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EVENT: British Drift Championship Round 2: Night Fight: Part I
The 2012 British Drift Championship headed east to the Kings Lynn and Norfolk Arena. Usually home to stock car and speedway racing the small oval in transformed into floodlit drift arena for one weekend every day. Check out what went down after the jump.... -
EVENT: Formula Drift – Round 3 – INVASION!
For the second year in a row, Formula Drift makes a stop at Palm Beach International Raceway for Round 3 of the 2012 championship. The new layout for this year looked very promising for some exciting battles! -
EVENT: EEDC 2012, Round 1, Minsk
FIINALLYY!! EEDC 2012 has started! The weather forecast was not kind at all from the beginning of the week, so I got myself some long rubber boots and a raincoat, but nobody warned me it was going to be soooo cold; temperatures averaged around 7 degrees C (low 5s and high 9s). What a first summer weekend we had! -
EVENT: 2012 European Drift Allstars Round 1: Birmingham Wheels Night Fight
With the better weather gracing the UK the drift season is now in full swing. The 19 May saw the start of the 2012 European Drift Allstars championship kick off over at Birmingham Wheels in the United Kingdom. A roster of Europe's best drivers were in attendance to battle it out. Hit the jump to find out how it went down and remember to hit the Like button! -
BEHIND THE SCENES: Details from Formula Drift Atlanta
Formula Drift's second round of the 2012 season has now concluded, but that doesn't mean the stories are over. With plenty of new cars on this year's grid, let's take a closer look at some of the new ways each team is making their own mark on the sport. Read on.... -
EVENT: Formula Drift Round 2: The Road to the Championship
The first round of the 2012 Formula Drift season had shown that last season's form was no fluke when Justin Pawlak powered to the top of the podium. How would he do in Round 2, at a track that has historically not favored those who did well in Long Beach. Would no. 1 qualifier Mike Essa step up to the challenge, or would Daijiro Yoshihara go for the three-peat after coming through victorious in 2010 and 2011? Read on to find out. -
EVENT: Australian Drifting Grand Prix Round One
The first round of the Australian Drifting Grand Prix was played out in style in beautiful Tasmania. Needless to say, I was getting pretty excited as I had never been over there before, and the competitor line up was looking pretty amazing! Luke Fink was back to defend his last years title, Danny 'Denzo' Vahoumis was here with a new look car and Simon Michelmore was also keen to give everyone a run for their money! -
Rocket Bunny Silvia PS13 Feature
Whenever we hear the words 'Rocket Bunny' you cannot help but think of Anthony 'Scotty' Scott's Team Skylinepart.com SIL80, and this year its bigger and better than ever. Over the last 6 or so months, Scotty has rebuilt this world famous monster with reinforcement and weight saving in mind, find out more after the jump... -
DRIVER BLOG: An International Affair
Not many drivers posses the dedication to cross a body of water to compete in their favourite drift championships. We catch up with Portuguese driver Hugo Fernandes after his first British Drift Championship adventure of 2012. Hit the jump.... -
EVENT: 2012 British Drift Championship: Round One: Main Event
With qualifying over and the top contenders picked it was time to get the 2012 British Drift Championship season started. With three classes and three Top 16 brackets the Teesside crowd were in for an awesome show.... -
EVENT: 2012 British Drift Championship: Round One: Qualifying
Off season. Those two words conjure up a bleak picture for any hardcore drift fan. Don't get us wrong, the respite is gratefully received, and sure, the excitement of 'build threads' is great, but here at Drifted we're drift fans through and through. We need our fix and we've just emerged from the other side of months of going cold turkey. The 2012 British Drift Championship is finally upon us, and it looks set to be a good one…. -
FEATURE: RX7 FC Drift Build Daily Driver
Ok, one thing that will be evident at the end of this feature is that I am no rotary expert, therefore I will not pretend to be such an expert, so best off to Wikipedia or the likes if you looking for a statistic filled technical report on rotary engines. Sorry it won't be found here. However, I do know a cool car when I see one, and Simon Connaughtons FC3s series RX7 is just that. -
EVENT: D1NZ Round 5: Whangarei
Round 5 of the Cody’s D1NZ National Drifting Championship was surrounded with hype and excitement as the series returned to Whangarei after a 2 year hiatus. Located in Northland, Whangarei is arguably the birthplace of drifting here in New Zealand and a place many of the drivers call home. This combined with an up close and personal street track meant it was no surprise that fans turned up in the thousands! -
BEHIND THE SCENES: D1NZ Round 3, Taupo
