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Thursday, August 6, 2009
An oldie.. but a goodie..
Here's an old promo video from way back that I'd forgotten all about. It nicely answers the question that friends always ask.. "Drifting?! What the fuck is that?" If you're feeling lazy just show them this. The explanation that Darren McNamara gives is so simple and clear it actually makes drifting sound sensible Haha!
The now legendary Kazama Vs McNamara battle is discussed in part two. I think it's fair to say that one battle alone was responsible for boosting Darrren McNamaras career and driver profile through the roof. And rightly so! Anyone able to go up against the all dominating Japanese champion of the time and give him a real run for his money deserves the props they get. And the drift geek in me was there watching it happen! I remember the feeling so well. All the European guys were pretty much having there asses handed to them by the Japanese. Amazing to watch but with a sinking feeling inside that the home team were just cannon fodder. And then it came to Kazama Vs McNamara. Darren had driven the best out of all the Europeans but he was up against Kazama, Japanese champion, amazing driver, never makes mistakes. Oh well I thought.. But then.. As the battle unfolds "Is he.. he is.. HE'S ON HIM.. HE'S FUCKING ON HIM.. YEEEAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH!!!" Me and my girlfriend at the time, both screaming our tits off in excitement. Haha! It was amazing. I think that could be the moment I fell in love with drifting. Some screaming was involved with falling in love with the girlfriend too I'm sure, but that's another story that would required some Jäger.
I just found these pictures I took in the depths of my hard drive. I feel kinda privileged to have seen those old Japanese D1 cars now. In the flesh, in England!
Good times.
The now legendary Kazama Vs McNamara battle is discussed in part two. I think it's fair to say that one battle alone was responsible for boosting Darrren McNamaras career and driver profile through the roof. And rightly so! Anyone able to go up against the all dominating Japanese champion of the time and give him a real run for his money deserves the props they get. And the drift geek in me was there watching it happen! I remember the feeling so well. All the European guys were pretty much having there asses handed to them by the Japanese. Amazing to watch but with a sinking feeling inside that the home team were just cannon fodder. And then it came to Kazama Vs McNamara. Darren had driven the best out of all the Europeans but he was up against Kazama, Japanese champion, amazing driver, never makes mistakes. Oh well I thought.. But then.. As the battle unfolds "Is he.. he is.. HE'S ON HIM.. HE'S FUCKING ON HIM.. YEEEAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH!!!" Me and my girlfriend at the time, both screaming our tits off in excitement. Haha! It was amazing. I think that could be the moment I fell in love with drifting. Some screaming was involved with falling in love with the girlfriend too I'm sure, but that's another story that would required some Jäger.
I just found these pictures I took in the depths of my hard drive. I feel kinda privileged to have seen those old Japanese D1 cars now. In the flesh, in England!
Good times.
Wednesday, August 5, 2009
All Star Bash '09
Just been looking for a link to Will Roegges new All Star Bash '09 video and found this from Hero productions.
All star bash is made of win! Cool cars, awesome drifting and weather we can only dream of!
All star bash is made of win! Cool cars, awesome drifting and weather we can only dream of!
JDM Allstars Wembley 2009: Friends and photos
It seems silly to do a write up on the event seeing as it was over a week ago now and the video I posted yesterday really captures the feel of the event perfectly.
But what I will say, and I'm not alone in my thinking of this, is that this could be the best drifting event that Europe has seen so far. The level of skill and commitment shown by the drivers at JDM Allstars was high, real high! Which rubbed off on everyone involved. The crowd got to see some really exciting stuff while the drivers got to do what they enjoy most, surrounded by talent from around Europe in a chilled but well organised event where everyone was there to just have fun.
I had a great time catching up and hanging out with friends watching some of the best drifting I have seen in a long time! And to quote our friend Daniel "There's nothing like hanging out with mates cheering on some sick drifting!"
Daniel hooked up with Sweet Oblivion for these exclusive shots from the event that you won't see anywhere else.
You'll find the rest of his awesome photos from the event on his flickr here and here.
Roll on the next round of JDM Allstars!!
But what I will say, and I'm not alone in my thinking of this, is that this could be the best drifting event that Europe has seen so far. The level of skill and commitment shown by the drivers at JDM Allstars was high, real high! Which rubbed off on everyone involved. The crowd got to see some really exciting stuff while the drivers got to do what they enjoy most, surrounded by talent from around Europe in a chilled but well organised event where everyone was there to just have fun.
I had a great time catching up and hanging out with friends watching some of the best drifting I have seen in a long time! And to quote our friend Daniel "There's nothing like hanging out with mates cheering on some sick drifting!"
Daniel hooked up with Sweet Oblivion for these exclusive shots from the event that you won't see anywhere else.
You'll find the rest of his awesome photos from the event on his flickr here and here.
Roll on the next round of JDM Allstars!!
Tuesday, August 4, 2009
UK drifting just got sexier
Just as I'm doing my own little belated write up of the event this video from the Touge Heroes crew pops up. Who needs words?!
That chase shot of the blue WKD car blows me away. And the combo shot with Dan Chapman talking through the course as he is drifting it in the background.. Proper ace. Good work sirs!
That chase shot of the blue WKD car blows me away. And the combo shot with Dan Chapman talking through the course as he is drifting it in the background.. Proper ace. Good work sirs!
Wednesday, July 29, 2009
Saturday, July 25, 2009
JDM Allstars Wembley 2009: Teaser
Today I went and watched the practice and qualifying for the main event tomorrow. I had a cool day catching up with friends and had a good mooch about, checking out the impressive line up of cars that were taking part. The track layout is a vast improvement over last years set-up. It's pretty fast and allows for some nice wall kissing moments. There are some pretty huge yet smooth bumps at both the entry and final corners which are pretty entertaining. One AE86 was managing to get all four wheels off the ground in mid-transition.
I spent the best part of the day hanging out with friend of SO, Sid Crowfoot, top bloke and driver of one of the coolest cars there. Blame me for this silly picture..
"Look gangsta!" I said. Sorry dood. LOL
The qualifying runs were really showing the skill differences in the drivers and the ones having most success were driving hard and consistent. Sid was worried he was a little rusty after next-to no practice this season but put in consistent, clean, fast, smooth runs that earned him a final qualifying position of 5/6.. Can't remember exactly what it was.
The best part of the day for me were the practice sessions. With several cars out at once all hooning around it's a lot more fun.
You can see Sid and his JZX90 bunny hop over one of the huge bumps at the end of this clip.
Everyone seemed to be enjoying the day with a good track, good weather and a pretty chilled and well organised set up by the JDM Allstars crew that was getting the best out of the drivers.
More pictures and videos of the main event tomorrow.. tomorrow!
I can't wait. (Please don't rain!)
I spent the best part of the day hanging out with friend of SO, Sid Crowfoot, top bloke and driver of one of the coolest cars there. Blame me for this silly picture..
"Look gangsta!" I said. Sorry dood. LOL
The qualifying runs were really showing the skill differences in the drivers and the ones having most success were driving hard and consistent. Sid was worried he was a little rusty after next-to no practice this season but put in consistent, clean, fast, smooth runs that earned him a final qualifying position of 5/6.. Can't remember exactly what it was.
The best part of the day for me were the practice sessions. With several cars out at once all hooning around it's a lot more fun.
You can see Sid and his JZX90 bunny hop over one of the huge bumps at the end of this clip.
Everyone seemed to be enjoying the day with a good track, good weather and a pretty chilled and well organised set up by the JDM Allstars crew that was getting the best out of the drivers.
More pictures and videos of the main event tomorrow.. tomorrow!
I can't wait. (Please don't rain!)
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