Our hotel room stinks of feet, sweat and dirt from yesterday’s event. It was day two of the Drift Union Invitational and it felt way too early to be heading back out to the track. The Rong Garage crew and I began the daunting task of deciding who was showering first, and then where we would eat breakfast. It was important to get as much food in you as you could before going up there, because although there was food, I personally didn’t feel like eating any more hot dogs…
Driving a truck that’s hauling a trailer with a car on it — when the truck really shouldn’t be hauling anything — was pretty intense, especially when you’re over 1,200 km from home. But we made it up Carmi Ave., which is the road that takes you from the heart of Penticton to the infamous home of Drift Union: Penticton Speedway. Although it was still too early to be doing much of anything, the weather was extremely promising. The day before we’d been hit by several rainy weather systems which led to a very slow start to day one. But before you knew it, everyone was there and soon enough the grumble — and sometimes hesitant burst of an engine — filled the valley. It was time to party.
Now, I know this event happened at the beginning of summer, but sometimes you have to let a good thing lie before it’s brought up again. This is our final installment from the Drift Union Invitational, day two. I hope you enjoy watching some wall taps, fireballs and tire smoke from one of the gnarliest events of the year.
Sincerely,
Devan Francis
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Thats It Thats All [] Drift Union Invitational [] 2012 [] from DF Films on Vimeo.