to offer transfers and the like? If I crash because of someone else, what happens to my car and money?
If the 50,000 yen just for the car and tyres, how much is the cash deposit you are asking? And finally can I pay with my visa card or with paypal?
Thanks for reading!
Hi George. The car is likely to be a SR20 Turbo powered 180SX or Silvia. That or a JZX90 Tourer V. Really depends on when you come and what you have at the time. The cars are drift prepared with LSD, and Coilovers, with some performance mods too and a bucket seat. Something like the Sil80 on our stock page…..
http://www.powervehicles.com/cms/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=49&Itemid=104
The Tyres that come in the package are Nankangs or Fedrals. We can supply more expensive brands if you wish on request (At extra cost). Extra Tyres and Fuel is to be covered by yourself. Transfers from the local station / Hotel to the Track are included. The Day starts at 9pm and Finished 5pm. The deposit is 75,000 JPY. That will be returned in full as long as theres no damage to the car. If there is a circuit incident we will have to decide what happens, and who is to blame on the day….. my advice would be to keep away from other drivers as you dont know them and they dont know you. We would be hand to advise you where to drive that would suit your skill and requirements and best reduce any chance of an accident. Payment is via bank transfer to book the day. The deposit can be cash or transferred along with the rental fee. Hope that helps, and we realise there isnt much info up yet, but there will be more info and pics in the coming months,
Awesome service, sounds good, I really would love to do this, I hope I can someday soon
Cool blog to, keep updates coming
Hi Andy and Emily,
What can i say….AWESOME! Thanks once again for such superb arrangement and hospitality last week while me and Jason were there. I did not know what to expect when we signed up for the full works with Team Orange instructors but i can only say it was ALL WORTH IT. Suenaga and Sumika were really nice and easy going despite their stature. I like the idea of the training being arranged such that even novice like us can gradually and slowly improve step by step. The attention given to us by Suenaga and Sumika also gave us the opportunity to correct our mistakes and improve on the spot. (No time wasted!) We were both surprised that towards the end of the day and at stage 3 of our training we were given the opportunity to go full steam ahead on the open track to practise what we learnt the whole day! And our “surprise” at the touge really wrapped up a wonderful experience for both of us. The trip down to Nihonmatsu is worth all the time and effort man. And of course the crazy rain came and we had the pleasure of doing a crash course on both dry and wet (very wet!) conditions. (><)
Hope to see you guys again soon, i think Jason may be back alot sooner that we all think. HAHA!
Please send our regards to Suenaga san and Sumika san.
IN the meantime, keep in touch!
Alan and Jason from Singapore
Hey guys! Were very glad you enjoyed your time here, depsite the crazy weather! Im in the process of writing up the days events for all to see, so watch this space!
Alright Andy, Chances of being able to hop up to Ebisu while im over in January? Iv got quite a bit of free time sorta thing and wouldnt mind renting a car to get out there for a couple days.
You have my email, hit me up when you can.
-Mint
Hi Mint, feel free to come up then but be aware we are “up North” and will more than likely have some amount of snow. It may not be enough to totally stop the fun but it could well be a issue. We could take a provisional booking but we would have to see what the weathers like on the day….
Everyone needs to know how awesome Andy and Emily are!!!
I didnt rent a car, but I was pleasured to meet them and learn about the operation at Autumn Matsuri yesterday!
2 thumbs up!!!! Keep it going!!!!!
Hello guys,
we are planning a trip to japan with the
german gtr owners club.
we are in tokio from 12.01.2010 to 19.01.2010
and want to rent some drift cars at ebisu.
how many and which cars can you offer???
is it possible that you send me a plan how to get to
ebisu from tokio?
regards stefan
Hey Stefan. The cars were offer are SR20 Turbo 180sx’s and S13s. Exactly what we have is constantly changing. How many cars do you need? We have 2 available but could possibly arrange more. Are the drivers experienced? Do they need tuition? Please note though from Later December to March we get periodic snow so bookings can be subject to change at very short notice.
