Coming off the back of a second place finish at D1NZ Round1, I was feeling pretty good about coming into the first of the custom street circuit tracks on this years’ D1NZ schedule. While it is an awesome venue for spectators, with seats that put you only metres away from the action, Mt Smart stadium has never really been the best in terms of a “drivers track”. The converted car park has multiple surface changes, concrete walls that can suck you into them, and bad visibility at night. And all of this is why they call it the “concrete jungle”.
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Product spotlight – PWR Performance Products
This season I am proud to announce a new partnership with PWR Performance Products. With the help of Eastern Automotive Performance Centre, our car will be receiving a range of PWR products to keep the LS2 powered RX7 cool on track.
D1NZ Round 5 Christchurch
Even though it was two months ago, I still feel like I’m recovering from the only South Island stop on the D1NZ tour. Mike Pero Motorsport Park just outside of Christchurch, is one of the longest drift sections and is known for breaking cars.
Taupo D1NZ Round4
The host track of last years final round, Ricoh Taupo Motorsport Park is often referred to as the “drivers track” of D1NZ. The track is run in reverse direction, and is a fast, flowing, full throttle section that leaves my car chewing Achilles tyres in 4th gear the whole run. Taupo also has the best pit area setup of the series, with proper garages and viewing from the corporate boxes above them.
D1NZ 13/14 Round1 Hampton Downs
The 2013/2014 D1NZ season kicked off November 16th & 17th at Hampton Downs. I was lucky enough to have some great help in the off season which can be seen in my last post, and that ensured that both myself and the car were both ready to go with no last minute rush jobs! We used the first round as the reveal for our new Achilles Radial Drift Team liveries, which I really like the simplistic look of.
Steering lock, how does it all work?
When building a car to drift, you’re constantly looking for ways to push the boundaries. And seeing as getting sideways with big angle is the whole point of the sport, steering lock is something that all drift cars need upgraded at some point as the driver gets more confident behind the wheel.
D1NZ Final chase cam
Quick video of one of my practice runs from D1NZ final round at Taupo.
CRC Speedshow demos
Last weekend we were scheduled to put on 3 demos per day for the annual Speedshow event at ASB Showgrounds in Greenlane. Unfortunately, the council had other plans and didn’t like the noise or smoke created, so they cancelled most of the demos only leaving us with one session per day. We still put on a good show for the thousands of attendees, and made a little video featuring myself, Bruce Tannock, Gaz Whiter, and Dan Woolhouse. Enjoy!
Achilles Radial team video Ruapuna!
SBP have put together this cool promo video for Achilles Radial NZ. I’ve really enjoyed being part of an actual team this year, quite a different experience!
“D1NZ Inside Clipping Point” with Andrew Redward & Darren Kelly
D1NZ caught up with me this week for an interview about how our 2012/2013 season is going so far, it’s come out pretty damn cool. Check it out below
Andrew Redward Racing 