Down Under for The Hat Trick

First, its the Scotman who makes frequent trips to Japan. Then the Irish bloke who make even MORE trips to Japan. And to complete the trilogy of JDM-loving Caucasian car bloggers, we have Alexi Smith, an Aussie who in his own words, "moved from Australia to Japan to go drifting."

He added cryptically "I brought a camera and computer with me", then you realize he's a regular contributor on the Speedhunters site.

As an example of his connectivity with the JDM scene, here's an excerpt from his recent post which I really like:

"When I lived in Australia, I used to help run a drift club that put on track days about once a month. The circuit we used most of the time was no more than an hour’s drive away from most people in Sydney, yet you’d still hear the occasional whinger complain about the distance.

This S14 Silvia belongs to a girl named Michiko. She drove about 500km/310 miles from Nagoya to Utsunomiya to drift at Nikko Circuit, then drove back home the same day."

Oh, and Michiko (the one on the right) is pretty cute too.

Lastly, Alexi had this great shot of Nobuteru posing with his 180sx in a new pitch-black paintwork. Great underground JDM stuff you won't find in car magazines anytime soon.

Visit his blog Nori Yaro here.