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Drift

25/10/18

British Drift Championship Round 5 – Grand Finale Invasion

The final round of the British Drift Championship would see the drivers championship decided in both the Pro-Am and Pro categories The conclusion to the 2018 British Drift Championship saw a return to the venue where it began – at the Rockingham Motor Speedway with a record-selling audience in attendance. The last round of the […]

03/09/18

Liverpool streets closed for Red Bull Drift Shifters!

On Sunday 19th August, 12 of the worlds best drifters descended on the streets below Liverpool’s iconic Liver Building for one of the biggest, loudest and most exciting motorsport events ever to take place in the UK… Red Bull Drift Shifters! Unlike traditional drifting, in which competitors are judged by three human judges, Red Bull Drift […]

03/04/18

British Drift Championship Rocks at Rockingham

Rockingham Speedway welcomed the BDC over the Easter weekend… The opening round of the 2018 British Drift Championship season was held at Rockingham Motor Speedway. While the BDC is a relatively low-budget category of motorsport, the organisation as well as the standards of marshalling and driving were becoming of those in tiers of professional motorsport […]

06/10/17

TRAX 2017 at Silverstone

Last Sunday (1st October) saw the return of TRAX to Silverstone and despite the damp conditions, thousands of enthusiasts headed to the Northamptonshire circuit to enjoy this massive modified car display… A stunning array of stunning cars, lovingly modified by their owners who clearly spend copious amounts of time, love and energy and not to […]

29/09/17

Rockingham Outer Paddock Drift Day

Practice Practice Practice!! Sunday 24th September – Rockingham Motor Speedway transformed the outer paddock into an awesome arena for a drift practice event…. Organised by Rockingham Drift Days it gave beginners and more experienced drifters the chance to hone their skills in the beautiful ‘art’ of travelling sideways. Watching these guys snaking round the outer […]

03/05/17

BHP Performance Show at Lydden Hil

BHP Performance Show took place at Lydden Hill on the Bank Holiday Monday, 1st May….fine engineering and sideways action? You betcha… This meeting and show kinda start the season for those involved in the UK Drifting and modified car scene, and this year is the 9th running of this popular event.  There is plenty to see […]

13/02/17

Sideways Saturday Lydden Hill; who needs BHP when you have snow?

Professional drifting takes serious skill but how can you polish up your driving skills to be the stunt professional you have always dreamed of being? Sideways Saturday at Lydden Hill is the answer, take some spare tyres and roll on Hollywood…   All images by Brian Clarke. Many thanks to all at Lydden Hill Circuit. […]

16/01/17

Autosport Show Gallery 2017

Saturday was the first public day at the annual Autosport Show, the show which essentially launches the 2017 UK motorsport year and Paddock42 made its pilgrimage to the NEC event… The Birmingham based show is the ideal place for us to speak with multiple championship organisers and it enables us to get a general feel […]

30/11/16

Sideways Saturday at Lydden Hill

Lydden Hill gave drifters the chance to smoke around the famous Kent circuit last weekend and with a few pro drivers on hand handing out tips all you needed was something with some wellie and a tyre budget… Fancy a go? Keep an eye on the Lydden website and get yourself signed up at the […]

27/09/16

TRAX 2016 at Silverstone

TRAX took place at Silverstone last weekend (Sunday 25th September) and the sweat smell of nitros was in the air… If you are into the British modification scene then this event will firmly be in your calendar, if you can make it look good and if you can make it got fast you will find […]

16/09/16

Driftcup Finals 2016

Driftcup drivers concluded their 2016 season last weekend at Driftland, with many local drivers looking to place well at the Scottish track…   The championship had already been won by former BMX ace Mark Webb in the penultimate round meaning the new champ could relax and enjoy a weekend of competitive driving with the title in […]

09/09/16

Drift Cup 2016 Final round this weekend at Driftland

Driftcup heads north this coming weekend (September 11th) for the final round of the 2016 season…Driftland in Scotland will be the place to be.   The 2016 Driftcup Championship has been dominated by famous BMX rider turned driver Mark Webb and he the transition from 2 wheel drive to 4 has been seamless…Mark already securing […]

25/08/16

Lydden Hill British Drift Championship

BDC returned to Lydden Hill last weekend (20th &21st) as the competion stepped up a gear for round 4 of the 2016 season… Lydden Hill welcomes the championship back again for the penultimate round and the weekend drivers got to drive a new track layout so evryone one was in the same boat from the […]

