2004 Japspeed was established in 2004 to sell performance parts for Japanese cars 2006 The Team Japspeed drift team are created with the signing of Shane Lynch (from band Boyzone) and Danny Eyles. 2007 Team Japspeed enter the European Drift Championships at Knockhill in Scotland and emerge victorious in the Team Event, beating the biggest […]
Team Japspeed wows the crowds at CarFest North, performing jaw-dropping drift demos in sometimes tricky weather
Drift Masters European Championship – Round 2: France The Circuit de Croix-en-Ternois hosted the second round of DMEC 2019 and Team Japspeed’s Paul ‘Smokey’ Smith made the most of the tricky conditions Images: Jordan Butters Last month, Paul Smith’s debut in the Drift Masters European Championship saw him qualify for the Top 32 battles – […]
Japspeed’s Paul Smokey Smith joins fellow drifters for demo runs at Silverstone Combining top level rallycross with drift demos, live music, quality food and more, the SpeedMachine Festival is not to be missed – read our report from the high-octane extravaganza Images: James Gibson Photography & P T Photo
Team Japspeed revs up for the European drift season Paul Smith makes his debut in the DMEC and comes away with his head held high, following a strong qualification effort and exciting fight in Austria’s Top 32 showdown Images: Jordan Butters & Kyle Molyneux
Having climbed the podium in the final round of the Irish Drift Championship less than 24 hours earlier Matt ‘Doorhunter’ Carter hoped to do the same as the 2018 DriftMasters European Championship took centre stage during the enormous JapFest show at Ireland’s Mondello Park.
An action-packed weekend late September saw both the Irish Drift Championship and DriftMasters European Championship conclude their 2018 series; as drivers from more than 20 countries took to the blacktop to try and claim a €60,000 prize-fund. Set in the now iconic Mondello Park against a backdrop of 600+ show cars, open track time, extensive […]
A newly resurfaced and renovated Three Sisters Circuit put the British Drift Championship grid to the test last weekend as the series descended on the small northern town of Wigan to take on the most technical layout on the 2018 series calendar.
The brainchild of BBC Radio 2 presenter Chris Evans, CarFest North and South are some of the biggest and perhaps the most family-friendly car shows around. Bringing together a little of everything automotive, a full blown music festival vibe as well as an eclectic mix of family-orientated activities including funfairs, trade stalls, fun runs and […]
An action packed weekend saw Matt ‘Doorhunter’ Carter competing in the 4th round of DriftMasters Grand Prix followed by the long-anticipated RedBull Drift Shifters event less than 24hrs later.
