With the start of the rally season approaching, High Octane at Hampton Downs allowed for people to come and get a glimpse at many different forms of motorsport. There was something for all ages, with classic cars and drift cars.In this post we’ll go over the drift section of the day with some of the…
As the D1NZ season comes to an end, the drivers meet for the final round at Hampton Downs. This will decide who wins D1NZ overall and the D1NZ Rookie Series. On Thursday all the drivers and their teams decended on Hampton Downs for their chance to tweak their setups and get to know the circuit…
The day all of the drivers have been waiting for all season. Hampton Downs, the new track on the block provided the final D1NZ round. This would see who would win D1NZ 2010/2011 season. As all the drivers made their way to the track early to get ready, we did too. \r\n \r\n Some trailers stand…
Garage H in association with Hampton Downs Playday put on a practice day for local drifters and professional drivers wanting to get some track time in and get their car sideways. This allows the chance for newbie drifters or backyard sliders to get out and try their hand at drifting on track. This can be…
The practice day showed some of the rookies how evil the Sweeper at Pukekohe is. But on the big day, that didn’t phase anyone. 200+kph into the first corner was set to be the goal, with many getting very close to that. \r\n \r\n The trophies were lined up fro all to see. Polished and…
D1NZ Round 5 has come. Pukekohe has always been one of my favourite tracks, and it’s great to see it used for drifting. The first corner is one of the fastest in the world, with drivers entering at 210kph, this was the goal for all drivers.\r\nI headed out to Pukekohe Park Raceway early so I…
After getting word of an open day at Hampton Downs, I figured I’d head down and see what was on offer. I found out that around 12pm drifting was about to start and some of the talent was pretty nuts. \r\n \r\n As cars started to roll on in, it was quite apparent that mostly…
Sky Zhao, a rookie drifter turned pro. Out in force with his S15 Silvia showing how he can easily run with the big boys. I caught up with Sky over 2 Days – 4&Rotary Nats, and a private track day at Pukekohe. \r\n \r\n I first saw Sky out on the course, putting on a…
Seems that I have forgotten to do a post on the drift display at the 4&Rotary festival. Seen as I have too many pictures of the display, I may as well. In this display we see some of the top drifters in D1NZ showing off their skills in a course made up at the main…
As it would be expected with a festival named “Nisfest” this show was all about Nissan’s. I personally have never seen more GTR’s in one place in my life. The day showed many different races, some featuring the older Nissan’s such as 240z’s and others featuring R35 GTR’s only. Here’s some of the photos I took…