Maxxis on the podium again at BDC
Under: Maxxis Sport on
10 June 2011
Making a guest appearance at round two of the Maxxis British
Drift Championship, drift star Remmo Niezen from the Netherlands
piloted his V8 BMW E30 to victory, but title sponsor Maxxis was
more than satisfied when Super-Pro championship leader Mark Luney
used his MAZ1 Drift tyres to full effect and made it on to the
podium.
The event was run over three days, giving the 84 drivers maximum
time to acclimatise to Kings Lynn's Norfolk Arena - the smallest
but most technical of the tracks being used during the 2011 series
and entirely different to the fast sweeping bends of Donington's
Launch Pad. Fans enjoyed a close up view of the action, which
eventually finished at 10.00pm under floodlights.
In the Super-Pro class the Maxxis-sponsored teams made an
excellent start as Team Japspeed driver Paul Smith smoked out the
arena to qualify second and Mark Luney took the top spot after
changing the differential in the SATS Cosworth Supra. Team
Japspeed's Steve Biagioni made it as far as the Top Eight in the
competition before being knocked out by Niezen, and Shane
O'Sullivan beat Team Japspeed team mate and fellow Maxxis runner
Paul Smith to progress to the Top Eight.
Remmo Niezen usually competes in Europe and was clearly enjoying
the change of scene as he overpowered Simon Perry in the Nissan
Skyline to go into the final, while Luney, whose car was down on
power because of a problem with one of the cylinders, made a small
mistake and lost out to Matt Carter. Niezen lived up to his
reputation as one of the best drifters in the world, beating Carter
to take the victor's spoils, and in the run off for third between
Perry and Luney, Mark used his MA-Z1 Drift tyres to maximum
advantage to clinch the final podium spot and maintain his position
at the top of the championship standings.
Commenting afterwards, Luney explained how third place was a
great result for the team. "We had a much better run than
expected. The car turned out to be tremendous, we qualified
first, which surprised the whole field, and it certainly surprised
ourselves.
"We did have engine problems which developed after the
qualifying runs, but we don't think it's too serious. We knew
the car could be good, but in a small venue like this, it was
incredible."
The Maxxis British Drift Championship moves to the Teeside
Autodrome on 2nd and 3rd of July, making a welcome return to a
venue that has been acclaimed as having the perfect track
for drifting in the UK. Full details about the Maxxis British Drift
Championship are available at thebritishdriftchampionship.com
For further information on the Maxxis MA-Z1 Drift tyre
and the rest of the Maxxis high performance range, take a look at
the tyre pages on this website.
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