2008 European Drift Championship season
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The 2008 European Drift Championship season is the second season of the European Drift Championship
. The championship was won by Ben Broke-Smith.
More entrants will be added throughout the season including British Drift Championship Wildcard Entries.
Round 2 wildcard - Mike Gaynor
European Drift Championship
The Pirelli European Drift Championship is a drifting series held each year throughout the United Kingdom. It was introduced in 2007 following the collapse of the D1 Great Britain series which in turn replaced the Autoglym Drift Championship...
. The championship was won by Ben Broke-Smith.
2008 entry list
| 2008 Japanese Used Cars European Drift Championship Driver | Car | Number | Team/ Major Sponsor | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brett Castle | Nissan 200sx S14a | 1 | Abbey Motorsport/ Autoglym |  |
| Mark Luney Mark Luney Mark "SidewaysBuff" Luney is a professional drift car racer.-History:Mark Luney has been involved in motor sport from a very young age. This obsession started off with an interest in Rallying, attending events from the age of 7. As Mark was too young to get behind the wheel, he managed to try the... |
Nissan 350z | 2 | SVA Imports |  |
| Mark Johnston | Nissan Silvia S13 (TBA) | 3 | Weston Performance | |
| Ben Broke-Smith | Toyota Chaser JZX81 | 4 | Driftworks | |
| Maciej Polody Maciej Polody Maciej Polody is a drifting driver from Poznań, Poland. Driving a Nissan 200SXa S14, he is the Polish driver to compete in the D1 Grand Prix series, debuting in for D1GB, the British national series and was one of the few invited to compete against the experienced Japanese drivers in the... |
Nissan 200sx S14a | 5 | Polody Performance |  |
| Tony Green | TBA (AE86?) | 6 | TBA |  |
| James Grimsey | Nissan 180sx/ Nissan Laurel/ TBA | 7 | GBH Motorsport | |
| Phil Morrison | Nissan Silvia S15 (2JZ Powers) | 8 | Driftworks | |
| Chris Parry | Toyota Sprinter Trueno | 9 | (Major Sponsors = Driftworks, Angelworks, VEMS, Run Free, Japanese Used Cars.com) | |
| Tim Marshall | TBA Nissan Skyline R33 GTS with Chevy V8 | 10 | TBA | |
| Peter Barber | Mazda RX7 FD3S with N/A RX7 engine with RX8 internals | 14 | Swinton car insurance | |
| Ian Harrison | Nissan Skyline R32 | 15 | Harrison Motorsport | |
| Alan McCord | TBA (Nissan Silvia S15; possibly 2JZ engine) | 16 | Hi-Octane Imports | |
| Paul Smith | Nissan Silvia S15 | 17 | TBA | |
| Nobushige Kumakubo Nobushige Kumakubo is a drifting driver from Japan who competes in the D1 Grand Prix series and racetrack and land owner. Nicknamed Kuma, he is commonly referred to one of the pioneers of drifting.... |
Subaru Impreza GDB (RWD converted, ex D1GP) | TBA | Team Orange |  |
| Mark Coyne | Nissan 200sx S14 | TBA | TBA |  |
| Ian Coyne | Nissan 200sx S13 | TBA | TBA | |
| Scott Armstrong | Nissan Onevia S15.3 (S13 front, S15 chassis, supercharged RB30 engine) | TBA | Performance Parts & Services Ltd | |
| Kazuhiro Tanaka | Subaru Impreza GDB | TBA | Team Orange | |
- Entrants 1-17
- Kumakubo
- Coyne Brothers
- Armstrong
- Tanaka
More entrants will be added throughout the season including British Drift Championship Wildcard Entries.
Round 2 wildcard - Mike Gaynor
2008 Rounds
- Round 1 - April 5/6th - Donington ParkDonington ParkDonington Park is a motorsport circuit near Castle Donington in Leicestershire, England.Originally part of the Donington Hall estate, it was created as a racing circuit during the pre-war period when the German Silver Arrows were battling for the European Championship...
- Round 2 - May 17/18th Knockhill CircuitKnockhill Racing CircuitKnockhill Racing Circuit in Fife is Scotland's national Motorsport centre. The circuit is located in the Fife countryside about north of Dunfermline. The track, initially opened in 1974, is long and 10 metres wide and was created by joining service roads to a nearby disused mineral railway,...
- Round 3 - June 1 Silverstone CircuitSilverstone CircuitSilverstone Circuit is an English motor racing circuit next to the Northamptonshire villages of Silverstone and Whittlebury. The circuit straddles the Northamptonshire and Buckinghamshire border, with the current main circuit entry on the Buckinghamshire side...
- Round 4 - July 11/12th - Santa Pod RacewaySanta Pod RacewaySanta Pod Raceway, in Northamptonshire, England, opened at Easter in 1966, is Europe's first permanent drag racing venue. It was built on a disused World War II American air base, RAF Podington, once used by the 92nd Bomber Group. It is now the home of European drag racing and has grown...
- Round 5 - September 6/7th Silverstone CircuitSilverstone CircuitSilverstone Circuit is an English motor racing circuit next to the Northamptonshire villages of Silverstone and Whittlebury. The circuit straddles the Northamptonshire and Buckinghamshire border, with the current main circuit entry on the Buckinghamshire side...
- Round 6 - September 26/27th - Poznan Circuit, PolandPolandPoland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...