The British Drift Championship kicked off in style at the weekend with the first round of the championship held at Lydden Hill in Kent, England. (more…)
As we announced earlier in the year the Maxxis Tyres British Drift Championship will be aired on television across the world during the season.
Here is the first instalment, a preview of the coverage from round one of the championship at Lydden Hill!
ENJOY!
Full listing on viewing times will be announced soon!
After an epic event at Lydden Hill over the weekend we can now officially announce the winners of round one of the Maxxis Tyres British Drift Championship!
Semi Professional class winner – Matt Samuel – Car Loan 4U
We move into 2013 with the standard of driving reaching VERY high standards. With that, we thought it was time to raise the standard of trophies.
We contacted a number of companies across the UK to find suitable silverware for drivers to place in their cabinets, on their mantel piece, a workshop shelf or where ever they choose.
We eventually chose a company called Dewhursts Trophies, with a shop in Kings Lynn and one in Boston in Lincolnshire, they couldn’t have been more helpful.
After a painstaking trawl through a number of catalogues provided we eventually came up with a decision on which type to choose.
With the start of the 2013 British Drift Championship just around the corner, we thought that now would be the perfect time to take a look at this year’s line up. From the stalwarts to the newbies, the movers and shakers to the long time protagonists, this season looks set to the best ever for both the drivers and the spectators.
2013 marks the sixth year of the British Drift Championship, now with the support of some of the largest motorsport companies in the world! This year’s championship will be held over five rounds at some of the best tracks in the UK, including the BDC’s long-awaited return to one particular venue.
Support from Cosworth, K&N, Samco, Lucas Oils and many others is proof that the sport of drifting (and the British Drift Championship in particular) is now the place to be seen and is well-recognised as the pinnacle of drifting in the UK and Ireland.
It’s all confirmed now! The Maxxis British Drift Championship team will be at the popular Autosport International Show in January. The Autosport show at Birmingham’s NEC sets the industry standard! It brings together every aspect of motorsport all under one roof! Playing host to everything from Karting to F1 and now, British Drifting!
The 2012 season of the Maxxis British Drift Championship saw the sport and organisation boom! The level of attention received pushed things to the very edge of manic. Drifting fans just couldn’t get enough of the action that the BDC promises, and delivers! The teams and drivers all stepped it up a notch and we were rewarded with a season that surely has to go down into the history books as a landmark for British Drifting!
With the 2012 BDC season over and the 2013 season on the horizon the time had come for us to hold one of our ever-popular Licensing Days. The British Drift Championship Licensing Days give drivers the chance to wow the judges with their car control, technique and all round ability with the hope of gaining a license to compete in the upcoming season. The days are also very popular with drivers who already have licenses but who are hoping to impress the judges all over again with the hope of moving up a rank in the BDC licensing structure (Semi-Pro, Pro and Super-Pro are the licenses available).
After another ground breaking season in the Maxxis Tyres British Drift Championship we can now announce the three 2012 champions.
We have had 6 events at 5 venues over the course of the season and have had drivers from England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland, Holland, Germany, Portugal, Belgium and Norway. In the end there can be only 1 winner per class.
Semi Professional class champion taking the crown at the final round is Team Rampstyle driver Owen Taylor
A win at Teesside for Owen
The Professional class champion driving his trusty Nissan Skyline R33 is Team Dorihero driver Christian Lewis.
Christian leading Marc Huxley on his way to victory at Teesside
In the toughest championship class in Europe and after 8 years of competitive drifting we can officially announce the 2012 Super Professional champion is Team Japspeed driver Paul “Smokey” Smith.
Paul taking the spoils
The team/constructors championship went down to the wire with eventual winners being Team Japspeed.
Team Japspeed in FULL effect
Stephen Biagioni - Shane Lynch - Paul Smith
