Spectator details

Here are a few details for spectators attending the Tire Streets Drift Matsuri 2022

Access will be granted from 3pm on Friday 🕒

There will be a specific camping area for spectators ⛺

The paddock area is strictly for drift cars and support vehicles only! 

Toilets, light and rubbish bins will be provided 🚽🔦🚮

Showers are available in the paddock area 🚿

We will have a dedicated areas for broken and unwanted tents and gazebos, please use them!

We also expect you to use the dustbins provided for your rubbish 🚮

The cafe will be open on Friday evening and all weekend long ☕

A Saturday ticket is for Saturday only and does not include camping on Friday night

A weekend spectator with or without camping covers attendance from Friday through till Sunday. Non camping ticket holders must leave site each night.

There is no camping allowed on Sunday night ⛔

Driving on the grass or on any access road like an idiot will not be tolerated under any circumstances.

Pop and bangs, leave that for car shows ….. 🤦🏻‍♂️

Burn outs, don’t even think about it! 🤚🏽

Streeto – Don’t even go there ! !

You will be escorted to the gate and sent on yourway 👋

A detailed email will be sent to all spectators as we get closer to the event 📧

NB. All spectator tickets are non refundable.

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Tire Streets UK Drift Matsuri details

Please be patient when you arrive at the gate, if there is a queue, our gate staff will check tickets as quickly as possible

Please be aware that the paddock area is for drivers taking part and their crews, it is not for spectators. We will ask anyone parked in the paddock area that shouldn’t be to remove their vehicle.

We do have the means to remove any vehicle should we need to.

The following map shows where the spectator and camping areas are. You will be guided on arrive where to park/camp.

Please note that there are no hook ups for campervans or caravans.

Public timetable Saturday0930 Gates open0930 All three tracks go live!

The official film from the Drift Matsuri 2021

The Drift Matsuri 2021

The official film created by Beast Motors

Since 2013 the event has taken place at Anglesey Circuit / Trac Môn as an end of season festival of drifting.

Drivers, crew and spectators all arrive know they are attending the best drift event of the year!

No pressure drifting on the best circuit the UK has to offer. Three tracks for the drivers to get their teeth into without being judged on any level.

The atmosphere was incredible with smiles for miles, despite some ‘interesting’ weather conditions on Sunday.

A big thank you to everyone that attended and we can’t wait to do it all over again next year

For now, sit back and enjoy just some of the highlights from the event

Important site rules

Due to Covid 19, there are a few small requirements we must follow.

Contact details

We are required by law to provide details of every single person that arrives at the venue. This is another reason why you have only been able to buy 1 ticket at a time.

If you intend to buy a ticket on arrival, you will be required to give the following details;

• Your full name
• Contact telephone number
• Post code

We have created this simple form that you can use, this will need to be handed in when you arrive.

If you have bought a ticket in advance, you do not need to give your details when you arrive.

Face coverings

You will be required to wear face coverings in the following locations

• Signing on office
• Briefing room
• Cafe (whilst queuing)
• Toilets

Naked flames

There are to be no naked flames within the paddock area under any circumstances!

If you wish to use bbq’s etc, they are only permitted in the camping areas.

There will be a HUGE amount of fuel in the paddock area and we simply can not take any risks.

Anyone breaking this rule, will be asked to leave the premisses with immediate effect.

Spectator parking and camping

Please use the areas marked on our previous post >> http://www.driftmatsuri.com/weekend-timetable/

The paddock area is for drift cars and support vehicles only.

Abandoned vehicles will be removed and we may stop the event until the offending vehicle(s) have been moved.

RESPECT

We are very lucky to be hosting the Matsuri at Anglesey once again and we must ALL respect that fact.

Please use the dustbins provided, there is no excuse for dropping litter.

There will be people from all walks or life attending, including children. The speed limit around the venue is 5mph.

Anyone driving fast or driving foolishly will be escorted from the venue.

Have fun!

We are all heading to the circuit to have fun and enjoy a festival of drifting over the weekend!

Stick to these very simple points and we are going to have a blast!

We look forward to seeing each and everyone of you at the weekend!

Trade village at the Drift Matsuri

We are delighted to announce we will have a trade village at the Drift Matsuri 2021.

We have a number of companies who will be on site to look after your needs.

HEL Performance for all your hose requirements, brake lines, fuel lines and much more! They will be also be available to make you lines at the event!

Website – HEL Performance 

Facebook – @helperformance

Instagram –  @helperformance 

Drifther for official Drift Matsuri clothing and merchandise, this includes hoodies, T shirts, thermal flasks, air fresheners, beanies, keyrings and much much more!

