Results tagged with "drift"
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FEATURE: Go Hard
You've poured blood, sweat, and tears into your car, spent countless hours preparing it for competition - that's without mentioning the money. Why? To go out there and give it absolute hell. The 2013 Maxxis British Drift Championship opening round saw some balls-to-the-wall driving from all involved. Their war cry? Go hard or go home… -
EVENT: King of Europe Round 1: Austria
Every year, I especially looking forward to the first big competition drift events, because that's when many new builds that were completed over the winter get revealed and properly drifted in anger for the first time. One such project that didn't only take one but actually two whole winters (plus the bit in between) was the S14a of Philippe "Dirt Drop Phil" Guillod. It was with him and two more drifters of the Driftteam Switzerland, Florian Zimmermann and Patrick Gafner, that I made the trip to Greinbach in Austria for this year's King of Europe (KoE) Round 1… -
EVENTS: Spring Matsuri, Anneau du Rhin
It's almost a tradition that the season for most of the southwest drifters starts in Anneau. In 2013, Speed Industries hosted their first event in the first week of March. In a time where more and more drift events are getting closed or banned, Anneau du Rhin is one of the last castles that remain. Due to this fact, the cars showing up at Anneau keep getting better and better; many European pro drifters have trained here. -
GRASSROOTS: Pat’s Acres March Event
With drivers such as former Formula Drift contender Kyle Pollard and his S13 missile, Pat’s Acres Racing Complex (PARC) was the place to be on 2 March. Check out our guest blog by Yev Vasilyuk inside… -
EVENT: A Retrospective of the Belarus 2012 Closing Event
In anticipation of the new 2013 season we take a look back at the closing event of the 2012 season in Belarus. It was an amazing event and has us stoked for what this year will bring. Join us as we take a retrospective look at what happened… -
VIDEO: Kenneth Nornes RFS Performance
Kenneth Nornes out of RFS Performance in his Nissan Skyline R34. The trusted 2JZ, cranking out 713hk og 967nm where the rubber meets the pavement, sits within this Japanese thoroughbred from the land of the rising sun. -
EVENT: Cody’s D1NZ 2013 Round Three
It was hard to find a fault with the plan for Round 3 of the Cody’s D1NZ National Drifting Championship. Held in sunny Tauranga on another technically challenging, custom built circuit it was bound to be a success from the get go. However it was the first time a drift event had been held in Tauranga city and nobody was sure what kind reaction the event would receive. -
VIDEO: Alvin’s 712bhp Supra
Norway is perhaps the leading country when it comes to drifting Supra's, and Alvin Lægreid is up there with the best of them. -
VIDEO: SuperiorMeet ’12: Memories
Swedish longtime JDM-importer and multi-faceted lifestyle/media company Superior Imports AB arranged its own meet closed for friends, supporters and partners late last summer. This is the mayhem that ensued, keep an eye on the Superior FB-page for updates leading to Superior Spring Meet 2013 that promises to be even wilder -
STAFF PROJECT: The Life and Death of the Swagger Wagon
Every auto enthusiast has that one car... for some, it's their first car, for other's it's that old ratty pick-up, or any vehicle inbetween. That one car that stands out in your memory as the all time favourite... -
EVENT: Cody’s D1NZ 2013 Round Two
It’s been far too long since I last got out amongst some drifting, over half a year in fact. Tuning in to online coverage of overseas events has been great but there’s nothing quite like attending an event yourself and taking in the atmosphere on offer. That’s why I was looking forward to Round 2 of the Cody’s D1NZ Championship held in Whangarei on a new custom built track, with many rebuilt and redesigned cars for the 2012/2013 season. -
VIDEO: GIR: Gutten I Røyken – ep. 2 GATEBIL SPESIAL
The second episode of GIR: Gutten i Røyken is from Gatebil September, where Kenneth Groth explains what makes it so special. -
VIDEO: GIR – Gutten i Røyken Ep.1
The first of many episodes to come, where we follow Kenneth Groth through his drifting experiences. He drives the AutoMester S13, 450bhp SR20 and is a madman behind the wheel. This episode consists of the mad-dash to rebuild a new car after a crash, in less than two weeks before the main event of the season, Gatebil Rudskogen, in July. -
EVENT: Prodrift: Japfest: The End of an Era
This may be possibly the last ever Prodrift event as we know it, next year the Irish series is to be branded as the Irish Drift Championship as we can only assume the Prodrift brand may be taking a new step in broadening it's status abroad, for that I'm not sure, either way a part of me felt compelled to to give the icon that is Prodrift the send off it deserves… -
VIDEO: Superior Drift Team
A short promo shot for the new Swedish drifting team Superior Drift at Tierp Arena in Sweden. This is their first year, with freshly built cars, one is an ex-Red Bull FD car. Check it out! -
VIDEO: GATEBIL – The Game Changer
