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NZ Drift Series 
NZ Drift Series logo (2008)Category Drifting Country or region New Zealand Inaugural season 2007 Drivers 48 Official website nzdrift.co.nz The NZ Drift Series is a five-round motorsport series organised by Parkside Media, publisher of NZ Performance Car magazine. Competing against D1NZ it has achieved greater success because of NZ Performance Car and NZ Performance Car TV's marketing power.
The inaugural season was in 2007 and consisted of two rounds at Manfeild Autocourse and Pukekohe Park Raceway.
The 2008 season expanded the number of rounds to five and the number of tracks to four, including Taupo Motorsport Park, and a round in the South Island at Powerbuilt Tools International Raceway, Ruapuna.
The 2009 season continued with five rounds, including the new Hampton Downs Raceway.
The series helped propel some New Zealand drivers into the world arena[1], with top drivers such as Carl Ruiterman, Gary Whiter and Mike Whiddett[2] being invited to compete overseas in events such as D1GP World Allstars, Red Bull Drifting World Championship[3], Formula D[4] and European Drift Championship[5]
Contents
Television
NZ Drift Series is shown on the TVNZ network as part of Powerbuilt Tools Motorsport and NZ Performance Car TV, and TVNZ ondemand[6]. Battle highlights are available on the official site.
Technical specifications[7]
All vehicles must be a ‘series production vehicle’ of ‘closed vehicle’ unitary construction, rear-wheel drive only. The engine can be at the front (FR) or mid-mounted (MR). The type and manufacturer of the vehicle is not restricted. Superchargers and turbochargers are permitted, but nitrous oxide is not. The vehicle's engine does not have to be the original, and significant modifications can be made to the lubrication, cooling and exhaust systems, suspension, brakes and steering as long as series regulations are met, and maximum decibel (dB) levels are not exceeded at the track. Maximum tyre width is 265.
The cars must comply with Motorsport New Zealand[8] regulations for closed racing cars, including a rollcage, fire extinguisher and safety harness.
Points system
The basic points system is as follows:
Final battles
- 1st – 200 points,
- 2nd – 160
- 3rd – 140
- 4th – 120
- 5th – 100
- 6th – 80
- 7th – 60
- 8th – 40
- First Round losers – 20 points each
Qualifying
Qualifying works on a descending points system with the top qualifier receiving 32 points and the 32nd qualifier receiving one point.
Event entry
- Event Entry 20
- Pre-Entered Competitors minus 30 points for non-attendance per event.
Miscellaneous
- Hard Yards Award – 5 points
- Flag infringements - minus 50 series points
- Drifting or speeding outside allocated areas on track – minus 20 series points per infringement.
- Burnouts outside allocated areas or specified times – minus 20 series points per infringement.
- Bodywork infringement – minus 5 series points
How drifting is judged
Qualifying point scoring
- Speed: 0 – 30 Points
- Angle: 0 – 30 Points
- Line: 0 – 30 Points
- Smoke/Noise: 0 – 10 Points
Battle point scoring
- Speed – 25 Points
- Angle – 25 Points
- Chase – 50 Points
2009 season
Dates
- Round 1: May 16 - Manfeild
- Round 2: July 12 - Pukekohe Park Raceway
- Round 3: September 13 - Hampton Downs Motorsport Park
- Round 4: October 17 - Taupo Motorsport Park
- Round 5 (Grand Final): November 21 - Hampton Downs Motorsport Park
2008 season
Dates
Series dates for the 2008 season:
- Round 1: Saturday March 22, Pukekohe Park Raceway, Pukekohe, Auckland
- Round 2: Saturday May 17, Manfeild Autocourse, Fielding, Manawatu
- Round 3: Saturday September 20, Powerbuilt Tools International Raceway, Ruapuna, Christchurch
- Round 4: Sunday October 12, Taupo Motorsport Park, Taupo
- Round 5 (Grand Final): Sunday November 23, Pukekohe Park Raceway, Pukekohe, Auckland
Results[9]
Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Final Total Entrant Car No. Pukekohe Manfeild Christchurch Taupo Pukekohe Carl Ruiterman 1 211 211 150 144 20 736 Steven Sole 22 165 241 62 82 180 730 Tiger White 6 63 67 249 67 124 570 Dan Woolhouse 2 0 192 211 60 71 534 Mike Whiddett 4 146 -10 106 212 20 474 Darren McDonald 3 109 104 121 65 68 467 Jason Sellers 15 248 25 59 68 62 462 Nick Teeboon 5 67 65 185 63 69 449 Gary Whiter 8 92 20 63 251 20 446 Hamish Marsden 44 190 27 23 34 170 444 Takeshi Teruya 57 64 142 20 59 143 428 Curt Whittaker 9 59 66 64 190 29 408 Kyle Jackways 13 32 58 -10 36 237 353 Jonathan Bennett 62 30 75 68 161 -10 324 Aaron Bennett 12 61 30 92 58 72 313 Cole Armstrong 81 0 0 0 114 198 312 Daynom Templeman 71 0 0 65 126 87 278 Brad Smith 17 60 129 -10 32 66 277 Johnny Udy 30 0 0 167 0 106 273 Sam Groombridge 26 24 159 36 -10 59 268 Shane Rutland 21 33 60 27 29 31 180 Brendan Duncker 59 57 57 57 -10 -10 151 Gee Mutch 11 34 68 -10 -10 65 147 Shaun Yearbury 56 102 35 0 0 0 137 Vinny Ryan 60 35 28 28 25 20 136 Rian Herrick 14 31 21 -10 57 36 135 Nathan Stalker 69 0 83 0 30 0 113 Sam Bleakley 48 25 31 -10 33 30 109 Bradley Lauder 64 26 24 -10 27 26 93 Dave Steedman 40 28 29 -10 26 20 93 Andre Stanway 0 0 0 35 35 70 Lee McLean 66 -10 33 30 23 -10 66 Chris Protheroe 45 0 32 29 0 0 61 Troy Forsythe 32 0 0 58 0 0 58 Nick Callagher 63 27 23 -10 -10 27 57 Blair Martin 67 0 36 0 0 20 56 Andrew Redwood 56 63 -10 -10 -10 20 53 Richard Lunn 47 29 20 0 0 0 49 Cody Collis 68 0 22 26 0 0 48 Jesse Porter 27 23 20 0 0 0 43 Mark O'Hara 74 0 0 35 0 0 35 Dwayne Rhind 0 0 0 0 34 34 Hans Ruiterman 70 0 34 0 0 0 34 Nick Shrimpton 31 0 0 34 0 0 34 Gene Rhodes 23 0 0 33 0 0 33 Marcus King 0 0 0 0 32 32 Simon Hunter 73 0 0 32 0 0 32 Matai Watson 76 0 0 31 0 0 31 Matt Jackson 16 36 -10 -10 24 -10 30 Alu Mutch 37 22 26 -10 -10 0 28 Bruce Tannock 79 0 0 0 28 0 28 Shane Harris 0 0 0 0 28 28 Matthew Smith 75 0 0 25 0 0 25 Anthony McQuoid 72 0 0 24 0 0 24 Micah Hoebers 80 0 0 0 22 0 22 Nikki Pilcher 78 0 0 22 0 0 22 Tony Breman 49 0 0 21 0 0 21 Nick McConcie 77 0 0 -10 0 0 -10 Mark Holland 57 -10 -10 -10 -10 -10 -50 2007 season
Results
Position Car No. Entrant Manfeild (2 Jun) Pukekohe (15 Jul) Total 1 14 Carl Ruiterman 211 241 452 2 24 Curt Whittaker 224 85 309 3 30 Adam Richards 169 127 296 4 1 Daniel Woolhouse 150 132 282 5 12 Tiger White 60 190 250 6 15 Mike Whiddett 167 46 213 7 29 Nick Teeboon 133 68 201 8 3 Darren McDonald 20 171 191 9 7 Jairus Wharerau 72 63 135 10 2 Gary Whiter DNS 129 129 11 8 Rian Herrick 62 39 101 12 6 Francis Aro 106 -30 76 13 20 Gee Mutch 63 30 93 14 21 Steve Mitchell 34 58 92 15 17 Aaron Bennett 58 20 78 16 16 Shane Rutland 57 10 67 17 22 Jonny Udy 65 DNS 65 18 13 Jamie Blair DNS 62 62 19 33 Andre Stanway 61 DNS 61 20 4 Matt Jackson DNS 57 57 21 69 Brad Smith DNS 55 55 22 31 Matt Clark 35 14 49 23 18 Kyle Jackways -30 69 39 24 33 Mike Turley 39 0 39 25 57 Jason Sellers DNS 36 36 26 58 Keith Punn 36 DNS 36 27 60 Greg Munt 13 20 33 28 28 Jesse Porter DNS 32 32 29 32 Clay Buskermolen DNS 26 26 30 34 Victor Chapman 20 DNS 20 31 23 Shane Harris DNS 15 15 32 26 Hamish Marsden DNS 8 8 References
- ^ "Kiwi drifters to take on the big boys". The Press. 22 April 2008. http://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/lifestyle/motoring/375304. Retrieved 1 November 2011.
- ^ http://www.formuladrift.com.sg/profile_nz1.htm
- ^ http://www.formulad.com/redbull/drifting-world-championship/
- ^ "Motorsport: Mad Mike goes drifting for NZ". The New Zealand Herald. 22 April 2008. http://www.nzherald.co.nz/motoring/news/article.cfm?c_id=9&objectid=10505517. Retrieved 1 November 2011.
- ^ Speedhunters event report
- ^ NZ Drift Series on TVNZ ondemand
- ^ http://www.performancecar.co.nz/events/nz-drift-series/competitor-information/competitor-information
- ^ Motorsport New Zealand
- ^ 2008 results
External links
Categories:- Drifting series
- Auto racing series in New Zealand
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