A few more details

With just over a week before we head to Rockingham Motor Speedway for the 2018 Spring Matsuri, here are a few more details you need to know.

Arrival times
The gates will open to everyone at 3pm on Friday the 9th. They will then reopen at 7am on Saturday and Sunday morning.

GATES WILL CLOSE AT 9PM PROMPT ON FRIDAY. 

Please plan your journey to arrive before the gates shut to avoid disappointment.

The gates will close at 10pm on Saturday night.

Sunday drivers, you are permitted to arrive on Saturday if you wish. If you do, we ask that you park in the spectator area until Sunday.

Saturday drivers, we ask that you park your cars in the spectator area on Sunday to allow your fellow drivers plenty of room in the pits.

Camping

Camping is free of charge to all those attending, Please be aware that there is no camping in the Inner Pits. All tents and caravans MUST be located in the camping area.

There is hard standing and a grassed area. DO NOT DRIVE ON THE GRASS! You WILL get stuck! The grassed area is for tents only.

Facilities are found in the Rockingham main building. Showers can be found to the rear of the Outer Paddock area.

TICKETS
You must have a copy of the ticket that was emailed to you when you placed your order. This contains a bar code that will be scanned when you arrive. This will be exchanged for your wristbands.

No Ticket – No entry. If you have an issue at the gate, simply pay for a wristband and the gate staff will tell you who to contact once in the venue.

Your ticket can only be scanned once and you will receive all the wristbands you have paid for.

We will not be holding any wristbands for your guests/mates/drivers/crews. It is YOUR responsibility to arrange to get them to the rightful owner.

PADDOCK ACCESS
Infield drivers ONLY will have access to the Inner paddock area.

ALL other vehicles MUST be parked in the camp site or spectator area.

TRAILERS
There are to be NO TRAILERS in the paddock areas, this includes the Outer Paddock pits.

Cars MUST be unloaded and driven sensibly to your paddock area.

The unloading areas and trailer park in marked on the map below.

Drivers will receive a much more detailed email in the next few days.

Team Extreme added to the bill

We always bring a little something different to the Matsuri events.

This year is no exception, last year we had a simple half pipe place in the Inner Paddock. Mark Webb and a few other riders were invited to show what they can do on two wheels.

This year we are stepping up the game and have invited ‘Team Extreme’ to entertain those of you who are in to extreme sports.

We are delighted to tell you that we will have some of the best riders in the UK and Europe showing their skills over the weekend.
Mark Webb will be on site, riding and driving so expect fireworks! Alex Coleborn will be joining Mark on the ramp along with Oakley way.

On top of that we will have in line skaters and scooter riders doing their thing.

With shows four times a day each day, the action won’t just be on the track but in the Inner Paddock area too.

Team Extreme Show Reel from Team Extreme on Vimeo.

Team event for Saturday night confirmed

As most of you will know, the Drift Matsuri events aren’t just a drift practice day.

There are additional elements to the events which make them stand out from our normal drift events.

This year we are delighted to announce the return of the popular ‘Team Triple Drift Competition’.

This will take place on the Outer Paddock on Saturday night under flood lights.

Teams of three cars will battle it out to see who will be crowned champions in 2018.

*** Only drivers who are taking part in the event may take part, no drafting people in ***

We have room for 16 teams only, we will do a live draw to see which lucky teams will be entering the competition.

The champagne is already on ice and the trophies for the winners are here waiting to be presented.

Who can take part in the event? We hear you ask.

ANY DRIVER who is driving at the event can take part!

Teams must be made up of three cars and drivers, you will drive together and be judged on your runs.

Who will be judging? The crowd will be the judges, we know the wall will be filled with people cheering on their drivers. We will have a panel of guest judges watching over the event who will give their opinion should there be a need for a One More Time.

To enter the event, you must fill in the following form with your team name and a list of drivers in your team.

Places will be limited, we will do a LIVE draw to see who will be the lucky teams to take part in the event.

You have 5 days to sort out your team names and the drivers in your team. Then submit your application and we will do the rest.

*** Drivers can only drive in one team ***

Get your strobes, neons and light bars ready to be part of the action!

Once the teams have been picked, we will start a Facebook group for the team captains where all the information you need for the event will be announced.

*** >>>Team Triple Drift entry form<<<***

Good luck!

