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Round 4 EDC Brand Hatch - EDC - 2 Jul 09

Round 4 Brands Hatch 28th June 09 It was a day of precedents during the Modified Live show at Brands Hatch for Round Four of the Need For Speed European Drift Championships.

BDC Round 3 Report - Dan Goodyear - 30 Jun 09

If the word of the day at round 2 was “angle”, then perhaps the word of the day at Round 3 was “sunburn”. A scorching-hot Lydden Hill hosted Round 3, and the challenging track close to the South East coast of England is known as one of the fastest drift tracks in Europe.

Prodrift Super Series Rd 2 Punchestown Report - Prodrift - 15 Jun 09

Prodrift Super Series Rd 2 Punchestown ReportThe return of professional drifting to Punchestown was possibly the most anticipated Prodrift event of the 2009 schedule.

Driftworks Clarkey Wins BDC Round 3 - DW - 15 Jun 09

Richard Clarke supported by Driftworks and Federal Tyre, took the top spot on the podium this weekend at Round 3 of the British Drift Championship at Lydden Hill Raceway.This is his first year in competitive drifting, and from the start of the championship he's pushed hard to win.

Driftworks favourite dutchman on board - DW - 11 Jun 09

Our good friend Lennard Wanders superb looking RB26 powered S14 Silvia is set to take on the world with it's Driftworks Pro handling suspension ...

BDC Round 2 Driftcast - Phil - 9 Jun 09

Check out this awesome official video, comprehensively covering round two of the British Drift Championship at Llandow circuit in Wales.Make sure you check out http://www.thebritishdriftchampionship.

British Drift Championship Rd 2 - BDC - 8 Jun 09

BDC Round 2 – Llandow ‘Angle’ - The word of the day at Round 2 of the British Drift Championship at Llandow circuit in South Wales. Huge crowds rocked up to check out the action.

Driftworks RC Car - DW - 5 Jun 09

This weekend at Silverstone, Bradley Hurr who represents Driftworks in D1RC, brought his freshly finished replica of the DWS15 over..It even has a little painted Phil Morrison in the drivers seat :D..... Mint!... I want one.

EDC Round 3 Silverstone - EDC - 4 Jun 09

Need For Speed European Drift Championship – Round Three REPORT It was V8 power that won the day at Silverstone in the form of Alan McCord’s Nissan S15, after a day of high-speed first corner entries and a fair amount of gravel thrown in for good measure.

EDC Round 2 Report - EDC - 20 May 09

ROUND 2 2009 RESULT & REPORT A rotary-powered roar reverberated around the slopes of Knockhill as Pete Barber and his RX-7 stormed to victory in Round Two of the Need For Speed European Drift Championship, moving him to second in the competition overall.

JDM Allstars Rd2 Event Report - JDM Allstars - 11 May 09

JDM Allstars-BHP Show RD2 Event Report A return to Lydden hill in kent after 2008’s season ending titanic battle was eagerly anticipated. For 2009 JDM All stars had teamed up with the BHP show to deliver JDM All stars round 2 and live demonstrations to the motor sport industry.

Japfest - JDM - 11 May 09

Japfest is Europe's largest Japanese modified car show, and this year it returns to Castle Combe Circuit in Wiltshire, where it promises to be bigger and better than ever before Thousands of cars will be on show through a huge variety of car clubs, plus all-day track time for those keen to ...

Phil Morrison takes EDC Round One - 29 Apr 09

Phil Morrison in the Driftworks Federal Tyre S15 wins the first round of the Need For Speed European Drift Championship at Oulton Park.

Prodrift Super Series Round 1 Report - Prodrift - 21 Apr 09

Ireland’s Dean Kearney took top honours at a pulsating opening round to the 2009 Prodrift Super Series., Donnington Park UK.

DW R32 new power and paint - phil - 17 Apr 09

After many more tireless nights in the DW workshop, the newly rebuilt Driftworks R32 Skyline emerged looking like the son of Satan, and sporting 547bhp and 555ft/lb's of torque to back up it's serious game face.

