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I want to drift in the USA!
Hi guys.
I've been thinking about this for over a year, and allthough chances are slim that someone here can help me out, I'd still like to write this, just in case...
The thing is: Drifting opportunities in Norway is still very limited. I've only drifted two times this year here in Norway! So to show my skills I went to the UK, where drifting is slowly getting bigger. I ended up winning the first ever D1 supported event in Europe, the Drift UK race in Birmingham. Ken Nomura was there to judge the event, and the Option team filmed it for their video.
Now, that opened some doors, but not much will happen before the D1 guys come to Europe for real, and that will probably not be until next year. By then, I'll be in a mental institution, drifting a white bed... I have so much to give, but sitting here makes me crazy.
Now, I've been racing since 1988, and have a lot of experience as a racingdriver. I've raced a little in UK and around Scandinavia. My biggets achievement was finishing 2nd in the Formula Ford festival in 1995, beating 96 drivers from 27 countries...After that success Norways biggest newspaper claimed that I was to be the first Norwegian F1 driver. Obviously that never happened. In fact, it'll probably never happen to any Norwegian driver, as getting sponsorship for racing is virtually impossible in Norway. With only four million people in the whole country, the only way to get sponsorship is by being a cross-country skier...
So I started drifting, and for the first time in my life I got recognition for my driving. People are coming up to me saying "damn, you're a good driver". My usual response is "I've been a good driver for 16 years...".
Seriously, drifting is my second chance, and I'm not going to sit here in Norway, waiting for something to happen. However, I have absolutely no idea where to start. What I do know is that I wish to go to the USA to drift. Perhaps for a season, perhaps permanently. I guess that all depends on what the future brings.
So why do I write all this here at Drifting.com? Well, I need some help to get in touch with the right people. Any suggestions are more than welcome. Do you know anyone who might be able to help me out, let me know. I'm willing to give 100% to make this happen and if someone here can help me, I'll make sure I'll pay you back in some way or another.
I've also attached a couple of videos that show what I can do.
Promovideo for myself:
http://www.gunstig.no/Drifting-revebanen-fsr.wmv
Celebration after winning the D1/DriftUK event:
http://www.scaira.co.uk/vids/Driftin...m%20Wheels.wmv
Please contact me for more info or if you have any suggestions as to what I should do
Email: fredrik@s-com.no
Phone: +47 9208 9524
I've been thinking about this for over a year, and allthough chances are slim that someone here can help me out, I'd still like to write this, just in case...
The thing is: Drifting opportunities in Norway is still very limited. I've only drifted two times this year here in Norway! So to show my skills I went to the UK, where drifting is slowly getting bigger. I ended up winning the first ever D1 supported event in Europe, the Drift UK race in Birmingham. Ken Nomura was there to judge the event, and the Option team filmed it for their video.
Now, that opened some doors, but not much will happen before the D1 guys come to Europe for real, and that will probably not be until next year. By then, I'll be in a mental institution, drifting a white bed... I have so much to give, but sitting here makes me crazy.
Now, I've been racing since 1988, and have a lot of experience as a racingdriver. I've raced a little in UK and around Scandinavia. My biggets achievement was finishing 2nd in the Formula Ford festival in 1995, beating 96 drivers from 27 countries...After that success Norways biggest newspaper claimed that I was to be the first Norwegian F1 driver. Obviously that never happened. In fact, it'll probably never happen to any Norwegian driver, as getting sponsorship for racing is virtually impossible in Norway. With only four million people in the whole country, the only way to get sponsorship is by being a cross-country skier...
So I started drifting, and for the first time in my life I got recognition for my driving. People are coming up to me saying "damn, you're a good driver". My usual response is "I've been a good driver for 16 years...".
Seriously, drifting is my second chance, and I'm not going to sit here in Norway, waiting for something to happen. However, I have absolutely no idea where to start. What I do know is that I wish to go to the USA to drift. Perhaps for a season, perhaps permanently. I guess that all depends on what the future brings.
So why do I write all this here at Drifting.com? Well, I need some help to get in touch with the right people. Any suggestions are more than welcome. Do you know anyone who might be able to help me out, let me know. I'm willing to give 100% to make this happen and if someone here can help me, I'll make sure I'll pay you back in some way or another.
I've also attached a couple of videos that show what I can do.
Promovideo for myself:
http://www.gunstig.no/Drifting-revebanen-fsr.wmv
Celebration after winning the D1/DriftUK event:
http://www.scaira.co.uk/vids/Driftin...m%20Wheels.wmv
Please contact me for more info or if you have any suggestions as to what I should do
Email: fredrik@s-com.no
Phone: +47 9208 9524
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