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Paul Smith (drift Driver)
Paul "Smokey" Smith (born 23 January 1980) is a British professional drift driver from Spalding, Lincolnshire. He drives a 1JZ powered Nissan Silvia S15 for Team Japspeed. He won the British Drift Championship in 2012 after several years of competition. Career Smith began drifting in 2004 in a Nissan 200SX at a Silverstone Circuit practice day. During the following year, he began competing in the UKD1 Autoglym Clubman Championship in a newly built Nissan Skyline R32, finishing the season in second place, missing out on the title by a single point. , japspeed.co.uk. He continued competing in the Pro-Am Eurodrift Championship until he obtained a license at th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
King's Lynn Stadium
King's Lynn Stadium, also known as the Adrian Flux Arena and previously as the Norfolk Arena, is a short oval stadium situated to the south of King's Lynn on Saddlebow Road in Norfolk County, England. It currently hosts BriSCA Formula 1 Stock Car Racing, Banger racing, motorcycle speedway and is also a former greyhound racing track. Origins The stadium was constructed in 1951 on the west side of Saddlebow Road next door to a poultry farm. It originally opened for greyhound racing. Stock car racing Since 1955 it has hosted BriSCA Formula 1 Stock Car Racing for which it has hosted World Final events for in 2007, 2009, 2013, 2015 and 2019. It's set to hold the World Final again in September 2020 with this year's winner Tom Harris defending his title. Speedway The stadium has been the home of the King's Lynn Stars speedway team since 1965. It hosted the Final of the 1984 European (World) Under-21 Championship won by England's Marvyn Cox. The shale-surfaced track is long and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British Drift Championship
The British Drift Championship is a drifting series held in the UK. It is the highest level of competition drifting in the UK. The series began as a feeder series to the European Drift Championship. However, the partnership between the BDC and EDC organisers ended at the end of the season and the BDC became a professional series in its own right. The series originally had two classes, Semi-Pro and Pro. However, due to the vast growth of the championship a third class was added for the 2011 season, called 'Super Pro' which became the highest class. The top drivers in the Pro class were merged into this new class. For the 2015 season the championship reverted to two classes; the three classes from 2014 were merged to create the Pro-Am and Pro class. A feeder series called Drift Cup was created to allow those wishing to take part in the series the chance to prove they have what it takes to drive in the main championship. In 2016, the series was taken over by the man behind the Ir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drifting (motorsport)
Drifting is a driving technique where the driver intentionally oversteers, with loss of traction, while maintaining control and driving the car through the entirety of a corner. The technique causes the rear slip angle to exceed the front slip angle to such an extent that often the front wheels are pointing in the opposite direction to the turn (e.g. car is turning left, wheels are pointed right or vice versa, also known as opposite lock or counter-steering). Drifting is traditionally done by clutch kicking (where the clutch is rapidly disengaged and re-engaged with the intention of upsetting the grip of the rear wheels), then intentionally oversteering and countersteering. This sense of ''drift'' is not to be confused with the ''four wheel drift'', a classic cornering technique established in Grand Prix and sports car racing. As a motoring discipline, drifting competitions were first popularized in Japan in the 1970s and further popularized by the 1995 manga series '' Initial ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spalding, Lincolnshire
Spalding () is a market town on the River Welland in the South Holland district of Lincolnshire, England. The town had a population of 31,588 at the 2011 census. The town is the administrative centre of the South Holland District. The town is located between the cities of Peterborough and Lincoln, as well as the towns of Bourne, March, Boston, Wisbech, Holbeach and Sleaford. The town was well known for the annual Spalding Flower Parade, held from 1959 to 2013. The parade celebrated the region's vast tulip production and the cultural links between the Fens and the landscape and people of South Holland. At one time, it attracted crowds of more than 100,000. Since 2002 the town has held an annual pumpkin festival in October. History Ancient Archaeological excavations at Wygate Park in Spalding have shown that there has been occupation in this area from at least the Roman period, when this part of Lincolnshire was used for the production of salt. It was a coastal siltland. At Wyg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toyota JZ Engine
The Toyota JZ engine family is a series of inline-6 automobile engines produced by Toyota Motor Corporation. As a replacement for the M-series inline-6 engines, the JZ engines were 24-valve DOHC engines in 2.5- and 3.0-litre versions. 1JZ The 1JZ version was produced from 1990 to 2007 (last sold in the Mark II BLIT Wagon and Crown Athlete). Cylinder bore and stroke is . It is a 24-valve DOHC engine with two belt-driven camshafts and a dual-stage intake manifold. 1JZ-GE The 1JZ-GE is a common version, with a 10:1 compression ratio. Output for the early non-turbo, non-VVT-i (1990–1995) 1JZ-GE was at 6000 rpm and at 4800 rpm. VVT-i variable valve timing was added in 1995, for an output of at 6000 rpm and at 4000 rpm. Like all JZ-series engines, the early 1JZ-GE is designed for longitudinal mounting and rear-wheel-drive. All of these models only came with a 4-speed automatic transmission; no manual gearbox option was offered. 1JZ-GTE The 1JZ-G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nissan Silvia S15
The is the series of small sports cars produced by Nissan. Versions of the Silvia have been marketed as the Nissan 200SX, 200SX or Nissan 240SX, 240SX for export, with some export versions being sold under the Datsun brand. The name "Silvia" is derived from Sylvia (ballet), Sylvia, the name of the nymph who served Diana (mythology), Diana, the Roman goddess of the hunt and chastity. The name also means "forest" in Latin. CSP311 In 1962, Albrecht Goertz, Albrecht Graf von Goertz has previously worked as a consultant for BMW, having created the BMW 507, and saw the potential of Japanese manufacturers. Yamaha had created the Technical Research Institute to develop their own sports car in 1959, and had built the YX30 sports car. As Yamaha had a working relationship with Nissan, work began on project A550X, but at some point the project fell apart and work was cancelled. Kazuo Kimura and Fumio Yoshida were both working on Project A550X and when the professional relationship b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nissan 200SX