Website – Drifther – Drift Matsuri merch

Facebook – Drifther

Instagram – Drifther Clothing

Lucas Oils will be on site with all the fluids you could possibly need for your cars, including oils, fuel additives and much more!

Website – Lucas Oils UK

Facebook – @Lucas Oils UK

Instagram – @lucasoil_uk

Form7performance will have a stand with various car parts available, make sure you check out their website for the complete of products

Website – form7performance.com

Facebook – @FORM7performance

Instagram @form7performance

Maxxed will be on site with the car Max Cotton has used during Drift Master 2021 promoting various brands and products

Website – www.form7performance.com

Facebook – @FORM7performance

Instagram – @form7performance

Entity MFG will be on site with a range of goodies and will be covering the event on their social media channels

Website – www.entitymfg.com

Facebook – @EntityMFG

Instagram – @entitymfg

Crewswade They need no introduction following the HUGE success of the Shred Shed LIVE at Gravity earlier in the year!

Website – www.wecrewsade.com

Facebook – @JoinTheCrewsade

Instagram – @wecrewsade

Last but not least!

Rob and Co Tools will be on site with a HUGE range of tools for your workshop and race days!

Website – www.rob-co.co.uk

Facebook – Rob & Co

The 2019 Drift Matsuri film

The 2019 Drift Matsuri lived up to all the hype.

Over 150 cars, 3 tracks, the ‘Party in the pits’ and SO much more.

The atmosphere was electric all weekend.

Sit back and enjoy just some of the highlights from an epic event!

Drift Matsuri 2019: The Report

Drift Matsuri held its 7^th annual end of year event at Anglesey Race Circuit in North Wales. Since 2013 it has grown to become the one event that many of the drift scene strive to do regardless of other competitions, practice days and demos.

The weekend really starts early as most people try to leave work early on Friday, making their way to the track from all corners of the United Kingdom along with a few from Ireland.

The paddock quickly filled up with drivers setting up their pit area and checking over their cars before a long weekend of drifting. The rain didn’t dampen people’s spirits as they caught up with friends, fitted their sun strips and got their cars scruitineered.

Saturday morning kicked off with driver briefings before the tracks went live for the morning session. The usual three tracks were open for all drivers, giving them the option to swap between them as much as they wanted.

The fast track is always popular as its one of the only times that drivers can drift at such high speeds with many drivers managing to link the first corner to the hairpin without needing to manji the straight.

The touge track is the other busy layout with the queue often being the biggest throughout the event. The drivers didn’t have to wait long between runs with large trains of cars leaving the start line.

This track twists its way up the hill to the top of the circuit before looping back around and down to the finish. It’s a favourite of many of the drivers and spectators too as the view is incredible!

Aside from the attraction of being able to drive several different tracks within one venue, Drift Matsuri gives drivers of all abilities a chance to drift together and learn from each other. It’s not uncommon to see a British Drift Championship driver on track with drivers that may have never competed before.

The spectators get to see a wide variety of cars on track, the usual S-Chassis and R-Bodies were well represented but also some rarer cars were out on track.

Harry Hudson has been getting everyone’s attention this year in the ex-Huxley Motorsport RA28 Celica. The car is driven hard in Driftcup and this event was no different, Harry managed to hit some tyres causing some damage to the car but he was still enjoying himself afterwards!

Ford might not be the brand that you associate with drifting but they were out in force with a few Escorts and even an Escort van.

A quick walk through the paddock wasn’t possible with so many cars to draw your attention away at every turn.

The end of the day came around after what felt like only a few hours but as the light faded the drifting wasn’t over. A selection of invited drivers lined up for the night demos. Think 40+ drivers, very little lighting other than what’s on the cars and large trains of cars on track at the same time.

The drivers really excelled this year with their lighting solutions with several cars sporting rally light bars and neons.

The night session was purely for the entertainment of the crowd which loved every minute of it.  

After an hour or so the drivers all left the line together for a couple of runs in trains of 20+ cars before the session ended with a fireworks display.

That ended the track action for the day but the party was only just starting for many people around the track. The official party was in one of the pit garages with Mike Lewis smashing out the tunes until the early hours but groups of friends could be seen all over the paddock having their own parties.

Sunday morning was a slow start to the day for the guys that partied until late but for others they were eager to head out onto the tracks for another full day of drifting.

After another 7 hours of drifting the paddock slowly started to clear out, drivers loaded up their cars and headed home, memories made that will need to last through the next year before we will do it all over again. Until next time!

Drift Matsuri 2019 date confirmed

The annual pilgrimage to the wonderful venue of Anglesey Circuit is confirmed.

The 2019 Drift Matsuri will take place on October the 26th and 27th.

You may have witnessed some good drift events in 2019, but nothing compares to the Matsuri.

