A new drift season is upon us and 14 full days of drifting have been scheduled for this year. Below is the calendar in which we invest ourselves for what is about to come.

Unlike most motorsports, spectators make up a good portion of the life blood of drifting. Let's face it, it's damn fun to watch. Unfortunately, Drift Nirvana tends to lack proper guidance for spectators to figure out where the best viewing locations. The track was not originally designed with spectators in mind. Fret not, there are some good place to get some awesome pictures/videos of drifting.

Judging drifting is probably the most difficult part of the sport. Unlike Time Attack or your normal HPDE day, drifting is subjective. In the end, that means a judge decides who wins or loses. At Drift Nirvana, we lack drift boxes, radar guns, or any fancy equipment. We have a pen and paper.

Fret not! There is a rhyme and reason for everything. The following are the general guidelines used to judge solo comp runs at DN.

In less than a month, for both days of the weekend of the first week in December, we will be drifting! I figured I should take a moment out to write a little something for the website and answer a few questions that I've been asked.

What is the schedule?
It's a normal drift schedule for both days. Here is a rough estimate

By: Yoshi Jeffery

One of the first maintenance/upgrades performed on used cars tends to be bushings. Most drivers upgrade from rubber to a polyurethane bushing. But be careful! Not all polys are made alike.

Below is an example of a durometer hardness scale for different types of materials used for bushings.

Image from http://www.plasticsintl.com/

This was our second and maybe last drift day for the year. Instead of a generic "this is what happened" but instead I'll give my eyes on that day.

I've always had problems coming up with different layouts for ODS. In any given situation, ODS really only has 2 possibilities. Now and then, there is a third option but it either is a terrible idea or cuts the run time too short. As a result, I figured I would just literally write out all the viable possibilities. Admittedly, a good amount aren't great layouts but why not at least make it?

By Doug Moseley

Nirvana by one dictionary term is a freedom from pain, worry and the external world. At 5am today I began my trek in that external world known as Apex, NC in search of Drift Nirvana at Summit Point, West Virginia. My journey took me through the cities of Raleigh and Richmond then out in to the sticks of Northern Virginia. As I continued... these sticks turned to beautiful scenery reminiscent of my time in Germany only it was corn and not grapes covering the hillside. My transportation was a Dodge Ram with me at the wheel instead of a Volvo with me in a child seat. The RUF Porsches were replaced by grandma in her Chevy Celebrity doing 5 mph UNDER the posted speed limit.

Recently I've gotten a few emails with simple questions for any DN vet. Things like "What is orange loop?" or "where do I paddock?". Hopefully this helps clear things up. Click the image below for a larger version of the picture

I’ve dreamt of Drifting ever since the age of fourteen when my friends showed me videos of Tsuchiya the Drift King, WRC, and Initial D later on. Unfortunately I was not able to follow my interest in drifting until much later in life due to lack of funds, knowledgeable people, and many other reasons. My dreams of drifting faded into the depths of my mind. Ten years later I purchase a FWD sporty daily driver with good pickup, rediscovering my “Need for Speed.” All of my dreams of drifting came rushing back. Decided then and there I will learn to drift!

Took the first steps into the drifting world in November 2010. Not knowing really anything about drifting or cars. I needed to do a lot of research. First, I needed to find out if there was drifting in my area. I spent my free time looking for a group, organization, or locations I could legally learn to drift. Surprisingly, I found little information on it, but I did discover AutoX through SCCA. I joined SCCA because I thought it would be a alternative to drifting. I continued to search for about a month without much luck. I didn’t think I would find a drifting group in my area until someone suggested I take a look at Summit Point race way. I went to their website and found out about Drift Nirvana (DN), and found their forums. This was great news! I started asking a ton of questions about drifting techniques, when is the next event, good cars to drift, what to expect, etc. Everyone was very helpful and friendly. They told me the drift season won’t start until Feb of next year. I had plenty of time to prepare.

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