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RED BULL DRIFT SHIFTERS COURSE ANNOUNCED

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CUSTOM TRACK THROUGH LIVERPOOL STREETS REVEALED AHEAD OF UK’S BIGGEST DRIFTING EVENT 

Red Bull Drift Shifters has revealed the course that will test the nerve of 12 of the world’s best drifters as they battle it out this August for a chance to be crowned champion.

The custom track will run through the centre of Liverpool and, at almost three times the size of previous Red Bull Drift Shifters events in New Zealand, will be the biggest yet; incorporating both old favourites and exciting new features throughout the track.

To challenge the drivers’ ultimate skill, the following features will be positioned throughout the course, designed to test their speed, precision and nerve. These include:

The Start Tunnel

Drivers will start their run beneath the city of Liverpool itself, firing out from the Mersey Tunnel, as featured in Fast and Furious 6, and onto the track. 

The Pier Head Wallride

The biggest and fastest wall-ride ever featured in a Red Bull Drift Shifters event. At a length of over 80m and the fastest entry speed of any corner on the track, drivers will be trying to slide the rear bumper of their car as close to the wall as possible to trigger the proximity sensors mounted within it.

The Undertaker

A crowd favourite feature from previous events – drivers drift their vehicle around and underneath a fully functional articulated truck. Continue reading →

Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Makes GRC Debut in Memphis with Austin Dyne

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Pre-Race Notes – Memphis International Raceway

Round 1 of 12 in the 2017 Red Bull Global Rallycross Season

RAHAL LETTERMAN LANIGAN RACING MAKES GLOBAL RALLYCROSS DEBUT

Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing has added a new series to its resume with the addition of the Global Rallycross entry for Austin Dyne.  The team has competed in CART, Champ Car, Toyota Atlantic, ALMS, and IMSA and also currently fields cars in the Verizon IndyCar Series and WeatherTech SportsCar Championship.  The M-Sport Fiesta is prepared in the team’s Hilliard, Ohio shop.

COURSE DETAILS

The Red Bull GRC Memphis layout will be built into Memphis International Raceway’s (MIR) 0.75-mile oval. Drivers will take to the grid at the start-finish line, launching from 0 to 60 in 1.9 seconds directly in front of the fans on site. Continuing around oval Turns 1 and 2, drivers will take a hard left off of the backstretch into the dirt section, which includes multiple turns and the series’ signature 70-foot jump. Returning to pavement, drivers will charge up the pit lane towards a complex paved section that includes multiple left-right combinations. Also included in this section is the Joker Lap, a shortcut that will allow drivers to avoid the complex corners once per race session. The rhythm section rejoins the course in oval Turn 4 to complete the circuit.

AUSTIN ON THE 2017 SEASON OPENER, WHAT’S NEW FOR 2017 AND HIS OFF SEASON

“I’m just super stocked for this season to start. First off being with Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing is a true honor and the people that work for this team are top notch. We have completely rebuilt this M-Sport Fiesta and I’m looking for a fresh start to the season with this group!  There are a few new rules this year.  One is adding another heat race and getting more points in the heats so it will be more important than ever to push hard. Not that we don’t already! As for the off-season, I have been working on building apartments. Our off season is so long apparently you can have two jobs and now I’m a real-estate developer and a race car driver.”   Continue reading →

EVENT: Mad Mike’s Summer Bash

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AMPTON DOWNS & MAZDA PRESENT MAD MIKE’S SUMMER BASH

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Hampton Downs, Mazda and New Zealand drift superstar ‘Mad Mike’ Whiddett have joined forces to bring you the biggest one day drift event of 2017 – Mad Mike’s Summer Bash!

Building the ‘Night Drift’ Custom Supercars Spec Holden Commodore Drift Car

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They say it takes a village, to build the Red Bull Racing Australia drift spec VF Holden Commodore Supercar, that would be an understatement.

With a completely custom front end steering assembly, new wide body aero package and the world’s first Supercars Championship race car with a handbrake. The Red Bull Racing Australia project ‘Night Drift’ Supercar really is one of a kind.