Tag: kristian salmre
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Driftime 10 Aastat
Read more: Driftime 10 AastatTime 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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Baltic Drift Championship // Riga / 2018
Read more: Baltic Drift Championship // Riga / 2018After long winter rest I find myself at a familiar track – Bikernieki circuit in Riga. It’s a fresh tradition to start the Baltic championship at this infamous track. Eline Berke does a great job, always bringing full house of spectators and more than 100 drivers. But don’t get your hopes up, most of the drivers are pro-am or street league. Only 21 or 22 drivers were fighting for top honours, and that is from 3 baltic countries. Why is that? Well, for sure few teams didn’t manage to finish the car yet, few guys may be interested only in…
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Baltic Drift Championship 2017 // Riga
Read more: Baltic Drift Championship 2017 // RigaFirst 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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Drifti superfinaalid // Pro vs PS / Rapla 2015
Read more: Drifti superfinaalid // Pro vs PS / Rapla 2015“Superfinals” is the last event in Estonian drifting calendar. Season finale. It is the event, where pro-drift drivers compete against pro-street at Rapla Karting Circuit, place, where Estonian Drifting started. It’s all about fun and chill.
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Estonian Drift GP // Drift Allstars / Outtakes
Read more: Estonian Drift GP // Drift Allstars / OuttakesWhen an event is close to your home, you’re able to devote more time to it. Especially when it’s one of the highlights of the year. This time I was writing the article for Speedhunters, I feel that I covered Estonian drift scene quite well without being boring or writing too much about it – it wasn’t a complete history of course, but probably I will try myself on something like that for the 10th Anniversary (I have all the material from Day 1). You can read Speedhunters story and check the main pictures HERE. Below you can see my…
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Estonian Drift GP // You Have to Wait for It / 😛
Read more: Estonian Drift GP // You Have to Wait for It / 😛Some of you may wonder why I’m not putting the latest review from Drift Allstars Round 4 in Estonia. The thing is, it will be featured on Speedhunters a bit later, so I can’t share all the goodies with you just yet. It will be out in the end of August, so stay tuned. Still, I uploaded few tasters – enjoy!