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If you want to click on over to http://www.driftzone.com you can get plenty of footage of Australia's current national drift champion (Darren Appleton, not Danny from JMS) as well as many other excellent Australian drifters in action. You'll find plenty of drifting, and you might mistake it for powersliding. Of course the difference is usually in your head. Its a sad shame when some people are so quick to label all Aussies as wanna-be's just because they're not Japanese.

OK peoples, the photos are up on the site now, so come on over and see if you made the galleries. Check it out at www.driftzone.com in the galleries.

HUGE day. Thanks to everyone who came out and supported the event. And thanks to all the drivers. Already looking forward to the next event in August.

Well, todays the day peoples. It's gonna be HUGE without a doubt. We hope to see plenty of you out there, and dont be shy, come and say g'day to us in the pits or over at the judging tent on the back straight. You might get to meet some of the members of "The Startline Club ". LOL And make sure you get there by lunchtime so you dont miss a second of the action.

The entrants are limited to 50 places, so its worth booking in advance. You can book online at www.driftzone.com and either pay by credit card, by mail, or pay on the day. I'm making some changes to the the "Join Now", and "Bookings" sections of the site today to make it more obvious that you dont HAVE to pay by credit card but can just make a booking via the site to save your place.

Some more prizes for 1st, 2nd and 3rd arrived in the mail today. DRiiFT clothing has asked that we present the top 3 with one of the BRAND NEW DRiiFT hoodies. These havent even been officially released yet, so the 3 winners will be some of the first people in the country to try out the new range of clothing from DRiiFT. Of course, this is in addition to the Streeter by Streeter body kit for 1st, the K&N pod filter from Revolution Racegear for 2nd and the drift DVD's from Autoshop.NET.au for 3rd.

Well, most of the posts I have read on this thread are the biggest load of shit I have seen. Theres so many points I want to cover, its hard to know where to begin. OK, so drift was originated in Japan, so they kick arse at it. V8 supercars was a predominately aussie thing years ago back in the production car days, and we kick arse at that, yet the rest of the world is catching up. Thats fine, everything has to start somewhere and the rest of the world can then challenge themselves to catch up. Yes, there are plenty of wankers who jump on the bandwagon and claim to be drifters, but everyone has to start somewhere dont they? Of course, I'd personally prefer they started on the track but how many people get their first taste of a motorsport on the track? Like I'm sure most rally driving pro's started off in back paddocks or dirt roads out the back of bourke. Same as most people who got in 1/4 mile started out as traffic light hero's. Why slag off clubs like Initial Drift or Full Lock (note, I am an official with QLD's premier drift club, DriftZone, so I might be biased) when all we are trying to do is nurture and promote a new (to Australia) form of motorsport that is cheap and relatively easy to get into? Oh, and we're trying our best to stop people smashing letterboxes and get them out to the track. I am just sick of drift bashing for the sake of something to do. Get a life, or get out and try it.

Um, dude. All the prices and info are in the post. I know its a long rant, but you might want to skim over it quickly. :devfu:

Sorry guys, I think this is about the third time I've missed the link to the events section. Mods can move it if they want. No sweat.

YES It’s on again!! Bigger and better than ever. Driftzone June 27th Drift Competition at Queensland Raceway. Presented by Driftzone, Queensland Raceway, Ares Speed, Revolution Racegear and Autoshop.net.au Track entry is from 12 mid day. $10 for spectators. Action starts at 1.00 pm for practicing, general monkey business and qualifying. Driftcomp in Battle format at 3.00 pm. $100 to enter for all events. First prize is a full bodykit from Ares Speed. Second prize is a K&N pod airfilter from Revolution Racegear and third prize is two of the latest Drift DVD’s from Autoshop.net.au. HPI and Driftbattle magazine, major TV stations and Briz31 will be there filming and taking photo’s. One of the many interstate entries includes the HPI Drift CA project Silvia with over 200kw at the tyres driven by Ben Ellis. Also competing is Martin White’s over 900hp twin TO4 turbo “Eleanor with boost” 1967 Mustang Fastback. Sort of like “Gone in 60 seconds” but with real power instead of special effects, those of you who saw the car run at the recent Musclecar Shootout can attest to this. Should be very interesting to watch it go up against the SR20’s and Hachi Rocku’s. Local lads Josh Young still fresh from his second placing at Driftland at Oran Park in his Hachi Rocku recently will be there and Serious Performance 7 coverboy [hehehe] Mike Tyler promises me he will be there although driving a Toyota ‘Carina’?!? [i just hope he is not getting brainwashed] as his green 180SX is still in development. Making sure the competition is fierce, April Driftcomp winner Shane Bingham in his Hachi Rocku will also be there making the “over 9’000 rpm crew” swell in numbers. Battle format means two cars at once drifting inches from each other in a bid to impress the judges and you, the crowds. You can now pay for your competitors entry to the event online on the www.driftzone.com website. A fantastic way to secure your spot for a shot at some great prizes. All you need is a credit card. Also we are going to be having a sign-on day for our new Driftzone Club!! Members will receive exclusive benefits including a Driftzone longsleeved shirt [essential for when you need longsleeves to compete on the track with, or just swanning around at Treasury casino with freinds] , Driftzone full windscreen sized sticker for your car, Exclusive access to the members only section of the www.driftzone.com website, Invites to members only days at Racetracks and skidpans, discounts at club sponsor businesses and lots more. Cost is $100 for 12 months membership. ** Please note, if we could ask those who wish to join Driftzone club to arrive a bit earlier so that we can get this done before the main activities of the day take our resources. Either that or you can also join online at www.driftzone.com instead. Will be a HUGE day and if it is anything like the last event, the action will be awesome. Remember to keep the 27th of June free and will see you all there!!!!

DriftZone will be holding our first ever drift battle competition at this months drift day. TWO cars at a time, head to head, battling it out!! The date is the 25th of April and the place is QLD Raceway, Willowbank. "Streeter by Streeter" has been kind enough to donate a full body kit for the winner. The winner will also receive a trophy. Trophies will also be up for grabs for the 2nd and 3rd place entrants. The usual drifting will take place from 1pm to 3pm, with the competition starting at 3pm and running until the final 3 places are decided by elimination. The competion will be judged by Darren, Jerry and myself (who are NOT eligable to enter) and the full rules and conditions can be found on the DriftZone site at www.driftzone.com NOTE: There is NO addition charge to compete in the competition once you have paid the regular fee's for drifting. The choice is up to each driver whether they wish to compete or not but the track will be closed to non-competitors from 3pm onwards. This is going to be HUGE. Dont miss DriftZone's first ever drift battle competition.