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2012 Driftwest Series Dates

Colin Reeves — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 23:21:48 +0000

Here is how the schedule is looking for the 2012 season. Sorry for the delay, we have been juggling tracks/dates for various reasons. Every date is confirmed except Round 1 in Saskatoon.

• Round 1 – Autoclearing Speedway, Saskatoon, SK – June 9

• Round 2 – Castrol Raceway, Edmonton, AB – June 23

• Round 3 – Penticton Speedway, Penticton, BC – September 1
o Sunday Funday – September 2

• Round 4 – Castrol Raceway Road-course, Edmonton, AB – September 22

More info, including registration, coming soon

Driftwest Series Payouts

Colin Reeves — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 07:34:14 +0000

Final dates are coming very soon, but for now we will release our top 8 payouts.

• 1st – $1500
• 2nd – $1000
• 3rd – $750
• 4th – $500
• 5th – $200
• 6th – $200
• 7th – $100
• 8th – $100

Registration will also be opening soon with a special early-bird season price. Stay tuned.

2012 Driftwest Series Rulebook

Colin Reeves — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 23:37:07 +0000

Attached is a PDF file of the 2012 rulebook. Rulebook subject to change before final release.

Right-click and Save As: http://driftwest.ca/documents/DRIFTWEST SERIES RULEBOOK 2012.3.pdf

Spec-D/Driftwest Edmonton Practice Dates

Colin Reeves — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 14:52:28 +0000

Tentative Schedule:

May – 3, 17, 31
June – 14, 28
July – 12, 26
August – 9, 21*
September – 6, 20
October – 4

*-Tuesday Practice

Driftwest Member Driver – $35
Non-member Driver – $40
Spectators – $10

All dates will be held at Castrol Raceway.
Gates open at 5 pm, drifting goes until 10 pm.

-Colin

Welcome to Driftwest v2.0!

Kenji Miki — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 04:24:34 +0000

It’s been quite a few years since Louren Sansregret and I started this website and to be quite honest with you I’m surprised it’s grown as large as it has. I’m amazed and honored that Driftwest.ca has become the premier drift forum in western Canada, and I promise you it will only grow from here. A little while back, Louren was kind enough to give me control over the site, and a few exciting things have been set in motion since then.

Over the years, Driftwest made a bit of cash. Up until now, I just sat on it. Now I’ve flipped it back into the website, and then some, to improve the service we’ve been providing all these years. The forums that everyone’s used to won’t change much- we’re just combining a bunch of the subdirectories, and moving the event coverage to the new Blog section of the site- but these are just a few small building blocks to support the bigger upcoming change: the Driftwest Series. Colin Reeves, Spec-D and I have combined forces to promote a series for the West, and we will do our utmost to bring you the best and fairest drifting in this part of Canada.

The Series

The Driftwest Pro Series is a west-coast-operated, west coast series- by the drivers, for the drivers. The series will be single driver pool events meaning all pro-ams and pros will compete together similar to XDC. We will be running four events in Alberta and BC in 2012. Some changes from 2011 will include video taped judging (for challenging purposes), driver workshops, immediate cash payouts and no “re-dos”. Our judging format will be similar to prior years but the rules will be very straightforward and will not change mid-season. Tech for the upcoming season will be easier to comply with than following years for more incentive to the rookie pro-driver. The rule book will be posted to the site later today.

Schedule (Tentative):

Round 1 – Castrol Raceway (Drift Pad), Edmonton – June
Round 2 – TBD, Calgary – July
Round 3 – Pentiction Speedway, BC – August
Round 4 – Castrol Raceway (Roadcourse), Edmonton – September

On behalf of Colin Reeves and myself, we thank you, and welcome you to the new era of drifting.

– Kenji Miki