Immediately out of practice it was evident that Luke Fink was hungry for his first win of the season. All team Driftworks looked very strong as ever as did the return of Martin Ffrench in the neuton tyres S14A .Round 1 winner Jon Calvert rebuilt his Nissan S13 over the week to make sure he would be performing infront of his home crowd .

Round 3 showcased lots of great drivers changing there setups to accomdate this new course over the saturday oractice session. One big upset on the Sunday morning was A three car pileup involving Luke Fink and the two Driftworks cars, putting Phil Morrison’s car out of action.

Qualifying

To the surprize of everyone after his morning crash Bon Bon put his car in P1 after a no frills maximum attack style run.Luke Fink who got off the lightest of all 3 cars in the incident laid down a hard charging fast paced run and equalled Bon Bons score .With finks first run spin he got P2.Martin Ffrench bounced back from missing RD 2 to laid down a great run to get P3, while Dan Chapman Championship leader came in P4 ,lucky to qualify after finding a slipping clutch in his car.

After Qualifying all drivers where lead on to the track for the opening Ceremony.Drivers got intervuewed for local press TV, and

all the local fans got to get some words from there local heros Jon Calvert,Anthony Scott,John Glaister.

Top 16

Notable Battles where between Dwayne McKeever and Matt Steele, where Dwayne’s sheer speed gained him an advantage in his OMT battle against Steele.

George Tilling beat Northeast wildcard driver John Glaister.  Big props to George qualifying so high in the most under powered car there.

Alan McCord beat Steve will in his battle after his rear differential failed. Dan Chapman beat Anthony Scott. Jon Calvert defeated Walton Smith in the JPP Subaru after a great display on its debut.

Luke Fink, Bon Bon, Martin French all took easy wins sending them through to the great 8.

Top 8

Alan McCord Vs Dan Chapman-In what was one of the tightest battles of the weekend, both high powered Nissans pushed each to the edge of their grip levels getting every last bit of power out of their car. With nothing between them a one more time was called and Chapman got the slightest of advantages deemed by the judges enough to send him into the Final four for the third round in a row.

Bon Bon Vs Jon Calvert was another tight battle. Both drivers now pushing really hard. Jon with it all to prove in front of his home crowd. The lead run by Bon Bon gives him a slight advantage but when chasing Jon on his return run through the transisition the Driftworks driver spins giving the win Jon Calvert and sending him into the final four. Later we find out the power steering belt snapped in the Driftworks R32

Luke Fink Vs George tilling was another interesting battle.Championship contender vs wildcard driver and probably driver of the weekend getting every ounce of power out of his underpowered R32.Finks grip and power and speed was too much for tilling and Fink was through to the Final 4.

Dwayne McKeever Vs Martin Ffrench was very close also. Dwayne hungry to score some good points due to upsets in rounds 1-2 and Ffrench keen to add to his point’s .With the runs so tight in the first battle it had to run to a one more time. These battles where even closer with both drivers’ inches apart. At the end of each battle Mckeevers car was starting to overheat .In the end it was Martin Ffrench that went through.

3/4^th Place Playoff was between Championship Leader Dan Chapman Driftworks/Federal Tyres Vs Long-time drifter Martin Ffrench Neuton tyres was another very close battle. A slight advantage gained by Dan giving him 3^rd

In the final it was Luke Fink 2009 Australian Drift champion in his Severnside Imports/LBD/Marangoni Tyres against Round 1 winner Jon Calvert in his Neuton Tyres S13. After a hard fought battle by both title contenders Fink took his first European win after 3 events.

Luke Fink “First of all a thanks to JDM Allstars again for another amazing event at an awesome venue as usual showing they are the premier drift series in Europe in my eyes, so big up to the JDM Team. I’m just super stoked on the win myself and Team Severnside have really been working hard behind the scenes to get this win for the team, bring on round 4 at Wembley.”

The season continues at Wembley Street drift in August 28/29^TH Europe’s biggest street drift event now the industry standard for proving Europe’s top talent. For more information or tickets please log on to www.jdmallstars.com

ABOUT JDM ALL-STARS

Entering its third season, JDM All-stars is recognized as the best professional drifting championship in Europe. Established on the streets of Japan, drifting has evolved into a worldwide competitive sport that challenges each driver’s driving ability and vehicle control. JDM All-stars provides a forum for professional drifters to compete in 6 events/demonstrations nationwide for the coveted JDM All-stars Triple crown Series. JDM All-stars has taken competitive motor sports to the extreme attracting fans and car enthusiasts from all walks of life and establishes itself as the national focal point for the Sport. For a race schedule and ticket information, visit: www.jdmallstars.com