2 days
3 tracks
Over and 150 cars
Night time drifting
Party in the pits
Special guests
1000’s over people having a good time

Keep checking our social media outlets for updates and we get closer to the event @driftmatsuri

Drift Matsuri 2018: The Report

For 6 years, Drift Matsuri has marked the end of the season for many in UK Drifting with a festival weekend at Anglesey Circuit.

More than 150 drivers took part in the on track action with multiple layouts in use throughout the weekend with thousands of spectators lining the track to catch all of the action. The paddock filled up quickly on Friday evening as people headed to the track from all over the country, it wasn’t uncommon to find people that had travelled 7 or more hours to be there.

There was something for all levels of drivers, the first of the three tracks was a simple hairpin which was being used to attempt backward entries by the more experienced drivers.

The next track is the touge style run up through the corkscrew before cresting the hill and winding its way back down the other side, a favourite for drivers looking to run in large trains of cars.

The final track layout is the fastest of them all, many of the BDC drivers were managing fourth gear for much of the track although drivers will less powerful cars were still having plenty of fun on this layout too!

As the tracks opened on Saturday morning the drivers flooded out onto the start lines, all trying to get the most seat time out of the day. The drivers swapped between the tracks whenever they wanted so if there was any downtime on one track everyone ran on one of the other tracks so there was no reason to be sat in long queues for anyone.

The weekend really brings everyone together one last time before the winter, from BDC drivers to grassroots drivers, which means it’s a great chance for people to drive with more experience drivers and learn from them.

As the sunlight faded the tracks closed to the majority of drivers with around 40 selected drivers lining up ready for the night demos. In the past we have seen battles between the UK and Irish drivers but this year they would all work together to put on a show for the crowds.

The atmosphere around the track was great with everyone joining the commentators in some banter whenever the odd car had to be recovered off track or tyres put back in place, even the drivers that had spun out were joining in!

The evenings track action came to a close with a fireworks display and possibly the longest drift train the UK has seen, with all of the drivers that leaving the start line one after another. As they got to the hairpin there were cars everywhere with drivers taking different lines, everyone made it through without any damage so it was now time to party through into the early hours!

Sunday morning is always quiet in the paddock with everyone recovering from a late night on Saturday, it’s also the ideal time to take a look around at the variation of cars that come to the event. BDC driver Matt Denham’s RX8 sat looking a bit sorry for itself after breaking early on Saturday morning.

AE86’s always make a popular appearance in large numbers at Drift Matsuri, this year was no different.

The tracks were opened up for another day of drifting shortly after 9am but that wasn’t the only thing for spectators to do during the days, one of the garages had been turned into a carpeted RC Drift track.

By the end of Sunday the drivers had started to filter out of the track, several cars were needing repairs, others had ran out of tyres but they all left with smiles on their faces!

It’s been another memorable Drift Matsuri, bring on the next one!

The Drift Matsuri 2018

It is with great pleasure we can announce the Drift Matsuri at Anglesey circuit will take place on Saturday and Sunday the 27th and 28th October.

Once a year the picturesque circuit opens its doors to drifting.

This allows us to run 3 very different track, the National track which contains the bank hairpin and the fastest corner drifted in the UK.

The Touge track, up the Cork Screw and over the mountain. This is one of the highlights for many with trains of cars using this layout all weekend.

The Hairpin, used by the experts for practicing backwards entries. Along side them, drivers who want to get their nerves settled and maybe its their first event. The perfect section of the circuit for beginners.

The night time demo is also a highlight for many. Drivers are invited to take part in what is a fantastic spectacle. The track may appear lit to you, for the drivers its a different story. They need all their skill and judgement to make sure they are prepared for drifting at night time.

The after party – the ‘Party in the pits’ sees the beats drop when the engines are turned off.
DJ Kuta will be dropping the tunes once again. Those who have been know how good the vibe, tunes and whole experience is.

Tickets

www.driftmatsuri.com/tickets

Drivers

A weekend ticket is £340
A Saturday ticket is £179
A Sunday ticket is £179

Spectators

Advanced tickets

A weekend ticket is £30
A Saturday ticket is £20 (Pay £30 and have £10 refunded on removal of Saturday wristband* before 9pm). *Only Saturday wristbands will be refunded.
A Sunday ticket is £15

On the gate prices

Weekend ticket £35
Saturday ticket £25 (Pay £35 on arrival and have £10 refunded on refunded on removal of Saturday wristband* before 9pm). *Only Saturday wristbands will be refunded.
Sunday ticket £20.

There are few more announcement to be made in the run up to the event, so make sure you check out our Facebook, Instagram and Snapchat account at @driftmatsuri