Drifted Photographers David Atkinson and David Sanson take a look behind the scenes at D1NZ Round 3. Prepare for some amazing NZ metal after the jump! -
FEATURE: An S15 With Heritage
Does anybody remember this car? It might look a bit gloomy where it sits now, but this is Ueo's Ex-Formula D RedBull Drifting World Championship car, held back in 2008 in California. It has also run in D1 in Japan and Formula D Stateside. -
EVENT: D1GP 2012 Kickoff at Tokyo Auto Salon
Before the D1GP 2012 season gets into full gear in a few months, fans could catch a preview of the kind of action they can expect to see this year at the annual kickoff event during the Tokyo Auto Salon. -
VIDEO: Kenneth Groth
Meet Kenneth Groth and his 415bhp SR20DET S13 running a GT3076R turbo and a BMW M3 gearbox. Daniel Hovdahl put together this sweet promo video for the upcoming season, take a look! -
FEATURE: 2011 In Pictures: Fabian Linder
We continue our look back at 2011 with Germany's Fabian Linder as he recaps on a great year for the IDS series and an indication of a promising future for drifting in mainland Europe with less of the politics and more of the fun! -
FEATURE: 2011 In Pictures: Ian Gratton
With 2011 pretty much in the bag as far as drifting is concerned we take a look back at the defining moments of the year through the eyes of our photographers. The UK's Ian Gratton is first up with what has proved to be an incredibly busy year. Hostile conditions, missed flights and wild dog pack attacks; who says the life of a drift photographer isn't exciting? -
EVENT: Dominican Drift Series: The Finals
As said before, almost all racing series around the world are ending their 2011 season, and the DDS is no exception! Here is a recap of the Final event of our season; Round 4 of the Dominican Drift Series! -
EVENT: Bucharest Grand Prix 2011: Part II: Free Practice & Qualifying
We were invited out to Bucharest for the Drift Grand Prix Romania 2011 by the Drift Allstars crew and practice/qualifying was about to kick off. After returning back from the circuit on Friday night we hadn't really gotten the rest we needed after being awake for over 36 hours - it was a lot to take in..... -
EVENT: KD European DNYRacing Lousada 2011 Part II
I was kindly invited over to Lousada, Portugal to cover the annual KD European DNYRace, an invitational event playing host to 50 drivers from 5 countries, battling it out for a €4000 prize fund and respect at one of Europe's most unforgiving and technical tracks. -
EVENT: Bucharest Grand Prix 2011: Part I: Friday Build Up
With European series drawing to a close for winter the camera gear was all but packed away but then an interesting email from the Drift Allstars team landed in the Drifted inbox. Legal government sanctioned drifting on the streets of a major European city? Surely not. I snapped at the opportunity and got the camera back out. -
DRIFT CAR: Going Against The Grain
It's pretty difficult to be different these days, even when it comes down to choosing a suitable chariot to turn into a competitive drift machine. This is where Jareck 'Jeek' Frederico and his BMW 5 Series V8 E39 comes in. -
Yellow but not Mellow AE86
My sole duty on this site is to try and represent, to the viewers of this site, the Irish side of all things Drifted if you will. Therefore I thought it was time we starting sharing together our love for the '86'. -
EVENT: European Drift Championship: The Fight: Part I
For three years the Nürburgring has played host to the European Drift Championship the first weekend in October. The expectations for this years edition were big, already a week before, the weather forecast told us that the whole weekend will be sunny and dry, it couldn´t start any better. -
EVENT: The British Drift Championship Final Round: Part II: Super Pro
With the Semi Pro and Pro Classes settled in the 2011 Maxxis Tyres British Drift Championship it's time to settle the all important Super Pro class. As the sun started to drop over the Nissan Factory in Sunderland it was time for business, down to the nitty gritty, game-face time. All bets were off and everyone was going hard for the win. -
EVENT: IDS Round 6: buon giorno monza!
The sixth Round of this year's IDS season is also a premiere: First time in Italy! -
EVENT: The British Drift Championship Final Round: Part I: Semi-Pro and Pro
The North of England. Home to heavy industry and mineral extraction in years gone by. The prominent giant steel structure of the Angel of the North towers down over any visitor from the South, a reminder of where you are and the industrial history that surrounds you. For one weekend only, the British Drift Championship was in town. -
EVENT: 2011 Drift Allstars Round 6: Wembley Stadium
The annual Wembley event is the feather in the cap of the Drift Allstars season. Real professional drifting in the heart of the capital city, an 'if the people won't go to the racetrack, we'll bring the racetrack to the people' kind of affair. -
DRIVER BLOG: Busy Smoking Around!
