Watch A 14-Year-Old Drifter Become The Youngest-Ever Driver On A Formula Drift Podium

What were you doing at age 14? Were you ogling cool cars in parking lots, or even getting your first taste of life behind the wheel? If I had to guess, you probably weren’t standing on a Formula Drift podium like 14-year-old Hiroya Minowa was last week.

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Minowa took second place at Formula Drift St. Louis, after knocking three-time champion Frederic Aasbo out of competition. Only another champion, James Deane, could stop the teenager from winning the round outright in the final battle.

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Minowa’s been driving for half his life, since age 7, and was drifting competitively by age 11. Now, he’s competing behind the wheel of an FR-S powered by a VR38 out of a Nissan GT-R. When I was 14, I really wanted a Scion tC. Minowa wins, I think.

The highlight reel shows Minowa’s truly spectacular battle with Deane, which proves just how much skill this teenager has. I think we’ll all be watching his career, in the years and battles to come, with great interest.