![]() ![]() I literally had to learn on the fly because I had only accessed it once or twice previously. Honestly, I barely even know how to use the fucking “record” function on the video side of this camera that I use. ![]() I am no video guy by any stretch of the imagination and barely a photographer but I was going to just capture what I could. Luckily I had great friends in Japan who I could rely on with Tactical Art who were instrumental in helping to create this piece. So I lost my main Japanese contact when JDM Wong left Super Street and I no longer had a video guy to capture incredible footage for me. One of the hardest things to do when putting this piece together is to ensure that I did whatever I could to respect what they did and what they were representing for Osaka’s underground automotive culture… For them to put together something for me is amazing. Whoever was left was the dedicated few who decided to carry on the tradition and spirit of Osaka Kanjo Racing. Osaka Kanjo is a shadow of what it used to be, thanks to major law enforcement crackdowns over the years. I so humbly respect them for blessing me with the opportunity to witness what is so completely rare and special to them. Thanks to my friends in Osaka, they were able to tell these guys what I was all about and they were eager to arrange a gathering for me. As little as I knew about them, they knew just as less about me…I was insignificant really. Meeting up with these guys is an INCREDIBLY RARE opportunity. This time, I told myself that I would do what I could to create something special. It was almost a complete surprise actually as I didn’t know that we’d be meeting them until a few days before it actually happened. Last year’s documentation of our meeting with the Kanjo Loop runners was cool and everybody loved it, but I was ill-prepared to take advantage of the opportunity. I would capture whatever I saw and blow whatever I did last year when I met with some of them out of the water. There would at least be something for the site. We had already laid plans to meet the Kanjozokus when we arrived in Osaka so we knew that they would come through. The project became an afterthought but with some insistence from friends, particularly Ryan Der, who was just as excited about the entire thing as I was, I decided to move forward with the project….whatever it is I could salvage of it that is. Brandon, who is an incredible videographer, was no longer able to make the trip and because Jonathan Wong had left Super Street, he would not accompany me on the journey either…. The possible funding for it became non-existent and the opportunity to create something incredible seemed lost. Once everything happened, I felt like as easily as it fell into my hands, it just as easily slipped through the cracks of my fingers and was out of my control. Tokyo Auto Salon was of course the main objective but it almost seemed less important once this project fell into my hands. After I found out, it honestly became the centerpiece to my trip. I mean, I had already planned to meet up with some guys in Osaka to experience the Kanjo Loop but when Brandon approached me with the idea for this project, I was stoked. Originally, I was set to meet up with Jonathan Wong (Then with Super Street) and Brandon Leung (BOWLS LA) to create a major project documenting the famed Osaka Kanjo underground culture. Everything that I initially had planned seemed to have fallen through the cracks and was disrupted by the huge fallout from the major changes at Source Interlink. What you will witness is incredibly dangerous and should not be attempted, recreated, or practiced at any time.Īll parties who participated do so at their own risk and hold any and all persons associated with STICKYDILJOE.COM harmless of any and all liabilities.Īs I discussed early on in my coverage of my journey to Japan last month, there wasn’t a whole lot of planning involved. What you see is not scripted in any way nor was it planned. This is RAW footage that was captured in Japan as merely an observational piece documenting a historical part of Osaka’s car enthusiasts culture. **DISCLAIMER**: STICKYDILJOE.COM does not approve, condone, nor promote street racing of any motor vehicles on public roadways, which include but is not limited to interstates, highways, or any public motorway as defined by local, state, or federal law, code or regulation.
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