Radio controlled drift cars!

We are pleased to announce we will have a radio controlled drift track in operation all weekend!

If you have never seen radio controlled drifting, you are missing out!

The amount of detail that goes in to the tracks and cars is outstanding!

They will have not one but two tracks in operation. If you are an RC drifter, bring your car with you and have a go! You may be invited on to the main circuit to show your skills to everyone!

The tracks will be run in association with GetYourDriftOn

Make sure you come and check it out, there may even be a chance for you to have a go!

Drivers you have email!

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

Spring Matsuri 2017 details

With the date now set in your diary, time for some information.

The details you all need for the event are as follows:

Tickets will go on sale on Sunday the 12th February 2017 at 8pm.

There will be a two types of driver tickets for Saturday;

• The first will be for the Outer Paddock area ONLY. This will be the same track as used for round one of DriftCup on Sunday. A bespoke layout which will encourage proximity drifting. Places will be limited to ensure plenty of seat time for all – £99
• The second driver ticket will be for the Infield and Oval layouts – £179

Sunday and weekend tickets;

• You will be able to buy a driver ticket for Sunday – £179
• A discounted driver ticket for the weekend – £340
• Garages (24 available) that holds two cars for the weekend with access from Friday £100
• 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!

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 5th March 2017.

No refunds will be offered after Sunday the 5th March 2017.

All spectator tickets are none refundable.

The event will run an open pit lane policy on all tracks.

There will be a radio controlled drift track operating within one of the garages. If you have a radio controlled drift car then make sure you bring it with you.

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 four different tracks.

Helmets and seat belts are mandatory.

Car specification:

• No oil or fluid leaks will be tolerated.
• All vehicles must have front and rear functional tow hooks or straps present. BMW OEM screw-in tow hooks are not acceptable as they shear when pulled at an angle. If towing hooks/straps are not fitted, cars will be recovered by whatever means necessary and RDDAYS cannot be held liable for any damage caused.
• All vehicles must be maintained to a satisfactory standard.
• The noise limit is 105 DB at three-quarters throttle in a static test.
• Cars must have at least 2 working rear brake lights.
• Cars must start the day with both front and rear bumpers fitted.
• Cars must have headlights or headlight covers and tail lights fitted into the factory positions and in reasonable condition.
• Cars must have all factory glass or Perspex replacement windows (driver and passenger window glass can be replaced by approved netting).
• Cars must have all panels present (including bonnet) and in reasonable condition without any sharp edges.
• Rude or offensive stickers/number plates must not be fitted.
• Cars may be subject to checks by RDDAYS staff at any point during an event and may be prohibited from using the track until any faults are rectified.
• All decisions by RDDAYS staff are final.
• Have a 1kg hand held fire extinguisher fitted

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Spring Matsuri – When and where!

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!

A few details before tickets go LIVE at 8pm

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.

Autumn Matsuri 2016

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.

The Spring Matsuri

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