The Driftworks S15 New power and new paint - Phil - 23 Mar 09

The DWS15 was built to be one of the best drift cars in the world, and in it's first year of use in 2008 it's certainly surpassed all expectation.

The Driftworks 560bhp JZX81 Chaser FOR SALE - Bonbon - 10 Dec 08

The Driftworks JZX81 Chaser NOW SOLD This is a private sale by Ben Broke-Smith (Bonbon), Owner and driver of the car.Ben can be contacted regarding the sale of this car here: ben@driftworks.com or by telephone Monday to Friday 9 to 5pm 0845 869 2555.

Driftworks At The Red Bull World Championship - Phil Morrison - 20 Nov 08

This massive event, run by Formula D, and rumored to have cost in excess of what their whole 2008 season had cost to put on (i.

Introducing HSD Europe - Driftworks Ltd - 11 Nov 08

We’re very proud to announce that Driftworks LTD now have a sister company. Introducing HSD Europe. Suppliers of high quality, high performance, and incredible value coilover suspension solutions, for a vast array of vehicles.

Need For Speed Live event in the UK - Driftworks - 7 Nov 08

This weekend at the SEMA show in the USA, EA Games released news of a huge international event coming to the UK in the summer of 2009.Aimed as a showcase for the massive gaming public in Europe, this weekend event is to be held at Brands Hatch circuit from the 26th to the 28th of June.

Driftworks Ben Broke-Smith wins the European Drift Championship - Driftworks - 13 Oct 08

After an incredibly successful season, Driftworks Pro Driver and Sales Manager Ben Broke-Smith recently finished the European Drift Championship in first place, with a clear 19point advantage.

New Driftworks Clothing Line - Driftworks - 29 Sep 08

We've been supplying the drift community with high quality drift apparel for years, and we've finally found time to design and produce some new items. So here they are in all their glory.

JDM Allstars Driftcast - Driftworks - 25 Sep 08

The JDM Allstars Driftcast is fast becoming known as one of the best video presentations of drifting in the world. This latest video pushes the boundries even further for european drifting.This episode covers the JDM Allstars/Prodrift Finals at Lydden Hill.

Prodrift & JDM Allstars Final - Driftworks - 24 Sep 08

Prodrift and JDM Allstars Final 1st Place for Phil Morrison and Driftworks Federal Tyres.Originally intended to run over two days, JDM Allstars and Prodrift had consolidated their events into one day of extreme Drifting action.The circuit was totally new to me.

Redline Feature - Phil - 15 Sep 08

The Driftworks S15 featured on the front cover of one of the biggest and best tuning mag on the scene.Written by our very own Driftworks member Stavros; This is one of the most accurate articles you will see on any drift car, explaining our incredibly challenging build in depth..

Driftworks Win The British Open - Phil - 9 Sep 08

The British Open The organisers of the British Drift Championship decided to close their incredibly successful year of pro-am level drift competitions, with an open invite to drivers from all championships in the UK and Europe.

JDM Allstars Wembley - JDM Allstars - 18 Aug 08

JDM All-stars WembleyThe course had been designed by a number of top pro drivers whose inputs and test sessions where invaluable in creating a high speed course which tested drivers to the absolute limit.

Clashproductions footage of the DWS15 - Phil - 6 Aug 08

Clash Productions very kindly supplied us with HD footage of the Driftworks S15 on it's first ever track outing at Silverstone.Turn the volume up..... Driftworks 2JZ 572bhp S15 Silvia First Drive. Silverstone.

BDC Round 5 - Lydden Hill - Sweeps - BDC - 1 Aug 08

The BDC visited Lydden for the first time and no one had first hand experience of the layout we were to use.This would be the first time for a lot of drivers using third gear either on the entry to the first corner and the final corner begged for some flat out third gear action.

Interview with Dan Chapman - Dave - 24 Jul 08

We chat to Dan Chapman. Newest member of Team Driftworks.Dan ChapmanDOB 01 01 01Nationality BritishCar: PS13 Sponsors: Driftworks Hi Dan. You are the newest member of Team Driftworks.

