Ladies and gents
Those who do not follow us on Facebook may have missed the announcement we made earlier this month.
The page can be found here > Driftmatsuri Facebook
Tickets for the Spring Matsuri at Rockingham will go LIVE at 8pm on the 3rd of January!
The venue at Rockingham Motor Speedway is the largest purpose built oval in the UK.
With its infamous 1 mile oval built for 200 mph NASCAR and INDY cars it has to be WIDE!
With that in mind, we will be constructing two tracks on the banked oval. Both tracks will be driven by drivers, one after the other in a lap of the outer track.
The first track will be at the back of the track. The chance to ‘Run the wall’ will be built in to test drivers who wish to push to the limit. The track will then tighten to make use of the 50 meter wide section of tarmac towards the infield.
There will be an undulation where the banked oval drops to the level of the infield, making the most of out the area available. Twinning and trains of cars through this section will be fantastic, drivers, this section is for you to have plenty of fun with your mates!
If you wish to show the crowd what you are made of, the second track will be made for you!
Set under the a grandstand, a track set up so you can ‘Run the wall’ in front of the crowd and head in to the pit lane! Rockingham have agreed to move the dividing wall in the pit lane to allow cars to finish their drift in the pit lane. Then its down the pit lane to go back to track one!
The infield has already been announced, the track is fantastic, fast flowing with a complete mix of corners for all to drift!
Will you ‘Run the wall’ or play it safe on the infield?
This will be the first event for many car fans in 2016!
As announced earlier this week, we were delighted to announce yesterday that for the first time in in over ten years, Rockingham Motor Speedway will host a drift event. The Spring Matsuri and round one of the 2016 Driftcup series will mean this is a weekend of Drifting not be missed.
This allows us plenty of room for car clubs to join the event and show their cars to everyone present.
If you are the organiser of a club and would like to get involved, drop us a line at [email protected]
Its with great pleasure that we can announce that the 2016 Spring Matsuri will be held at Rockingham Motor Speedway.
The circuit which opened back in 2001, has witnessed drifting before when drivers from D1JP visited the venue for GT Battle in 2005. The following year 5th gear presenter, Tiff Needell, would pilot a Toyota Soarer which is still being used for drifting to this day.
The venue is the only purpose built large oval in the UK and offers a mix of ultra fast corners on the the main oval. The infield is a pleasure to drift, the track lends its self to drifting like no other.
Drivers can forget about second gear action, most of the lap is for those capable of using third gear and for those with the power and skill fourth gear is a must!
The Matsuri will use both layouts! Yes! The infield will run to full effect allowing drivers to experience this wonderful venue!
The oval will incorporate two sections to drift, two track in one lap! Will there be a chance to run the famous wall we hear you ask? YES! On both sections of the oval being used.
Chicanes will be used to enable those awesome wall rubs, the second section will be underneath one of the grandstands that will be open for spectators! So if you get it right you will be a hero, get it wrong and the crowd will more than likely let you know!
As at previous events, garages will be available for hire, drift trikes will be present along with a trade village.
Car clubs, if you are interested in having a stand, please get in touch via the contact page.
If you own a car which you think is worth displaying in a show and shine competition, get in touch!
Traders, we want YOU there! Get in touch, we have an awesome deal for you all!
At 1900 tonight (1st December 2015) on our Facebook page > Driftmatsuri
We will announce the venue that will host the first ever ‘Spring Matsuri’ in the UK
This is going to be MASSIVE!