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One More Time

May 26th and 27th 2018 will forever mark a significant milestone in the history of the Irish Drift Championship as this weekend saw the last ever IDC round taking place at Dún Laoghaire Harbour, Co. Dublin – Drift on the Docks!

Arriving early on Saturday Shane ‘Sully’ O’Sullivan and the Japspeed.ie team wasted no time, despite the scorching heat to get the pits setup and make the most of the available practice time out on track. With unseasonably dry weather (for a bank holiday weekend at least) the conditions were ideal for a few days of high-spirited adrenaline-fueled tyre-smoking action!

Making the most of both Saturday and Sunday practice sessions Shane and the newly converted 1JZ-powered Japspeed S15 were on top form with man and machine performing in almost perfect harmony. Things were looking good going into qualifying in the morning.

The dry conditions held up throughout qualifying which allowed Shane to put the power down and cover Dún Laoghaire Harbour in Maxxis tyre smoke to the revered awe of the gathered crowds. Earning himself a score of 80.4 in his first run put him in a great position to push the Japspeed S15 right to the limit (we wouldn’t have it any other way) in his 2nd run – which it’s fair to say was only more exciting than the run which came before it. Having locked down two consecutively great runs Shane secured himself 9th position overall in qualifying.

Heading into Top 24 and a sudden weather change bringing somewhat wetter conditions Shane found himself face to face with Jack Shiel and his 260bhp E36. Leading the way on run 1 Shane persevered with a setup perhaps better suited to the drier conditions earlier in proceedings. For the most part a clean run however the growingly torrential conditions would get the better of the S15’s setup and a touch too much power saw Shane pirouette directly in front of his competitor.

With everything to play for on his chase run Shane put everything on the line and pushed hard to try and apply the pressure to his rival. Unfortunately it wasn’t to be Shane’s weekend as the judge’s decision would rule against him to see an earlier than hoped end to Shane’s charge for the podium.

Everyone at Team Japspeed would like to congratulate Duane McKeever, Jack Shanahan and Mitch Larner on making podium at this event. We’ll be coming back harder and stronger than before in the Irish Drift Championship Prize Fight!