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SNAPSHOTS: Ben Jenkins – D1NZ’s Latest Young Gun
Getting up at 6am on a Saturday is comparable to scooping poop off the bottom of my shoes after a Monday afternoon from hell. That is, of course, unless the word ‘Drifting’ is involved. Tossing back my large mocha, I arrived at Hampton Downs Motorsport Park and watched on as Ben eagerly unloaded his newly touched-up Silvia. -
EVENT: D1NZ 2014 Grand Final: Round 6
The grand final of the Cody’s D1NZ national drifting championship for the 2014 season had finally arrived. It had been a highly competitive fight for the last five rounds; the final round would be held under lights to mix things up and would either make or break a team’s season campaign. -
Event: Drift Allstars Europe – British Drift GP
2014 sees the return of the Drift Allstars European series to the UK. After a 2 year gap from the UK, everyone was keen to see how one of Europe's most prestigious professional drift series had raised its game with drivers and teams. -
EVENT: Irish Drift Championship 2014: Round 2
Last weekend saw the return of the Irish Drift Championship to a much loved and always popular round, Cork Marts, Fermoy, Co. Cork. The track is a purpose built, long and sweeping course lined for four walls and eight rear clipping points, allowing drivers to be on maximum throttle at every opportunity… -
The Story of Nigel Petrie’s Toyota Hilux
Some of you may be familiar with the name Nigel Petrie and Engineered to Slide. The drifting world has been abuzz with interest since he began sliding super-low Nissan Silvias a few years ago. However, his focus over the last three years has been on something much larger, something monumental… -
EVENT: D1NZ 2014: Round Five
Round five of the Cody’s D1NZ National Drifting Championship would see the series travel south to Christchurch city in New Zealand’s South Island. Faced with either an 18 hour road trip or the expense of shipping the car down, it was a big commitment from the teams. -
EVENT: Maxxis British Drift Championship 2014: Round One
It felt like forever arriving but the 2014 Maxxis British Drift Championship finally got underway at Lydden Hill Race Circuit in Kent, England during Easter weekend. With new cars, improved setups and some guaranteed great drifting to be witnessed, here's how it all went down… -
Just A Clean Nissan S15…
Like a lot of older Japanese cars, the S15 never really seems to age. It's a coupe that is still highly desirable and looks as good as the day it was launched. With a relatively short production lifespan of just 3 years from 1999-2002, and the fact it was never actually sold in the UK, it's not surprising they are an uncommon sight on UK roads. -
EVENT: D1NZ 2014: Round Four
A wet track welcomed us to Taupo for round four of the Cody’s D1NZ National Drifting Championship. Despite the weather this round would be an important stepping stone on the championship calendar. Most drivers were looking to capitalise on the familiar track and gain valuable points they had missed out on in the previous rounds. Meanwhile, Mad Mike Whiddett would be hoping to extend his considerable lead overall. -
DESKTOP: Team Japspeed 1.5JZ S15
I recently got to photograph the awesome Team Japspeed 1.5JZ S15 for an article in Digital SLR Photography magazine in the UK. To celebrate, I've got some lovely new desktop wallpapers for you guys in a variety of sizes, including the gigantic 27" iMac resolution! -
EVENT: D1NZ 2014: Round Two
What do you get when you mix a couple dozen pro drift cars, a custom built track, perfect weather and a big crowd? The answer is a weekend you’re likely to remember for a long time to come! -
DRIVER BLOG: Adam Hedges’ Competition Debut
Hello Drifted! I'm Adam Hedges and I drive the C's Garage S14 Nissan Silvia in the Cody's D1NZ National Drifting Championship. The weeks leading up to Round 1 were just like every other drifter's preparation for an event... rushed! -
VIDEO: Christer Halvorsen – Gulf / Yokohama S15
Christer Halvorsen drives this 3 liter BMW Turbo powered S15 in Norway, and plans to take on a full season of the European Drift Allstars series next year. He's definitely one of Norway's best drifters, with a lot of history in rallycross. -
EVENT: D1NZ 2014: Round One
It was time to kick off another season of New Zealand drifting here at Hampton Downs last weekend. Round one of the Cody’s D1NZ national drifting championship had come around pretty quickly but everyone was super excited to get out there and shred some tires once again! -
EVENT: Drift Allstars Europe: Round Six 2013 – Poland: THE FINALS
Drift Allstars Europe would make its final stop off the 2013 season at the home of Polish drifting. Some can say this was one of the first places drifting was viewed in eastern Europe. With the championship on the line this is how it all unfolded… -
EVENT: King of the Hill: 2013 Maxxis British Drift Championship Round Five: Knockhill, Scotland
The final round of the 2013 Maxxis British Drift Championship saw the BDC roadshow heading north (really far north) to Knockhill Circuit in Fife, Scotland. The BDC has been a regular event at Knockhill and always draws a big crowd… -
EVENT: IDC Round 5: Mondello Park Raceway
