BDC drivers go crazy at Castle Combe
Drift stars to TV stars
BDC drivers ready to rock Japfest
Tale of Progression
Smokin' drift train action at Japfest The Maxxis British Drift Championship drivers were recently...read more
BDC on the big screen Its been said before that the Maxxis British Drift Championship is progress...read more
The show season has officially started! Japfest has long been one of "the" car shows to attend, s...read more
BDC put the spotlight onto hot new star Christian Lewis. The Maxxis British Drift Champion...read more
Smokin’ drift train action at Japfest
The Maxxis British Drift Championship drivers were recently invited to attend Japfest for the 10th birthday celebrations at the long-standing show. BDC contestants are not shy at the best of times, and many of them found the opportunity to get some fast-paced seat time at the Wiltshire circuit to be simply irresistible. They were raring to go and give it hell!
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BDC on the big screen
Its been said before that the Maxxis British Drift Championship is progressing, and we have even more proof for you. There’s been a recent buzz surrounding the first round of the BDC at Teesside being screened on television. That isn’t a rumour, it’s a fact!
Motors TV will be running a section of half hour long programmes about the BDC. This is fantastic news for everyone involved! Besides the personal satisfaction of seeing yourself on your widescreen at home, it will be just the news that your loyal sponsors will want to hear!
The show season has officially started!
Japfest has long been one of “the” car shows to attend, so long infact, that this year sees Japfest celebrate its 10th birthday! Over the past decade Japfest has grown to become Europe’s biggest Japanese Car Show.
BDC put the spotlight onto hot new star Christian Lewis.
The Maxxis British Drift Championship has made plenty of recent rule changes; all are in the pursuit of making a level playing field which breeds talent and rewards exciting driving. It’s what everyone who’s passionate about drifting wants to see!
The mind numbingly dull off-season is finally over; the Maxxis British Drift Championship has kicked off in dramatic fashion at Teesside Autodrome! A winter of frantic car building and a wave of new blood entering into the mix thanks to our licensing programme has really paid off; every class is packed, with a total of 96 confirmed cars and drivers!
Ladies and gents
With less than a week to go before we start the Maxxis British Drift Championship at Teesside Autodrome in Middlesbrough we thought we’d let you know the basic timetable for the event.
Saturday will see the drivers practice from 0900 through till lunch time.
From 1330 the drivers will then go out on track to put in the all important qualifying runs in an attempt to gain a place within the top 16 in each class.
Ladies and gents
To complete the judging panel for the 2012 season we would like to introduce you to a man who has been involved with drifting since it began here in the UK.
What he hasn’t achieved forms a VERY small list!
Its with great pleasure we welcome to the BDC and more importantly the judging panel, Mr Brett Castle!
Hi! I’m Brett Castle and I’m going to be one of the judges for this year’s BDC. I’m really looking forward to the challenge. I’ve been involved in drifting for years and I feel that I can really pick up on the subtle techniques that the driver’s are using.
I came across drifting in 2001 by chance. My first introduction to drifting was when I took my 200sx S14a to Option Motorsport in Silverstone to have some tuning work done. There I met a group of Motorsport enthusiasts with visions of bringing drifting to the UK scene. We formed one of the UK’s first drift teams ‘OPT Drift Club’.
My drifting career started in 2002 driving a white Nissan 200sx S13, an Option Motorsport car. I went to the only drift event in the UK- UKD1. It was held on a live areodrome where a tractor would douse the ‘track’ with water before we were allowed out to try and drift on it. Things have progressed a lot in the time I’ve been drifting!
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Ladies and gents
With Julian Smith and Mitch Clarke both stepping down from judging in 2012, Julian to concentrate on his business and returning to competitive drifting. Mitch is working abroad for the majority of the year so wish him a safe journey and return later in the year.
This leads us nicely to bring Rich ‘Chunk’ Newton to the forefront of the judging panel for 2012. As most of you will know Chunk has been involved with the BDC from its beginning, licensing drivers along side Mark ‘Sweeps’ Buckle and judging almost every event.
We will let Chunk give you his story of how he got involved and we look forward to seeing him at round 1 in just over 2 weeks!
“Hey all, my name is Rich Newton, or more commonly know as ‘Chunk’, I’ve been involved in the drifting scene now for around 7 years , both competing and judging.
With the season just around the corner we thought it was about time we introduced you to another new judge for the 2012 Maxxis British Drift Championship.
This time we are going international!
We would like to introduce you to David Roze.
Who you ask? Let us explain.