How to book your ticket for the Spring Matsuri

Are you ready to book for THE Drift event to kick start the 2018 season?

We have had a number of enquiries regarding ticket sales, so we thought we would clarify everything before tickets go LIVE tomorrow and 8pm.

1.  Outer Paddock Saturday £99 driver only
2.  Saturday Infield and Oval £179 driver plus one, both permitted to stay on site for the weekend.
3.  Sunday Infield and Oval £179 driver plus one, the driver and guest allowed to arrive Friday or Saturday and stay over.
4.  Weekend Driver ticket Infield and Oval £340 driver plus one.

** Tickets #2 #3 and #4 do not include the Outer Paddock **

Driver tickets can not be re sold, the driver named must be the driver using the ticket.

Driver tickets are refundable with a 20% fee up to March 4th at 8pm. There will be no refunds offered after this time.

Spectators

Saturday

Weekend

A weekend spectator ticket is £30 if bought on line in advance or £35 on the gate.

Sunday

A Sunday ticket is £16.50 if bought in advance or £20 on the gate.

All spectator tickets are none refundable.

*** Please note, if you are not in possession of a valid ticket or wristband, you will not be granted access to the venue under any circumstances ***

The links you need to buy tickets

The official film from the Spring Drift Matsuri 2017

If you haven’t seen this on our Facebook page, you are in for a great 5 minutes of your life!

Jason Laroza took on the challenge of making a film in a different style.

Once you’ve watched this i think you will agree he has done the event proud.

Take sit, turn up the volume and enjoy!

Throw back Thursday! A look back at the Spring Matsuri 2016

We couldn’t look forward to the #SpringMatsuri without taking a look back at the action last year!

Sit back, turn up the volume and enjoy!

Bring on a weekend of epic proportions!

Whats going on!

As the event gets closer and closer, we can let you know what is going on at what times.

There will be drifting ALL day on both Saturday and Sunday!

RC drifting in garage 25/26/27

Mark Webb and his crew on a half pipe in the inner paddock area

The Team Triple Drift competition on Saturday evening

THE drift party in the Welcome Centre

On Sunday its more drifting on the Oval and Infield

Round one of HEL DriftCup in the outer paddock, who will make the grade and be eligible to take part in the British Drift Championship later in the month

Its going to be a weekend to remember!

Get your discounted tickets from the shop before they are removed on Thursday!

Tickets will be available on the gate. 

TICKET GIVE AWAY

We are giving away TWO free ticket to attend the Spring Matsuri at Rockingham Motor Speedway!

To enter the competition, go to our Facebook page HERE!
We have pinned the poster below to the top of the page.
Simply LIKE – SHARE – Post a comment that you have shared it!
We will pick one lucky winner who will receive TWO free tickets to attend the event FREE OF CHARGE!

Make sure you follow us on Instagram too @DriftMatsuri
We will be doing live sessions from the event – Not to be missed as ANYTHING could happen!

The Webbie Show comes to the Spring Matsuri!

If you are interested in drifting, then you can not fail to have noticed the rise to fame of Mark Webb.

The 2016 DriftCup champion won the title with a round to spare. With the standard so high in the series, his results have catapulted him into the spot light.

Webbie is no stranger to the spot light, having become one of the most influential and progressive BMX riders over the last decade.

He has won many competitions, including the International X Games and the Mini discipline at the BMX Masters in Cologne, Germany in 2008. In 2009 he competed for the first time on the Dew Tour in the US, where he made jaws drop with his creative style and incredible technical moves – following a third-place finish at the final stage in Orlando, he finished the Tour in fourth place overall.

His bag of tricks is packed with technical, daring and complex moves, particularly on the mini-ramp and box jump – he landed the world’s first decade 360, and casually executed a 360-tailwhip-to-footjam-nosepick in practice on the Dew Tour in 2009. In recent years, he has set the internet alight with some crazy videos packed full of unique tricks – a number of Webb edits have racked up more than a million views.

We are delighted to tell you that Mark will be at the Spring Matsuri! Not only is he drifting over the weekend, but we will have a half pipe in the paddock area for Mark to show a little of what he is capable of on his BMX!

The ramp will be open both days, not just for Webbie, but for anyone that brings their own bike to have a ride! So if you have a scooter, skate board or BMX, get your self a ticket and come and be apart of the Spring Matsuri 2017!

Tickets can be found here  > Drift Matsuri shop