Beginners-Only Basics Day — donuts, figure-eights, slalom
Sun 1 November 2026 · Gunma Cycle Sports Center, Gunma, Japan
Checked against x.com on 2026-09-13. Dates, fees and rules change; the official page wins.
Beginners-Only Basics Day — donuts, figure-eights, slalom at a glance
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What you should know before you go
Held in front of the control tower rather than on the road course, and capped at ten cars, so it is unlimited practice at the three things drifting is actually built on — donuts, figure-eights and slalom. The organiser calls it the last beginners-only day of the year. Entry by DM. Runs the same day as the same organiser’s MFG touge day at the same venue.
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About Gunma Cycle Sports Center
Getting there: Niimaki Ōmineyama, Minakami, Tone District, Gunma. Tel 0278-64-1811. Course hire runs 9:00–16:00 with no running 12:00–13:00; the booking desk is open 10:00–18:00 and closed Mondays and Fridays
Circuit fees: There is no individual entry — the whole point is hire, so you either rent a course or join a shop’s event on one. Normal season (Mar–Nov) weekday day rates: full 6 km course ¥440,000, A course ¥176,000, B course ¥204,600, C course ¥330,000, new multipurpose square ¥94,600 (or ¥50,000 for a three-hour slot). Weekend and holiday rates run roughly half again higher, and winter (Dec–Feb) is cheaper. Groups of 20 or more get group rates
Covered in our regional guide: Drifting in Kanto (2026): Every Track You Can Reach From Tokyo · Gunma Cycle Sports Center in the Track Directory · See it on the map
More drift days at Gunma Cycle Sports Center
- Nov 1
MFG Track Day — Touge C Course
Drift track day · Entry ¥12,000, with the organiser warning of a rise from around Oct 10
Same month, other circuits
- Nov 1
EDS Rd.3 — EDS200 / EDS280 Classes — Ebisu Circuit, Fukushima
- Nov 1
Kansai All-Star Drift GP — 27th running — Meihan Sportsland, Nara
- Nov 1
D1 NEXT Series Middle West Rd.4 — YZ East — YZ Circuit East, Gifu
- Nov 1
Babe run & Babe mtg #11 — drift session plus car meet — Gransnow Okuibuki / Okuibuki Motorpark, Shiga
- Nov 1
FDJ3 Rd.6 — Tsukuruma Circuit Nasu (series final) — Tsukuruma Circuit Nasu, Tochigi
- Nov 3
EDS Rd.3 — Challenge Class — Ebisu Circuit, Fukushima
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