Insane Drifting in a Steel Yard!
Absolutely insane Thursday Thunder Announcement from the team at Repco D1NZ! Representing the South Island, the VIP Drift Team has announced their entry into the 2025 D1NZ Pro Championship Drift Series..
Zeknova Tyres Named Official Tyre of D1NZ 2025
Repco D1NZ is proud to announce Zeknova Racing Tyre - New Zealand as the Official Tyre of the 2025 championship season.
8 Days To Go! D1NZ Grassroots Scholarship 2025
There are just 8 days to go in the 2025 Repco D1NZ Grassroots Driver Scholarship video competition..
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..
Q&A with D1NZ Pro-Drifters Roady Knowles and Justin Patterson
Question Time! Enjoy a laugh with D1NZ Pro Drifters Roady Knowles and Justin Patterson after their recent antics in the shed..
Win a Grassroots Drift Scholarship • D1NZ 2025
This week's Thursday Thunder Announcement from the team at D1NZ revealed the 'Top-4 entries so far' in the 2025 Grassroots Driver Scholarship competition.
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.
Woops.. we nearly set this shed on FIRE
Things got a little wild for this one.. .Roady Knowles & Justin Patterson bringing the heat in this Thursday Thunder announcement from D1NZ!
The boys from MTF Finance are making the switch to the D1NZ Pro-Championship class in 2025..
Fanga Dan’s Holden VZ Commodore (2013)
Back in the Time Machine with this door banger for our OTV Thursday Throwbacks!
Raw GoPro footage from Fanga Dan in the Holden Commodore & Kyle Jackaways in the Nissan S13 swapping paint at D1NZ Christchurch 2013.
DriftSouth 2024/25 Season Calendar
The full season calendar for the upcoming 2024-25 DriftSouth Series in the South Island of New Zealand.
Round 2 of the 2024/25 Drift South Championship kicks off on Sunday 20th October at Euromarque Motorsport Park, Ruapuna Raceway.
Connor Halligan locked in for D1NZ 2025 with Zeknova Tyres
Taupō based Connor Halligan is locked in for D1NZ 2025 with Zeknova Racing & Performance Street Tyres.
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.
Red Bull Showrun • Houston 2024 • Sights & Sounds
Red Bull Showrun took over the heart of downtown Houston, Texas - where New Zealand drifting legend ‘Mad’ Mike Whiddett was on hand to entertain in the 'MadMac’ McLaren P1 Drift Hypercar...
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)
DriftSouth • Round 5 (Ruapuna A Track V1 Reverse) • 2023/24 Season
The final round of the 2023/24 DriftSouth Series held at Euromarque Motorsport Park in Christchurch, New Zealand.
A-Track Version 1 (Reverse) was the layout, a mix of speed, camber and technical flow putting the drivers to the test.
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..
Dave Steedman's 900hp 3.2 RB30DET is ready for D1NZ
The latest Thursday Thunder announcement - Team DSR's Dave Steedman is BACK for 2025 in his 3.2 Stroked RB30DET powered S-Chassis.
After taking 3rd place overall two years in a row driving the Mimico sponsored Nissan S14 Silvia, the D1NZ Veteran is looking to gun for the top spot.