2012 Championship Rounds

Ladies and gents

We can now officially announce details of the Maxxis British Drift Championship 2012.

The championship moves into its fifth year and is the UK’s premier professional series.

Entries to the championship are at record levels with drivers from across Europe registering their intention to take part. France, Sweden, Holland, Italy, Belgium, Portugal and Ireland to name a few!

We continue to promote the sport in a positive light with media partners across every possible medium, from online blogs, magazine features in Fast Car, Banzai Magazine, Japanese Performance Magazine, the Total Group and many more.

Viral videos, which have been viewed over a MILLION times!

Each event in 2012 will take place over a minimum of 2 days. This will allow for practice and qualifying on day one. Day two will be used for the all important finals.

We will be running 3 separate classes as in 2011, Semi Professional, Professional and Super Professional. These classes are used to ensure drivers of similar standard compete on an equal level.

For the first time in the championships history we will run a minimum of a top 16 final in every class.

Run the gauntlet

Round 1 Teesside Autodrome, Middlesbrough April 21st and 22nd April

Following the return of drifting to Teesside in 2011, we return to the starting point of the BDC back in 2008. This venue offers the perfect mix of fast flowing corners mixed with tight technical sections to test drivers to the max.

Night fight

Round 2 Norfolk Arena, Kings Lynn 1st and 2nd June

We return to the venue which gives us the closest driving from at any event on the calender. With the finals run under the floodlights this is spectacle not to be missed.

Return to the Thunderdrome

Round 3 Teesside Autodrome June 29th, 30th and 1st July

We return to Teeside for the second time due to the fantastic benefits the venue offers. However the track layout will be altered to offer a totally different challenge to the drivers.

A change to the first announcement to incorporate the annual Team Triple Drift Event. For the first time in the BDC’s history we will see the team event at the birth place of the BDC Teesside. With more teams than ever registering to take part this will be an event that simply can not be missed!

King of the Hill

Round 4 Lydden Hill, nr Canterbury, Kent 11th and 12th August

We head to the far south east if the UK and return to undulating track of Lydden Hill. The dips and falls of this track means the drivers must find the perfect mix of balance and bravery to conquer The Hill.

Battle of Britain

Round 5 Silverstone, Northants 2nd September

The home of British Motorsport will be the host for round 5 for the Super Professional class. This will be the main attraction of the UK’s largest car show Trax. Entry speed of 100 mph are the norm and backwards entries will get the 15,000 strong crowd wanting more!

Judgement day

Round 5/6 Knockhill, Fife, Scotland 29th and 30th September

We head north of the border into Scotland for judgement day. We have saved the drivers favourite track until last. The first corner is not only fast but the apex is blind! Bravery, skill and perfect judgement are all required to get it right! Then its time to slow the cars down for the tricky right hander which has seen many visit the gravel that awaits.

“We have drivers from across Europe registering to take part in the championship in 2012, this shows the whole BDC team will keep pushing the sport forward in the right direction.” Mark Buckle – BDC director.