Have you had to change a wheel after a puncture or simply to put on some new rubber? It’s simple enough, but when you have the pressure of a competition on your shoulders it’s completely different… When you look at drifting from the exterior of a team you have the impression that everything is cool [...]
Darren McNamara and Fredric Aasbø both took the risk and made the trip across the pond to compete in Formula Drift in the US. Both drivers put everything on the line as they took the leap of faith. It has brought them to where they are today, and thanks to their undeniable talent they both [...]
With so many cars from tuners, magazines and club stands to choose from at Trax 2012, the biggest problem was deciding which ones to cast the spotlight on. I have whittled down thousands to the six that really caught my eye. The first one that really stopped me in my tracks was this outrageous Mazda MX5. To [...]
We are well over the halfway stage of the 2012 British Drift Championship, and with two points of the compass already ticked off the list the BDC circus headed to the deep south of England and the superb Lydden Hill circuit for the fourth instalment of the series. Speedhunting involves a lot of travelling. Fact! [...]
To quote the famous advertising tag-line, ‘Power is nothing without control’. This is of course true: be it 2,000bhp or 200, if you cant put the power to use on the tarmac it’s useless. But on the flip-side, what’s the point of control without a huge pocket-full of power with which to exploit it? That’s [...]
The UK Time Attack series has just held its third round of 2012 at the Brands Hatch track, unleashing several tens of thousands of tuned-up horsepower around the legendary British circuit. Focussed on the pure pursuit of lap-times, the cars are brutally fast: a frenzy of flaming exhausts, whooshing turbos and popping exhausts. The sessions [...]
Think of a drift competition like a duck crossing a pond. On the surface you see nothing but an effortless glide as it crosses the water, barely making a ripple. What you don’t see is that beneath the surface there is a pair of little legs paddling like mad to keep momentum and maintain that [...]
What makes a drift event? Of course the sight and sound of cars being driven at the very limit, doing things that the designers never envisaged plays a large part. But behind the scenes of what you see on track are a multitude of people and stories that make an event a success or failure. [...]
Modern cars are great, they really are. It really is amazing to know that when you are driving along you are protected by a myriad of acronyms that will defend you against any number of everyday motoring mishaps. There is no better feeling than turning the ignition key and knowing that your iPhone has automatically synced [...]
With the 2012 show season in full swing, next up on the calendar was the UK celebration of everything Japanese: Japfest 2012. Now in its tenth year, Japfest is by far the biggest single-day Japanese car show in Europe. Every year, thousands of people make the trip down to the rural Castle Combe race circuit [...]
To wrap up my coverage from last week’s BHP Show I’ll leave you with some nice shiny hi-res desktops. First up is Mark Luney, reunited with the SVA Imports 350Z, attacking Lydden Hill’s Paddock Bend. The immaculately-prepared RK Tuning R32 GTR. The incredible wide-body, Cosworth-powered MkII Escort. And finally Dan Firmagar showing maximum commitment. Enjoy. [...]
One of the things that makes the BHP Show unique is the live action. The chances are that the cars you will have been looking at on display will at some point be out giving it death on track. The recipe is simple. Whatever you drive you’re welcome to take out on track, either in [...]
The May Bank Holiday in the UK means only one thing: the BHP Show! Once a year the petrolhead community of Kent and the surrounding counties descend on the Lydden Hill circuit for an orgy of all that’s great and good in the modified car scene. It features such an eclectic mix of cars that [...]
To conclude our coverage of the opening round of the 2012 British Drift Championship we bring you some nice shiny hi-res desktops from the action at Teesside. The beautifully-prepared S14a of Team SATS’ Steve Moore. Phil Morrison and the crazy Driftworks 2JZ-powered S15. Brian Egan in the Honda-powered AE86 on his way to a first win. Steve [...]
With the Top 16 drivers from each class selected, the stage was set for the battles of the opening round of the 2012 British Drift Championship. As Teesside Autodrome came alive on Sunday morning, thankfully we had been given a respite from the dirty weather that had to be endured through qualifying. However, any weather forecast [...]
