Kenny Ruddell 10/7/22 Kenny Ruddell 10/7/22

Jordan Joyce Finishes First Season in D1NZ Pro Series 2022

Jordan Joyce from JJ Motorsport completed his first season in the Valvoline D1NZ Pro Drift Championship, stepping up into the series after driving in the Kaspa Transmissions Pro-Sport Restricted Class.

Kenny Ruddell 9/21/22 Kenny Ruddell 9/21/22

Darren Kelly WINS at Baypark - D1NZ Drifting Championship 2022

3x New Zealand Drifting Champion Darren Kelly has been the latest Kiwi export competing in the USA based Formula Drift series - piloting an 850hp V12 powered Aston Martin Vantage.

Kenny Ruddell 6/22/22 Kenny Ruddell 6/22/22

Fanga Dan's Coyote V8 Ford Mustang RTR

Fanga talks us through some of the similarities and differences between his two RTR Mustangs and what's inside this pro-spec drift machine.

Kenny Ruddell 6/2/21 Kenny Ruddell 6/2/21

DriftSouth: Round 5 Series Final at Christchurch - 2020/21 Season

Highlights of the DriftSouth Series grand final at Mike Pero Motorsport Park in Christchurch, shredding A-Track Version 1 (Reverse) - Daniel Liemburg grabbing the round victory with Dylan Rastrick in second, D1NZ Pro-Driver Michael Thorley finishing in 3rd.

Kenny Ruddell 5/20/21 Kenny Ruddell 5/20/21

SPCA Charity Car Show - Whangarei May 2021

Kj popped down to the SPCA Charity Car Show in Whangarei, a good turnout despite the rain and a nice mix of cars on display.

Kenny Ruddell 5/18/21 Kenny Ruddell 5/18/21

Andrew Redward Scores 3rd Place in D1NZ Drifting Championship 2021

Andrew Redward defied the odds in the 2021 Valvoline D1NZ Drifting Championship - competing in a 300kw LS2 powered FC RX7, the Cali-Kiwi managed to score 3rd place overall for the season, driving one of the lowest powered cars in the pro series.

Kenny Ruddell 5/17/21 Kenny Ruddell 5/17/21

Mashup: D1NZ Drifting Championship Grand Final, Tauranga 2021

Tauranga's Trustpower Baypark Stadium hosted the Valvoline D1NZ Drifting Championship Grand Final for the first time, celebrating 6 rounds of high-octane drifting for 2021..

Kenny Ruddell 4/29/21 Kenny Ruddell 4/29/21

Taylor James Scores Second Place @ D1NZ Round 5 Pukekohe 2021

CDT's Taylor James scored second place at Round 5 of the 2021 Valvoline D1NZ Drifting Championship held at Pukekohe - behind the wheel of a borrowed car - driving the NDT Developments 2JZ powered 180sx!

Kenny Ruddell 4/28/21 Kenny Ruddell 4/28/21

Mashup: D1NZ Drifting Round 5 @ Pukekohe Park Raceway 2021

A mashup of footage from Round 5 of the 2021 Valvoline D1NZ Drifting Championship and Round 3 of the Kaspa-Transmissions Pro-Sport Restricted Class.

As always the infamous Turn 1 sweeper served up plenty of action, throw in a bit of rain and things got a little hectic for the drivers..

Kenny Ruddell 4/12/21 Kenny Ruddell 4/12/21

VLOG 016: Drift Test Day @ Manfeild with Zak Pole aka ZPDrift

We head down to Manfeild Circuit Chris Amon in Feilding for a test day with Zak Pole aka ZPDrift - tinkering with his Nissan S15 Silvia powered by an RB28DET revving out to over 9000rpm.

Kenny Ruddell 3/14/21 Kenny Ruddell 3/14/21

Liam Burke Wins Round 2 Manfeild - D1NZ Drifting Pro-Championship 2021

Defending D1NZ Champion Liam Burke has bounced back after a tough start to the season at Mt Smart, winning Round 2 of the 2021 D1NZ Pro-Series held at Manfeild, sitting 3rd on the points table heading into the big back-to-back events at Christchurch.

Kenny Ruddell 3/13/21 Kenny Ruddell 3/13/21

Andrew Redward Finishes 2nd at Manfeild - D1NZ Drifting Pro-Championship 2021

Andrew Redward in his V8 powered FC RX7 scored 2nd place at Manfeild for Round 2 of the Valvoline D1NZ Pro Series - a cheeky LS2 has managed to top the scoreboard and lead the series standings heading into Round 3 at Christchurch.

Kenny Ruddell 3/12/21 Kenny Ruddell 3/12/21

Darren Kelly Grabs 3rd Place at Manfeild - D1NZ Drifting Pro-Championship 2021

Darren Kelly in the Heart of Racing R35 GTR took home 3rd place for Round 2 of the 2021 Valvoline D1NZ Drifting Championship held at Manfeild Circuit Chris Amon.

Kenny Ruddell 3/11/21 Kenny Ruddell 3/11/21

Shaun Potroz Wins Round 2 at Manfeild - Kaspa D1NZ Pro-Sport Drift Series 2021

The Potroz effect... the man himself chats about winning Round 2 of the Kaspa Transmissions D1NZ Pro-Sport Series at Manfeild in his RB25 powered S14.

Kenny Ruddell 3/9/21 Kenny Ruddell 3/9/21

Kaspa D1NZ Pro-Sport Drift Series: Round 2 Manfeild Circuit Chris Amon (Highlights) 2021

Highlights from Round 2 of the Kaspa Transmissions D1NZ Pro-Sport Drift Series held at Manfeild Circuit Chris Amon.

David Hunter topped qualifying in his C33 Laurel, with Shaun Potroz taking back to back round wins in his RB25 powered S14

Kenny Ruddell 2/3/21 Kenny Ruddell 2/3/21

DriftSouth: Round 3, Teretonga Raceway - 2020/21 Season

Round 3 of the 2020/21 DriftSouth Series was hosted by the Southland Sports Car Club at Invercargill's Teretonga Raceway.

The fast flowing section brought plenty of speed with Sheldon Kneale topping Qualifying in his Nissan 180sx…

Kenny Ruddell 1/31/21 Kenny Ruddell 1/31/21

Valvoline D1NZ Pro Drifting 2021: Round 1, Mt Smart Stadium

Highlights from the Pro-Championship drifting held at Auckland's Mt Smart Stadium, Round 1 of the 2021 Valvoline D1NZ Series.

Kenny Ruddell 1/21/21 Kenny Ruddell 1/21/21

Valvoline D1NZ Drifting 2021: Season Recap from 2020

As we build up to Round 1 of the Valvoline D1NZ Drifting Championship for 2021 we look back at the season that was 2020 - where more than 5 drivers battled in mathematical contention for the championship title.