Team Falken's schedule got a bit hectic all of a sudden! Scotland, Silverstone, Ireland, and London all in a month! Catach up with them before they head to the BDC season finale this weekend -
EVENT: British Drift Championship Round 5: Super Pro at TRAX 2011
Take one of Europe's best known professional GP race circuits, a huge crowd raring for some drift action, some guest drivers from Formula Drift, the UK's and Europe's finest Super Pro drivers, some rain for drama and a whole lot of smoke and you have a recipe for an amazing drift event. Check out our report! -
EVENT: Portuguese Drift Championship Round 4
The Portuguese Drift Championship is in it’s 4th round of 2011. With 14 drivers, 8 in the Pro Class and 6 in the Amateur Class, make a lot of smoke in the Portuguese coast line go-kart track of Bombarral. -
EVENT: IDS Round 5: The Ring: Part II
With the Street Class settled it's time to take a look at the Pro Class at the IDS Series Round 5 at the Green Hell. -
EVENT: IDS Round 5: The Ring: Part I
Last weekend the German IDS Series hosted the fifth round of this season at the legendary Nürburgring. The drift race was in the programme of the DTM Touring Car Championship, which was held on the Grand Prix course. -
DRIVER BLOG: Podiums, Portugal and Awesome Passenger Rides
Fresh back from our Nürburgring demo at the N24 in front of thousands of die hard race fans, we were in high spirits and ready for the third round of the 2011 British Drift Championship. Due to hard use at the 'Ring event all three cars needed some maintenance and repairs to be made prior to the event. -
Happy AE86 Day!
Not that we need much of an excuse to celebrate the mighty Toyota Corolla AE86, but today being the 8/6 (in American date format anyway) it's the ideal opportunity to post up some of the awesome AE86 we've shot over the past years! -
EVENT: British Drift Championship Round 3: Part I: Semi-Pro and Pro
With the dust only just beginning to settle from Round 2 at Norfolk Arena our British Drift Championship gladiators head north to Teesside Autodrome for what was set to be a spectacular Round 3. -
DRIFT CAR: Drift Kitty
The owner of this Hello Kitty themed S15 is Tasha, a 28 year old German, living in Swabia, the region around Stuttgart. When shes not working on her car, she works in a video store and as a hostess for Alpine Audio... -
BEHIND THE SCENES: Take Away The Metal
We cover a lot of drifting events all over the world here on Drifted. From New Zealand to New Jersey, the Philippines to Poland, the Ukraine to the UK, the sport of drifting is more recognisable worldwide than it ever has been. But strip all that down and each and every event comes down to one thing. The people behind it. -
EVENT: FX Open Drift Belarus 2011
Last year the FXOpen drift Belarus made a huge bang in Eastern Europe, bringing in the strongest drifters from neighboring countries. For the most part it was the first opportunity for the Eastern European guys to measure their skill against the world famous drivers, but the enormous prize fund of 20K USD was also attractive bait... -
DRIVER BLOG: Nürburgring Roadtripping Part II: GP Circuit Demo
We woke up on the Friday morning after enjoying the last 'proper' nights sleep we would get all weekend. However we woke up to the Nurburgring weather we had been told to expect! We were due to be out on the legendary main GP circuit later that evening in front of a packed grandstand of thousands of German race fans so rain was not the ideal ingredient! -
EVENT: FD Wall’s Main Competition: Good Things Come To Those Who Wait
Wall Speedway's main competition was an all-out brawl. Round Four was the halfway mark of the season, and Justin Pawlak came into the event with a comfortable lead in the 2011 Formula Drift standings. Could anyone chase him down and close the gap? Follow the jump to find out! -
DRIVER BLOG: Nürburgring Roadtripping Part I
As we mentioned in our last update we were kindly invited to join the European Falken drift team at the Nürburgring for the N24 weekend festivities. A weekend of racing and drifting in front of huge crowds on the most dangerous and notorious circuit in the world, we didn't have to be asked twice! -
EVENT: JDM Allstars Round 4 : Bienvenue en France
The JDM Allstars is one of the best known drift series Europe. Many highly skilled drivers, a lot of spectators, and big action are the reasons for their success. The second race outside the UK brought the drivers to France; in the Alsace, a beautiful region in eastern France close to the German and Swiss border... -
BEHIND THE SCENES: Drifting the Gauntlet with Gardella Racing
Of all the drift series in the world there is one I've always wanted to shoot. Widely regarded as the pinnacle of the sport, Formula D just looks special. So when the Gardella Racing team asked me if I'd like to shoot a round with them I didn’t need to be asked twice. -
EVENT: Sportauto Driftchallenge Hockenheim (D)
Sportauto Magazine is one of Germany's biggest car magazines. They've hosted the Driftchallenge since 2004, at the Hockenheimring. Since its beginnings, the Driftchallenge was the drift event with the most spectators in Germany and one of the most high profile... -
FEATURE: Hybrids – The Future.
Sambo bought his car in 2006 as a non-running, naturally aspirated, automatic Silvia. After a few solid days work, it ran a stage2 CA18 and various other parts directly transplanted from his previous UK S13... -
DRIVER BLOG: Gearing Up for The Green Hell
A few weeks has passed since we were last out in action at the British Drift Championship Round 2 at Norfolk Arena and we're busy making preparations for our coming road trip to the world famous Nurburgring Circuit in Germany, AKA 'The Green Hell'. -
Keep it JDM AE86
On the first round of Powerdrift a few weeks ago (better late than never, hey) I took a closer look on this very good looking AE86 standing in the paddock. More on this car after the jump!