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Here's a picture of Drift Session competitors back in the early days. This is back when we were first trying to figure out how to score competitions and decide what kind of drifting that we wanted our drivers to display. Ross Petty is in this picture in the far right; back when he first arrived in Hawaii from Okinawa.

Back before we started running open track events, drivers used to only drive a small section of the entire road course in Hawaii. Back then admission to the Drift Session was only $8 to drive and only about 15 cars used to actually participate. 

Edward and Cara Kubo in Ed's Toyota Corolla GTS, waiting their turn to hit the course. Back in 2001 we didn't even require drivers to wear helmets, have long pants, or even shoes. 

Jason Tam-Hoy in his EK9 style Honda Civic. Most people think Kyle Arai when they think of front wheel drive drifting, but Jason was the first guy out there in a FWD car when we first started. 

Justin Kikkawa (aka "The Ruckus") first started coming out to the Drift Session with a few friends from the AE86 community. Justin and his maroon Corolla quickly became fan favorites as drifting began its rise to prominence in Hawaii.

Shige Hirabayashi is a trained racecar driver, having grown up around the Hawaii International Racing School. Shige started out at the Drift Session in his yellow Audi S4, but later moved to a 180sx and finally an S14. 

A group picture of drivers back at one of our first drift competitions ever...

...And the winner of that competition, Justin Kikkawa.

Stock motor 240sx driver Denny Cabal also took home one of our early competition trophies. Back then only about 1 or 2 drivers actually had an SR20 in their 240sx. 

David "Bubs" Imada's turbocharged AE86 with Dori mesh wheels. I think this car even had working air conditioning; a rarity in the AE86 world. 

Ross Petty blowing numerous tires out on the track. Old school Longchamp wheels.

Shane (left) and Steve (right) Oliberos. Known back in the day for drifting their black and white Nissan 300Z's. Both brothers have since moved onto 240sx platforms for drifting. 

Old time Corolla guy Brandon Hiroshige in the days before we required helmets. Brandon's AE86 sporting Dori mesh wheels. 

Driver's girlfriends waiting around patiently at the track.

Pedro "PRD" Domion; former Corolla guy who moved on to 240's. 

Stanford "Handsome Stan" Lau in his silver AE86 coupe before it got a full makeover: wheels, body kit, hood, paint, etc. 

Aaron Kikkawa (cousin of Justin Kikkawa) lining up for a run through the short course in his naturally aspirated Nissan 240sx coupe. 

Aaron Kikkawa putting on a smoke show before hitting the course.

Aaron Kikkawa blasting a few donuts at the end of the day...

...and shredding his tires and continuing to run them, scratching up his rear fender. 

Chris Kam in his Chevy Camaro; one of the only guys at the track to be running a domestic vehicle at the Drift Session. 

Ed Kubo changing wheels and tires on his AE86 coupe. Sometimes his girlfriend used to change his wheels. 

Another old group picture of drivers in the early days of the Drift Session.

Justin Kikkawa driving and David "Bubs" Imada. 

Future D1 Grand Prix and Formula D competitor Ross Petty back in his original S13 / 240sx coupe in Hawaii. Before Ross arrived at the Drift Session back in November 2001, no one was performing manji drifts, but after Ross' arrival, 1/4 mile manjis were the norm. 

Steve "Steve-O" Oliberos in his naturally aspirated Nissan 300Z performing a two-handed "super shaka."

Lance "LT" Tsubota's Toyota Corolla GTS. Lance is the fabricator behind many of the Drift Session drivers' extended steering wheel hubs. 

Royce Fujimoto in his AE86 hatchback. Back in the early days, Royce's hachi had a sparkly blue paintjob, but changed to rootbeer brown in later years. 

Stanford "Handsome Stan" Lau's wheels. 

Jupiter Kajiyama driving Wendell Yamada's SR20 swapped Nissan 240sx. Back in 2001, this was one of the few SR20 swapped 240s in Hawaii.

The lineup heading to the single corner at long course turn 1. It's a 1/4 mile straightaway leading to a single 180 degree corner. The straight allowed for good car control practice with drivers performing manji drifts all the way down to the corner. 

Sunisa Sims posing next to Justin "The Ruckus" Kikkawa's Toyota Corolla GTS. If you see the smash on the driver's side door, that's from a 55 gallon drum. Justin actually stuck his arm out the window (mid-drift) to stiff-arm the drum in order to protect his car. 

Ross Petty and his entourage. Still one of the coolest guys in drifting today.

Casey in his turbo Nissan 300Z.

Tom Bryant in his Mazda FC3S RX7. Apparently something (the wastegate?) got stuck on the motor and Tom experienced a large boost in horsepower. Rather than stopping to figure out what happened, Tom drove the car hard until the motor blew up.  

Jason Tam-Hoy in one of his Honda Civics. 

The Drift Gundan!

Another early picture of drivers at the Drift Session.

Justin Kikkawa's AE86 back when it first started coming to the track. By 2005 this vehicle had just about fallen apart after years of hard drifting. 

November 2001, the guys from 808Speed partnered with the Drift Session to run a Drift / Motorcycle event featuring some of Hawaii's best stunt riders. 

The guys from Hawaii's Most Hated motorcycle group.

The chicks that hang out with guys that ride motorcycles. 

More chicks that hang out with motorcycle riding guys. 

Changing tires at the track. 

Wendy Honker and Jamie Kunisaki at the Drift / Motorcycle event. 

Occasionally drivers with nicer body kits would just pop them off at the track rather than smash them all up. 

Kyle Arai in his front wheel drive Honda Civic sedan. 

Battle scars left on the 1/4 mile guardrails.

Stanford Lau waiting his turn in line. 

Shane Oliberos in his early 70's Datsun 240z. 

Sunisa Sims with a non-drifted AE86 Levin hatchback. 

Pedro Dominon waiting in line before hitting the short course. 

Spectator seating area in the early days. 

Justin Kikkawa putting on a smoke show in his individually-throttle-bodied drift vehicle. 

Shane (left) and Steve (right) Oliberos and Steve's NA 300Z. 

Shige Hirabayashi's Audi S4. 

Royce Fujimoto's blue AE86 with Celica-Supra wheels. 

Stanford Lau driving someone else's car. 

More shredded tires. Tires used to shred easily back in the early days when many drivers used to go dumpster diving for throwaway tires from tire shops. 

Stanford changing tires while his girlfriend watches patiently. I think I've collected several pictures of Stanford over the years that look just like this one except the girlfriends keep changing. 

Justin Kikkawa tearing it up in the skid pad. 

Using the blower to clean off the track after a hard day of drifting.