Professional Drifters enthrall audience in the ‘Will it Drift’ event in Mumbai

Images: Hanoz Patel

Team Motoroids recently had the pleasure of witnessing the first of its kind motorsport event in the country. The Will It Drift event organized by Gautam Singhania and Kama Sutra condom brand saw some super customized cars drifting away in a fashion never seen before in this part of the world. The entire event was put together to promote the sport of car drifting in India – a country where even basic motor racing is in its early stage.

Christened Will it Drift, the event was organized at a custom built drifting circuit in Thane. Mr Singhania who has undergone rigorous (and very expensive) training in professional drifting was at the forefront of the event. Giving him company was Shawn Spiteri from Malta, also known as the King of Drift. Singhania himself has taken professional drifting as more than a hobby. He has participated at the highest level of the sport and has even won the Allstars European Drift Championship.

The best part about the event was that participation didn’t cost anything. Participants could bring their own cars, register for free and, well, start competitive drifting after two days of extensive training. You could practically drift away like a pro if you had the money to buy a set of four tyres. It was great to see your everyday cars like the Suzuki Baleno, Honda City and Maruti Swift trying to drift while sending power to their front wheels.

The big attraction of the show, however, was to see custom drift specced monsters spewing thick smoke from their tyres at the hands of both Mr. Singhania and Spiteri. Long drifts without a break, an unending trail of rubber smoke and the sweet sound of big engines, including that of the fully customized BMWs and Nissans – the atmosphere represented heaven for those who love speed.

Some lucky guys, including our very own Hanoz Patel managed to get a spin around the track with Shawn Spiteri, and the experience, according to him cannot be described in words.

Finally, a list of winners was released by the judges, listing down the top drifters for the day. Here’s a list of all the participants, topped by the three top performers. Enjoy the image gallery following the rankings.

Name	Car	Car No	Participant no	Ranking
Karthik Kumar Narayan Konchady	Maruti Suzuki Swift	MH 02 AQ 2459	10	1
Bharat Gopal	Toyota Altis	MH 02 BJ 3639	11	2
Swamathia Rayen	Maruti 800	MH 03 Z 841	15	3
Akshay Jituri	Honda City	MH 06 M 2015	1
Zeeshan Khatib	Baleno	MH 03 Z 5373	2
Siddharth A Shah	Swift ZXI	MH 01 VA 7549	3
Maunit Bhayani	VW Polo Petrol 1.2	MH 04 EQ 1507	4
Parag Bhanushali	Honda City	MH 01 GA 5600	5
Kejas Shah	Nissan Micra	MH 01 BB 1609	6
Maninder Singh Ahuja	Maruti Suzuki Swift	MH 04 F 5298	7
Caahill Edward Murzella	Honda Civic	MH 43 R 6853	8
Rufina Karmali	Ford Fusion	MH 02 AR 500	9
Sameer Contractor	BMW 320 I	DL 6 CU 100	12
Hutosi Tavadia	Ford Classic	MH 01 BF 4815	13
Saminder Singh	Honda Accord	MH 03 X 2000	14
Nikunj Goyal	Skoda Laura	MH 46 X 1971	16
Saurav Bandyopadhyay	Maruti Zen LXI	MH 04 CJ 1285	17
Raghav Khosla	Suzuki Swift 1.3	MH 03 AF 5228	18
Arjun Badlani	Swift	MH 05 AX 1266	19
Bhavin Shah	Maruti Zen 2006	MH 03 AF 261	20