If you are interested in covering the Drift Matsuri 2021, then now is the time to get your applications in!
Please drop us an email to [email protected] with the following information
Your full name
Your age
Your contact phone number
The publication you will be shooting for, physical titles, Instagram and Facebook page names.
Tell us what experience you have shooting drift events.
You will aslo require Public Liabilty Insurance with indemnity of a minimum of £5,000,000
This will be the first stage of your application, we will of course let you know in good time if you meet the requirements and give you details of the second stage for accreditation.
* Please note, there will be no drones permitted at this event.
We are delighted to announce, the details of tickets and release date!
On Monday the 6th of September at 8pm, ticket will go LIVE here on the website > TICKETS
Whether you are a driver or spectator, these are the hottest tickets of the year.
The chance to attend the incredible venue of Anglesey Circuit, North Wales to witness an incredible festival of drifting.
Drift cars will be wall to wall and action taking place all weekend.
This year we will have a trade villiage for those attending! If you are a trader and would like to attend, please don’t hesitate to get in touch. We have an incredible offer in place for you!
Set your reminders as tickets will fly from the website as always!
We are delighted to announce that there will be a Spring Drift Matsuri in 2020.
After years of working with venues across the UK, we are delighted to reveal, Anglesey Circuit will host the event on April the 12th and 13th. Sunday and Monday of the Easter weekend.
It going to be the perfect way to get the drift season started at one of, if not the most popular tracks for drifting in the UK.
Tickets will go on sale Sunday March the 1st at 8pm.
Full details on what we have in store are to follow on our social media channels ~ Facebook and Instagram
Drift Matsuri held its 7th annual end of year event at Anglesey Race Circuit in North Wales. Since 2013 it has grown to become the one event that many of the drift scene strive to do regardless of other competitions, practice days and demos.
The weekend really starts early as most people try to leave work early on Friday, making their way to the track from all corners of the United Kingdom along with a few from Ireland.
The paddock quickly filled up with drivers setting up their pit area and checking over their cars before a long weekend of drifting. The rain didn’t dampen people’s spirits as they caught up with friends, fitted their sun strips and got their cars scruitineered.
Saturday morning kicked off with driver briefings before the tracks went live for the morning session. The usual three tracks were open for all drivers, giving them the option to swap between them as much as they wanted.
The
fast track is always popular as its one of the only times that drivers can
drift at such high speeds with many drivers managing to link the first corner
to the hairpin without needing to manji the straight.
The
touge track is the other busy layout with the queue often being the biggest
throughout the event. The drivers didn’t have to wait long between runs with
large trains of cars leaving the start line.
This
track twists its way up the hill to the top of the circuit before looping back
around and down to the finish. It’s a favourite of many of the drivers and
spectators too as the view is incredible!
Aside
from the attraction of being able to drive several different tracks within one
venue, Drift Matsuri gives drivers of all abilities a chance to drift together
and learn from each other. It’s not uncommon to see a British Drift
Championship driver on track with drivers that may have never competed before.
The spectators get to see a wide variety of cars on track, the usual S-Chassis and R-Bodies were well represented but also some rarer cars were out on track.
Harry
Hudson has been getting everyone’s attention this year in the ex-Huxley
Motorsport RA28 Celica. The car is driven hard in Driftcup and this event was
no different, Harry managed to hit some tyres causing some damage to the car
but he was still enjoying himself afterwards!
Ford might not be the brand that you associate with drifting but they were out in force with a few Escorts and even an Escort van.
A
quick walk through the paddock wasn’t possible with so many cars to draw your
attention away at every turn.
The
end of the day came around after what felt like only a few hours but as the
light faded the drifting wasn’t over. A selection of invited drivers lined up
for the night demos. Think 40+ drivers, very little lighting other than what’s
on the cars and large trains of cars on track at the same time.
The
drivers really excelled this year with their lighting solutions with several
cars sporting rally light bars and neons.
The
night session was purely for the entertainment of the crowd which loved every
minute of it.
After
an hour or so the drivers all left the line together for a couple of runs in
trains of 20+ cars before the session ended with a fireworks display.
That ended the track action for the day but the party was only just starting for many people around the track. The official party was in one of the pit garages with Mike Lewis smashing out the tunes until the early hours but groups of friends could be seen all over the paddock having their own parties.
Sunday morning was a slow start to the day for the guys that partied until late but for others they were eager to head out onto the tracks for another full day of drifting.
After
another 7 hours of drifting the paddock slowly started to clear out, drivers
loaded up their cars and headed home, memories made that will need to last
through the next year before we will do it all over again. Until next time!
