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Hi guys,

I dont know if many of you are aware, but Drift Australia is the new national drift series that is now up and running. They have just put up a website http://www.driftaustralia.com.au/index.asp which is looking pretty damn good, it even has the dates of the comps and the dates of the telecasts - SBS are telecasting the comps :headspin:

It appears that they are looking at getting a round going in WA, perhaps in 2006!

Anyways, I encourage anybody who may be iterested in drift, to check out there site. Maybe one day, drift will start to get the support and recognition here that it does in the east. Can only hope.

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yeh it will be interesting for Full Lock series and for the Drift Australia series to get up together.

its proving interesting for some over in the eastern seaboard... to decide which to get into.. one is invite and the other is open to all ;)

i say bring it on!! :rofl:

-pie

Then you would just need somewhere to drift it.

Shame no one here lets people go thrashing - scared the cars might 'damage the track' - shame the tracks here are so much worse than the ones east that they get damaged. excuse sarcasm

I suppose that will cause some problems too, for the series to compete over here, they need somewhere to drive, a good track which isnt hours drive from no where.

yeh hence why they said 2006.. gives us enough time to work out our shit and get it done... and gives them enough time to organise it.. ;)

but stuff is being sorted as far as the track issues go :rofl:

-pie

  • 3 weeks later...

I'm so keen to start on some regular drifting in perth.

I just bought a a cefiro which is a total drift pig.

can wait to test it out on a track

does anybody know if the still orginise drift days down at the collie race track

Alan they are currently re-doing the track at Collie (resurfacing and changing layout) and so the track is out of action for a bit..

we are holding a Competition in September and details can be found in the Events section.

there is a training day in Collie on the 19th of June but that is fully booked out and their is a waiting list.. :(

other than that there is nothing :)

Perhaps we should lobby the govrnment to build a drift track and skid pan, or provide a place to go thrashing - just like legal street events.

There seems to be lots of skate board tracks around, so it appears dollars can be found to build facilities when the demand arrises - if they want to that it?

Can but dream, but it would be something positive in the fight against street hoons, just like the skate board track came about to keep kids off the street.

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