Team Japspeed at Trax & BDC Round 5
What another manic weekend! Sunday was not only the annual Trax Show but also the Maxxis British Drift Championship Round 5 (Super Pro only). With all of Team Japspeed’s drivers being in the Super Pro class, it’d be another manic dash to get all three cars ready including Shane O’Sullivan coming over from Ireland. What’s […]
JAPSPEED CHALLENGE: Can you build a Drift car in 48 hours? Day 1…
One of the key things we’re keen to push here at Team Japspeed is how easy it is to get into drifting in the UK. Sure, the Super-Pro class in the BDC features some SERIOUS builds with bespoke engines and fabrication, but we’re not talking about that – we’re talking about basic competitive drifting. How […]
Multiple awards for Team Japspeed @ BDC Round 4 Knockhill!
Well what a difference a weekend makes! After a third place at BDC Round 3 the whole of Team Japspeed were buzzing and hungry for more… well Round 4 at Knockhill DEFINITELY delivered! Although we didn’t take the overall win, we did take a total of three separate awards including a third place for Shane […]
BDC Round 4 Knockhill: Team Japspeed going for gold
After a six-week break the BDC is back for Round 4 Knockhill this weekend (not the Team Japspeed has been taking it easy with displays and events every weekend!). We’re still buzzing after Paul Smith took third place at Round 3, as well as Shane O’Sullivan taking 3rd in Prodrift the following weekend, so for […]
Team Japspeed get ready for Trax 2011!
It’s less than a month away and Team Japspeed could not be more excited for the Trax 2011 Show @ Silverstone, Sunday 4th September! This is THE perfect show for Petrolheads in the UK, with bundles of action going on all day and of course drifting provided from Team Japspeed… In fact if it’s drifting […]
Team Japspeed and Maxxis at… Ford Fair?!
You heard right! Having conquered the French Car and Performance Vauxhall shows, Team Japspeed will be attending THE show for Dagenham’s finest, Ford Fair. Taking place at Silverstone Circuit, Ford Fair is one of the biggest automotive shows in the UK full stop, and with so many RWD Fords such as Mk2 Escorts and Sierra […]
VF Racing Impreza moves up to 2nd in Championship!
On the last weekend of July, driver Vaughan Fletcher and his “ScoobyClinic” prepared Subaru Impreza made the 200 mile journey from their Derbyshire home to the circuit of Pembrey in South Wales, for rounds 7 and 8 of the BARC’s “Classic Thunder” Championship. Going into the event, Fletcher was comfortably 1st in class and 3rd […]
REPORT: Japspeed at Awesomefest 2011
So we’ve just about recovered from the mental weekend that was ‘Awesomefest’ and what an event! Created and organised by the team at Driftworks, Awesomefest took a slightly different approach to your traditional show, taking inspiration from the likes of Gatebil with open track sessions throughout the day, professional drift demos, night drifting, skate park, […]
Team Japspeed at Awesomefest in just 3 days!
If you’re a fan of Driftworks you should already be well aware of Awesomefest. Taking place @ Mallory Park this Friday/Saturday/Sunday, it’s the first show of it’s kind to incorporate an almost ‘Festival’ approach with live music, Motorcross, skate ramps and much much more! Obviously a huge part of the action is drifting, with open […]
Random Snap: Team Japspeed at Meguiar’s BBQ
No your eyes do not decieve you… this is one of Japspeed’s drift cars not drifting for once! Last weekend we were invited along to Team Japspeed sponsor Meguiar’s for a Sunday BBQ along with Scene-Media and Players. With the sun scorching it turned out to be a proper quality day, with loads of quality […]
