Drift Allstars
| Category | Drifting |
|---|---|
| Country |
 UK |
| Inaugural season | 2008 |
| Drivers' champion | James Deane |
| Official website | http://www.drift-allstars.com/ |
 Current season | |
Drift Allstars is a live action motorsports brand dedicated to car drifting. It is being developed on multiple levels and is growing rapidly.
Drift Allstars Championship – is a professional drifting series that on average 50 drivers and teams, from at least 16 nations compete in a 10 stop Grand Prix series driving powerful and modified saloon cars. It is backed and driven by Extreme and Alistair Gosling and his professional management team.
The 2014 Championship[1] kicked off at the Olympic Park, London in May and finished in Athens, Greece in September. Video clip from London[2]
For 2015[3] and beyond the new management team[4] are working with new promoters around the world to bring the Drift Allstars brand to arenas, tracks, stadiums and city centers and have added music to the line-up with both bands and DJs being part of the offer.
Media Coverage
Based on the public interest social media is being used extensively to grow the brand and championship. The Facebook fan base is 1.44 million liking the brand, up from 171,000 in 2014.
TV - The 2014 8 x 30 minute part Drift Allstars TV show has been and is broadcast across 39 countries into 95 million household’s on the following networks Pan Europe EXTREME TV, UK/Ireland – BT Sports, Bulgaria – BNT, Finland – MTV3, Italy – Fox Sports, Greece – Fox Sports, Cyprus – Fox Sports, Norway – Viasat, Sweden – Viasat, Lithuania – Viasat Baltics, Latvia – Viasat Baltics, Estonia – Viasat Baltics, Romania – Digi Sport, Russia – Auto Plus, UAE – OSN Network, Turkey – Fox Sports, USA – MAV TV, New Zealand – TV3, Asia – Eurosport Asia, Thailand – True Visions[5]
History
It was Formerly and originally known as JDM Allstars when Niall Gunn formed it in 2008, with an inaugural structure of 3 events named the JDM Allstars TRIPLE Crown Series. These 3 lead events showcased at Teesside Autodrome, Lydden Hill Circuit and Europe’s first street course at Wembley Stadium. Since 2014 Alistair Gosling and Extreme, who are backed by Kleinwort Benson Bank are supporting running and investing in Drift Allstars to take the brand to the next level.
Previous Champions
2008 - Eric O’Sullivan Ireland
2009 - The series expanded slightly, adding stops at the Newcastle Docklands and Lydden Hill Circuit.
2009 - Remmo Niezen the Netherlands
2010 - Luke Fink Australia
2011 - The year with the biggest switch-up, seeing the series re-branded as the Drift Allstars European Series. Along with this huge change, some of the stops would now touch down for the very first time in mainland Europe with stops in Malta, Switzerland and France.
2011 - James Deane -Ireland
2012 - Alan Sinnot – Ireland
2013 - Juha Rintanen Finland
2014 - James Deane Ireland
Series Champions
| Year | Driver | Car | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Eric O'Sullivan | Toyota Corolla AE86 | Rockstar Energy Drink |
| 2009 | Remmo Niezen | BMW M3 E30 | Team Falken Europe |
| 2010 | Luke Fink | Nissan Silvia PS13 | Low Brain Drifters |
| 2011 | James Deane | Nissan Silvia PS13 | Low Brain Drifters |
| 2012 | Alan Sinnott | Toyota Corolla AE86/Nissan 200SX S14A | Nexen Tyres |
| 2013 | Juha Rintanen | Nissan S14A 2JZ | Nexen Tyres |
| 2014 | James Deane | Nissan 200SX | Falken Tires |
References
- ↑ http://www.stanceworks.com/2014/08/an-invasion-of-horsepower-extreme-drift-allstars-takes-to-the-streets/
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QTuKE1ZPOR0
- ↑ http://www.wreckedmagazine.com/blog/2014/07/04/a-look-at-drift-all-stars-kick-off-in-london-recap/
- ↑ http://www.sportcal.com/News/release_article.aspx?articleid=103559
- ↑ http://www.drift-allstars.com/extreme-drift-allstars-series-signs-18-new-tv-network-deals/