EDC Rd4 Team Orange Whitewash - Phil - 15 Jul 08

The fourth round of the European drift championship was held this weekend at Santa Pod in Northampton. The track was set out as a street style circuit, using a large area of Santapods DriftWhatYouBrung drift practice area.

Interview with the Paz - Dave - 3 Jul 08

We caught up with Paz, one of the people responsible for introducing Drifting to the UK Chris 'Paz' ParryDOB 20/06/1981Nationality BritishCar: AE86 Sponsors: Driftworks, Johns Superior Performance (www.jspfab.

The Driftworks 2JZ Powered S15 Silvia - Phil - 3 Jun 08

The Driftworks S15 18 months ago we received an immaculate S15 Silvia Spec R from japaneseusedcars.com. It was a nice, pretty much standard car, but what we had in mind for it was a little extreme. The idea of the car was to replace our championship winning S14 200sx.

Japfest Driftworks Demonstrations 08 - 19 May 08

Japfest Driftworks Demonstrations Japfest is without a doubt one of our favourite events in the calendar, and with the rain holding off this year, it made it one of the best ever.. We bought 12 drivers with us to do the Driftworks Drifting Demonstrations.

EDC 2008 Rd 1. Driftworks finish 2nd - Phil - 7 Apr 08

The Opening round to the European Drift Championship, meant we had an interesting couple of weeks work beforehand getting the cars ready... We'd worked very hard to have the new Driftworks 2JZ powered S15 ready.

Kumakubo to enter EDC - EDC - 5 Mar 08

We are pleased to announce that we have secured the first Japanese professional Drift driver to join the Championship and make history as the first Championship in Europe to do so.

Driftworks - Official HKS Dealers - James - 22 Feb 08

We're very proud to anounce that Driftworks is now an official HKS dealer We've always been impressed with the HKS mix of top quality parts and professional attitude backed up with real race experience.Their interest and experience in Drifting makes this an ideal partnership.

Time Attack & JapaneseUsedCars.com EDC at Autosport - EDC press release - 24 Jan 08

Good afternoon, Please find attached pictures from our stand and the live arena of the UK's ( Europe's ) premier motoring show, ''Autosport International''. The pictures were taken by our staff as an indication to our show activity, sorry for the poor quality at this time.

JDM Allstars announced - JDM Allstars press release - 18 Jan 08

The 2008 JDM All-stars Triple Crown Series is a combination of our efforts and success in our two major events in 2007. For 2008 we have combined efforts with a number of drivers running the series.

BDC news - James - 17 Jan 08

We have just received news that the BDC (British Drift Championship) will now be the official feeder series for the EDC (Japanese Used Cars.com European Drift Championship) in 2008. This is great news and helps bring real structure to competitive drifting in the UK.

Team Drift at Lydd - Alison Smith - 30 Nov 07

Team Drift Event, November 07, Lydd International Raceway Lydd was host to yet another fantastic drift display last weekend, for oh so many reasons! The Team Drift Challenge was exactly what was needed to close the season, enjoyable for both the spectators and those ...

Driving Sports Choose Driftworks Arms - Phil - 30 Oct 07

Driving Sports in Japan chose the Driftworks Four Arm alignment kit, with our front and rear adjustable lower arms, for their new S15 Silvia build. This car is destined for the USA to compete in Formula D.

Drifting Federal Tyres In Taiwan - Phil Morrison - 23 Oct 07

Federal Tyres Release The 595RS-R Tyre.We were honoured to be invited to Taiwan by our sponsors Federal Tyres, to demonstrate the release of the new 595RS-R tyre. The 595RS-R is a successor to the 595RS tyre we used in the 2006 and 2007 season.

Night Fight - Stephen Errity - 20 Oct 07

NIGHT FIGHT: UK VS. IRELAND DRIFT BATTLEAs domestic drift scenes take hold and prosper around the world, it’s inevitable that the top drivers from each territory will want to take each other on to find out who is truly the best.

