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 rain making conditions a little tricky. Designed
For my first post on Speedhunters, I thought i'd take a quick look behind the scenes at NFS-EDC round 1. The paddock always has a relaxed atmosphere with all the drivers more than happy to talk to fans and Oulton Park was no exception. Commentator and assistant judge Masaya Yumeda has now stepped up to main judge for 2009 NFS-EDC head honcho Glen
It would seem that for every year that passes that the Irish & UK drifting scene always surpasses itself. Since the first pair of tires were burnt in anger back in 2001, the scene here has expanded into something beyond what any of us could of imagined. Although we may not have factory backed teams like in the USA, it would appear that it is only
They say that racing improves the breed, they also say that win on Sunday, sell on Monday. Both are clichés but contain more than a grain of truth. And that truth provides the motivation for the Driftworks Company to showcase the products available at their on line store. Of course having a bit of fun along the way also plays a part too, as Phil
With less than a month to go until the first ever Red Bull World Drift Championship in Long Beach, the identities of the international drivers on the roster is continuing to be finalized. The latest drivers to be announced are from the European Drift Championship and include '08 series champion Ben Broke Smith in his JZX81 Toyota Chaser as well
Another weekend and another drift series in the books for '08. The European Drift Championship wrapped up it's 2008 season this weekend with its final round at Poznan, Poland, the only event on this year's EDC schedule held in continental Europe. Driftworks driver Ben Broke Smith AKA "Bon Bon" held a strong lead in the points going
Europe's best drifters (and a few of Japan's) have taken over the legendary Silverstone Circuit for the third round of the European Drift Championship. As we noted earlier, this event is featuring the debut of D1 stars and Team Orange members Nobushige Kumakubo and Kazuhiro Tanaka in EDC competition. In addition to the Japanese drivers, this
Walking around the pit area at England's Donington Park Circuit, I searched and searched for that one particular AE86. I had seen pictures of it on the internet. Painted red in some pictures, green in others. It had some aggressive looking RS Watanabe wheels... 9J width maybe? It was from Team Night Spirit, and it was nowhere to be found. I probably