Australian Drift Grand Prix – Gripshiftslide https://gripshiftslide.com motorsport photography, Melbourne based, Car features, Motorsport events, Car Shows Mon, 06 Dec 2021 00:55:22 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://gripshiftslide.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/favicon.png Australian Drift Grand Prix – Gripshiftslide https://gripshiftslide.com 32 32 27730113 Australian Drift Grand Prix Round 4 -2014 https://gripshiftslide.com/2014/05/07/australian-drift-grand-prix-round-4-2014/ Wed, 07 May 2014 07:03:42 +0000 http://gripshiftslide.com/?p=4499

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Australians best drivers battle it out at round four, the last round of the current series.
With a formula d style layout the drivers found the course to be rather challenging.

]]> 4499 ADGP Day One :: Tight And Tough https://gripshiftslide.com/2011/09/26/adgp_day_one_tight_and_tough/ Mon, 26 Sep 2011 09:30:29 +0000 http://gripshiftslide.com/?p=622 Australias best drifters lined up for the first round in a new national drift series.
Calder park thunderdome was the place to be.
Australian drift line up
The biggest drift event of the year proved a worthy challenge for many. The course was mostly made up of water barriers and was not what everyone was expecting.
Matt Hamb
All of the drift competitors looked unsure about the layout. There were many broken drifts and sudden handbrakes.
Australias best drifters push to the edge
Confidence grew as the drifters slowly started to find there range.
Australian drift very close to the wall
Even race officials were surprised by how hard these guys were pushing it.
sideways with style
There was so much drift action going on it was hard to pick who was leading the day.
insane drifters
The insane crew looked good with there clean new sticker jobs, each individually personalized!
mad drift action victoria
Some drifters were getting sideways way before the first real corner.
repairs in the pits
Time attack sessions gave the drifters a chance to repair there tired machines.
fixing the gearbox
The pits were a hive of activity, heavy gearbox surgery took place mid way through the day.
Australian drift crashes
This is just a small sample of the carnage that unfolded during the day. The restrictive course resulted in a demolition derby which left Australia’s finest drifters bewildered.
many cars got damaged!
It was hard to find a straight panel on some of these battle tanks.
nice looking cars
The top teams had put everything into preparation for this event and the cars looked mint.
creatd motorsports 180sx
The supreme caravans 180sx was looking good, creatd motorsports had given this car a new paint job and the team was puting in a strong performance all day long.
damaged cars
Battle scars were prevalent though out the field.
old ford drift car
largest car award goes to this Ford ZL Fairlane, the bloke did well to keep this monster on the track.
old ford drift car
A strong performer was Tom Monkhouse, always willing to throw it all out there.
creatd motorsports drift car
it was flat out on the back straight, most of the field kept the drift going until the turn in.
cold day at calder park thunderdome
The thunderdome turned into the icy dome once the sun was down. Yet the crowd was still there to see the top solo runs from the 32 best drivers.
It was great to see calder park thunderdome and lots of people enjoying the day. I can only hope that this venue once sold does not turn into a housing estate! Victoria needs this track to stay alive for the good of motorsport.
Lets hope day two of the Australian Drift GP brings another day of incredibly close action.
-Grant

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