History

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2003

  • Drifting Pretty founded on December 28th.
  • Nadine Toyoda & Yoshie Shuyama banded together to host the first meeting of Drifting Pretty.
  • 14 members attended that day and changed the face of drifting.

2004

  • Drifting Pretty set out onto the tracks and members were welcomed with open arms from event organizers including Speedtrial USA and Drift Association.
  • Major aftermarket brands such as Kaaz USA, Yokohama Tire Company and Pacific Rim welcomed the ladies onto the track by becoming official supporters of Drifting Prety.

    • Import Racer Magazine does a feature on the Drifting Pretty and acquaints the automotive industry with the all-girl drift club.

  • DP has their first ever tech day, hosted by Autolink in Temple City, CA. The girls are taught how to use power tools and install a clutch.
  • The LA Weekly features Drifting Pretty.
  • Some members were taken on tour with Yokohama to Hot Import nights in Philadelphia, PA; Boston, MA; Chicago, IL; Dallas, TX; Atlanta, GA and San Mateo, CA.
  • Drifting Pretty hosts USA’s first ever all woman drifting competition, “The Dori Puri Challenge” at Willow Springs Raceway, Rosamond, CA.
  • Team Drifting Pretty, our first competition drifting team is formed…members Reiko Ige, Noelle Hodac, Amanda Lam and founder Nadine Toyoda are the first to get out and compete in drifting competitions together. Yokohama tires becomes title sponsor for Team DP.

2005

  • Team DP makes their first top 16 finish in a drifting competition.
  • Team DP makes it to “Advanced” status at Drift Day.
  • Team Drifting Pretty’s Amanda Lam & Nadine Toyoda compete at Formula Drift, America’s first professional drifting series. They compete in Sonoma, CA at the Infineon Raceway and in Chicago, IL at Soldier Field.
  • DP’s founder Nadine Toyoda is the first woman drifter to drift in a drifting exhibition at the SEMA convention in Las Vegas. Drifting exhibitions at SEMA only happened in 2005 and 2006.
  • Team Drifting Pretty are exclusively featured on Import Racers on ESPN2

2006

  • DP celebrates their 3rd year in action.
  • A northern California chapter is founded. Dedicated NorCal members drive down to SoCal drift events and DP meetings on a monthly basis.
  • Team DP sign autographs and take pictures with fans at the Toyota Long Beach Grand Prix
  • Team DP make the cover page of Japanese American magazine Rafu Shimpo’s Christmas Issue