Drifting Rascals with Fifth Gear - Phil Morrison - 25 Sep 07

We were contacted by the TV program Fifth Gear on Wednesday of last week. They required two drifting 'experts' to help them build two Drift cars for Jonny Smith and Tom Ford to compete against each other in a fun drifting competition for the show.

Drifting at Trax - Driftworks Demonstrations - Phil - 3 Sep 07

Trax Driftworks Drifting Demonstrations For the last four or five years, Trax has been one of our favourite events in the calendar. The crowd just never seem to get bored with seeing us drifting.

Driftworks Control System Coilovers Released - Phil - 24 Aug 07

Driftworks are proud to annouce the release of the new Driftworks Control System coilovers!!As used on our R32 Skyline in 2007 and fitted to our car for 2008, the 2JZ powered S15 Silvia.At a glance:Oversized Inverted* Monotube coilovers, ideal for fast road, track and drift.

EDC Final. Driftworks Qualify 1st and Finish 2nd and 3rd - Phil - 21 Aug 07

The 4th and final round of the European Drift Championship took place at North Weald airfield this weekend.

Driftworks and Juiced 2 Hot Import Nights - Phil - 17 Aug 07

I've been sitting on these pictures for a while, as they were top secret'ish. But now's the time to show you guys and gals. I'm sure you'l find them as amusing as I did.I spent ages sorting this out with the Juiced 2 hot import nights guys a fair while ago.

Vertex 2nd place at Autopolis - Ken from T&E Vertex - 16 Aug 07

This is Ken from T&E in Japan. I would like to report about 2007 D1GP Round 6 in AUTOPOLIS (22, 23 Sep). Takahiro UENO won 2nd place at the race.

Driftworks 2JZGTE S15 Drift Car Update - Phil - 23 Jul 07

This weekend the UK saw it's first glimpse of the 2JZGTE powered Driftworks S15 at JAE (Japanese Auto Extravaganza). We've worked our asses off to get it to this stage, and there's still some way to go.

Further 10% discount on VERTEX bodykits! - 5 Jul 07

We're really proud to annouce, that after the great response to the introduction of the Vertex range in the Driftworks shop, and the imminent release of our Driftworks S15 Vertex Ridge demo car.

EDC Round 2 (Sleep Deprivation Rocks) - Phil - 5 Jun 07

EDC Round two The build up to this weekend had been relatively calm by our standards. Bon had done a demonstration in Sweden the weekend before, but his car had landed back safely with surprisingly little wrong with it.

Japfest Driftworks Demos. We were on fire! - Phil - 24 May 07

Driftworks Japfest Demos. We were on fire! Quite literally! This year at Japfest, we decided to once again bring something new to the crowds, to show how drifting has progressed once again over the 2006 and early 2007 season.

Japfest Driftworks Demonstrations 19th May - Phil - 15 May 07

Japfest, 19th May (this Saturday people ) at Castle Combe.Once again Driftworks are there doing the drifting demonstrations on the really high speed track.

The Driftworks Suspension Line - Phil - 14 May 07

A good suspension setup is the key to building any good drift car. As with any other form of racing, it can mean the difference between first and last place.

EDC Round 1 - Phil - 10 Apr 07

EDC Round 1 The month leading up to this event was pretty intense for myself and Bonbon. We’d both spent way to much time in the workshop, and I don’t think Bon had slept more than 3 hours a night in that time prepping his Chaser.

BigX NightDrift - Phil Morrison - 27 Mar 07

We were invited by fellow 2006 D1GB driver Niall Gunn, to attend an event he was organising, to help promote drifting in the north.. His choice of track was Teeside Autodrome, which I've heard good things about, but never personally driven before.

Drift Practice Days - Phil - 22 Mar 07

We at Driftworks are very proud to be a part of something that is going to help the European Drifting scene grow exponentially.

UK Drift Championship Round 1 - UKDC - 15 Mar 07

UK Drift Championship Round 1 This first round of the UKDC was held in terrible weather, yet the drivers all performed well and the competition was close.