10/08/16

Lydden Hill Kings of Europe: European Drift Championship

Here’s some great shots from the latest Kings of Europe drift event at Lydden Hill, held over the weekend of 6/7th August. Many thanks to Lydden Hill. Photos by Brian Clarke bjcphotographics.com  

14/06/16

Driftcup drivers head to the British Drift Championship

The official 2016 season of Driftcup is well underway and it has been announced that two of the top four drivers from Round 2 will be heading to Driftland and getting the chance to compete in the British Drift Championship at the UK’s only purpose built drift circuit… The Driftcup Championship, which was launched originally […]

05/05/16

BHP Performance Show Lydden Hill

Lydden Hill – popular destination of the UK Drift scene, hosted the BHP Show last weekend and with the sweet smell of NOS in the air it was all about power and shine… Competition could be found as some regular ‘well known’ drifters headed out on track but so did anyone else who rocked up – […]

16/03/16

HiTec Drift Practice…Sydney Motorsport Park

Alex Hoskins captured a few images from the the Hitec Drift ‘For Real’ practice session the other weekend in at The Sydney Motorsport Park, as the drivers got in a bit of practice before they traveled to New Zealand the next round…   All images by Alek Hoskins & Emma Hatton.  

24/02/16

2016 D1WA Drift Series Round 2 – Drift Stadium

D1WA is a drifting club that competes on a compact track next to main Collie Motorplex, a few hours drive of Perth, WA. Last weekend it was round 2, an ideal opportunity for its drivers to throw it sideways and dash for the cash…   The D1WA is an organisation created by drifters for drifters and provides […]

10/02/16

BDC reins handed over to David Egan…

2016 sees the British Drift Championship enter its 9th year and this coming season sees the BDC team announce a organisation restructure to enable the continued development of this successful championship. Conceived in 2008 by Paul McCallum and Mark Buckle, the championship has gone from strength to strength building the profile of this competitive motorsport formula – […]

25/01/16

2016 D1WA Drift Series Round 1 Collie Motorplex

While the start of the UK drift season remains a few months away, Simon Phillips travelled to the Collie Motorplex which is situated 200 clicks south and a 2 to 3 hour drive, from the centre of Perth for the first round of a 4 round drift series run at the track. Ok there was a bit of cloud at […]

05/01/16

All Stars Drift Series Sydney Motorsport Park

Sydney Motorsport Park played host to the final round of the Hitec Oils All Stars Drift Series last month… Beau Yates entered the round as leader of the points (125) with Scott Shembri and Cameron Mote in hot pursuit both with 117 points and with the weather being a true Sydney December scorcher, crowds were in for […]

23/09/15

British Drift Champions Crowned

British Drift Championship teams and drivers completed their 2015 season at Anglesey Circuit at the weekend and champions were crowned… The Pro Am result went right down to the wire, five drivers were chasing down the title with Frazer Stark ultimately taking the Championship by a mere 2 points. In the Pro class Mike Marshall […]

14/09/15

Forge Motorsport Performance Car Action Day

What do you get when you combine Castle Combe circuit, drift demos, a smattering of crazy rat rods, a large dose of modern Japanese classic imports and some mint rebuilds of all description? The answer is the Forge Motorsport action day of course… I arrived at Castle Combe this weekend past (Saturday 12th September) with some […]

29/07/15

Smokin’ Teesside…BDC Round 3

As we hit the middle of The British Drift Championship 2015 season, Teesside Autodrome was the next venue that was going to be victim of many played tyres. Teesside uses its ‘National’ circuit layout for the Championship, which many drivers favour as it has a mix on quick and slow bends making it a technical […]

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Classifieds Archive

  • Historic Race Car, 1963 Turner Sports Mk2, VUD 701, Ex John E Miles Autosport Championship Winner.

    £410000

  • Signature Series Racetruck – Ex-Demo Vehicle for Sale

    £54000

  • Racetruck – Enclosed Race Car Transporter

    POA

  • 1967 FORD CORTINA MK 11 RALLY CAR Registration number: RLX 624E

    SOLD

  • 2014/64 Volkswagen Transporter T30S Kombi Highline 180 BITDI DSG (SWB)

    SOLD

  • Alan Mann Open Sports Ford Can-Am package

    $1000000

  • 871 SUPERCHARGER .THE BLOWER SHOP 2222 HIGH-HELIX, FULL BILLET

    $3000

  • 1928 Indian Scout

    POA

  • March F1 761/08 Exceptional!

    $399500

  • 1959 Restored Stanguellini #Cs00159

    $115000

  • 1965 Dodge Coronet 440 hardtop

    $25000

  • Ducati 1974 750 Sports

    $17000

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