{"version":"1.1.0","producer":"fm.getcarcurious","layer":"official","episode":{"title":"#119 - Drift Japan Tours","url":"http://getcarcurious.com/episodes/119-drift-japan-tours","audioUrl":"https://anchor.fm/s/16c0ad94/podcast/play/78340904/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2023-10-8%2Ffb45a3eb-2deb-aee3-a35e-5b31965ab1d9.mp3","description":"In this episode I am joined by Benkei Bruin and Ben Odgers who own and operate a company called Drift Japan.\nDrift Japan is a really cool organization who will take you on a fully guided drift tour of Japan, but they tailor an experience that best suits you and your needs.\nWe get to go deep into the Drift Japan experience as a whole.\nWe cover off on everything from how best to contact Drift Japan and show an expression of interest, right through the whole 10 day experience, what is included in the package and how the whole experience has been put together with years and years of combined experience while trying to keep it adaptable for you.\nIt was really cool to sit and chat with these two gentlemen and hear how much has gone into putting this package together to make the whole experience unique to your needs as well as taking into account so many little things that you just wouldn’t think about until you get caught out by it.\nThis episode is a little different to our usual format and I absolutely do intend to get both Benkei and Ben Odgers on for their own episodes to tell their individual stories in the future, but I hope you all enjoy this one. I really do think it has a lot of information that you can take away even if you don’t ever get a spot on a future Drift Japan tour.\nSo please enjoy this episode with Benkei Bruin and Ben Odgers on episode 119 of Gutter 2 Gutter podcast.\n\n\nWebsite: https://www.driftjapan.com.au/\nFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/DriftJapan\nInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/drift_japan_tours/\nYoutube: https://www.youtube.com/@driftjapantours\n\n\nDon't forget to follow the podcast on:\nInstagram:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://www.instagram.com/gutter2gutterpodcast/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠\nFacebook:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://www.facebook.com/G2GPodcast/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠\nTikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@gutter2gutter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠\nPatreon: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/gutter2gutterpodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠\n\nPlease also rate and review on your podcast platform of choice and be sure to tell a friend about us.\nThis is a great way to help us grow and reach more earholes.\n\nI'd like to send a massive thank you to our Gutter 2 Gutter Podcast Patreon supporters!\nAJ Hoad\nLonely Drivers Driving Club\nShifting Through The Gears\n"},"annotations":[{"id":78216,"startTime":179.0,"endTime":185.4,"type":"concept","title":"Drift Japan","url":"/glossary/drift-japan","quote":"...so I guess we're here today to talk about Drift Japan. 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