Drifting may stop during the winter in many parts of the world but here in the UK its not usually too cold so the main competition events take a break until the spring, practice days and some smaller competitions continue through. King of the Ring is one of those events, we headed down to Arena Essex to take a look during their Christmas Special.
Monthly Archives: December 2016
D1NZ Round 1 2016/2017 Practice Gallery
D1NZ 2016/2017 Round 1 Dunedin
With the drifting season starting back up here in New Zealand, everyone was anxiously waiting to hear the announcement of the first round’s location.
Indoors is not the first thing that springs to mind when you think of drifting, but I think that is exactly why the people who come up with ingenious ideas within D1NZ put forward Forsyth Barr Stadium. A large rugby pitch transformed into a mini drift circuit sounds like heaven for outsiders and that is exactly what it was. Shooting for the first time in such a unique location made for some amazing memories and beautiful reflections as we saw the cars push through tight corners under stadium lights and thick smoke. Large fans were used to keep most of the smoke away from the main circuit however the little that drifted through coupled with the sunset streaming through the stadium made for some different views of such a loud and aggressive sport.
Initial D for Real! Driving Mt Haruna Touge in the Tofu 86
Alexi goes for a ride in a replica Tofu Shop 86 and delivers some tofu the top of the Mt Haruna (AKA Mt Akina) touge, the visits Racing Cafe D’z Garage for some Initial D themed lunch, then goes on to see a replica of the Fujiwara tofu shop at the Ikaho Toy, Doll and Car Museum in Ikaho.
DRIFT CAMP – by: robyworks
Drift Camp Shortfilm
Directed by Roberts Vitols
Produced by Kristiana Magreca
REDBULL ICE DRIFTER