Gatebil, as ever, is the go-to event of the year. 50 000 car-crazed people from all over the world join together to make the biggest and baddest car event on this side of the hemisphere. This year, was absolutely no different. New Zealand, England, Germany, Russia, Italy, Finland, USA, just some of the countries represented out on the track that weekend. Alongside the 'regulars' from Norway and Sweden. What does all that mean? Absolute and utter pandemonium out on the track... And off track. -
EVENT: Formula Drift 2012: Throwdown, Day One
It's incredible how large the sport has grown in the past coupe years, and how the cars have changed to quickly. ProAm drivers were moved to their own separate area as the main pit area was filled to the brim with all the Pro drivers. Every year there have been an increase in the amount of drivers competing for that top 32 spot, and its great to see so many new faces and cars out to battle. -
EVENT: Drift Allstars Round 3: Punchestown, Ireland
Drift Allstars would come to Ireland for Round 3 of it's 2012 series in search of top quality drivers to challenge the Professional Drivers of the European Drift Allstars series. The driver search on Saturday's competition would give Irish drivers a chance to showcase their talent against some of the top names in Europe for the main event the next day. -
VIDEO: Drive for Charity
A few weeks back there was a small arrangement at a local track where drivers could drive for free, and take passanger rides to raise money for a good cause. It was a great day, beautiful weather, lots of people and most importantly, it looked like the drivers and passangers had a lot of fun! -
VIDEO: DHB: Danmarks Hurtigste Bil 2012
Danmark Hurtigste Bil, or rather how us Norwegians like to call it: Mini-Gatebil. A 3-day event held in the southend of Denmark at a closed down bit of airfield. Scratch that, multiple airfields... -
EVENT: Team Falken Drift Show Tuning World Bodensee
The Tuning World Bodensee is Germany's biggest tuning convention, and for most of the car owners one of the most important season opening dates. -
EVENT: Road Atlanta’s New Challenge for Formula D 2012
Although 2012 marked was Formula Drift's 9th consecutive year coming to Road Atlanta, a new course flow and tons of new cars on the grid meant all bets were off when practice got underway on Friday. Read on to find out how things shook out, and what impact the revised track layout had on the running order. -
EVENT: Australian Drifting Grand Prix Round One
The first round of the Australian Drifting Grand Prix was played out in style in beautiful Tasmania. Needless to say, I was getting pretty excited as I had never been over there before, and the competitor line up was looking pretty amazing! Luke Fink was back to defend his last years title, Danny 'Denzo' Vahoumis was here with a new look car and Simon Michelmore was also keen to give everyone a run for their money! -
DESKTOP: Grunewald Three-Wheelin’ in Atlanta
We're excited to kick off our coverage from Round 2 of this year's Formula Drift Pro Championship with a little desktop action. Enjoy this shot of Conrad Grunewald kicking up the front right wheel of his Hankook Tires Chevrolet Camaro SS as he transitioned into the horseshoe during Friday's practice. -
VIDEO: Team Redmist & Drift Innovation at BDC Round One
Puppy Fat Films presents coverage of Team Redmist & Drift Innovation at round one of the British Drift Championship. More after the jump! -
VIDEO: 1KIND Studio | Formula Drift Round 1
Coverage of the amazing Formula Drift 2012 season opener from Long Beach, CA courtesy of 1KIND STUDIO. Check it out.... -
FEATURE: RX7 FC Drift Build Daily Driver
Ok, one thing that will be evident at the end of this feature is that I am no rotary expert, therefore I will not pretend to be such an expert, so best off to Wikipedia or the likes if you looking for a statistic filled technical report on rotary engines. Sorry it won't be found here. However, I do know a cool car when I see one, and Simon Connaughtons FC3s series RX7 is just that. -
EVENT: Formula DRIFT Round 1 Streets of Long Beach
It's felt like a long time coming but the 2012 Formula Drift season finally arrived at Long Beach, California. The weather was gorgeous, the crowds pumped and the streets of LBC were soon resonating with that sound that we've all missed so much. Drifting is back! -
VIDEO: Superior Imports – All In Gatebil
Superior Imports are bringing us an exclusive video. Their All In video, featuring a bunch of top drivers doing what they do best at a private session, during last years Gatebil, held at Mantorp Park. A ton of GoPro's, a bunch of cars and around 20 minutes tracktime. -
VIDEO: 2011: Finally Wrapped Up
Let me start off by saying: I'm really excited about this video. Not because I'm infatuated with myself or anything, but mainly because I got halfway through cutting this video and then had to leave the country as well as my editing behind. I managed to sneak back home long enough to sit down and finish this video, and it was wonderful to finally get it out of my brain! Make the jump! -
FEATURE: 2011 in Pictures: Damien O’Connor
