Castrol Edge D1NZ round two took place at Pukekohe Park Raceway over the weekend, after two days of carnage – mostly at the hands of the infamous sweeper – Curt Whittaker in the Whittaker Motorsport R34 took the well-earned first place over Cole Armstrong in the V R34, while D1NZ newcomer Darren Benjamin claimed third after also earning no.1 qualifier.
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If you weren’t at Pukekohe today you will have missed out on one of the most eventful days in New Zealand drifting history. A big congrats to Curt Whittaker and the Whittaker Motorsport team for taking out Round 2 of D1NZ in association with Castrol Edge. Curt met Cole Armstrong in his V R34 in the final and Gaz Whiter lost to newcomer Darren Benjamin for 3rd. Shane Poulton took out Pro-Am with Cam Vernon in 2nd and Joe Kyle in third. We will have a full event summary and gallery up Monday morning, but for now, we’re off to the afterparty!
What a day of carnage! We’ve just got back from Pukekohe, which played host to the first day of the Castrol Edge D1NZ Round 2.
Day one gave all the drivers plenty of track time, and there were mishaps every few seconds at some points in the day.
D1NZ The National Drifting Championship moves to Pukekohe Park Raceway this weekend, in association with Castrol Edge. Pukekohe is the track that strikes fear in many drivers hearts because its home of the fastest entry speed in the world. Last year top speed went to Curt Whittaker with 196kph, will it be topped?
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Its not long to go until NAC Drag Combat which takes place at Fram Autolite Dragway on December 4. While the new format of tyre size racing will shake things up amongst drivers, we have even spoken to a few guys who have stepped down in tyre size to be more competitive. Its perhaps the Champion oils Wheel Stand Champs that we are most excited about here at NZPC. It’s the first ever wheel stand competition to be held in New Zealand, we have all seen cars popping wheel stands off the line, but this time they will be on purpose. A lot of drivers keen to put on a show will be unbolting the wheelie bars and adjusting the 4 links in what is sure to be the spectacle of the summer.
Over the weekend Taupo was invaded with petrol heads from all corners of the scene, 380 cars turned out to blast around the track, attack the burnout comp, try their hand at drag racing and survive the power skid. Full results are as follows and be sure to check out issue 182 for a full run down on the epic 3 day event.
