Results tagged with "Daniel Hovdahl"
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GARAGE TOURS: GReddy Performance
Myself and Onroaders.com got to do another Garage Tours while in California, this time by none other than Formula D driver Ken Gushi of the GReddy shop. -
GARAGE TOURS: Parts Shop Max USA
We were lucky enough to get a personal tour of the humble, but really cool shop of Parts Shop Max. Take a look at the video to check out a fraction of what they're all about! -
VIDEO: Påskesladden Bilsport Performance & Custom Motorshow 2015
The annual event held in Jönköping Sweden, at the massive Elmia venue is the kick-off to every season here in Northern Europe. This is where we find… -
VIDEO: Gatebil | Punch Above Your Weight
As we all know, Gatebil is the place where lunatics from across the world go to bring their cars to party. Here's a video to give you a little taste of what a typical day at Gatebil is like, but nothing compares to being there for real... -
VIDEO: Take what you got, and push it to the limit
A short montage of Fredrik Sørlie's 2013 season with the Underground Garage Cressida. Our goal was to show everyone that you don't need a lot of money to have an awesome time with great friends, or to make an impact. Just take what you've got, and push it to the limit. -
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. -
VIDEO: Bring Back the Touge
What happens when you take a 200bhp naturally aspirated Cressida with a little trick suspension, and a stunt driver - combine these facts with a windy mountain road, a few cameras and a souped up Mercedes ML AMG with a Russian Arm stuck on top of it? -
VIDEO: GIR: Gutten I Røyken – ep. 6 GATEBIL – ISN’T THIS AWESOME?
Drifted's Daniel Hovdahl follows the adventures of Kenneth Groth as he visits the legendary annual Gatebil festival at Rudskogen to share the track with the likes of Vaughn Gittin Jr, Mad Mike Whiddett and Fredric Aasbø…check out the video within! -
FEATURE: Waagaard’s RX7 V8 Swap
Say hello to Waagard’s stunning RX7 V8 swapped FD3S. Let the controversy begin! This might be a familiar sight for many people. An LS2. Many of you… -
Nothing Mellow About Team Yellow
Team Yellow might be one of the biggest teams here in Norway. With a tight nit group of friends who do it all for fun. There's no denying that their setup doesn't prohibit the fun very much! -
STAFF PROJECT: Can’t polish a turd, but I rolled it in glitter!
As some of you know, winters here in Norway are long and dark. That means all our prized possessions and joys goes into somewhere luke warm, away from the white stuff for some TLC. Not so long after my last post about my car, I put it in the garage the first day of proper snowfall. With some plans of cleaning it up a bit. -
BEHIND THE SCENES: An S13 & a Barn in The Woods
In these winter months, especially here in Norway, all around our fair country we find lonesome barns and garages where people prepare for the season start. Somewhere north of Oslo in nowhere-woods there's a garage where a few friends keep all of their projects. -
VIDEO: Kenneth Nornes RFS Performance
Kenneth Nornes out of RFS Performance in his Nissan Skyline R34. The trusted 2JZ, cranking out 713hk og 967nm where the rubber meets the pavement, sits within this Japanese thoroughbred from the land of the rising sun. -
VIDEO: Alvin’s 712bhp Supra
Norway is perhaps the leading country when it comes to drifting Supra's, and Alvin Lægreid is up there with the best of them. -
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 -
VIDEO: GIR: Gutten I Røyken – ep. 2 GATEBIL SPESIAL
The second episode of GIR: Gutten i Røyken is from Gatebil September, where Kenneth Groth explains what makes it so special. -
STAFF PROJECT: Dan’s Daily-Scraping Miata
This is the story of a 1995 Mazda MX5 with a low-milage 1.6 liter engine, driven by a woman. It's not a rocket, it has a hairdressers-status amongst the generel public, it's small, it's unpractical, so why do you ask, why would I want to buy this? Well, let me make it simple. It has potential. Before turning 16 almost 3 years ago now, at around the same time we are now, I started looking for my first car... Actually, I started that process about ten years ago, as far back as I can even remember -
VIDEO: GIR – Gutten i Røyken Ep.1
The first of many episodes to come, where we follow Kenneth Groth through his drifting experiences. He drives the AutoMester S13, 450bhp SR20 and is a madman behind the wheel. This episode consists of the mad-dash to rebuild a new car after a crash, in less than two weeks before the main event of the season, Gatebil Rudskogen, in July. -
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! -
VIDEO: GATEBIL – The Game Changer
Gatebil, as ever, is the go-to event of the year. 50 000 car-crazed people from all over the world join together to make the biggest and baddest car event on this side of the hemisphere. This year, was absolutely no different. New Zealand, England, Germany, Russia, Italy, Finland, USA, just some of the countries represented out on the track that weekend. Alongside the 'regulars' from Norway and Sweden. What does all that mean? Absolute and utter pandemonium out on the track... And off track. -
VIDEO: Drive for Charity
A few weeks back there was a small arrangement at a local track where drivers could drive for free, and take passanger rides to raise money for a good cause. It was a great day, beautiful weather, lots of people and most importantly, it looked like the drivers and passangers had a lot of fun! -
VIDEO: DHB: Danmarks Hurtigste Bil 2012
Danmark Hurtigste Bil, or rather how us Norwegians like to call it: Mini-Gatebil. A 3-day event held in the southend of Denmark at a closed down bit of airfield. Scratch that, multiple airfields... -