Goodbye my trusty steed - Phil - 22 Feb 07

On Tuesday the 20th February, myself and Bonbon started the long journey up to Newcastle Docks, to deliver the Driftworks S14 to it’s new owner.. With the completion of the S15 impending. We advertised the S14 for sale for two reasons.

Driftworks: Official Vertex Distributors - Phil - 5 Feb 07

We're very happy to announce a deal we've been working on since last year. Mr Ueno has very kindly given us the rights to distribute T&E Vertex products. We're sticking with the kits for the moment. They are made to order in Japan and shipped in containers quite frequently.

Driftworks Championship Winning S14 Drift Car For Sale. - Phil Morrison - 23 Jan 07

Yep, you read it right. It’s a big gamble with the season looming, and a very very long way to go with the S15 build. But the Driftworks D1GB championship winning S14 Drift car is officially for sale! This car is road registered, MOT’d and taxed (up until early February).

EDC introduces Drifting to Autosport International - Glen Horncastle - 23 Jan 07

Thank you to all those who attended the show in support of the European Drift Championship and the countless people who came up to show their support for 2007.

How to ruin a perfectly good S15 Spec R - Phil - 7 Nov 06

The S15 Spec R, what a sweet car!. This one in particular was particularly tasty. We had a couple of nice surprises when finally having a proper look at it. Number one was a set of upside down Bilstein coilovers, which I’ve never seen on a Nissan before, and the other was a 1.

The S15 lands - Phil - 13 Oct 06

After the lovely eight hour journey to Liverpool docks and back in the Mazda Bongo, with only a 45 minute long Guns and Roses tape and a packet of Minstrels to keep me company, I was really looking forward to having a proper look around our new 2007 Drift car in the shape of a Nissan ...

Driftworks Phil Morrison takes the 2006 Championship! - Phil - 4 Sep 06

We are very proud to announce that at the fifth and final round of D1GB Drifting championship this weekend, Driftworks Phil Morrison finished in 1st PLACE with a clear 10 points lead Words by Phil Morrison: What a weekend! We arrived for practice and qualifying on Saturday to ...

Driftworks and japaneseusedcars.com - Phil Morrison - 22 Aug 06

Driftworks is proud to announce our affiliation with japaneseusedcars.com as an official sponsor of the Driftworks number one D1GP drift car. Japaneseusedcars.

D1GB Round 4 Silverstone - Phil Morrison - 21 Aug 06

We had had a busy week making sure the Driftworks S14 drift car was fully prepped for this round. With the eight point lead we had in the championship, the stakes were still very high, so we wanted to ensure the car was reliable and we retained our 1st place.

D1GB Round 3 Knockhill. Driftworks take the lead in the championship - Phil Morrison - 1 Jul 06

Round 3 of the D1GB professional championship took place this weekend at Knockhill Circuit. Our weekend started badly.

D1GB Round 2 - Phil Morrison - 21 Jun 06

D1GB Round 2 Back at the now relatively familiar Silverstone National Circuit, you couldn’t help but notice the difference in the quality of vehicles on the grid since the last time we were here.

D1GB Round One - Phil - 30 May 06

D1GB Round 1 at Rockingham was just the start to the season we needed, the weather was kind to us, the day ran very smoothly, and most importantly the action on track was without a doubt the best we have ever seen in the UK.

Driftworks S14 born again again again - Phil - 11 May 06

The Driftworks S14 drift car is reborn. again! The poor car has taken a fair beating over the past couple of years, and although we’ve kept on top of things mechanically, the bodywork has always been a little ‘patched’.

D1GB Licensing Day - Phil - 6 May 06

We had a rather large job on our hands getting the car ready in time and as usual were working 14 hour days in the week before hand.

The Soarer has landed - James - 14 Apr 06

This is the story of Declan's Toyota Soarer, built to compete in the D1 GB. Twelve weeks of hard work, late nights & mashed fingers. This is what it takes to build a drift car on your own, in a short space of time & a small budget for top level competition.

