That time we strapped Fireworks to a Drift Car..
It’s Guy Fawkes time in New Zealand, the only time you can purchase fireworks each year. We dug into the archives again, winding back to when we teamed up with the guys at Pyro Company Fireworks for something a little crazy..
Gaz Whiter’s Insane Crash at Baypark (2013)
Today’s pick for Thursday Throwbacks is this absolutely mental crash at D1NZ Baypark in 2013 - New Zealand drift legend Gaz Whiter was behind the wheel of his LS-Swapped S14 Silvia - Backed by Tectaloy Performance Coolants.
GT86 Pro Drift Car • Build Breakdown • Kurt Blackie #D1NZ2025
Kurt Blackie talks us through his fresh built 405ci V8 swapped Toyota GT86 Pro Drift Car; currently being assembled for the upcoming 2025 D1NZ Drifting Championship in New Zealand.
Full Send 2JZ • Toyota Supra MK3 A70 • #OTVRAW
Scott Johnson in the Agile Performance MK3 Supra competing at the final round of the 2023/24 DriftSouth Series at Ruapuna Raceway - full sends in the 2JZ powered A70.
RB25 Power! Nico Reid’s Nissan Silvia S15 • D1NZ Drifting Whangarei
Digging into the archives this week - Watch Nico Reid Drift in the Luxury Sports Nissan Silvia S15 - laying down some RB25DET heat on the custom D1NZ layout in Whangarei 2013.
Toyota Chaser JZX100 • Drifting with 1JZ-GTE • #OTVRAW
Piloting his Toyota Chaser JZX100 equipped with a 1JZ-GTE, Sam Walker won the final event of the season at Ruapuna Raceway (A-Track Version 1 Reverse Layout) securing the overall points race for the DriftSouth Series title.
Sam West is BACK with a NEW CAR + D1NZ Announces Grassroots Drift Scholarship for 2025
Tauranga's Sam West will return to the hot-seat in his new 2JZ powered 180sx, looking to improve on last years results - checkout a full rundown of the car build thanks to the team at RHP (Reid & Harrison Performance)
D1NZ Moves To Control Tyre Brands in 2025
Announced this week was a massive shift for the New Zealand D1NZ Drifting Series - with the Pro Championship class moving to Control Tyre Brands in 2025 and beyond.
The series aims to level out the playing field in the pro drift class and secure the future of the sport..
Kurt Blackie RETURNS + Oversteer TV Brings D1NZ LIVE & FREE in 2025
Tauranga's Kurt Blackie is set to return for the 2025 Repco D1NZ Drifting Championship + Oversteer TV announces the 2025 Season will be streamed LIVE & FREE on YouTube!
#OTVRAW • Car Noises for your Earholes
Best of the chopping block - raw footage from Round 4 of the 2023/24 DriftSouth Series held at Levels Raceway in Timaru, New Zealand!
Crazy SR20 Powered AE86 Wins 2024 D1NZ Pro-Sport Drift Series
Keisuke Nagashima battled his way to the top step of the D1NZ Pro-Sport Restricted Class in 2024, piloting the @86Fighters SR20DET powered Toyota Corolla AE86.
#OTVRAW • 800hp+ Supercharged V8 Holden VF Commodore
Sam Edinburgh behind the wheel of the VIP Drift Team's newest chassis; the ex-Fanga Dan Holden VF Commodore, powered by a Supercharged LS.
#OTVRAW • Nico Reid Nissan S15 x DriftSouth
RAW RB noises! Ride along with Nico Reid in his straight-six turbo RB powered Nissan S15 Silvia
#OTVRAW • Daniel Caldwell WINS at DriftSouth
Ride along with VIP Drift Team pilot Dan Caldwell behind the wheel of his V8 powered Nissan S15 Silvia - taking the overall win for Round 1 of the 2023/24 DriftSouth Series.
#OTVRAW • Alex Pirlea 13b Rotary Mazda RX7 FD3S
Alex Pirlea from @NOLIFTDRIFT behind the wheel of the TyreOwl sponsored 13b Rotary powered Mazda FD3S RX7.
Fanga Dan: Ford Mustang RTR Finishes 4th at Taupo
After struggling with power steering issues and setting a less than ideal performance in qualifying, the 4x Drifting Champion scrapped is way through the Taupo Reverse section with points on the board for Round 2...
2JZ Swap S14 - Adam Whitehead's 2024 D1NZ Campaign
D1NZ Unleashed - Steve the Maori caught up with Adam Whitehead who recently made the change to a 2JZ engine platform under the hood of his Nissan S14 Silvia drift car..
9500 RPM Honda S2000 - F20C Turbo powered S2K Drift Car
A street legal(ish) drift car? Turning wheels at 9500rpm? Checkout this wicked Honda S2000 that makes all the right noises!
Liam Burke 800hp 2JZ Wildcard at D1NZ Grand Final 2023
Former NZ Drifting Champion Liam Burke was a wild card entry into the 2023 D1NZ Drifting Championship Grand Final held at Baypark Stadium in Tauranga.
OTVRAW: DriftSouth Round 3 at Ruapuna B Track V2
Raw footage compilation from Round 3 of the New Zealand DriftSouth Series 2022/23 Season held at Ruapuna - B Track Version 2