What better way to end 2011 other than a grassroots drift event hosted
by Streetwise Drift on New Years Eve. The frigid, North Carolina morning, quickly
turned into a beautiful day with temperatures topping out around 60 degrees.
The “End of the Year Bash” was held at the Metrolina Expo in Charlotte, NC. There
was something for everyone with an AWD Dyno, 5 car tandem drifting, and a
covered car corral!

The “End of the Year Bash” allowed novice drifters to get out and have some
fun. Some drivers used this day to obtain some track time and experience, while
others were able to dial in their car for the upcoming season. This event marked the
end of Streetwise Drift’s 3rd year of operation, and boy was it a great one!

Drivers such as Kurt Durjan drove all the way from Florida towing his 1996
Turbocharged Miata. Jodin Lejune showed up with his Drift Emporium
supercharged titan swap Infiniti G35 from Georgia, giving ride alongs to anyone who
asked.

Initially there was going to be a team tandem drift competition.
Unfortunately, there were not enough teams interested in participating, so the day
quickly turned into a drift day for all to enjoy with nearly unlimited track time for all
the drivers! At the end of the day, there were no winners, there were no crashes,
and there was nobody hurt, making for a great end to the 2011 Streetwise Drift
season!

Photos/Story By: Will Page

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Dan Jenkins reported for duty at the 100 Drifters of December event which included drivers such as 2010 Formula Drift champion Vaughn Gittin Jr. The gallery features over 500+ images from the weekend. Our favorite car we found is the silver 5-Series BMW sliding sideways on the track!

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With one of the most exciting rounds in Formula Drift history in the books, we bring you the complete gallery from Formula Drift Round 7 at the House of Drift in Irwindale. Justin Kahler was on the scene to bring to you a thorough gallery documenting every hit, loss and victory at Irwindale.

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A great day at the track for Final Fight really set the tone for the main event. Joey Redmond shot the quick gallery documenting some great driving from qualifying today. The paddock was buzzing with stories today and Sam Hubinette put on a champion performance in qualifying today. Stay tuned as Justin Kaehler is taking the reigns tomorrow in the photography department.
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The guys at Clubloose threw the last event of the year at Englishtown called Finishing Moves put a close to the series for the year. Sadly New Jersey has winter coming so drifting is on hold until 2012. Dan Jenkins captured the competition of the amazing weekend with his big lens. Check out the 550+ photos he shot over the Finishing Moves weekend.

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The end of the 2011 Drift Mania season is here with Round 7 at Circuit ICAR taking place. A huge 500+ image gallery finishes off the 2011 season. Watch as the heavy hitters of the series such as Dave Briggs, Miro Ovcharik, and Pat Cyr continue to dominate the Canadian series.

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James Deane put on a clinic at Wembley to finish off the JDM All-Stars season. We had Darren Skidmore tackle the event which highlighted people like Daijiro Yoshihara driving a car for Driftworks. Wembley is quite the track for international drifting on a grand scale. You can see Allan Sinnott and Christy Carpenter doing battle in the first photo. We have plenty more inside the gallery so follow the link below.

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Dave Moore went out to Willow Springs to capture Round 4 of Just Drift recently. This event marked the end of the four event season finishing off some great competition over the year. We have a 400+ image gallery filled with photos as the drivers competed into the night at WSIR. Below are the Round 4 results:

1st place – Neiko Gunther
2nd place – Enrique Mendoza
3rd place – Ryan Bell

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Check out all the action from Clubloose as they presented Freedom Moves at Englishtown over the past weekend. Dan Jenkins took to the track shot 600 photos for your enjoyment on the weekend. Formula Drift stars such as Eric O’Sullivan were in attendance (yellow Pontiac Solstice above) and the entire Drift Alliance came out for the weekend of fun.

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Check out the BDC Round 5 coverage from the famous Formula 1 Silverstone circuit. Darren McNamara brought out the rotary AE86 and Fredric Aasbo brought out his Toyota Supra that ran in the UAE. Some great coverage from Chris Wynne. Enjoy our 100+ photos inside.

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