tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-87333968556409861522024-03-19T21:55:01.449+10:00Team AchillesNick "DriftKid" Coulson is a dedicated young Driver taking on Australia's best Drifters at tracks all around Australia. The Team known as "Team Achilles" is determined to get Nick to the very Top of Australian Drifting.Just Nice Carshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05849880485082675043noreply@blogger.comBlogger262125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8733396855640986152.post-83459766511226853892016-04-03T15:12:00.001+10:002016-04-03T15:12:25.372+10:00Rd3 of ADGP now on 7mate Catch Up
Check out all the action from the 7Mate TV show from +Queensland Raceways
click here
Rd3 of ADGP on 7Mate Catch Up
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01148312192096106315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8733396855640986152.post-58306128546148186942016-03-02T09:30:00.000+10:002016-03-02T09:30:15.640+10:00Rd 3 from Queensland Raceway
The Australian Drifting Grand Prix was help last Saturday in typical Qld summer conditions .... Bloody Hot !!!!
The day was a scorcher with temps rising above 36deg in the shade with both cars & drivers suffering.
It was great to be at our home track and even got Nick over to the spectator area to have lunch with his Family & Friends.
Back on track Nick Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01148312192096106315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8733396855640986152.post-78987824080197574032016-03-01T09:30:00.001+10:002016-03-01T09:59:23.407+10:00Penrite Oil joins the Team
It is with great pleasure we welcome +Penrite Oil to the Team for 2016.
We are truly honored to have the backing from not only the best lubricants company in the business but also a proudly Australian owned company.
We will be using the Racing 10Tenths 10w40 in the Engine of our SuperCharged beast.
The 10Tenths Race coolant.
The Penrite Pro Gear Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01148312192096106315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8733396855640986152.post-1008946085685815292016-02-24T14:32:00.000+10:002016-02-24T14:32:07.459+10:00Queensland Raceway this weekend
Its time for The Australian Drifting Grand Prix to hit +Queensland Raceways this Saturday 27th for Rd3 of the series.
Nick is hungry for some championship points as we head into this penultimate round.
The fast turns 3 to 6 are being used so expect the +Achilles Radial Ute to smoking out the track out with clouds of 123s smoke.
Tickets on sale at the Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01148312192096106315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8733396855640986152.post-10660520145026172442016-02-15T12:46:00.000+10:002016-02-15T12:46:24.988+10:00Orion Shopping Center Display
Pop on down to +Orion Springfield Central Shopping Centre in Qld this Friday to Sunday February 19th - February 21st as we promote Rd3 of The Australian Drifting Grand Prix coming up on Feb 27th at +Queensland Raceways .
We will be right in front of BigW & will have vouchers that get you $5 off entry when you purchase a ticket at the gate on the day so make sure you Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01148312192096106315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8733396855640986152.post-7185629114625706722016-01-25T20:12:00.000+10:002016-01-25T20:12:02.444+10:00ADGP Rd2 from Adelaide now on Youtube
Want some good old Aussie drifting to watch while sinking a couple of cans on Australia day ?
Well here it is......The 7Mate TV Show from Rd2 of the Australian Drifting Grand Prix from Adelaide International Raceway
Rd2 Run The Wall
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01148312192096106315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8733396855640986152.post-37699783499315372282016-01-08T14:40:00.000+10:002016-01-08T14:40:57.627+10:00This is how Team Achilles attacked 2015
Take a look at how Nick & Team Achilles saw 2015
ADGP Rd3 January 2015. Mallala Motorsport Park Mallala S.A
90 degrees on entry at Mallala.
Drift Allstars Rd1 Febuary 2015. Sydney Motorsport Park. Sydney NSW
Smoking up the figure 8 track.
ADGP Rd4 March 2015. Sydney Motorsport Park Sydney NSW
Making clouds on the south circuit.
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We look forward to an even bigger 2016 & will be back racing February 27th at Queensland Raceway.
Stay safe & enjoy the holiday season.
