Tag: drifting
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10 Cars and 10 Tips to Choose a Budget Drift Car in 2024
Read more: 10 Cars and 10 Tips to Choose a Budget Drift Car in 2024Selecting 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
Read more: Irish Drift Championship Final // Mondello ParkI’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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Monster Energy at Gatebil Rudskogen festival
Read more: Monster Energy at Gatebil Rudskogen festivalMonster 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
Read more: History of Drifting at Goodwood Festival of SpeedDrifting 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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Interview with Fredric
Read more: Interview with FredricFredric Aasbo is the 2015 Formula Drift champion and most known ambassador of Gatebil. I had the opportunity to talk with him during the Gatebil festival at Rudskogen. We discussed his plans for the rest of the season, what he thinks about the FIA drift event in Japan, going to Mars and his prediction for Formula D champion 2017. – Where are you from? – Ski, Norway – You’re having a hard, but at the same time successful season, what keeps you awake? – I feel that I’ve gone through all stages of a drifting driver: total nobody who had…
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Interview with Gocha / Интервью с Гочей
Read more: Interview with Gocha / Интервью с Гочей(English version below) Желтая NGK Сильвия известна Старому Свету уже много лет, а после выхода фильма “Гоча. Япония.” на английском языке и недавнее выступление пилота в Formula D, пилота узнают дрифт-фанаты со всего мира. Мне посчастливилось перекинуться парой продуктивных э-мейлов с Гочей и поговорить о его планах на 2017 год, впечатлениях об Америке и дружбе с Аркашей Цареградцевым. – Где ты родился и живешь сейчас? – Я родился в Красноярске и проживаю тоже здесь. Мне очень нравится. – Над чем работаешь в данный момент? – На данный момент плотно занимаюсь развитием нашего Autoparts Group, также участвуем в RDS, который сейчас…
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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 working on at the moment? I’m currently working on plans for the Formula Drift 2017 season, plans for 2017 for myself and photography outside of drifting, editing photos from my most recent shoot, and planning some different lifestyle shoots. – How would you describe yourself?…