The NZ Drift Series is a five-round motorsport

Motorsport

Motorsport or motorsports is the group of sports which primarily involve the use of motorized vehicles, whether for racing or non-racing competition...

 series organised by Parkside Media

Parkside Media

Parkside Media is New Zealand's 2nd largest independent publisher representing 2% of the magazine market. Its offices are in Grey Lynn, Auckland. Established late in 1990 it is owned by Greg Vincent....

, publisher of NZ Performance Car

NZ Performance Car

NZ Performance Car is a monthly automobile magazine and website, and is the biggest selling automotive and men’s lifestyle magazine in New Zealand.As Parkside Media’s second title, it has eclipsed the success of NZ Classic Car...

 magazine. Competing against D1NZ

D1NZ

D1NZ is a production car drifting series in New Zealand. It began early in 2003 as a small competition consisting of several drifting teams from all over the country. Since then it has continually become larger and more professional, now involving professional drivers with sponsored cars...

 it has achieved greater success because of NZ Performance Car and NZ Performance Car TV

NZ Performance Car TV

-History:NZ Performance Car TV is a free-to-air television program in its eighth series, produced in-house by Parkside Media. It has had airtime on TV ONE, TV2, TV3, Prime and Sky Sports, often with several networks simultaneously which is unique in its genre. Each series consists of 13 episodes....

's marketing power.

The inaugural season was in 2007 and consisted of two rounds at Manfeild Autocourse

Manfeild Autocourse

The Manfeild Autocourse was built by the in 1973 as a purpose built course. In 1990 extra land was acquired and the circuit extension built, bringing Manfeild up to international standards...

 and Pukekohe Park Raceway

Pukekohe Park Raceway

Although Pukekohe Park Raceway is better known internationally as a motor racing circuit, it is primarily a horse racing circuit in New Zealand. It is located south of Auckland City in the North Island. The track is now owned by Pukekohe Park Limited...

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The 2008 season expanded the number of rounds to five and the number of tracks to four, including Taupo Motorsport Park

Taupo Motorsport Park

Taupo Motorsport Park is a motorsports circuit located in Broadlands Road, Taupo, New Zealand. It is owned and operated by MIT Development Ltd....

, and a round in the South Island at Powerbuilt Tools International Raceway, Ruapuna

Powerbuilt Raceway at Ruapuna Park

Powerbuilt Raceway at Ruapuna Park is a permanent motor racing circuit owned by . It is located at 107 Hasketts Road in Templeton, northwest of Christchurch, New Zealand....

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The 2009 season continued with five rounds, including the new Hampton Downs

Hampton Downs

Hampton Downs Motorsport Park is situated in North Waikato , New Zealand near the Meremere drag strip and the dirt track club. The motorsport park is an ambitious privately funded enterprise and the construction began in February 2007. The completion was planned for late 2008 but a particularly wet...

 Raceway.

The series helped propel some New Zealand drivers into the world arena, with top drivers such as Carl Ruiterman

Carl Ruiterman

Carl Ruiterman is a drifting driver from Pukekohe, New Zealand. Carl was crowned the 2007 D1NZ champion driving a Nissan Silvia S14. He made his D1NZ debut during the 2005 season, driving a Nissan Skyline R32....

, Gary Whiter and Mike Whiddett being invited to compete overseas in events such as D1GP World Allstars, Red Bull Drifting World Championship

Red Bull Drifting World Championship

The Red Bull Drifting World Championship is a non-championship all-star drifting contest sponsored by Red Bull energy drink and hosted by IMG and Slipstream Global Marketing, the organizers behind Formula D...

, Formula D

Formula D

Formula DRIFT or Formula D is the premier United States drifting series. Formula Drift, Inc. was co-founded by Jim Liaw and Ryan Sage in 2003 as a sister company to Slipstream Global Marketing, the same partnership that brought D1 Grand Prix to the United States. The new entity would solely own,...

 and 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...

Television

NZ Drift Series is shown on the TVNZ network as part of Powerbuilt Tools Motorsport and NZ Performance Car TV, and TVNZ ondemand. Battle highlights are available on the official site.

Technical specifications

All vehicles must be a ‘series production vehicle’ of ‘closed vehicle’ unitary construction, rear-wheel drive only. The engine can be at the front (FR) or mid-mounted (MR).
The type and manufacturer of the vehicle is not restricted. Superchargers and turbochargers are permitted, but nitrous oxide is not. The vehicle's engine does not have to be the original, and significant modifications can be made to the lubrication, cooling and exhaust systems, suspension, brakes and steering as long as series regulations are met, and maximum decibel (dB) levels are not exceeded at the track.
Maximum tyre width is 265.

The cars must comply with Motorsport New Zealand regulations for closed racing cars, including a rollcage, fire extinguisher and safety harness.