To get here you need to get the Bullet train from TOKYO to KORIYAMA, then transfer to a local line to Nihonmatsu. From there we will pick you up.
Andy
hi.
im wondering if i know no Japanese at all am i going to have a hard time setting all this up and when i get there have many problems with such.
and how much is extra tires?
Thats why were here Brian! We are on hand to translate when required. Extra tyres are 13000 a pair (already installed on Rims)
Hello Andy, i’m a french guy, and i readed an article in a french magazine called “autoworks magazine”, only dedicaced to japanese cars, drift, etc…
so i see you purpose stages to learn drift, specially with the team orange. I’m very interested, because i plan to go to japan, in a fex months.
I would like to know if it’s possible to book this stage for foreign people, and how to do it? i went to ebisu website, and send a mail because i saw it purpose too some stages for foreign people, so is it the same that you purpose?
i have to say i’m a true beginner, and never drift of my life( only in my dream), so i want to be sure that i can do this stage.
thanks a lots for your answers, waiting for yout reply
Francois
Hi, yes i know Autoworks, JC the editor is a friend and fellow drifter here! We welcome people from all countrys. Maybe JC could even translate for us if required? We would be happy to teach you though, whatever level you are. We will soon have you going sideways!
Hey, Interested in package with tuition from team orange but im kinda new at this can i please have pricing in dollars per say canadian dollars please and for the time of around july if prices would be different i would really like to know
thanks.
Aaron
Hey Aaron, insert the Yen prices in to http://www.xe.com for any currency conversions you may need. If your still stuck, drop me a email.
Hi, What is the age limite? We are two guys from iceland who are doing drift raceing in iceland, we would like to try this, becourse we are going to tokyo to do somthing like this
How many tires are you finishing normaly ?
There is no age limit, you just need to be able to drive. There are details of the costs and what tyres are included on this page:
http://www.powervehicles.com/driftlife/ebisu-drift-tours/
Hi Andy,
My friend and I are interested in the one day car hire. Would you mind sending me some more information such as car availability, total costs, transportation to the track and so on? We are aiming to be at Ebisu on February 1st.
Thank you very much,
Jordan
Hi Jordan, the total costs are as displayed above. We will give you a lift from Nihonmatsu Station to the circuit so you just need to get yourself to Nihonmatsu Train Station. We have cars available all the time, the only problem is we may have snow then….
Hello Andy, i plan to go to japan on June, and i would like booking a Drift School with TEAM ORANGE. Tell me how i can do with you about paper, cost, sending money,,etc…. thanks for your answer
Hi Francois, for this Package: (Drift School with TEAM ORANGE. (Beginners through AdvancedLevel) That’s right, have a full days one on one tuition with a D1 Star (Kumakubo, Tanaka or Suenaga). Price includes Car, tyres, Fuel and course entry fee) Price is 100,000 JPY Per Person + 10,000 p/p Booking and handling fee.
We need payment 10% Deposit to book the day for you, paid via Credit Card or Bank Transfer.
Thanks Andy for your reply.
so could you send me by mail all information needed to process to the transfer when i’ll get exactly my shedule, about my japan trip. Is there any planning for the stage or depends to my bookning day? thanks Andy
Hi Francois, can you give me the exact date you wish to come as ill need to check if its available for Team Orange. Best give me a few dates if you can please.
Hi Andy thinking about going over this summer to learn more about drifting and the cultre dates depends as im entering this years prodrift in ireland what’s the best time would you recommend to go for good weathear and to get to see a d1 event or car shows also would like to purchase a car over there if all goes well!!! : )
Thanks Dave
Check out the Flyer post on the main BLOG as it has the dates of the big events. August is the D1GP Round here but book early as that will be the busiest time to come over. Weather is likely to be a mix of 30 degrees sun and rain!
Other good events are D1SL and Divisional. Again see the flyer post for dates.
Hi Andy, it seems to be that i’ll go between the second and third week of june, so tell me if it’s possible for the stage at this period.
Thanks for your reply
Hi there. We can accomodate you then. Please let us know the exact date you wish to come and what package you wish for.