Phil Morrison (drift driver)
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Phil Morrison is an English drift driver
from Birmingham
. Morrison started drifting in 2004, funding his interest in the sport by working for five years in a sixth form college as a technician. Phil owns Driftworks Ltd., one of the UK's biggest online stores for drift related parts. In 2006 Morrison won the D1 Great Britain Series in a Nissan 200SX S14
. Phil now drives a mid-engined Nissan Silvia S15 powered by a 2JZ-GTE engine from a Toyota Supra
in the European Drift Championship
. The car is one of the most powerful S15 drift cars in the world, at 666 BHP, and 604lbft of torque.
Drifting (motorsport)
Drifting refers to a driving technique and to a motorsport where the driver intentionally over steers, causing loss of traction in the rear wheels through turns, while maintaining vehicle control and a high exit speed...
from Birmingham
Birmingham
Birmingham is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands of England. It is the most populous British city outside the capital London, with a population of 1,036,900 , and lies at the heart of the West Midlands conurbation, the second most populous urban area in the United Kingdom with a...
. Morrison started drifting in 2004, funding his interest in the sport by working for five years in a sixth form college as a technician. Phil owns Driftworks Ltd., one of the UK's biggest online stores for drift related parts. In 2006 Morrison won the D1 Great Britain Series in a Nissan 200SX S14
Nissan 200SX
From 1995 to 1998 Nissan applied the name "200SX" to two different lines of automobiles in different markets these years.In 1995, Nissan reintroduced the 200SX nameplate in United States and Canada to designate a two-door version of the Nissan Sentra , known in Japan and Mexico as Lucino, replacing...
. Phil now drives a mid-engined Nissan Silvia S15 powered by a 2JZ-GTE engine from a Toyota Supra
Toyota Supra
The Toyota Supra is a sports car/grand tourer that was produced by Toyota Motor Company from 1979 to 2002. The styling of the Toyota Supra was derived from the Toyota Celica, but it was both longer and wider. Starting in mid-1986, the Supra became its own model and was no longer based on the Celica...
in the European Drift Championship
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 car is one of the most powerful S15 drift cars in the world, at 666 BHP, and 604lbft of torque.