YOUNG DRIVERS CHALLENGED TO TEST THEIR SKILLS
As the JDM Allstars European Drifting Championships gathers pace for April 17th and 18th at the Trafford Centre, an exciting amateur competition has been unveiled. Never seen before in the UK, Road Safety for North West will be running a hands-on driving experience competition for visitors to the event in the ‘SAVE IT FOR THE TRACK’ ZONE.
Young drivers from across the North West are expected to flock to the ZONE and check out cutting edge Vision Racer Simulator pods where they will be able to test their metal on the latest driving computer games. Also in the SAVE IT FOR THE TRACK ZONE will be ‘control karts’ where driving skills will be tested to the limit around a specially designed car control track. The three highest scoring male and female drivers of the day will go through to the Championship ‘drive off’ leading to a Ladies and Men’s winner.
Explains Linda Sanderson of Road Safety for North West: “One of the greatest killers of young drivers on our roads is a lack of experience and this is a unique and innovative way of learning to control a car in a totally safe setting. The winners of our competition will earn a few laps of honour riding shotgun on the main track with the North West’s top European Drifting driver, Ian Harrison. The competition will be a lot of fun with a great top prize, but everyone taking part will also learn some very valuable hands-on driving skills, recognise their limitations and fully realise the dangers of drifting or racing anywhere other than a proper race track.”
Niall Gunn, Director or JDM Allstars said: “There is a time and a place for performance and control driving and we aim to make this a point and echo the message SAVE IT FOR THE TRACK. Road safety has always been a high priority for our professional scale events and this is a great way of getting the point across to all our fans – a high percentage of which are young motorists.”
JDM Allstars is the biggest professional drift series in the UK and the Manchester event has 6o drivers entered over 2 days from 11 different countries. Also featuring in the weekend event is the 2000 + horsepower methanol supercharged car crushing EXTREME Monster Truck driven by Glen Wise, a big jump specialist who recently jumped a van and eight cars on the truck’s back wheels. Gary Taylor - one of the UK’s top Freestyle motocross rising stars - will be riding as part of the UK FMX team. UK FMX will be hosting a number of stunts, from can-cans, tailwhips, superman seatgrabs, backflips and no handers. Modified car clubs from across the region will also be battling it out for Best in Show. For a race schedule and ticket information, visit: jdmallstars.com.
Roadsafety for North West:
Road Safety for North West is a cross-border collaboration between Lancashire Partnership for Road Safety and Greater Manchester Drive Save Casualty Reduction Partnership and its aim is to reduce death and injuries on the region's roads through education, engineering and enforcement activity. In Britain 1,200 young drivers between the age of 17 and 24 are killed or seriously injured on the roads every year. This represents 52% of all UK road deaths but this age group only represents 16% of driving license holders.
What is Drifting?
Drifting is currently Europe’s fastest growing motorsport. Originally from Japan it has grown rapidly in the UK. Drifting can often be compared to having the same action as the best moment in Formula 1,World rally, or equivalent motorsport, but it is run time and time again, keeping the crowd in total awe of the car control. Drivers are measured on how much angle, speed, style and overall impact that a driver can navigate a circuit of turns in. It is truly one of the best motorsport shows out there. Now drifting events are getting attendances above 10,000 people, and take is taking the UK by storm. JDM Allstars is the biggest Professional drift series in the UK and the Manchester event has 6o drivers entered over 2 days from 11 different countries.
JDM ALL-STARS
Entering its third season, JDM All-stars is recognized as the best professional drifting championship in Europe. Established on the streets of Japan, drifting has evolved into a worldwide competitive sport that challenges each driver's driving ability and vehicle control. JDM All-stars provides a forum for professional drifters to compete in 6 events/demonstrations nationwide for the coveted JDM All-stars Triple crown Series. JDM All-stars has taken competitive motorsports to the extreme attracting fans and car enthusiasts from all walks of life and establishes itself as the national focal point for the Sport.