D1GP Irwindale - Phil Morrison - 11 Apr 06

D1GP IrwindaleSitting in the drivers briefing at Irwindale Speedway for the 1st point scoring round of the D1GP, I took note of how specific Keichi Tsuchyia (the drift king) was about the lines he wanted people to take.

D1GB 2006 dates announced - James - 6 Feb 06

The 2006 Season is here so stand by your beds people! D1GB are in the house and the competition dates have been announced!D1 Great Britain National Championship & Time Attack Series NRG Events Ltd are pleased to announce the 2006 events calendar line-up for the D1GB and Time Attack Series ...

England vs. Ireland 2005 - Rosegreen Raceway, Tipperary - James Wolstenholme - 8 Nov 05

Planning.That's one word that sums up this weekend. Mainly lack of! I was running around like a headless chicken on Friday afternoon trying to get my bags packed and my jobs done so that I could leave home for Zoom Motorsport where I would be riding with Ben (Bon Bon) to Ireland.

D1GP Exhibition Match - 2nd Oct 2005 - Silverstone UK - Phil - 11 Oct 05

D1 Corporation: They came, they saw, they were pleasantly surprised at the abilities of the European drivers. I think. Words: Phil Morrison Photographs: Ross I'Anson Saturday October the 1st.

D1 Drivers Search Europe - Phil - 1 Oct 05

With 31 of Europe's best drift drivers coming from England, Ireland, Norway, Holland and France, we knew this would be an extremely competitive day. The event was run flawlessly, with every driver getting their fair share of practice before the three judged runs.

D1 Drivers Search For Silverstone 2005 Exhibition Anounced - Phil - 10 Aug 05

As you are probably aware, the D1 Corporation are holding a Grand Prix Exhibition on Sunday the 2nd of October at Silverstone Circuit. The Grand Prix Exhibition will bring up to 19 Japanese Pro D1 Drift drivers and their respective cars to simulate a full on D1 round.

Khumo Red Drift Tyres - Phil - 12 Jul 05

Today myself and Brett Castle went to Rockingham to test an experimental tyre for Khumo Tyres. It's a Kumho Estca, but with a difference.

Drift mailing list - 12 Jul 05

Driftworks now offers a mailing list service for drifters to stay up to date with what is going on in the scene without worrying about missing posts on the forum. What is a mailing list? Using your email client you subscribe to a system and adds you to the list (see instructions below).

GT Battle - Phil - 28 Jun 05

What an event!! Kazama and Nomura did exactly what I expected, and blew the public away with their high speed drifing off the banked oval into the infield area at Rockingham.

GTBATTLE 25thJune THIS SATURDAY - Phil - 22 Jun 05

GT Battle 25th of June *THIS SATURDAY* This is sure to be the event of the year, and certainly not one you want to miss! With D1 Corporation's backing, Yasuyuki Kazama in the Kei-Office S15, and Ken Nomura in the Blitz ECR34 are set to put on a Drifting show the likes of which many in the UK ...

Nobuteru 'Nob' Taniguchi Interview - 9 Jun 05

Last weekend, the guys at HKS and D1 Corporation arranged for top D1GP driver Nobuteru "Nob" Taniguchi to come over to the UK and help promote drifting here by putting on a driving display in the HKS D1 S15 (his old D1GP car) for the crowds at the BTCC at Brands Hatch Although the track time ...

Rotorstock II - James - 31 May 05

Rotorstock II ..... What a weekend.... loads of top quality drifting, BBQ, camping and tyre blasting action. Thanks to all those that came along and helped make it the success it was.

Drift Cars - 11 May 05

A drift car is RWD! You can ass-drag a FWD car and you can power understeer a 4WD car, but it's not true drifting. Here are some examples and details on some of the most popular choices of drift car.

What is Drifting? - 22 Apr 05

Drifting is a motorsport discipline that originates from Japan and is rapidly growing in popularity in Europe.

main site goes live - James - 12 Apr 05

The end of the forum-only era and a fresh new start with the main website ...

a blog is born.... - james - 12 Apr 05

and so, a blog is born.....

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