SPEED HERO Blog — R32

Ever have to write an article about a place you've never been to, about events you've never seen? Here I am, doing that. Much like grandpa Simpsons knowledge of the war, my knowledge of the Cell Block D seems to be sugar packets of information from word of mouth. That's right. My impression is of this: Purple is heavy, and alcohol is blood deep. Drift Unions' big Vancouver video premiere was as best as I can tell, a social magnet, but how do they fucking work? The...

Capital Drift season two started off with the screech of tires and the screech of metal on concrete. There was some uncertainty going into the first event as many of the top performers from last season are still wrapped up in their new builds. Luckily their were plenty of new comers to fill their spots. The word for the day was Nissan with 240's dominating the field broken up by a couple of more colourful...

The first Capital Drift practice of 2010 and what an explosive start. With at least 17 cars in attendance there was a huge variety of cars, power and skill level. The morning air was cool and the track was still wet. This worked out for those who are still new to the sport but offered some interesting challenges as it started to dry in patches throughout the day. These practices offer such a relaxed and...

Attended my first West coast drift event presented by the guys at Capital Drift. I really enjoyed the grassroots and community feel of the event but the small turnout makes me fear for the future. It's a nice mix of proper amateurs and some purpose built drift cars sporting DMCC banners. [caption id="attachment_375" align="alignnone" width="600" caption="You can drive any car you want as long as it\'s an S13 or an AE86"][/caption] There were a handful of...