Final battles

• 1st – 200 points,
• 2nd – 160
• 3rd – 140
• 4th – 120
• 5th – 100
• 6th – 80
• 7th – 60
• 8th – 40
• First Round losers – 20 points each

Qualifying

Qualifying works on a descending points system with the top qualifier receiving 32 points and the 32nd qualifier receiving one point.

Event entry

• Event Entry 20
• Pre-Entered Competitors minus 30 points for non-attendance per event.

Miscellaneous

• Hard Yards Award – 5 points
• Flag infringements - minus 50 series points
• Drifting or speeding outside allocated areas on track – minus 20 series points per infringement.
• Burnouts outside allocated areas or specified times – minus 20 series points per infringement.
• Bodywork infringement – minus 5 series points

Qualifying point scoring

• Speed: 0 – 30 Points
• Angle: 0 – 30 Points
• Line: 0 – 30 Points
• Smoke/Noise: 0 – 10 Points

Dates

• Round 1: May 16 - Manfeild
• Round 2: July 12 - Pukekohe Park Raceway
• Round 3: September 13 - Hampton Downs Motorsport Park
• Round 4: October 17 - Taupo Motorsport Park
• Round 5 (Grand Final): November 21 - Hampton Downs Motorsport Park

Dates

Series dates for the 2008 season:

• Round 1: Saturday March 22, Pukekohe Park Raceway
  Pukekohe Park Raceway
  Although Pukekohe Park Raceway is better known internationally as a motor racing circuit, it is primarily a horse racing circuit in New Zealand. It is located south of Auckland City in the North Island. The track is now owned by Pukekohe Park Limited...
  
  , Pukekohe
  Pukekohe
  Pukekohe is a town in the Auckland Region of the North Island of New Zealand. Located at the southern edge of the Auckland Region, it is approximately 50 kilometres south of Auckland City, between the southern shore of the Manukau Harbour and the mouth of the Waikato River. The hills of Pukekohe...
  
  , Auckland
  Auckland
  The Auckland metropolitan area , in the North Island of New Zealand, is the largest and most populous urban area in the country with residents, percent of the country's population. Auckland also has the largest Polynesian population of any city in the world...
  
  
• Round 2: Saturday May 17, Manfeild Autocourse
  Manfeild Autocourse
  The Manfeild Autocourse was built by the in 1973 as a purpose built course. In 1990 extra land was acquired and the circuit extension built, bringing Manfeild up to international standards...
  
  , Fielding
  Fielding
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  , Manawatu
• Round 3: Saturday September 20, Powerbuilt Tools International Raceway, Ruapuna
  Powerbuilt Raceway at Ruapuna Park
  Powerbuilt Raceway at Ruapuna Park is a permanent motor racing circuit owned by . It is located at 107 Hasketts Road in Templeton, northwest of Christchurch, New Zealand....
  
  , Christchurch
  Christchurch
  Christchurch is the largest city in the South Island of New Zealand, and the country's second-largest urban area after Auckland. It lies one third of the way down the South Island's east coast, just north of Banks Peninsula which itself, since 2006, lies within the formal limits of...
  
  
• Round 4: Sunday October 12, Taupo Motorsport Park
  Taupo Motorsport Park
  Taupo Motorsport Park is a motorsports circuit located in Broadlands Road, Taupo, New Zealand. It is owned and operated by MIT Development Ltd....
  
  , Taupo
  Taupo
  Taupo is a town on the shore of Lake Taupo in the centre of the North Island of New Zealand. It is the seat of the Taupo District Council and lies in the southern Waikato Region....
  
  
• Round 5 (Grand Final): Sunday November 23, Pukekohe Park Raceway, Pukekohe, Auckland

