Great weather came out in support of the historic Cultra Hill Climb along with an extensive competitor entry. There was a large spectator turnout, with many bringing picnics and folding chairs to relax and watch the climb. We of course brought the tyre smoking Nissan, so apologies to those who ended up with some rubber [...]

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Folks, I will be out for a practice around 11am with demo runs at 1.30pm and 3pm.  Weather looks to be fantastic so very much looking forward to it.  See you tomorrow.

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It’s less than a week until the iconic Cultra Hill Climb returns on Saturday 4th June, and the Nissan has undergone a full spanner check in preparation for negotiating the tight service road as sideways as possible.  If you want to see some of the action get yourself to Cultra before 11am.  See you there! [...]

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Well after round one I mentioned in my blog that we were busting for a podium position at round 2.  Positive thinking paid off with a strong 3rd place at the wonderfully challenging (read crazy) Knockhill circuit. I’ll start off with a few words from resident Used Cars NI journo, Graham Curry: “Sunday 15th May [...]

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We returned to Oulton Park and an all new track layout for the first round of the 2011 Pirelli European Drift Championship.  Heads turned and compliments flowed on the new livery by Blackwater Graphics – a great success in changing the image for the 2011 season! We ran a new part of the track this [...]

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With the car and events evolving over the years, I decided that we needed a dramatic new look for 2011 and I turned to local livery experts Blackwater Graphics to come up with something different. My brief was simple – create something eyecatching, but a step away from the traditional Japanese drift car look.   [...]

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Thanks to Rally School Ireland, I was able to do a shakedown of the Nissan after much winter fettling along side the RMS day out.  I’ll let the Mirror tell all: Keep an eye out for the new Nissan livery with a fresh new image for the 2011 Pirelli European Drift Championship!  Thanks to Graham [...]

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I’ll be joining the rest of the reallymeansounds.com members at Rally School Ireland near Monaghan at their purpose built drift/rally circuit in the S14, on Sunday 27th February. This will be a great opportunity for people to have a look around my car and see it in action.  RSI are also doing a special offer [...]

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We are well on our way into 2011, and I’m looking forward to bringing on some new sponsors for the next season of Drifting.  The dates for the Pirelli European Championship have been released and I can’t wait.  New venue for us is the Anglesey Circuit, home to Fifth Gear among other things!   I [...]

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I was invited along with fellow EDC driver Mark Luney by the DPP and Limavady Custom Cruisers to give a talk on motorsport and drifting as part of their “Doing it Safely” campaign for young drivers.  We had an enjoyable night at the North West Regional College, with some good craic and we had brought [...]

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