This past weekend saw the curtains close on yet another year of Irish drifting. Mondello Park Raceway played host to the final round of the Irish Drift Championship as well as the annual Japfest car show. Mondello Park Raceway is Ireland's premier racetrack... -
EVENT: Drift Allstars Europe Round Four 2013 – Drift GP of Lithuania
Drift Allstars European Series Round Four would be hosted on the streets of Kaunas in Lithuania. The event was born after an online contest where every fan in Europe could vote for their country to host a Drift Allstars round. Out of 36 competing countries, Lithuania won with over 5,000 votes. -
EVENT: Drift Allstars Europe Round Three 2013 – Drift GP of Latvia
Drift Allstars would make its third stop of the European series at the Bickernieki circuit in the city of Riga Latvia in the Baltics. -
EVENT: The Scorcher: 2013 Maxxis British Drift Championship Round Three
As we enter the British summer, round 3 of the British Drift Championship is upon us. Usually our summers are brutal, wet and unforgiving, but we lucked out this weekend with temperatures hitting record highs for the time of year. But it wasn't without consequence, hot tarmac was taking its toll on tyres and the sun was testing the commitment of the people on track, it was very, very hot at Teesside Autodrome... -
The Winning Formula 240SX S13
Fresh out of South Florida, our newest contributor Nelson Queralta Jr enters into the fray with this stunningly clean and well-built 240sx… -
EVENT: D1NZ 2013 Grand Final: Taupo
After an agonisingly long wait it was finally time to see which driver would be crowned champion of the 2012-2013 Cody’s D1NZ National Drifting Championship. The difference in points after round five was very slim, with Fanga Dan, Mike Whiddett, Andrew Redward and Curt Whittaker all within reach of the season trophy. Here's how it went down at a very cold Taupo Motorsport Park… -
EVENT: All Change: 2013 Maxxis British Drift Championship Round Two: Pembrey Circuit
After a brief respite, the 2013 Maxxis British Drift Championship heads to South Wales for the second round of the championship. Words of the weekend? Backwards entry. Here's how it went down… -
EVENT: FD Atlanta 2013’s Main Competition
With qualifying finished, Saturday was all about Formula Drift's main competition at Road Atlanta. -
EVENT: Chasing Smoke: 2013 Maxxis British Drift Championship Round One: Lydden Hill
After what seems like an eternity, it's finally that time of year, the 2013 MAXXIS British Drift Championship is upon us. We take a look at all of the action from round one of the championship at the awesome Lydden Hill Race Circuit, Kent, England… -
EVENT: D1NZ South Island Style
As some of you may know, our little corner of the world known as New Zealand, is comprised of two islands. Appropriately named the North & South Islands. The Cody's D1NZ National Drifting Championship spends most of its time in the North Island but every couple of years it heads south. To Christchurch, the largest city in the South Island… -
EVENT: Cody’s D1NZ 2013 Round Four
Hampton Downs has got to be one circuit that everyone looks forward to on the Cody’s D1NZ season calendar. With its convenient location near NZ’s largest city this brand new track is used frequently as a testing ground for all kinds of motorsport. All the drivers are very familiar with the right-hand entry, switching up and over the hill to a larger left turn and finally a manji style exit on the straight… -
EVENT: Cody’s D1NZ 2013 Round Three
It was hard to find a fault with the plan for Round 3 of the Cody’s D1NZ National Drifting Championship. Held in sunny Tauranga on another technically challenging, custom built circuit it was bound to be a success from the get go. However it was the first time a drift event had been held in Tauranga city and nobody was sure what kind reaction the event would receive. -
VIDEO: SuperiorMeet ’12: Memories
Swedish longtime JDM-importer and multi-faceted lifestyle/media company Superior Imports AB arranged its own meet closed for friends, supporters and partners late last summer. This is the mayhem that ensued, keep an eye on the Superior FB-page for updates leading to Superior Spring Meet 2013 that promises to be even wilder -
Team D Spec 570z
When Sky Zhao announced early last year that he was building a 350z for the 2013 season of D1NZ, I couldn’t really hide my excitement. Nicknamed the 570z after the choice of engine conversion - the Nissan is now running a 5.7L LS1 along with tons of parts shipped over from the US. -
STAFF PROJECT: The Life and Death of the Swagger Wagon
Every auto enthusiast has that one car... for some, it's their first car, for other's it's that old ratty pick-up, or any vehicle inbetween. That one car that stands out in your memory as the all time favourite... -
EVENT: Cody’s D1NZ 2013 Round Two
It’s been far too long since I last got out amongst some drifting, over half a year in fact. Tuning in to online coverage of overseas events has been great but there’s nothing quite like attending an event yourself and taking in the atmosphere on offer. That’s why I was looking forward to Round 2 of the Cody’s D1NZ Championship held in Whangarei on a new custom built track, with many rebuilt and redesigned cars for the 2012/2013 season. -
