Rudi vd Berg goes into the 2012 SupaDrift year teamed up once again with Falken Tyre. They backed him successfully last year and have signed on for yet another year. This prompted a bit of a change-up on his rotary powered Mazda RX-7 FCS.
For 2012 he’s opted to go for the slightly more traditional Falken / Drift Alliance look, one that is a personal favourite too. Last year he of course sported the stylized falcon crescent.
We’ve kicked off the drifting season already with the Carnival City Championship and now we are anticipating the start of the Japan Auto and for those in the North, SupaDrift.
The first round of the SupaDrift Series kicks off this weekend at Zwartkops Raceway. It’s a day event and the action starts at 9am with gates opening at 8am on Saturday 25 February.
Tickets are available at the gate or on computicket.com for those wanting to secure their tickets early.
We’ve seen many of the drivers preparing their cars ahead of the new season and championship and we’ll be seeing some fresh metal on the blacktop.
In preparation for the first round of the SupaDrift Series for 2012, Jason Webb has been busy upgrading and preparing his Monster Energy Nissan S13 for battle.
Recent upgrades have seen the addition of a Toyota 1JZ-GTE motor, Toyota’s 2.5-litre straight six turbo lump and this is connected to a Nissan 350Z gearbox. Continue reading »
With a new season comes new relationships and partnerships. Sponsorship contracts end and new drivers are picked up, some are retained but for the 2012 season we’re seeing a lot of new partnerships develop and upcoming drivers given a chance to prove their worth too.
The GWT stable has seen a revamp and we see the introduction of two new members to the team.
Lee-Roy Frans and his 1JZ-GTE powered Toyota Supra MkIII managed to secure a victory on his first outing for GWT Racing.
BG Smuts also joins the ranks under the GWT Racing banner with his 2JZ-GTE powered Nissan 200SX S13.
After nearly hanging up his gloves, Aubrey Hiles returns for 2012 in not only new colours, but a new car as well. His ex-Japan Nissan Silvia S14 is powered by a special SR20DET Neo and he now rides under Monster Motorsport sponsored by Carbon Black and Drift Performance Products. He’s joined by Shaun Cornelius and his 2JZ-GTE powered JZZ31 Toyota Soarer.
Shaun Cornelius (Left) and Aubrey Hiles (Right)
Dave Nell, who has relocated to KZN, is also in the process of changing over. There’s no word as yet of who’s backing him but we firmly believe it will be someone noteworthy – it’d be silly not to snap up Dave Nell. His Nissan S14 is in the process of undergoing a complete makeover.
By Dylan Cothill
So, after a LOOOONG week of working till early hours of the morning, we rolled the car out of the paint booth Friday morning, re-assembled it at made it to Mardi Gras in time for some drifting.
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