Results

		Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Final	Total
Entrant	Car No.	Pukekohe	Manfeild	Christchurch	Taupo	Pukekohe
Carl Ruiterman	1	211	211	150	144	20	736
Steven Sole	22	165	241	62	82	180	730
Tiger White	6	63	67	249	67	124	570
Dan Woolhouse	2	0	192	211	60	71	534
Mike Whiddett	4	146	-10	106	212	20	474
Darren McDonald	3	109	104	121	65	68	467
Jason Sellers	15	248	25	59	68	62	462
Nick Teeboon	5	67	65	185	63	69	449
Gary Whiter	8	92	20	63	251	20	446
Hamish Marsden	44	190	27	23	34	170	444
Takeshi Teruya	57	64	142	20	59	143	428
Curt Whittaker	9	59	66	64	190	29	408
Kyle Jackways	13	32	58	-10	36	237	353
Jonathan Bennett	62	30	75	68	161	-10	324
Aaron Bennett	12	61	30	92	58	72	313
Cole Armstrong	81	0	0	0	114	198	312
Daynom Templeman	71	0	0	65	126	87	278
Brad Smith	17	60	129	-10	32	66	277
Johnny Udy	30	0	0	167	0	106	273
Sam Groombridge	26	24	159	36	-10	59	268
Shane Rutland	21	33	60	27	29	31	180
Brendan Duncker	59	57	57	57	-10	-10	151
Gee Mutch	11	34	68	-10	-10	65	147
Shaun Yearbury	56	102	35	0	0	0	137
Vinny Ryan	60	35	28	28	25	20	136
Rian Herrick	14	31	21	-10	57	36	135
Nathan Stalker	69	0	83	0	30	0	113
Sam Bleakley	48	25	31	-10	33	30	109
Bradley Lauder	64	26	24	-10	27	26	93
Dave Steedman	40	28	29	-10	26	20	93
Andre Stanway		0	0	0	35	35	70
Lee McLean	66	-10	33	30	23	-10	66
Chris Protheroe	45	0	32	29	0	0	61
Troy Forsythe	32	0	0	58	0	0	58
Nick Callagher	63	27	23	-10	-10	27	57
Blair Martin	67	0	36	0	0	20	56
Andrew Redwood	56	63	-10	-10	-10	20	53
Richard Lunn	47	29	20	0	0	0	49
Cody Collis	68	0	22	26	0	0	48
Jesse Porter	27	23	20	0	0	0	43
Mark O'Hara	74	0	0	35	0	0	35
Dwayne Rhind		0	0	0	0	34	34
Hans Ruiterman	70	0	34	0	0	0	34
Nick Shrimpton	31	0	0	34	0	0	34
Gene Rhodes	23	0	0	33	0	0	33
Marcus King		0	0	0	0	32	32
Simon Hunter	73	0	0	32	0	0	32
Matai Watson	76	0	0	31	0	0	31
Matt Jackson	16	36	-10	-10	24	-10	30
Alu Mutch	37	22	26	-10	-10	0	28
Bruce Tannock	79	0	0	0	28	0	28
Shane Harris		0	0	0	0	28	28
Matthew Smith	75	0	0	25	0	0	25
Anthony McQuoid	72	0	0	24	0	0	24
Micah Hoebers	80	0	0	0	22	0	22
Nikki Pilcher	78	0	0	22	0	0	22
Tony Breman	49	0	0	21	0	0	21
Nick McConcie	77	0	0	-10	0	0	-10
Mark Holland	57	-10	-10	-10	-10	-10	-50

Results

Position	Car No.	Entrant	Manfeild (2 Jun)	Pukekohe (15 Jul)	Total
1	14	Carl Ruiterman Carl Ruiterman Carl Ruiterman is a drifting driver from Pukekohe, New Zealand. Carl was crowned the 2007 D1NZ champion driving a Nissan Silvia S14. He made his D1NZ debut during the 2005 season, driving a Nissan Skyline R32....	211	241	452
2	24	Curt Whittaker	224	85	309
3	30	Adam Richards	169	127	296
4	1	Daniel Woolhouse Daniel Woolhouse Daniel 'Fanga Dan' Woolhouse is a drifting driver from Whangarei, New Zealand. He has been drifting competitively since 2003 and was crowned the 2006 D1NZ champion...	150	132	282
5	12	Tiger White	60	190	250
6	15	Mike Whiddett	167	46	213
7	29	Nick Teeboon	133	68	201
8	3	Darren McDonald	20	171	191
9	7	Jairus Wharerau	72	63	135
10	2	Gary Whiter	DNS	129	129
11	8	Rian Herrick	62	39	101
12	6	Francis Aro	106	-30	76
13	20	Gee Mutch	63	30	93
14	21	Steve Mitchell	34	58	92
15	17	Aaron Bennett	58	20	78
16	16	Shane Rutland	57	10	67
17	22	Jonny Udy	65	DNS	65
18	13	Jamie Blair	DNS	62	62
19	33	Andre Stanway	61	DNS	61
20	4	Matt Jackson	DNS	57	57
21	69	Brad Smith	DNS	55	55
22	31	Matt Clark	35	14	49
23	18	Kyle Jackways	-30	69	39
24	33	Mike Turley	39	0	39
25	57	Jason Sellers	DNS	36	36
26	58	Keith Punn	36	DNS	36
27	60	Greg Munt	13	20	33
28	28	Jesse Porter	DNS	32	32
29	32	Clay Buskermolen	DNS	26	26
30	34	Victor Chapman	20	DNS	20
31	23	Shane Harris	DNS	15	15
32	26	Hamish Marsden	DNS	8	8

External links

• NZ Drift Series
• NZ Drift Series Bebo page
• NZ Performance Car
• NZ Performance Car TV