SPRING MATSURI TEAM EVENT

The Spring Matsuri 2017 will feature a Team Triple Drift competition that will take place in the Outer Paddock on Saturday evening.

The competition is open to an drivers who are taking part in the event, this include DriftCup drivers.

If there is an overwhelming demand, there will be a Facebook live session to pick the teams that will take part in the event.

The competition will have a judge over seeing the competition, however the CROWD will be the main judges! We expect people to bring airhorns, whistles and anything else that will make lots of noise to cheer on their favorite team.

If you are driving at the event, the application form can be found here > Spring Matsuri Team Event application form.

Will your team be crowned Spring Matsuri Team Event Champions 2017?

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.

Drift Matsuri 2015: The Report

Anglesey Circuit played host to the third annual Drift Matsuri this last weekend, hundreds of drifters, three tracks, night drifting and a party, the season would end in style!

There is no competition here, just a gathering of drifters looking to enjoy their weekend on and off the circuit.

The track action kicked off on Saturday morning with the drivers getting to choose between the three tracks. The touge track rose up above the rest of the track before cresting the hill into a blind initiation, it then winds its way back down the hill with a few tight corners.

The hairpin track was mainly used to practice their entries with a few people trying backwards entries throughout the event.

The final circuit was the BDC loop in reverse, a run upto the first corner would see the drivers hitting 3rd gear before initiating past the pit exit, a quick manji down the straight before initiating into a banked right hairpin. It’s a fast track that finishes with a high speed right hand bend.

There were some familiar drivers out on track with regular BDC and IDC drivers taking part, the lesser known drivers get to mix it up with some of the drivers they look up to and learn from them whilst on track.

The selection of cars was better than ever before, ranging from a hotrod powered by a turbo charged SAAB engine to a host of AE86s and everything in between.

As the sun started to set the drivers would return to the paddock whilst a selection of drivers prepared their cars for the night drifting demo.

The spectators crowded around the edge of the track all waiting to see the cars emerging from the darkness at speed.

The drivers describe this as scary but incredible fun, it’s amazing watching as they manage to run close together at high speed in the dark.

Most of the cars had been decorated with light bars, neons, strobes, anything the drivers could get their hands on to make their car visible for the spectators.

After 2 hours and lots of shredded tyres it was time for the track action to stop for the evening but the party in the paddock went on much later into the night.

Sunday morning and it was time for the track to open again, the drivers would get another full day of drifting and everyone headed out onto track to make the most of it.

By the end of the day everyone was exhausted, it was time load up and head home from another successful Drift Matsuri.

We have added just a few photographs some of the additional media that were present.

You can view our full event picture gallery on the DriftMatsuri Facebook page

Drift Matsuri 2015 – The timetable

Ladies and gents

With only a few days remaining before we head to Anglesey Circuit for THE drift social of the year, we thought we’d give you a run down of the timetable

All three tracks will open at 0930 on both days

There will be a lunch break at 1230 on both Saturday and Sunday.

Track will reopen at 1330 on both days

The tracks will close at 1700 on Saturday and 1630 on Sunday

The Night time demo will take place between 1900 and 2100. Expect a sight like no other, strobes, neons, and plenty more!

Not forgetting the drift trikes which will run till late!

Plus the ‘Party in the pits’

It’s going to be AWESOME!

Calling all media – The details

Calling all media types who would love the opportunity to be able to shoot the action at the 2015 Driftmatsuri!

You will need public liability insurance with with indemnity of a minimum of £5,000,000.

You will need to show copies of previous work over the past 12 months.

A covering letter from the publication or organisation you are working for.

If you tick all those boxes, drop us an email to [email protected] and we will forward you the relevant application form for you to fill and send.

Applications will be dealt with direct with Anglesey Circuit and they will have the final say to whether you qualify for media accreditation.