Team Japspeed at CarFest Video!
Check out our video from CarFest North 2014 where we were proud to drift in aid of Children in Need at the request of the BBC’s Chris Evans! We had a fantastic time meeting fans, checking out some of the incredible cars on display and of course tearing up the Oulton Park circuit. Bring on […]
Sully Set for IDC Round 2!
Having only arrived back in Ireland in the last couple of days sporting a lovely Irish tan from his trip to Top Gear Festival Barbados, Team Japspeed driver Shane O’Sullivan will be hitting up Round 2 of the Irish Drift Championship at Fermoy Marts this weekend! After a enduring a number of issues during the […]
Team Japspeed & Brett Castle
Our Scooby had a tough time in 2013: numerous mechanical issues coupled with a new driver trying to get settled with the car resulted in a difficult season, but that’s not to say that we didn’t have fun along the way! When internationally renowned driver Brett Castle took over the then-vacant seat in the Subaru […]
Round 5 At Silverstone For Trax
Team Japspeed Silverstone We had all been looking forward to the Round 5 of the Maxxis British Championship. Sharing the day with the incredibly popular Trax show, it sees the BDC Super Pro drivers doing their thing in front of 16,000 people at Silverstone! The lure of being able to drift around the famous fast […]
Team Japspeed VIDEO – Team Event Maxxis BDC Teesside 2012
Triple Drift Video Action! Round 3 was a monumental success for Team Japspeed. We claimed podium finishes in the Championship round and in the Team Triple Drift Event we battled hard while keeping in close formation; this was what both the crowd and judges wanted to see! We claimed the coveted 1st place in the […]
VIDEO- Amazing Round 3 2012 Team Japspeed Video
THE drift video of 2012! Round 3 of the Maxxis British Drift Championship was an amazing event! With both a Championship round and then the annual Team Triple Drift Event, it was a monster of a weekend and one of the best in memory. We had a great weekend and picked up 1st and 3rd […]
Team Japspeed 1JZ Powered Subaru Impreza WRX STI
The Japspeed Subaru Impreza was (and still is) a pioneer for the UK drift scene and has been frequently referred to as one of the most innovative drift car builds in Europe throughout the last few years. Headline facts include a Toyota 1JZ powerplant, Quaife sequential gearbox and a Nissan front and rear suspension setup. […]
Team Japspeed 1.5JZ Powered Nissan S15 Silvia
Paul Smith and his beloved S15 have been through it all, yet they have always managed to come out on top. After switching to the 1JZ Toyota powerplant Paul and his Silvia have been a force to be reckoned with, clinching the 2012 Maxxis British Drift Championship title in 2012. After winning round 1 of […]
Team Japspeed RB25 Powered Nissan S15 Silvia
Our RB25DET powered S15 Silvia has become a firm favourite with the fans over the years thanks to its wild soundtrack and even wilder on track antics. While the soundtrack can be linked to the six cylinder lump and screamer pipe routed out the bonnet, the driving styly can be accredited to the man behind […]
Team Japspeed VH45DETT Powered Nissan S15 Silvia
Dropping a V8 into a Nissan S-body is hardly anything new; in the States it is almost mandatory to utilise an LS V8 in competition level drifting. However, what makes our S15 unique is our decision to stick with a power plant from the Nissan stable – the somewhat relatively unknown VH45. The VH45 was […]