50 Results for "silvia"
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EVENT: Formula DRIFT Round 1 Streets of Long Beach
It's felt like a long time coming but the 2012 Formula Drift season finally arrived at Long Beach, California. The weather was gorgeous, the crowds pumped and the streets of LBC were soon resonating with that sound that we've all missed so much. Drifting is back! -
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! -
EVENT: D1NZ Round 4: Mt Smart
Arriving in Auckland on Friday for Round 4 of D1NZ, we were treated to an awesome day of drifting under the sun. This round is crucial for the competitors as the smaller track and tight walls can quickly snatch away valuable championship points. More after the jump.... -
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: D1NZ Round 3: Taupo
In true Kiwi summer fashion it decided to bucket down during Round 3 of the Cody’s D1NZ National Drift Championship at Taupo. What was a sunny Friday… -
FEATURE: 2011 in Pictures: Damien O’Connor
With Ireland's Prodrift series going from strength to strength in 2011 and the Irish building and importing some of the finest cars on this side of the planet, Drifted's Damien O'Connor had his work cut out covering the Emerald Isle by himself! It's time to check out his 2011 in Pictures! -
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: Jordan Butters
I'm sure I say it every year but, what an amazing year! Believe it or not we're heading into our third year of Drifted here, an idea that was rather hastily conceived back in November 2009 to fill a void we saw in good quality, self generated drift coverage and content. The key phrases for us were, and still are, self-generated and quality. My favourite shots of 2011 may not all contain drifting as you know it, but for me they sum up the feelings and emotions experienced this year in drifting. -
BEHIND THE SCENES: D1NZ Round 2, Pukekohe
With D1NZ Round 2 at Pukekohe Raceway in the bag, we take a peak behind the scenes at some of the cars and what goes on in the pitlane at a D1NZ round. -
EVENT: AE86 Festival and Skyline Owners Battle
I dropped by Tsukuba Circuit last Sunday for a quick look at the AE86 Festival and the Skyline Owners Battle. There was also a one-make Silvia race and a classic Mitsubishi club meeting on the same day, so the paddock was fully packed... -
EVENT: Bucharest Grand Prix 2011 Part III: The Battles
We conclude our coverage of the Romanian Drift Grand Prix in Bucharest with the top 16 battles. -
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: D1NZ Round 2: Pukekohe Raceway
D1NZ heads back to Pukekohe Raceway for Round 2 of the championship. A fast and challenging course to test man and machine, David Atkinson and David Sanson were on hand to capture what went down.... -
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: 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. -
GRASSROOTS: Drift-Ops with some CoolKids
Drift day on September 10th! Dope! This event was hosted by Wayne Lee from Drift-Ops and the Coolkids club. A bunch of good dudes that make it possible for us Southern Ontario peeps to get out there and freshen up on our driving skills, and have a good time! -
EVENT: Round 3 – Dominican Drift Series
After what could be considered THE BEST round of the Dominican Drift Series, I give you a recap of Round 3 of our local Drifting Championship...
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EVENT: Biggerfoot Bash Team Tandem
Well the infamous Bigfoot never made an appearance at Pacific Grand Prix (the heat must have been too much for all that fur), but the driving that went down in Kent, Washington this past weekend was equally as legendary...
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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! -
EXCLUSIVE: D1GP Stars Open Practice at Ebisu Circuit
Imagine you are in Japan and your friend, a former D1GP team mechanic, asks if you want to head up to Ebisu Circuit for the day to see some open practice. What do you reply? Hell yeah! Read on to find out what happened on this Drifted exclusive adventure to one of Japan's coolest tracks. -
EVENT: 2011 Drift Allstars Round 5: Birmingham Wheels
After a last minute change of venues the 2011 Drift Allstars Series returns to Birmingham Wheels Raceway in the heart of Birmingham City, one of the birthplaces of UK drifting culture. How will the big power pro-level cars deal with the tight confines and steel walls of the raceway? Check out our coverage to find out! -
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. -
EVENT: D1NZ Demo at CRC Speedshow
The annual CRC Speedshow is New Zealand's premier automotive event. Showcasing all types of cars, motorbikes and associated products. It has grown each year and this year saw huge crowd numbers. -
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. -
DRIVER BLOG: Fredrik Oksnevad – Team DriftMonkey
My name is Fredrik Oksnevad, nicknamed FredOX, and I’m a drifter! I want to introduce myself, tell you guys how I got involved in drifting and what the plans are in the future! I don’t think many of you know me as a person, other than I’m driving for, Team DriftMonkey! -
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... -
GRASSROOTS: Four Seasons In A Day
New Zealand’s newest race track, Hampton Downs, located just south of Auckland played host to a grassroots drift day last weekend. This new facility has been used a lot for drifting recently, as it has a large concrete skid pad and also a full race track...
