Tag: nez drift
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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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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 is the best place to go in Finland? – Lapland – What are you working on at the moment? – With my own company since 2011. I have 5 telescopic handlers. – What motivates you? – Fans – Why do you think fans follow what…
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NEZ DRIFT // ESTONIA / 2015
Read more: NEZ DRIFT // ESTONIA / 2015North European Drift championship. Few years ago it was most anticipated event in our parts of the world. Now it seems that it has grown into Baltic championship where few Scandinavians are competing for fun. Still almost 40 competitors arrived to put on a show. Estonians were in good form and almost all qualified well. Latvians were the main competitors. 2. Eduard Vahemets made a guest appearance with his Mustang. 3. Juha Pöytälaakso brought his E92 smoke machine. 4. Max Power! 5. Martin Vaga was showing strong runs all day. 6. Weather was very hot, many teams were double checking the cars…
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ESTONIAN PRO-DRIFT CHAMPIONSHIP 2014
Read more: ESTONIAN PRO-DRIFT CHAMPIONSHIP 2014In 2014 Estonian Drift Association performed the biggest job yet. Two events were held in Tallinn and every location was new to everybody. Drivers worked on the cars and appearance pretty well and already in May ’14 we witnessed new pro-drivers, new never-seen-before cars and sponsors. Team Smokehunters’ fleet consisted of a well known BMW 2002 and a completely new Ford Mustang with a BMW “inside”. Their main rival, both on the track and on the web (fight for fans on facebook is very consistent), Team Ghost got a big sponsor and was looking strong. Team NRR ditched the E30…