Results tagged with "grassroots"

EVENT: Diemax Drift Challenge Round One – Where To Start?
Hiding away amongst the flatlands of East Anglia lies the Adrian Flux Arena, a stalwart of motorsport for well over sixty years.
Climbing The Drift Ladder
With the British Drift Championship now being split into two groups, Pro and Pro-Am. Driftcup has become the series to replace the former Semi-Pro class, and replace…
DRIFT CAR: Louis Lawrence: Prepared for War…
During a run of the mill ‘grassroots’ drift practice day at Teesside Autodrome a few months ago, I spotted a S14a which stood out from the crowd, a crowd which is usually filled with old BMWs and other beat up drift missiles that people tend to use while they find their drift legs...
EVENT: MYWAY Drift School
When an automotive blogger like me gets an event invitation by an established company, it's normally some tech-talk event at a factory or a meet n greet at a convention, so when Dotz Wheels sent me an envelope with an invitation for a weekend in Hungary, I was really excited!
The Drifthunter JZ46
Markus dropped the potent BMW powerplant from his competition E46 drift car and replaced it with Toyota's venerable 1JZ-GTE. The results are impressive..
EVENTS: Spring Matsuri, Anneau du Rhin
It's almost a tradition that the season for most of the southwest drifters starts in Anneau. In 2013, Speed Industries hosted their first event in the first week of March. In a time where more and more drift events are getting closed or banned, Anneau du Rhin is one of the last castles that remain. Due to this fact, the cars showing up at Anneau keep getting better and better; many European pro drifters have trained here.
EVENT: Chasing Smoke – BDC License Day 2013 at Teesside Autodrome
We braved the cold, wet weather and headed over to Teesside Autodrome to meet the new faces at the first British Drift Championship licensing day of 2013. It was certainly a wet one! Check out what happened within…
VIDEO: 1 Camera / 1 Drift Day
Ever watched a video and thought, "Man, they must have cameras EVERYWHERE"? Sometimes that's not far from the truth. Filming drifting has become pretty serious business as of late, and even at grassroots events you can find photographers and videographers cruising around with some pretty serious gear. I took this opportunity to buck the trend and shoot 1 Camera / 1 Drift Day. Enjoy!
VIDEO: Drift Union Invitational 2012
After the success of last years Drift Union Invitational, I was inspired at this year's DUI to try and create a video that would dive a little deeper into the hidden gem that is Western Canada's drift scene. I wanted to make something more than just a short video, a mini-documentary of sorts. Something that could give you an insight into the minds of the drivers, show what goes on through the full weekend, the ups the downs, the drifting, the partying... an all encompassing video that is: The Drift Union Invitational.
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...
GRASSROOTS: Capital City Drift Season Opener
Winter came and went, now skid season is back in full swing. Last years heroes have spent the past six months building and testing. The kids who watched them at the previous events have saved up their precious pennies, bought their own cars, and have scrambled for seat time. The gates to Western Speedway in Victoria, BC are open....
GRASSROOTS: S2 Drifting Events – Drift Again
Its hard to think about whats going on in the world around you when you're sliding in the car you've built in your garage. The car that took blood, sweat and several girlfriends...
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....
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....
GRASSROOTS: PARC – Pat’s Acres Racing Complex
David Hintze takes a road trip to the scenic Pat's Acre Racing Complex for a grassroots drift day against an amazing autumnal backdrop. Warning - you may well get track-envy!
GRASSROOTS: Evergreen Drift Season End
The final drift event of the season at Evergreen Speedway was held a couple of weeks ago, marking the end of another great season. We have seen many local drivers turn pro and go on to compete in the big leagues, names such as Walker Wilkerson will be talked about a lot next year and this track has become proving grounds for many a drift star of the future.
GRASSROOTS: Capital City Drift ‘Mo’vember Practice Day
Thank goodness it's Movember and I have this nice bushy mustache to keep my upper lip warm, because the final Capital City Drift practice day was a chilly one.
EVENT: Evergreen Drift ProAm Round 5
ProAm round 5 and Grassroots round 4 was hosted at Evergreen Speedway this past month, deciding who would be moving on next year and also the awarding of Formula Drift licenses. The game has changed in Washington and next year should be amazing as we here watch our fellow drifters on their pursuit to the pro life.
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.
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...
EVENT: Drift Union Invitational
The purple trio, Drift Union, have been causing quite the stir on the web as of late with their colour matched triple tandems. To inspire more people to follow their lead, Shawn Browne held the first annual Drift Union Invitational; Triple Team Tandem Event. True to their Keep Drifting Fun attitude it was structured more as a fun day rather than a competition.
GRASSROOTS: Evergreen Open Drift Part I
The locals at Evergreen Speedway, Monroe WA are used to wet practice days but they weren't prepared for the flood that hit the track at Open Drift recently. Bring a paddle....
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.
GRASSROOTS: Drift What Ya Brung 2nd May
The sun was out, I had a free day off work, and Santa pod had drifting on. Perfect way to spend a bank holiday Monday.
GRASSROOTS: Cell Block D 20
Agassiz's Speedway is a simple oval, two corners and two straights, but it is small and tight... and notorious for taking out cars. Most often, inexperienced drivers panic and hit the brakes, understeering into the wall. But even pros, who have been drifting the track since 2007 when Cell Block D started have had their share of mishaps here....