Sileighty Mania | S1E1. Mark Hutchinson and Dave Scholz: USA’s First Drift Team Slide Squad.

Mark Hutchinson and Dave Scholz met in the late 90s and became America’s first drift team known as Slide Squad. In this episode, hear about their adventures both in Japan and the USA with infamous people like Nobushige Kumakubo, Hideo Hiraoka, and Hiroshi Takahashi. They recall the drama of the first Super Street article introducing us to drifting on American soil featuring their team. Mark and Dave preached that drifting should be fun and not serious from day one. Combine that with their love for 80s nostalgia, off-the-wall humor, deep passion for motorsports and their bravery to do things not done before, and you have Slide Squad. 00:00 Intro 01:04 First Guests 02:08 Introductions 07:46 Dave’s Car Situation 09:19 Who is Mark Hutchinson? 11:18 Who is Dave Scholz? 16:47 Option Magazine 19:53 Drifting is Ridiculous 22:54 Setting Up The Car 33:57 Sponsor 35:42 Drifting in Japan 38:39 Tokyo Auto Salon 41:13 JUN Auto Mechanic 46:09 Dave’s Japan Trip