Turismo Drift
Nashville, Tennessee
Turismo Drift is a drift competition held at Fairgrounds Speedway in Nashville, Tennessee. Turismo Drift boasts the largest drifting competition prize purse in the United States, at $5001 for first place. Check out some action from the 2017 event, including heavy storms and tornadoes which threw a curveball at the schedule.
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Drift Competition in Indianapolis Midwest Drift Union Lucas Oil Raceway The best drifters in the Midwest descended onto Indianapolis this weekend where the Midwest Drift Union was spawned. This year MDU returned to the Lucas Oil Raceway oval track once again! Unfortunately summer is in full swing which meant SUPER HOT temperatures. As soon as…
Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway
Drivers converge on Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway in Nashville, Tennessee to battle in the first round of Turismo Drift, a four-event series centered around Tennessee. Featuring a payout of $5000 for first place, this is one of the largest purses in Drifting which certainly brought out a variety of challengers hungry for competition.
Soundtrack:
Eastbound and Down – Jerry Reed (Smokey and the Bandit Theme)
No Good – Kaleo
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The US drift season is in full swing and this month Formula Drift held their second round at Road Atlanta in Braselton, GA. With rain dampening round one in Long Beach the drivers had their work cut out for them with this being the first event with fair weather this year. This was…
The Midwest Drift Union kicked off their 2016 season at Gateway Motorsports Park in St. Louis. It was a fitting start to the season seeing as it was the final stop in 2015! It was a great start to the season for the driver seeing as many of them have been participating in the MDU…
As 2015 comes to an end I sit back, take a look at the wild journey I had and let the feels flow. Every drift season since my first in 2010 I say was the best and 2015 is no different. It is interesting to look back to the beginning of Manji Cartel in 2014…
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2015 Turned out to be a great year for veteran driver Nick Thomas of Nashville, Tennessee. After placing 2nd overall in the 2015 Midwest Drift Union Championship, Nick has earned his Formula Drift pro license and plans compete in Pro 2 in the upcoming years.
On the cameras:
Robert Taylor
Brandon Reinert
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In collaboration with Midwest Drift Union
‘We Are The Enthusiast’ is a quasi-documentary following a year in the life with Manji Cartel and the Midwest Drift Union. What started with no planning, no rules, and following only the spirit of adventure, quickly evolved into something more. We became immersed in the world of Pro-Amateur Drifting, follow the journey of hungry drivers as they compete with their roaring cloud machines all over the Midwest, fighting to be crowned Midwest Drift Union Champion and battling for one of three Formula-D Pro Licenses.
Round 1 takes place at Grissom Air Force Base located in Peru, Indiana. Grissom is an active military airport, and our action happens right on the now-unused Cold War bomber staging pads.
Round 2 brings our drivers to the curb-filled street course of Roosevelt Park in the Corktown district of Detroit, Michigan. How do they get permission, and how do we get more cities involved?
Round 3 packs Kil-Kare Raceway in Xenia, Ohio with a Car show, drag race and drift competition. Fast, sweeping banks, walls, and a tight infield were a great battlefield for the night-time finale.
Round 4 sends us to Gateway Motorsports Park on the banks of the Mississippi in Madison, Illinois. Gateway is a classic high-speed track which tests the drivers’ throttle commitment. Wheel-drops, sweeping turns and massive, lingering smoke clouds rounded out the 2015 Season.
Hell of a season it was.
Soundtrack:
¡MAYDAY! – Something In The Air ft. Femi Kuti
Fink – Warm Shadow
James Brown – The Payback
TheFatRat – Windfall
Tony Anderson – Eyes Wide Open
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Beech Bend V8 Takeover
Beechbend Raceway | Bowling Green, Kentucky
Each year at Beech Bend Park, a group of LS V8 enthusiasts flock to Bowling Green, Kentucky and put on one heck of an event. We were given media access to cover the Drift Challenge portion. If you are a fan of the LS platform, this Motorsports event comes highly recommended.
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