Toni Tsuyoshi Arakaki
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Toni Tsuyoshi Arakaki | |||
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| Born | April 30, 1981 Quezon City, Philippines | ||
| Nationality | Filipino | ||
| Citizenship | Philippines | ||
| Occupation | Professional drifter | ||
Toni Tsuyoshi Arakaki (新垣剛、April 30, 1981) is a Japanese/Filipino professional drifter who competes in several International professional series for Mamba / Origin Labo / Zeknova Tires / Haltech / Megan Racing. He has represented the Philippines at the FIA Intercontinental Drifting Cup[1] for the 2018 and 2019 season. Has been competing professionally since 2009. He resides in Okinawa Prefecture|Okinawa Japan
| Toni Tsuyoshi Arakaki | |
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| Born | April 30, 1981
(age 40) Quezon City, Philippines |
| Nationality | Japanese/Filipino |
| Occupation | Professional Drifter
Event Organizer Teacher (Kids Kampus Okinawa) |
| Known As | "Half Breeds" for his Japanese-Filipino Lineage |
| Website | R102halfbreeds |
Biography
- April 30, 1981: Toni Tsuyoshi Arakaki was born in Quezon City, Philippines as the first born son of Virologist Dr. Sakae Arakaki and Grace Arakaki.
- Was raised in the Philippines, USA and Japan.
- The first Filipino to ever obtain a Professional Drift License in Europe, Japan and the Gulf Region.
- Representative of the Philippines at the FIA Intercontinental Drifting Cup[1] 2018-2019
- D1 Grand Prix / Lights Driver
Career Highlights
- 2004 Auto Shop Turbo Okinawa Tournament 5th
- 2009 Lateral Drift Series Philippines Top 16
- 2012 First Filipino to obtain a Professional Drift License in Japan at The Drift Muscle Series[2]
- 2012-2015 Competed at The Drift Muscle Series[2] Japan ( Super Muscle Class )
- 2013 Helped Organized Drift Muscle Philippines with Drift King Keiichi Tsuchiya [3]and Option (car magazine)|Option Car Magazine Daijiro Inada held at Quirino Grandstand
- 2015 Competed at MSC Super Class
- 2015 First Filipino to obtain a license to compete King of Europe Pro Drift Series[4], King of Nations Pro Drift Series[4] and King of Asia Pro Drift Series[4]
- 2016 Competed at King of Desert Pro Drift Series Jordan
- Competed at King of Europe Pro Drift Series United Kingdom Round.
- 2016 Helped organized Philippines first International drifting event, bringing over several International drivers including Daigo Saito
- 2016 Judgement Day Philippines 6th
- 2017 King of Asia[5][4] Federal Tire Challenge 2nd Place
- 2017 King of Nations[6][4] Federal Tire Challenge 1st place
- 2017 King of Nations Pro Drift Series[7][4] Overall Standings 6th Place
- 2018 King of Nations[4] Philippine Round 9th
- 2018 FIA Intercontinental Drifting Cup[1] 18th
- 2019 FIA Intercontinental Drifting Cup[1] 21st
- 2020 Helped organized D1 Grand Prix [8]Philippines ( canceled due to the Pandemic )
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "FIA Intercontinental Drifting Cup 2021". fiadriftingcup.com. Retrieved 2021-09-27.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "ドリフトマッスル", Wikipedia (in 日本語), 2018-03-13, retrieved 2021-09-27
- ↑ "土屋圭市オフィシャルサイト - K1 PLANNING – | ドリフトキング土屋圭市のオフィシャルサイト" (in 日本語). Retrieved 2021-09-27.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 "Drift Kings International Series". 2020 Drift Kings. Retrieved 2021-09-27.
- ↑ "2017 Rankings Rest of World". kingofnations. Retrieved 2021-09-27.
- ↑ "2017 Rankings Rest of World". kingofnations. Retrieved 2021-09-27.
- ↑ "2017 Rankings Rest of World". kingofnations. Retrieved 2021-09-27.
- ↑ "D1 OFFICIAL WEBSITE". d1gp.co.jp (in 日本語). Retrieved 2021-09-27.
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