TEAM ACHILLES
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01148312192096106315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8733396855640986152.post-44411833722084919022015-12-18T13:30:00.000+10:002015-12-18T13:30:29.378+10:00ADGP on 7mate this Saturday
Round 2 of The Australian Drifting Grand Prix (ADGP) hits the Tv screens this Saturday 19th Dec
Adelaide International Raceway had plenty to offer with its fast switch & steeped bank's.
The Achilles Radial Ute tearing up the Achilles 123s
Lucky Ride of your life program recipient Colby-May Wilson from Just Car Insurance got to sit shot gun with the DriftKid.
Nick &Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01148312192096106315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8733396855640986152.post-78964297637647333982015-11-23T13:27:00.000+10:002015-11-23T13:29:13.558+10:00Run the Wall in Adelaide
Its On!!!!!
The Australian Drifting Grand Prix (ADGP) hits Adelaide International Raceway this Saturday & Sunday November 28th & 29th
Nick will be fighting hard to stamp his mark on the 2015/2016 series in the Achilles Radial Ute.
The Adelaide circuit will be a all out wall scrapping blockbuster.
Tickets available from ADGP
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01148312192096106315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8733396855640986152.post-75997136642407245672015-11-13T12:35:00.001+10:002015-11-13T12:35:36.169+10:00Rd5 on SBSOne SpeedWeek this Sunday
Rd 5 of the Hi-Tec Oils & Achilles Radial Drift Allstars is on TV this Sunday
Nick talking about drifting at Rd5
Nick on SBS SpeedWeek
Don't forget to tune into SBS One this Sunday at 2pm AEDT & catch all the action on Speedweek
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01148312192096106315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8733396855640986152.post-45650557974112056942015-10-26T15:11:00.000+10:002015-10-26T15:11:28.509+10:00ADGP set to race at V8 SuperCar's
That's right, The Australian Drifting Grand Prix has secured a 3 year deal to be a support category at Perth's V8 SuperCar rounds.
Following on from the success of the Perth demo's earlier this year championship manager Brett Wilkinson has secured a 3 year deal which will see ADGP drivers competing at the 3 day event in May.
The crowds loved the demo & now with practice, Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01148312192096106315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8733396855640986152.post-13960428239760200522015-10-21T13:54:00.000+10:002015-10-21T13:54:37.285+10:00Qld confirmed for ADGP & a game changer for drift in Australia
We can now confirm that The Australian Drifting Grand Prix will bring the show to Queensland Raceway for rd3 on February 27th 2016.
Queensland drift fans have been begging for it & Australia's premiere drift series is now delivering it.
Nick's first round of ADGP was here back in 2011 in his R32 Skyline & now that he has a lot more driving experience & the car to match Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01148312192096106315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8733396855640986152.post-79395846706277361362015-10-16T11:00:00.000+10:002015-10-16T11:00:01.962+10:00Drift AllStars & Trans-Tasman Round
This Sunday is Rd5 of the Hi-Tec Oils & Achilles Radial Drift Allstars on the Famous South Circuit at Sydney Motorsport Park.
Nick will be fighting hard to gain some much need points as we hit this penultimate round.
The Achilles Radial Ute is ready to blaze some Achilles Tyres in what is set be be a battle royal.
This will be a double header Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01148312192096106315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8733396855640986152.post-14363420672646710832015-10-14T10:09:00.000+10:002015-10-14T10:09:12.107+10:00World Time Attack "Drift OutLaw"
This Friday & Saturday get on down to World Time Attack Challenge at Sydney Motorsport Park for some good old fashion gun slinging Drift Action.The DriftKid & Rob Whyte team up as "The Wild Bunch" and will have the Guns ablazing for a show not to be missed.Cant make it to the Track? Don't worry log onto www.worldtimeattack.com to catch Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01148312192096106315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8733396855640986152.post-51846923755983312122015-10-02T11:49:00.000+10:002015-10-02T11:49:04.785+10:00Rd 1 of ADGP now available on Youtube
Did you miss all the Action from 7Mate's coverage of the 2015/2016 season opener of The Australian Drifting Grand Prix?
Well now you can watch it at your leisure on YouTube.
