THE end of the season event everybody wants to attend has been confirmed.
The Drift Matsuri will once again return to the wonderful circuit of Anglesey Circuit in north Wales.
There will be three tracks, an open pit lane, night time drifting, and of course, the after party!
More details coming soon!
Ladies and gents!
If you were one of the lucky ones who purchased a place for the 2017 Spring Matsuri at Rockingham Motor Speedway, you should now have an email.
If you can not find it in your inbox, please check in your spam and junk mail before contacting us.
Please remember, if you have booked more than one driver ticket, we need the names of the additional drivers! If not, that/those drivers will not gain entry to the venue and will not be on our list of drivers.
We have an announcement coming tonight (19th Feb) at 8pm on our Facebook page that you will not want to miss!
More details are to follow in the run up to the event!
Make sure you follow us on Facebook and Instagram @driftmatsuri
We can reveal the Spring Matsuri will return to Rockingham Motor Speedway on Saturday and Sunday the 11th and 12th March 2017!
The venue hosted the first ever #SpringMatsuri in 2016 and was an incredible event!
The Infield is ultra high speed and rewards the brave!
The Oval will offer an exclusive layout only used at the Spring Matsuri. The concrete blocks on the pit exit are moved to allow drivers to drift into the pit lane!
The rear of the Oval will be changed from the regular track used at Rockingham Drift Days. Use of the inner and outer walls will transform the layout!
For 2017 there will be a fourth track in operation on Saturday! The Outer paddock will be exclusive for those who wish to practice twinning and proximity drifting! Whether its your first time drifting or you have been drifting for years, this is the track for you! This will be sold as a different ticket for those with a tighter budget and those who wish to practice twinning and proximity rather than high speed drifting the other parts of the Matsuri offer.
Full details of how much places will be, when and how to book a ticket will be announced on Friday the 6th January at 8pm!
In the mean time, don’t forget to follow us on Instagram @driftmatsuri for images from the #SpringMatsuri2016 and #Driftmatsuri2017
We would like to wish you all a very Happy Driftmas and a fantastic new year!
The Drift Matsuri returned to the wonderful Angelsey Circuit for the 4th annual event.
The event is open to everyone, from grass routes first time drifters to British and Irish champions.
During the day three track were buzzing with cars circulating all day!
The mixture of cars this year was better than ever, from the popular BMW, Nissans and Toyota to the wild and wacky!
The night fight did not disappoint, the actions was WILD with backwards entries, 360 deg entries!
The eventual winner would be Richard Grindrod from Team Uk!
There would be a firework display as the winner was announced, then the action moved to the Party in the Pits’ until the small hours!
Here is just a small selection of the action caught on camera by the media.
For more pictures, check out our Instagram and Twitter feed – @driftmatsuri and of course our Facebook page.
Ladies and gents
To clarify a few details.
All tickets will go on sale at 8pm in the shop.
There will be places available for those wishing to drive either Saturday, Sunday or both ‘Weekend Driver’.
Any additional drivers must pay in cash on the day of the event for the cost of £50 per day per driver.
** The sin bin will be in operation on the car, not the driver **
Passengers must pay in cash on each day of the event at the cost of £25 per person per day.
Garages will also be available which hold four cars comfortably, these will be available for Friday and Saturday night.
EVERYTHING will be sold on a first come first serve basis will no exceptions.
Please note there will be a very small delay while all items go live.
Once driver tickets have sold, we will start a reserve list, to be placed on the list you must send us a message via this Facebook page. We will need your contact telephone number and email address.
The reserve list will not be started until we announce all places have been sold on our Facebook page.
As the season comes to a close, we look forward to the annual Drift Matsuri at Anglesey Circuit in North Wales.
The details you all need for this event are as follows:
A driver ticket will be available for Saturday – SOLD OUT
You will be able to buy a driver ticket for Sunday – SOLD OUT
A discounted driver ticket for the weekend – SOLD OUT
All driver tickets will come with entry for two people, the driver plus one.
Garages (8 available) that holds four cars for the weekend – SOLD OUT
A weekend spectator tickets will be £30 if bought in advance from the website. £35 on the gate
A Sunday spectator ticket will be £16.50 if bought in advance from the website. £20 on the gate
Passenger wristbands will be available for sale at £25 per day
Additional drivers will be charged £50 per day
Camping is free of charge for all
Drivers, if you buy two tickets or someone else pays for your ticket, you MUST tell us the drivers name. Tickets WILL BE REFUNDED if we are not told within 14 days!
Each driver will have their own disclaimer to sign at the event. If you are not named as a driver, there will be no disclaimer for you and you will not drive.
Driver tickets are not to be sold or transferred. The person named must be the driver on the day. There will be a reserve list set up for those who miss out on buying a ticket.
*** RESERVE LIST ***
If you fail to secure a ticket, we will be operating a reserve list, to be placed on the reserve list you must send a message to us via the Drift Matsuri facebook page. Drivers will be placed on the list in the order of request.
The reserve list will not be started until all places have been sold.
Refunds
All driver and garage tickets:
A 75% refund will be granted up to and including Sunday the 16th October 2016.
No refunds will be offered after Sunday the 16th October 2016.
All spectator tickets are none refundable.
The event will run an open pit lane policy on all three tracks.
There will be a United Kingdom vs Ireland battle on Saturday night under flood lights.
Once the battles have finished the party will start, Mike Lewis will return on the decks until the small hours.
Refreshments will be available on site in the cafe.
The event is for EVERYONE, whether you are drifting or not, this is the event to be at!
Cars do not need to be caged and drivers of any level are welcome due to the nature of three different track.
Since 2013 the Matsuri has taken place at Anglesey Circuit; the north Wales venue is perfect for such an event.
As the event has gained a reputation for being the end of season party before the off season, thoughts had been rushing around the organisers minds as to whether or not a Spring Matsuri would, or could, be possible.
The use of Anglesey at the beginning of the year is not an option for various reasons, so the hunt was on for a suitable venue that could cater for an event to surpass any other.
Rockingham fitted the bill perfectly! The first ever Spring Matsuri would be the biggest single drift event the country had ever seen!
The event would cater for every level of drifter, from first time drivers to former champions and everyone in between.
Added to the main event was round one of the Driftcup series. The feeder series to the British Drift Championship would feature in the outer paddock. The track was designed to get the drivers to show they could use proximity when the battles started.
As at all previous Matsuri, the mixture of cars would allow those with different tastes something to admire and take a look at. There was a host of different BMWs, the usual array of S and R bodied Nissans, Mazdas, a couple of Ford Escorts, plus a few Toyotas.
The infield track would be a very busy place. Plenty of drivers had heard of the high speed, technical nature of the track and wanted to make the most of it.
The outer oval, which was originally designed for Nascar and Indy cars, is HUGE. The area around turn three was transformed into a high speed section that would test the drivers’ ability to the max.
The circuit would, for only the second time in its history, remove a section of the concrete wall at the end of the pit lane. This would allow a track to be designed which would see drivers finish drifting in the pit lane. Not only that, but the outer wall would be the boundary – get this track wrong and your car would experience some serious damage.
Drivers coped with all three tracks with no problems. Clouds of smoke would fill the venue with drivers making the most of the track time available.
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We will leave you with a selection of pictures from various photographers, all of which we thank for catching the action.
A full gallery can be found on our facebook page
Keep checking back for details on the next #matsuri