ACCESSION OF TURKEY TO THE EUROPEAN UNION... OF DRIFTING!
Hell King of Europe Drift Series 2012 is pleased to welcome Ali Atacik for all 2012 season. After joining 2011 final round in Heraklion, Ali deciced that one round was not enough and he is going for the full package in 2012!
Ali started Drifting in 2009 through the Drift Academy Istambul, and starting it the best way with a Ford Mustang V8! American muscle style. End of 2009 the Istambul DriftFest was his first official drifting event.
Swtiching back to Japan style, 2010 was the year of improvement with intensive trainings behind a new Nissan 350Z's steering wheel. Then for 2011, Ali decided to a build a pro-drift car based on a BMW E36 in order to enter 2011 King of Europe Final round, this winter the same E36 is under massive servicing for attending 2012 Hell King of Europe Series, the E36 will get a 2.8i turbocompressed engine as well as other major upgrades.
20 years old Ali, born and based in Istambul, is a young and promising drifter. Ali is still student and we can almost call him our first "next generation" drifter. We wish him all the best at Hell King of Europe Series!
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With this new exciting drivers lineup of the series solidified, we are anxiously awaiting the green flag at Poznan track for round 1 at the end of April.
To have the chance to bring such a wide number of nationalities on board for the 2012 Hell King of Europe Drift Series is a dream come true. And we aren’t underestimating the challenge of extending even more the nationalities entering our Series, but having already this line-up gives everyone a big boost of confidence!
