▁the ▁United ▁States ▁and ▁Australia . ▁ ▁Currently ▁he ▁compet es ▁in ▁Car ▁No . 2 7 ▁at ▁one ▁of ▁Cape ▁Town ' s ▁d irt ▁o val ▁tracks , ▁and ▁is ▁busy ▁rest oring ▁his ▁own ▁d irt ▁o val ▁track ▁back ▁home ▁in ▁Kim ber ley . ▁ ▁History ▁This ▁racing ▁enthus iast ▁grew ▁up ▁in ▁the ▁Northern ▁Cape ▁in ▁South ▁Africa ▁and ▁currently ▁still ▁res ides ▁in ▁Kim ber ley ▁with ▁his ▁family . ▁ ▁Otto ’ s ▁first ▁passion ▁was ▁motor ▁b ikes , ▁which ▁he ▁rac ed ▁for ▁a ▁few ▁years ▁up ▁until ▁he ▁was ▁introduced ▁to ▁dr ifting ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 5 . ▁ ▁He ▁has ▁an ▁impress ive ▁collection ▁of ▁road ▁b ikes ▁along ▁with ▁some ▁Mot ards ▁and ▁go - k arts ▁which ▁he ▁still ▁enjo ys ▁in ▁his ▁spare ▁time . ▁From ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁on wards ▁he ▁made ▁several ▁tri ps ▁to ▁Japan ▁to ▁train ▁with ▁E bis u ▁Track ▁owner ▁and ▁Team ▁Orange ▁driver , ▁Nob ush ige ▁K um ak ub o . ▁ ▁The ▁experience ▁secured ▁him ▁a ▁spot ▁in ▁the ▁D 1 ▁Street ▁Leg al ▁competition , ▁which ▁made ▁him ▁the ▁first ▁South ▁African ▁to ▁comp ete ▁alongside ▁the ▁Japanese . ▁ ▁Back ▁on ▁home ▁soil , ▁Otto ▁tack led ▁the ▁local ▁dr ift ▁series ▁with ▁technical ▁precision ▁and ▁skill , ▁bag ging ▁him ▁two ▁consecutive ▁local ▁dr ift ▁series ▁titles , ▁two ▁years ▁in ▁a ▁row . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 9