A new addition to this round was the return of Robin Duxbury’s EVO 7, with a complete makeover. Still featuring the mix of Voltex and Do-Luck areo, it has now gotten lower, lighter and faster! Featuring DTM Spec Mercedes carbon brakes, WRC tarmac spec Exe-tc suspension, Touring car inspired suspension set up’s and to top [...]
To finish of the 2009 coverage of the Need for Speed European Drift Championship, a quick look behind the scenes at Snetterton. After destroying aN engine back at Brands Hatch, Alan Mccord was back in the LS2 S15.. ..But with a little added surprise under the bonnet.. as if the LS2 wasn't powerful enough already, [...]
After a long summer break, the NFS-EDC circus arrived at Snetterton in Norfolk of the grand finale of the 2009 season. With the title still within reach of 3 people, NFS-EDC round 5 had all the makings of event of the year. The Coram section of Snetterton has not been used for a drift event [...]
For the final instalment for NFS-EDC round 5 its a look behind the scenes at the goings on in and around the Santapod paddock. New to the NFS-EDC collective is Martin Ffrench driving the revamped Dragon Performance RX7, basically the same car he ran in JDM Allstars Newcastle but looking totally different in the new [...]
From the super fast sweeping turns of Brands Hatch to the tight and technical custom made Santapod track, round 5 of the NFS-EDC championship could not be more different to all of the previous rounds. 8am and the British summer time played its trump card and delivered a mix of drizzle and heavy showers of [...]
Brands Hatch.. the place where nothing is close! if you miss your window to cross the track your in for a 20 minute walk back to the drift paddock, i dread to think how many miles i must have walked on Sunday but my legs are feeling it now. 7.30 in the morning and the [...]
NFS-EDC Round 4 Brands Hatch was always going to be a bit special, a few drivers had driven demos here in the past but round 4 was going to be the first time that the historic Brands hatch circuit was to be used for a championship event so very few people including myself really knew [...]
For the NFS-EDC round 3 winner desktop i give you Alan Mccord in his LS2 S15 exiting the Luffield complex flat in 3rd gear. available as usual in wide screen as well as standard in the desktops section -Ross I'Anson
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Time for a look back at the goings on in and around the paddock at NFS-EDC round 3 with some photos that don't make it into the event reports. Something you don't see every day a R/C replica of the Driftworks S15 complete with miniature Phil Morrison behind the wheel. Walking round the paddock as [...]
Drifting, yes you know it's all about the S words…………skill, speed, smoke, sensation, SpeedHunters and……….errr sand? Round three of the 2009 European Drift Challenge was held yesterday at Silverstone. The high entry speed into the first corner, Brooklands, caused several to cross the fine line between drifting and beaching. Declan Hicks in his Toyota Soarer [...]
Round 3 saw us at a sun baked Silverstone for round 3 of the NFS-EDC championship,always a favorite with fans and drivers alike silverstone always promises very high speeds with loads of smoke and round 3 was going to be no exception. The track is made up of the back end of the historic Silverstone [...]
Congradulations to the winner of the Need for Speed European Drift Championship (boy that is a mouthful!) round 2, Peter Barber. Good on you m8 to represent wankel power in Drifting!… Here is a desktop for you rotory fans to enjoy… Best, :Rod
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With round two Knockhill well and truly over i thought i would take a look back behind the scenes of the event, the paddock is a nice open place where its easy to see whats going on so i thought i would try and focus a little on the people you don't normally see during [...]
Knockhill.. a place where you can have a years worth of weather in 24 hours, for practice yesterday it served up rain ,hail, and heavy fog.. today for NFS-EDC round 2 we were greeted with blue sky's and the threat of sun burn. The teams and drivers started arriving around 7am getting ready for the [...]
