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Some of the most powerful V8’s in Australia will go head-to-head with Japan’s hottest imports at Winton Motor Raceway on Saturday October 29 as the best drifters in the country battle out the final round of the Drift Australia Championship.
“Drifting is the fastest growing form of motorsport in the world.” said series organiser Wayne Boatwright. “The drivers slide their cars though a series corners in high speed, tyre smoking series of two-car, tandem drift battles. The sport was born in Japan and is dominated by powerful turbo-charged Japanese imports but the big Aussie V8s are now starting to make an impact.”
One of the most exciting new cars in the field is the awesome new 7-litre Holden Monaro driven by Jeremy Lake but even with 850 horsepower the Monaro is overshadowed in the power department by Robbie Bolger’s incredible super-charged 1000 hp CAPA Drift Ute.
V8 Supercar driver Paul Morris will also campaign his own purpose built V8 Holden Commodore while rally ace Rick Bates will drive a specially modified Subaru WRX STi.
“The current leader of the Drift Australia Championship, Queensland’s Darren Appleton, is hoping to wrap up the title at Winton but with a different winner at each round so far this year, nothing is certain” said Boatwright. “These are the best drivers and cars in the country. It will be a fantastic spectacle”.
Practice and qualifying kicks off at Winton Motor Raceway at 9am on Saturday October 29. The “tandem” drift battles begin at 12:30pm. Tickets are available at the gate; adults are $25, children under 15 are free.