The Nissan 200SX (originally Datsun 200SX until the early 1980s) is an automobile nameplate that has been used on various export specification Nissan automobiles between 1975 and 2002. Nissan Silvia based Between 1975 and 2002, Nissan retailed the Silvia as the 200SX in some export markets. Six generations were constructed, with new models released in 1979, 1984, 1989, 1993, and 1999. A number of these cars, in both coupe and hatchback body styles, received different nameplates depending on the importers. File:Nissan New Silvia.jpg , First generation (S10; 1975–1979)(North America) File:1983 Nissan 200SX (S110), front right White.jpg , Second generation (S110; 1979–1984)(most export markets) File:Mark I s12-200SX.jpg , Third generation (S12; 1984–1989)(North America) File:1994 Nissan 200SX (S13) coupe (22642782184).jpg , Fourth generation (S13; 1989–1993)(Europe, South Africa, New Zealand) File:Nissan 200SX (9639982223).jpg , Fifth generation (S14; 1993–1999 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Silverstone Circuit
Silverstone Circuit is a motor racing circuit in England, near the Northamptonshire villages of Towcester, Silverstone and Whittlebury. It is the home of the British Grand Prix, which it first hosted as the 1948 British Grand Prix. The 1950 British Grand Prix at Silverstone was the first race in the newly created World Championship of Drivers. The race rotated between Silverstone, Aintree and Brands Hatch from 1955 to 1986, but settled permanently at the Silverstone track in 1987. The circuit also hosts the British round of the MotoGP series. On 30 September 2004, British Racing Drivers' Club president Jackie Stewart announced that the British Grand Prix would not be included on the 2005 provisional race calendar and, if it were, would probably not occur at Silverstone. However, on 9 December an agreement was reached with former Formula One rights holder Bernie Ecclestone ensuring that the track would host the British Grand Prix until 2009 after which Donington Park would be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nissan Skyline R32
The is a brand of automobile originally produced by the Prince Motor Company starting in 1957, and then by Nissan after the two companies merged in 1967. After the merger, the Skyline and its larger counterpart, the Nissan Gloria, were sold in Japan at dealership sales channels called '' Nissan Prince Shop''. The Skyline was largely designed and engineered by Shinichiro Sakurai from inception, and he remained a chief influence of the car until his death in 2011. Skylines are available in either coupé, or sedan body styles, plus station wagon, crossover, convertible and pickup/sedan delivery body styles. The later models are most commonly known by their trademark round brake and tail lights. While not distributed in the United States until its importation as the Infiniti G, the Skyline's prominence (particularly for the GT-R variant) in video games, movies and magazines resulted in many such cars being imported there, and makes up a large amount of second-hand Japanese car ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
European Drift Championship
The European Drift Championship (EDC) was an annual drifting series held in the United Kingdom from 2007–2012. The series was previously known as D1 Great Britain (D1GB) in 2006 and D1UK from 2002–2005, but event organizers disassociated from the D1 Grand Prix in 2007. D1UK was also known as the Autoglym Drift Championship due to sponsorship by Autoglym. In 2008, EDC introduced the British Drift Championship (BDC) as a feeder series, but the BDC broke off to form its own annual professional series just a year later and, as of 2020, is now aligned with Formula D. In 2010 the championship organisers made the controversial move to change from a Top 16 to a Top 8 invitational format. The championship featured only 8 drivers who were all sponsored by Pirelli Tires. All championship rounds became part of the Modified Live car shows alongside the UK Time Attack Time attack is a type of motorsport in which the racers compete for the best lap time. Each vehicle is timed through nu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Knockhill Racing Circuit
Knockhill Racing Circuit is a motor racing circuit in Fife, Scotland. It opened in September 1974 and is Scotland's national motorsport centre. The circuit is located in the countryside about north of Dunfermline. It is the only FIA approved circuit in Scotland. History The circuit opened in September 1974. It was created by joining service roads to a nearby disused mineral railway, closed in 1951, which served Lethans Colliery. The first car race was held on 18 May 1975. Between 1974 and 1983 the circuit had several different owners which helped to steadily develop the circuit's facilities and attractions. Derek Butcher became the owner in 1984 and since then Knockhill has been developed to a point where it is able to host rounds of most of the major British car and motorbike championships. The circuit hosted a round of the British Touring Car Championships for twelve years until the deal ended in 2002 with the promoters seeking infrastructure upgrades. Knockhill made improv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drifting Drivers
Drifting may refer to: * Drifting (motorsport) *Pipe drift or drifting, measuring a pipe's inner roundness Film * ''Drifting'' (1923 film), a film directed by Tod Browning * ''Drifting'' (1982 film), the first Israeli gay-themed film * ''Drifting'' (2021 film), a film directed by Jun Li Music * "Drifting" (Plumb song), 2011 * "Drifting" (G-Eazy song), 2016 *"Driftin' Blues", a 1968 blues song recorded by Charles Brown & Johnny Moore's Three Blazers, Eric Clapton and others *"Drifting", a song by Jimi Hendrix on his album ''The Cry of Love'' *"Drifting", a song by 4 Non Blondes on their album ''Bigger, Better, Faster, More!'' *"Drifting", a song by Salmonella Dub on their album ''Killervision'' *"Drifting", a song by Pearl Jam on their album ''Lost Dogs Lost Dogs are an American musical supergroup formed in 1991, comprising vocalists, songwriters, and guitarists from multiple Christian alternative rock bands. Their current lineup includes Terry Scott Taylor (Daniel Amos, the S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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