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    10 Cars and 10 Tips to Choose a Budget Drift Car in 2024

    Selecting a budget drift car in 2024 involves considering factors such as affordability, availability of aftermarket parts, rear-wheel drive (RWD) configuration, and a strong enthusiast community for support. Here are ten examples of budget drift cars and key things to look for when choosing one: Nissan 240SX (S13/S14) What to Look For: Check for rust, particularly on the frame rails and strut towers. Look for previous modifications and ensure the engine is in good condition. The KA24DE engine is robust, but the SR20DET swap is popular. Mazda MX-5 Miata (NA/NB) What to Look For: Inspect for rust on the rocker…

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  • Irish Drift Championship Final // Mondello Park

    I’ve been to many drift events over the years, but never to Ireland. Irish Drift Championship was on my map for a while: Paddy from Speedhunters mentioned few years back that Japfest is the event to be at, as well as Emilija just forced me to go to Ireland with her 😀 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n1NZLBO10B0 Above all that, organisers prepared something special: two days, three huge events. Irish Drift Championship on Saturday. Drift Masters European Championship on Sunday and Japfest with around 800 cars attending. And above all that, Duane McKeever won all the rounds of IDC and BDC this year and…

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  • Drift Masters GP of Latvia 2018

    Drift Masters GP, biggest and wildest drift event in Europe. For the 3rd round the show moved to Riga, to the famous Bikernieki circuit. As with previous event I made a vlog together with my usual visual report. Hope you enjoy it and find somthing interesting there. Obviously I’m a noob in the fiend and just try different methods as I go forward. https://youtu.be/Ym_tUPucM1E In terms of photography, I mentioned this on the Wlog, I’m a bit tired of Bikernieki. I come here every year and it’s very hard to produce original content. I push myself and try to go to…

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  • Driftime 10 Aastat

    Time flies. Everything changed in 10 years: back then I was just finishing university, James Deane was 17 years old, James Deen was 22 and James Dean would be 54. Drifting in all European countries was on a very grassroots level. Even Formula D was held only for two years. Estonian drag racing was on a rise before, but was declining, rally as well – drifting came between the Markko Märtin and Ott Tänak eras. We did have a vibrant street car culture: plenty of BMWs were roaring the streets and few guys turned their attention at drifting. I had…

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  • Monster Energy at Gatebil Rudskogen festival

    Monster Energy supports Gatebil festival for many years now by bringing together international drift and motorsport stars. This year Gatebil veterans like Luke Woodham and Dmitriy Illyuk were joined by Sultan Al-Qassimi, Steve “Baggsy” Biagioni and off-road star Casey Currie. Guys try to put a show on and off track. Close proximity drifting, backwards entries and insane cars is what Monster does best on track. Parties, free energy drinks and Monster Girls in the pits and at the concert area is what they’re famous for during the night. Baggsy brought his new GT-R that was revealed only a week ago…

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  • History of Drifting at Goodwood Festival of Speed

    Drifting is a common sight in most countries these days. Even Charles Gordon-Lennox, Earl of March and Kinrara invites them to pollute his backyard with Asian tire smoke during a classy event called Goodwood Festival of Speed. Drift cars are mixing with F1, legendary Group C Le Mans prototypes and DTM cars just fine. Only difference between three-time Formula D champion Chris Forsberg and Sir Jackie Stewart is that the first one is more accessible and friendly in the paddock area. This year drifting was back to Goodwood hillclimb course for the fourth time, but how did it get “the…

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  • Baltic Drift Championship 2017 // Riga

    First event of the season is always special: everybody worked hard during winter and now drivers can test their cars and see what competition has to offer. For fans it’s also exciting: they get to see what drivers were building during the off-season, see new names in the drivers’ list, especially since some teams like to sit low and don’t post a lot of updates on Social Media. I’m glad to see that Baltic Drift Championship finally took a proper shape with about ten drivers representing each country, hoping that all of them will keep the momentum and visit the…

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  • How to get sponsors for your Drift Car

    1) Make your car look good, then run well. Polish your shit up (clean and tidy pits, car, etc.) 2) Winning doesn’t guarantee sponsors. Nobody knows when you win. You can guarantee two videos after the event, distribution, etc. Take care of your sponsors. Sponsorship is not about putting a logo on your car. 3) Sponsors don’t need a logo drifting around a track, they need “activation”. There are thousands ways to activate fans, just be creative: from simple giveaways and couponing to test rides and interactions with fans. 4) Be super hard-working hustler 5) Don’t be afraid to do…

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  • How to do Social Media if you’re a Drifter aka Social Media Drift Bible

    1) Answer why you need it. Alright, alright, I’ll do it for you: because no one cares about you until you spread the word, engage fans, help fans and sponsors connect with you, sell yourself. The truth is – you’re fucked. People think it’s easy to grow a personal brand with the help of social media, but it’s not true – it’s hard and expectations are usually too high. Don’t take it lightly, I will go through some strategies that will help you grow faster. It’s about building your own community, so you need to rely less on influencers (media).…

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  • Interview with Ola

    Ola Jæger is the latest addition to the Norwegian plan of conquering Formula D. Long-time friend of Fredric Aasbo will compete in PRO2 series in Fredric’s old FD prepped Toyota Supra. I had a chance to discuss his preparations, we talked about Gatebil and his goals for the upcoming season. – Where are you from? – I am from Norway – What are you working on at the moment? – At daytime I work as a salesman for Volvo & Kia cars at a dealer and after work I plan my upcoming drifting season, working with sponsors and so on.…

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