Here are a few details for spectators at theTire Streets UK Drift Matsuri 2023
Advance tickets are discounted, however you will be able to purchase them on the gate with cash or card. www.driftmatsuri.com/tickets
Access will be granted from 4pm until 9pm on Friday
Gates open at 7am Saturday and Sunday from 8am for drivers only !
Please be aware, Saturday spectators may stay for the party, however refunds for Saturday wristbands stop at 2030 !
Spectators, we ask you that you do not arrive until 0915 !
SPECTATOR ARE NOT PERMITTED TO PARK IN THE PADDOCK AREA!
There will be a specific camping and parking area for spectators
The banking will be closed off on Friday and open on Saturday morning for spectators. Once it is full, ALL other vehicles MUST use the parking area!
Only those with a paddock pass are permitted in the paddock area!
Toilets, light and rubbish bins will be provided
Showers are available in the paddock area
We will have a dedicated area for broken and unwanted tents and gazebos, please use them!
We also expect you to use the dustbins provided for your rubbish
The café 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 at the venue will not be tolerated under any circumstances. You will be escorted to the gate and sent on your way!
Pop and bangs, leave that for car shows and the fire work display …..
Burn outs, don’t even think about it!
Streeto – Don’t even go there or again, you will be escorted to the gate and sent on your way
Spectator passenger rides, please see our previous post for details.
They can be purchased from the office in the middle of the garage complex. These will not be for sale until 1030!
Mates, friends and family passenger wristbands will be available from 10am.
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!
1230 Lunch break
1330 Tracks reopen
1700 Tracks close
1800 Night time demo featuring some of the greatest drivers in the UK
1950 Firework display
2100 ‘Party in the pits’
Sunday
0930 Gates open
0930 All three tracks go live!
1230 Lunch break
1330 All three tracks reopen
1630 Tracks close
Please be aware there there will be lots of traffic movement so be careful when walking around the paddock area.
Make sure you visit our trade village which will be located in the garages along pit lane.
We are delighted to announce, the details of tickets and release date!
On Monday the 6th of September at 8pm, ticket will go LIVE here on the website > TICKETS
Whether you are a driver or spectator, these are the hottest tickets of the year.
The chance to attend the incredible venue of Anglesey Circuit, North Wales to witness an incredible festival of drifting.
Drift cars will be wall to wall and action taking place all weekend.
This year we will have a trade villiage for those attending! If you are a trader and would like to attend, please don’t hesitate to get in touch. We have an incredible offer in place for you!
Set your reminders as tickets will fly from the website as always!
Drift Matsuri held its 7th 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!