ADGP Rd 1 The Dome
click here to watch
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01148312192096106315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8733396855640986152.post-68697712233822647432015-09-24T15:35:00.000+10:002015-09-24T15:35:06.775+10:00TV Coverage this Saturday at 1pm on 7Mate
Tune into 7Mate this Saturday at 1pm to see the 1 hour TV show from Round 1 of
The Australian Drifting Grand Prix.
Check out how good the new Race Livery looks as the Achilles Radial VE Ute slides around
Calder Park Raceway.
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01148312192096106315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8733396855640986152.post-4009820102521620242015-09-08T15:25:00.000+10:002015-09-08T16:34:28.671+10:00Rd1 of ADGP Wrap Up
Round 1 of The Australia Drifting Grand Prix (ADGP) was held over the weekend at Calder Park in Victoria
With the Team Qld truck breaking down on the way to Victoria it was a mad rush to unload the cars on Saturday morning ready for a full day of practice
We had a steering issue on Saturday & had to change the steering rack ready for Sundays Qualifying
Qualifying Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01148312192096106315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8733396855640986152.post-79285226320699915212015-09-02T10:43:00.002+10:002015-09-02T11:07:33.308+10:00Reveal Time !!!!!
Here it is
The new Look Achilles Radial Drift Ute ready to rock!!!!
Get on down to Calder park this weekend to see Nick & this Beast in Action
View HQ video here https://youtu.be/Lu-1U_tKWnY
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01148312192096106315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8733396855640986152.post-18236548102927860232015-08-31T09:34:00.000+10:002015-08-31T09:34:29.320+10:00One step closer
The Achilles Radial VE Drift Ute is one step closer to be finished.
Kevin at Monkey Wharehouse has been furiously working to get the new Wide Body finished & Team Achilles have now done all the final prep work for this weekends competition in Melbourne for Rd1 of the Australian Drifting Grand Prix.
Stay Tuned for the reveal of the new look later this week!!!!!
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01148312192096106315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8733396855640986152.post-51113472727476597262015-07-21T11:48:00.000+10:002015-07-21T11:48:43.052+10:00Off Season testing was a success
Team Achilles have been in a mad rush in the off season to get the Achilles Radial VE SS Drift Ute to a new level of Competitiveness.
So what do you do to test a Top Level Drift Car? Enter a competition voted one of the best Driver & spectator track's in Qld of course.
This was supposed to be a small local competition to get the car dialed in & make Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01148312192096106315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8733396855640986152.post-58422998896302081302015-06-18T12:22:00.001+10:002015-06-18T12:22:08.813+10:00DriftKid's Ute getting a new look
After 2 years wearing the same suit its time to give the Ute a little love
Version 1 above was released at The Top Gear Festival in 2013
Version 2 was released a year later
Its now time to get it straight again & introduce the new look for 2015/16
With the new look we are also putting a whole new set up to the Ute's stance on track that will not only look Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01148312192096106315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8733396855640986152.post-77082373217897694942015-06-01T10:50:00.001+10:002015-06-01T10:50:32.650+10:00Drift AllStars Rd3 Saturday 6th June
Get ready for Round 3 of the Hi-Tec Oils & +Achilles Radial Drift AllStars at the Adelaide International Raceway in South Australia.
Nick will be Blazing the Achilles Radial in the Famous Bowl at (AIR)
Purchase your Tickets here
Rd 3 Tickets
This will be the Ute's final outing with the current livery & we look forward to releasing the new &Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01148312192096106315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8733396855640986152.post-3437694009371697822015-05-07T13:34:00.002+10:002015-05-07T13:34:37.353+10:00Perth V8 Supercar Drift Exhibition was a Hit
The Just Car Insurance & Australian Drifting Grand Prix Perth V8 SuperCar Drift demonstration was a massive hit with the fans.
The open pits meant that the crowds could come & talk to the drivers & ask how their machine's work over the 3 day event.
We started off Thursday with a photo shoot on track before the crowds arrived on Friday for the Super Sprint Weekend.
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01148312192096106315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8733396855640986152.post-8584058999586265792015-04-22T21:50:00.000+10:002015-04-22T21:50:50.643+10:00Perth V8 SuperCars "Ride of Your Life"
This is one wild ride you don't want to miss!!!!
click here for more info
Ride ShotGun in Nick's SuperCharged Ute
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