Last weekend I stopped by Best Buy to pick up some CDs I'd been meaning to get. On my way back to the car I realized there was a Skyline parked near mine. For the uninitiated, the Nissan Skyline is a very fast, relatively conventional-looking car sold only in Japan and a few other countries like Australia. They're very sought-after here in the US. They had a few in some of the Fast And The Furious movies.

I went to my car and grabbed my camera. As I was walking back to the Skyline, its owner walked up and started the car (from the right side, of course). We talked for a while (as I inconspicuously slid my newly purchased Phantom Of The Opera and Cats soundtrack CDs into my pocket) and I took a few pictures. Apparently, there's a relatively thriving drift scene in the area, and they regularly hold legal drift events at several nearby racetracks. They're relatively inexpensive, too — about $50 for a day of unlimited runs. Most road course events cost upwards of $100. The guy gave me some URLs for a few local websites to check out.

It's cool that there's fun driving opportunities here, and legal ones no less. Once I get around to converting my car to 5spd I'll definitely be checking out some of those events.