Hello Speedhunters, my name is Micke Svensson and I drive an E36 BMW M3 in the Nordic Drift Series. Here is a report from the NDS season finale held recently at Sturup raceway. Before we start - here's some info about myself. Name : Micke Svensson, 38 years old Location: Norrkoping, Sweden Career Path: Drifter, Product development, Composite and
The Speedhunters mailbox is always full of emails showing interesting cars and automotive happenings from around the world, and although we'd like to post everything we get, it's just not possible. With April's theme being drifting, we have been keeping a special eye out for drift related material and we have been getting plenty. One of
Wait, a four-door drift car project that doesn't have a Toyota or Nissan badge on it? That's right. This E36 3-series BMW is being built by Swedish drifter Mikael Svensson for use in the Nordic Drifting Series. Mikael and the Swedrift team are hard at work finishing up the car, which is going to be powered by a 900hp turbocharged M3 engine.
By the time you all read this, I'll most likely be on my way to the airport, bound for Miami. I just love the East Coast in the springtime - it's awesome. What's also awesome is this video I found of popular Speedhunters reader Andy Sapp, doing a little street style drifting with his E46 3-series BMW. For those who don't know Andy Sapp
It looks like veteran D1GP driver and Vertex shacho Takahiro Ueno will be saying goodbye to his iconic red Soarer following the end of the 2008 D1 season. According to a press release from Vertex USA, Ueno will be retiring his beloved Soarer and switching to an all new BMW 335i coupe which will be powered by none other than a Toyota 2JZGTE engine. The
I was browsing through the Car Lounge forum on VWVortex when I came across a thread with buildup photos of an LS1-powered E36 M3 in Idaho. When the owner found out that his M3 had a bent frame, he purchased a new one and then began to convert the old chassis into a V8-powered track/drift car. The car's LS1 is sporting mild modifications at this
We found some great shots of Norway's finest drifters getting down at Powerdrift Rd.1 last weekend. Photographer Arlild Andersen has posted over 500 photos from the event on his Flickr gallery, and there are some amazing shots to be found there.. The course reminds me of Japan's Nikko Circuit, an iconic place in the history of drifting. Judging