Tag: drift
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Interview with Teemu
Read more: Interview with TeemuTeemu Peltola is building and drifting diesel Mercedes estates for years now. Team Black Smoke Racing is familiar to any drift fan, because of their ‘just do it’ approach. I had a chance to speak with Teemu about telescopic handlers, Gatebil and finnish attitude to life. – Where are you from? – Finland – What […]
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A year in Wovka’s life
Read more: A year in Wovka’s lifeYear 2016 has 8784 hours in it and that’s 24 hours more than previous 3 years, so you can’t really blame the time for not managing to do something. These 366 days ended really fast for me and they don’t seem to slow down. I’ve visited around 25 cities in 7 countries on 2 continents […]
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Interview with Caitlin
Read more: Interview with CaitlinCaitlin Ting is one of those people who show us what happens at World’s best drifting events via photography. She was involved in OMGdrift project until it closed down. I had the opportunity to talk with her. We discussed drifting, video games, Walt Disney and history. – Where are you from? Westlake Village, California – What are you […]
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GUEST POST // REMI MÕNGELIUS / DRIFTING VOLVOS ON LATVIAN ICE
Read more: GUEST POST // REMI MÕNGELIUS / DRIFTING VOLVOS ON LATVIAN ICEGuest post author: Remi Mõngelius // Facebook / Instagram Here’s a short story from early January of 2016. It’s 10 pm on a Saturday night when i get a phone call from Henri Puhmas: ”Yo, i’m taking the Volvo barge drifting in Latvia tomorrow, wanna tag along?” Promises of Volvos, drifting and a guarantee of smelling like […]
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Drift Allstars Latvia // Bikernieki / Riga 2016
Read more: Drift Allstars Latvia // Bikernieki / Riga 2016Drift All-stars returns to the world famous Bickernicki Circuit located within the heart of Riga the capital of Latvia for the fourth consecutive season. Now considered a classic on the tour the Latvian fans really embrace this event as one of the Motorsport highlights in Latvia. Following on from his top podium placing in Estonia […]
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Drift Allstars Estonia // 2016
Read more: Drift Allstars Estonia // 2016The past weekend Laitse Rally Park near Tallinn, Estonia welcomed the Drift Allstars championship with open arms, as some of the world’s best drift drivers came together for an explosive and unforgettable 2016 Estonian Drift GP. With a whole host of local wild-card drivers wanting to test their mettle against the international Allstars, it looked […]
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Gatebil Rudskogen // 2016
Read more: Gatebil Rudskogen // 2016Just before the current trip to Gatebil I realised that this would be my fifth time at the event. A small anniversary then. So why do I keep coming back? Since I even didn’t like last year’s event that much. Not to mention that I’m getting more and more introverted with age, so loud parties […]
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Crac: can he kick it?
Read more: Crac: can he kick it?Another Estonian drift season, eighth if I’m not mistaking, started recently. First round was held in Latvia and already there Team Ghost showed that they mean business this year. Jarmo Luht, team-mate to Kristjan “Crac” Klemets got to the second step of the podium and now it was Crac’s time to shine. Kristjan qualified 3rd, […]
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Baltic Drift Cup 2016 // Round 1 / Riga
Read more: Baltic Drift Cup 2016 // Round 1 / RigaAfter a long winter period the Baltic Drift Cup is back and it’s stronger than ever. First round was held in Riga on the famous drift “hub” – Bikernieki, but not where you think.. This time the classical high-speed course was ditched in favour of a flowing altitude-changing forest track that is called “Witch Kettle”. […]
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Interview with Niall
Read more: Interview with NiallNiall Gunn contributed massively to the growth of European Drift Community. He is the organiser of Drift Allstars, top drifting series in Europe. I had the opportunity to talk with him. We discussed drifting, Drift Allstars 2016 calendar, new regulations and taking over the World. – Where are you from? – I am from Watergrasshill, a small village north […]