Category Archives: Drifting

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2012 Australian Drifting Grand Prix Round 2 – Calder Park Raceway

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It’s only natural that drifting be a popular pastime in Australia, the land of V8 Supercar racing and The Ultimate Burnout challenge. We might have to add video editing to that list if Mr. Scott Mitchell has anything to say about it. We are fortunate to have him bring us this coverage of the second round of the 2012 Australian Drifting Grand Prix at Calder Park Raceway in Melbourne. I would venture a guess to say that this will be the only place in the world to see two Holden Commodore Utes tandem drifting.


ADGP RD2 – Calderpark Raceway – 2012 from Scott Mitchell on Vimeo.

Formula D 2012 Wall New Jersey Course Walk Through

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Ryan Tuerck and Maxxis Tires continue their excellent series of walk-through videos of the 2012 Formula D courses. Round 4 was at Wall Speedway in New Jersey. It’s pretty interesting because part of the course incorporates some oval track like the old Irwindale Speedway course did. Irwindale put high speed American style drifting on the map.


Source: Maxxis Tires USA on YouTube

The Rise of V8’s in Formula D

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“There’s no replacement for displacement.” That certainly seems to hold true for professional drifting in the Formula D series for the past few years. A lot of the teams have switched to large displacement V8 engines for big power numbers with good reliability and a broad torque curve. The MPGomatic channel on YouTube broke from their usual content to film this mini-documentary on the rise of V8’s in Formula D. It’s mainly interviews with the drivers of Formula D with some drifting clips mixed in. They talk about the history of turbocharged inline 4’s and the reasons that caused the shift to V8’s in Formula D. The back half of the video also has input from the few drivers who are holding out with turbocharged and rotary engines.


Source: MPGomatic on YouTube via Autoblog