EVENT: Cody’s D1NZ 2013 Round One
The Cody's D1NZ National Drifting Championship is back! Round 1 kicked off the new season last weekend at Manfield Park Raceway, located in Fielding, New Zealand. It was an action packed beginning to the series and thankfully the weather was on our side, two days in a row of sun in unusual for New Zealand at the moment… -
EVENT: Formula Drift Championship Finale
At the beginning of the season, motorsport fans were shocked to hear that the "House of Drift" was no longer going to host any events for the 2012 season. Thankfully, things worked out and fans were treated to the season finale of the Formula Drift pro championship. -
VIDEO: Superior Drift Team
A short promo shot for the new Swedish drifting team Superior Drift at Tierp Arena in Sweden. This is their first year, with freshly built cars, one is an ex-Red Bull FD car. Check it out! -
EVENT: 2012 British Drift Championship: Round Five Super Pro: Trax Silverstone
Trax is a show that caters for all aspects of the car scene and only has time slots for a Super Pro Top 16 - but its by no means a display. The points gained here today count for the 2012 championship and with only one more round to go after this opportunities to up your points quota are running out. -
EVENT: British Drift Championship 2012: Round 4, Lydden Hill: Main Event
With qualifying in the bag and the running order for the day confirmed, Sunday morning rolled around and it was game day at Lydden Hill in Kent. Catch up with what went down after the jump.... -
EVENT: British Drift Championship 2012: Round 4, Lydden Hill: Qualifying
Beautiful undulating countryside, the white cliffs of Dover, seagulls the size of eagles and queues of caravan-towing family sedans heading for the continent; all things you expect of a visit to the south-eastern corner of our fair island. Scorching weather, thousands of horsepower, the screech of tyres and billowing white plumes of tyre smoke heading skyward, unfortunately, are all a rarer occurrence.... -
EVENT: Formula Drift 2012: Throwdown, Day One
It's incredible how large the sport has grown in the past coupe years, and how the cars have changed to quickly. ProAm drivers were moved to their own separate area as the main pit area was filled to the brim with all the Pro drivers. Every year there have been an increase in the amount of drivers competing for that top 32 spot, and its great to see so many new faces and cars out to battle. -
EVENT: Drift Allstars Round 3: Punchestown, Ireland
Drift Allstars would come to Ireland for Round 3 of it's 2012 series in search of top quality drivers to challenge the Professional Drivers of the European Drift Allstars series. The driver search on Saturday's competition would give Irish drivers a chance to showcase their talent against some of the top names in Europe for the main event the next day. -
EVENT: Round 2 – Dominican Drift Series
As expected, Round 2 of the Dominican Drift Series showed us that every day our drifters grow more and more in terms of technique and as professionals. They show this clearly both on and off the track. -
EVENT: Formula Drift – Round 4 – The Gauntlet Pt. 1
Round 4 of the 2012 Formula Drift Pro Championship finishes out the East coast run with a stop to Wall Speedway in New Jersey. Those who may be unfamiliar with this track can check out my intro to the circuit from last year, or even my welcome post from 2010. I've been coming to this event since 2007! -
EVENT: 2012 European Drift Allstars Round 2: The Big Smoke London
As a greyhound track, Wimbledon Stadium was a surprise location for Drift Allstars round 2 this year, but a great turnout and lots of action made it… -
FEATURE: Josh’s Deadbeat BMW
When I think of a BMW in North America, the first thing that usually comes to mind is the stance and fitment movement. You know... Stanceworks and Lowly Gentlemen. Classy, well-fitted bimmers scraping at static height or laying frame on bags. While Europe has been at the forefront, for obvious reasons, North America has been a little late to the game when it comes to using them for drift cars... -
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: Road Atlanta’s New Challenge for Formula D 2012
Although 2012 marked was Formula Drift's 9th consecutive year coming to Road Atlanta, a new course flow and tons of new cars on the grid meant all bets were off when practice got underway on Friday. Read on to find out how things shook out, and what impact the revised track layout had on the running order. -
EVENT: D1NZ Grand Final: Hampton Downs
As we head into the final round of the Cody’s D1NZ National Drifting Championship, the tension and hype was unbelievable. With about six drivers in close contention for the Championship title, any small mistake here could cost the drivers dearly. Find out what went down after 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…. -
EVENT: Nissan Fest 2012
The annual Nissan Fest has grown year upon year and had outgrown it's previous venue. Insert Evergreen Speedway, home to drifters around the Northwest and the birthing grounds of many now Formula Drift licensed pro drivers. More after the jump....