VIDEO: Gatebil – The first of the year
The first Gatebil event of 2012. And boy was it a hot one! Not much to say, only that this was maybe the best start of a season one could ever get. Great people, great driving, beer, sun all weekend (for once..) and so much fun! -
VIDEO: Biltema Drift Night
Biltema Drift Night was a non-alcoholic charity event held in Skien, Norway on a closed stretch of public road. A night for the whole family, an exhibition run with no formal competition - a good way to spend a night! Click the jump for videos and photos from the event.... -
VIDEO: Powerdrift 2012 License Day
The season has finally begun. A regular to attend, to kick things off is the license day. A great chance for both drivers and media to get back into the groove after a long cold winter. -
VIDEO: Superior Imports – All In Gatebil
Superior Imports are bringing us an exclusive video. Their All In video, featuring a bunch of top drivers doing what they do best at a private session, during last years Gatebil, held at Mantorp Park. A ton of GoPro's, a bunch of cars and around 20 minutes tracktime. -
VIDEO: Gatebil On Ice
Everybody probably knows or have heard of the phenomenom called Gatebil. Well, there is one event that Gatebil holds every year that differs from the usual all-weekend-tarmac-mayhem and that is Gatebil On Ice. It's held on a frozen lake in Sigdal, where you run rally-spec studded tyres to give you maximum traction for some fun on the ice. -
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. -
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 (and Videos): Daniel Hovdahl
It's the turn of the young Norwegian Daniel Hovdahl to recap on the adventures he's taken in 2011. Gatebil, Awesomefest and juggling between photo and video isn't easy, but it doesn't look like he's regretted a moment of it! Click through for his insight of the past year. -
GUEST VIDEO: Neffi’s Gatebil Experience
A short film made by Neffi Photography from this years Gatebil. "Here it is. The Gatebil Experience. The longtime expected video finally done after months of waiting, planning, filming, editing, teasering, sorting..." -
DESKTOP: A Warrior Emerges
Two go into battle, only one emerges, battered and wounded but victorious none the less. An awesome Drifted Desktop all the way from Norway courtesy of Daniel Hovdahl. -
VIDEO: Gatebil | Follow The Monkeys
The last Gatebil of this year has ended! Here's the video from it, enjoy! -
SNAPSHOT: Chasing the Monkey
Upcoming DriftMonkey video from the last Gatebil event of the year. Coming soon on a computer screen near you! -
VIDEO: Touge Speed Shop
Whilst I was over in the UK for Awesomefest 2011 I got the chance to hang with Drifted's newest affiliates, the guys over at Touge Speed Shop. Check out this short film showing a bit more about the business they do at Touge. -
SNAPSHOT: A Cloudy Sunday Night
It was a rainy and a rather boring Sunday afternoon when I got a call from a friend of mine who was also equally bored. He came to pick me up so we could drive around and see if we couldn't find something to do. That's when we met Kenneth Groth, the owner of this S13. -
VIDEO: Awesomefest was Awesome
We Scandinavians are spoilt creatures, we have multiple Gatebil events during the year, and Gatebil has been the event to be at for many years now. On this side of the planet. Not anymore, now Awesomefest is in the mix and a true contender. -
SNAPSHOT: Up Close and Dirty at AwesomeFest
Awesomefest Film coming soon.... -
VIDEO: Monkeys and Bananas – Gatebil
The DriftMonkey crew, myself included have been waiting for this Gatebil event all year. Rudskogen has been completely rebuilt, it's twice as long and infinitely more exciting. Long swooping corners, tight hairpins, elevation differences and high speed straights proved to be a challange even for the more experienced drivers -
VIDEO: Meet The Monkeys
Gatebil migrated over the border to the fantastic Mantorp Park in Sweden. DriftMonkey was there to put on a show! Video after the jump... -
SNAPSHOT: Backwards!
Reidar Andresen pulling his signature move: The famous backwards entry. No, he did not spin! I give you my word on that. -
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! -
DESKTOP: Dirt Drop
You guys asked for it over on our Facebook page so here it is! One massive dirt drop for your desktop consumption! -
VIDEO: The Monkeys Are Coming! – Gatebil
This film shows the DriftMonkey point of view from the first Gatebil event of the year! Three days packed with driving, drifting, aftertrack and fun... -
VIDEO: Powerdrift R1 – Short & Sweet
We kick off the Powerdrift season with Round 1 at Vålerbanen. Just like this video, the track is Short & Sweet with elevation changes, dirt drops and long swooping corners. -
SNAPSHOT: Team DriftMonkey
Team DriftMonkey and an amazing sunset in Norway? OK then! -
TEASER: Keep it Oldskool
Powerdrift Round 1 is underway. Just had a full day of filming and talking to the drivers. Video from the event and a small feature of this little Hachi Roku coming up soon! -
VIDEO: Powerdrift License Day, Skien
The first out of two full weekend Powerdrift License Day's was held at a very tight and technical track, located in Skien a couple hours southwest of Oslo, Norway. Click through for the video! -
Equality – Form and Function In The S13
Super wide, super aggressive, driven super hard AND running ridiculous wheel fitment. Who says you can't have everything? We take a look at one of Norway's most extreme S13s... -
SNAPSHOT: Broken, but not out
After Reidar Andresen snapped a knuckle while practicing at todays Powerdrift License Day, he limped the DriftMonkey 1JZ Onevia back to a half finished part of the track.