With Ireland's Prodrift series going from strength to strength in 2011 and the Irish building and importing some of the finest cars on this side of the planet, Drifted's Damien O'Connor had his work cut out covering the Emerald Isle by himself! It's time to check out his 2011 in Pictures! -
SNAPSHOT: Uber Cool Old Skool
Rewind to July '09, taken straight from the archives, I had my first ever DSLR about 6 months I reckon, this event in Watergrasshill was one of my first; rain, hail or snow could not keep me away and this KE70 Corolla made it all worth it. -
VIDEO: Kenneth Groth
Meet Kenneth Groth and his 415bhp SR20DET S13 running a GT3076R turbo and a BMW M3 gearbox. Daniel Hovdahl put together this sweet promo video for the upcoming season, take a look! -
FEATURE: 2011 In Pictures: Fabian Linder
We continue our look back at 2011 with Germany's Fabian Linder as he recaps on a great year for the IDS series and an indication of a promising future for drifting in mainland Europe with less of the politics and more of the fun! -
GUEST VIDEO: Neffi’s Gatebil Experience
A short film made by Neffi Photography from this years Gatebil. "Here it is. The Gatebil Experience. The longtime expected video finally done after months of waiting, planning, filming, editing, teasering, sorting..." -
EVENT: Bucharest Grand Prix 2011 Part III: The Battles
We conclude our coverage of the Romanian Drift Grand Prix in Bucharest with the top 16 battles. -
GRASSROOTS: Capital City Drift ‘Mo’vember Practice Day
Thank goodness it's Movember and I have this nice bushy mustache to keep my upper lip warm, because the final Capital City Drift practice day was a chilly one. -
VIDEO: Take It Personal Trailer
This year the Wreck 'Em crew have been working hard to bring the heat with their latest DVD 'Take It Personal'. I am super stoked on how this DVD turned out and the drivers we got to include. Some of those drivers names may be more familiar then others but all of them bring the Wreck 'Em mentality to the table. -
EVENT: Bucharest Grand Prix 2011: Part II: Free Practice & Qualifying
We were invited out to Bucharest for the Drift Grand Prix Romania 2011 by the Drift Allstars crew and practice/qualifying was about to kick off. After returning back from the circuit on Friday night we hadn't really gotten the rest we needed after being awake for over 36 hours - it was a lot to take in..... -
VIDEO: Capital City Drift Halloween Practice
'Tis the month of October, and the Drift season is near over. With a few more track days left to run, the atmosphere is aimed at fun. With Halloween just weeks away, the drifters all dressed up to play. And in the spirit of this time, I'll write this post in way of rhyme. -
TEASER: Loaded DR30 Skyline
Every now and then you find a really awesome car that you may never find again; this is the kind of material we love bringing to the faithful Drifted.com readers. We're not sure how many DR30s in this condition exist in Ireland, or even if there are any more at all! -
Yellow but not Mellow AE86
My sole duty on this site is to try and represent, to the viewers of this site, the Irish side of all things Drifted if you will. Therefore I thought it was time we starting sharing together our love for the '86'. -
EVENT: European Drift Championship: The Fight: Part I
For three years the Nürburgring has played host to the European Drift Championship the first weekend in October. The expectations for this years edition were big, already a week before, the weather forecast told us that the whole weekend will be sunny and dry, it couldn´t start any better. -
EVENT: Formula DRIFT Title Fight: The House of Drift
The final round of Formula DRIFT was held at Irwindale Speedway or "The House of Drift" as many of you fans know. Japanese drifter Daijiro Yoshihara won his first FD championship after 8 years of professional drifting. Read on to find out what happened.... -
VIDEO: Gatebil | Follow The Monkeys
The last Gatebil of this year has ended! Here's the video from it, enjoy! -
EVENT: IDS Round 6: buon giorno monza!
The sixth Round of this year's IDS season is also a premiere: First time in Italy! -
VIDEO: Capital City Drift Practice Day
Just another day of fun in the sun at Western Speedway in Victoria, BC. Sometimes I wonder if we have too much fun out here.... -
SNAPSHOT: Chasing the Monkey
Upcoming DriftMonkey video from the last Gatebil event of the year. Coming soon on a computer screen near you! -
EXCLUSIVE: D1GP Stars Open Practice at Ebisu Circuit
Imagine you are in Japan and your friend, a former D1GP team mechanic, asks if you want to head up to Ebisu Circuit for the day to see some open practice. What do you reply? Hell yeah! Read on to find out what happened on this Drifted exclusive adventure to one of Japan's coolest tracks. -
DESKTOP: Team Japspeed Subaru, Silverstone
You guys asked for it over on our Facebook page so here it is in glorious high resolution. Stephen Biagioni's Team Japspeed 1JZ Subaru Impreza smoking up a set of Maxxis MA-Z1 Drift tyres into the first corner at Silverstone. Full British Drift Championship report from Silverstone coming this week, along with some more desktops!
