I’ve been around the drift scene in Saskatchewan for about seven years now. Over time I’ve learned that rain or shine, there will be an event. So despite the rain this weekend, the show did go on.
One of my favorite things about being around for this long is seeing the drivers progress from their first time on track to winning competitions. At this event, there were quite a few accomplished drifters as well as a few rookies. I’m proud to say I finally took my car onto the track and can now call myself a newb drifter.
Anthony Thiessen, pictured above, has come such a long way. As you can see by the rear end, he’s not scared to get close to the wall and throw his car hard into those corners.
Gavin Whitmore and his car – named Rusty – have come a long way. I went for a ride-along with Gavin and was so impressed with his skills. More than once I thought we were going to spin, but we never did.
Some of you may have seen a video of Kevin Cuddington when he was learning how to drift. Lets just say that I learnt the lesson of ‘keep your foot on the gas when in trouble’ from him. He has also come a long way and can now chuck it with some of the best.
Kolton Ryan has constantly improved out on the track. I’m not sure how many times he and his team have rebuilt the front end of his machine, but he’s always back out for more.
This is Tanner Frain, one of the S’toon guys in his new whip. Tanner says it feels like his old s13 that he sold not that long ago. He informed me that this car is only 6″ longer than his old car. He definitely could drift it just as well.
One thing about drifting in Saskatchewan is that it’s not all serious business. It’s about having a good time. Tanner and gang, pictured above, fist-pumped while going around the track.
One corner went a little wide, but it wasn’t a problem with four passengers to help push it out.
And just because I promised Blair Mcintosh that I would throw this picture in the article, here it is. It’s Blair’s car in the pits – where the behind-the-scenes magic of drifting happens.