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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... -
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... -
EVENT: Prodrift Rd 3 Punchestown Arena 2011
Ok, where do I start? Such a packed weekend of thrills, spills and utter carnage as we attended Round 3 of the Prodrift Ireland campaign last weekend, held at the Punchestown Arena in Co.Kildare. -
EVENT: Into The Arena – BDC R2 – Super Pro
If you've read Part I of our coverage you'll have noticed that we made a subtle literary connection between great arenas and gladiatorial battles of years gone by and the venue for the MAXXIS British Drift Championship MMXI Round 2, Norfolk Arena. If you thought the gladiatorial metaphors were over think again, time to don armor for the main event, the Super Pro Class.... -
EVENT: Prodrift Round 2 2011 – Cork Marts, Fermoy
The weeks are really flying in now and we are deeply submerged into yet another awesome and ultra competitive drift season. Cork Marts in Fermoy opened it's gates for the second round of the Prodrift 2011 Championship. -
EVENT: British Drift Championship Round 2: Part I: Semi-Pro and Pro
Arenas around the world have long been places where crowds could flock to see great battles take place. The word 'arena' is synonymous with ancient images of grandeur, those of gladiators doing battle and fighting to the death for honor and glory... -
EVENT: 2011 Drift Allstars Round 2, Nissan Factory, Sunderland
2011 has already been a great year for drifting in the UK (and the world in general) and now I find myself heading North again for Round 2 at the Nissan Factory in Sunderland. -
GRASSROOTS: There ain’t no party like an S-Club Party
Team S Club are a group of friends (mainly with old Toyotas!) that run regular grassroots days on the run-off of our local dragstrip here in New Zealand. Meremere Dragway has a large run-off/breaking area that is perfect for days like this.
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DESKTOP: Phil Morrison, Driftworks S15
Its Wednesday, time for a new wallpaper! Phil Morrison lines up the clipping point in the DWS15.... -
EVENT: 2011 Drift Allstars Round 1, Teesside
The 2011 JDM All-Stars Series is upon us, with new drivers, new cars, fresh venues and a new name, we present the Round 1 of the 2011 European Drift Allstars Series. -
EVENT: Dominican Drift Series – Round 1
Dominican? Who? What? Yes, here in the middle of the Sunny Caribbean we have drifting too. Round 1 of the Dominican Drift Series 2011! -
EVENT: British Drift Championship Round 1 – Part I
It's that time of year again! The British Drift Championship kicked off at Donington Park last weekend and Drifted was there in force to bring you the thrills and spills. Lets take a look at the Semi-Pro and Pro Class..... -
EVENT: Formula DRIFT: Streets of Long Beach – Part Two
Honestly, I don't even know how to start this. A week later and I'm still trying to get over what I have come to call "Post-California Depression Syndrome". This is the first time I attended a Formula D event and the first time I've been to California besides a trip to Disneyland when I was younger that I can barely remember. Needless to say, my brain was not prepared for the mind blowing it was to receive. -
EVENT: D1NZ Grand Final – Part Two
Picking up from where I left you in part one, I was back at Hampton Downs Raceway for the business end of the Rockstar Energy D1NZNational Drifting Championship Grand Final. -
EVENT: D1NZ Grand Final – Part One
My alarm sounded at 6am and after hitting snooze numerous times I finally built up the energy to get out of bed. I gathered my camera and various other bits and pieces and made my way south. My destination? Hampton Downs Raceway for the Grand Final of the Rockstar Energy D1NZ National Drifting Championship. -
EVENT: Prodrift 2011 Round 1 – Ennis
Prodrift kicks off the 2011 at Ennis, Co. Clare. With lots of new builds over the winter along with some fresh faces amoungst the old favourites, this was always set to be an amazing event! -
GRASSROOTS: FCD:MP Mallory Park 31st March
With the day off work I had a few hours to spare so I decided to pop on over to a full circuit drift day that was going on over at Mallory Park. Take the jump to see a few snaps from the day.
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Car Park Heroes
For a change this post isn't going to be about the projections and thoughts of the season to come or a reminiscent rant of champions gone before, instead before the driver's come and take all the spotlight I thought what an opportunity it would be to showcase some of the cars that the fans drive.... -
DriftMonkey HQ Part II
Continuing where I left off at Part 1 with this shot of the DriftMonkey 2JZ Silvia S15 sitting in bits, needing a little overhaul after last years bashing by Nomuken and Murata-san! -
GRASSROOTS: Buxton Raceway 27th March
Sunday the 27th of March saw us return to Buxton Raceway in the Derbyshire peaks for the first Drift ONE event in 2011. Drifting in the UK is starting to awake from its winter hibernation and it was a good opportunity to get back into the swing of things and see what the ring of steel had in store.
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DriftMonkey HQ Part I
A sunny Saturday morning, I hitched a ride with a train across Oslo and beyond to check out the DriftMonkey garage and to see how they were getting on with the pre-season preparations of the team cars. -
EVENT: Queensland Raceway Day Of Drift
Recently I managed to get out at Queensland Raceway for Raceline's Day Of Drift event. Normally getting out on track here is a real hassle but luckily for a friend and I, we managed to get out there for the whole day.
