Ken Gushi
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Ken Gushi (具志健士郎 Kenshiro Gushi?, born September 19, 1986) is one of the nation's top competitors in the sport of drifting. Born in Okinawa, Japan, but raised in Los Angeles, he was taught by his father Tsukasa Gushi at the age of 13 with a Toyota AE86. Ken has become the youngest competitor in both the D1 Grand Prix of Japan and the Formula Drift Championships of the U.S. despite not passing his driving test at the time. Finishing the 2004 Formula Drift season with his Nissan 240sx, Ken jumped into the Ford Racing backed Mustang GT in the 2005 series, finishing off the year in 3rd place overall, and winning the third round of the season in Houston, Texas to become Formula D's first Japanese-born event winner.
He attended Gabrielino High School in San Gabriel, California and Don Bosco Technical Institute in Rosemead, California.
In 2007 he participated in the Forza Motorsport Showdown piloting the Royal Purple Team 350Z.
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