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Gaz Whiter takes another win in the D1NZ Championship
25 February 2014
Xtreme-Sponsored Gaz Whiter has closed the gap on fellow D1NZ Competitor “Mad Mike” Whiddet with a win at Round 4 of the D1NZ National Drifting Championship at Taupo Motorsport Park over the weekend. The D1NZ Championship has 2 rounds remaining with both Gaz Whiter and Mad Mike having only 55.5 points splitting them. The LS-Powered Nissan S14 of Gaz Whiter’s uses an Xtreme 230mm Twin Plate Ceramic Clutch Kit with a Chromoly Flywheel. For further information on the Xtreme range or any enquiries please call 1800CLUTCH.
Continue readingThe team at Broadbent Motorsport hit up Summernats
10 January 2014
With many drivers and teams using the off-season to pull cars apart and re-build in time for what is set to be a big 2014 for drifting here in Australia. The team at Broadbent Motorsports were busy getting ready for their first visit to the Summernats Car Festival in Canberra, ACT.
Continue readingHighest Horsepower at Summernats using an Xtreme Clutch!!
10 January 2014
Michael Daniel's BA XR6 Turbo showed the V8's how it's done at Summernats 27 with this 1131.6rwhp run to take the Highest Horsepower at Summernats!! This is the second time a six cylinder has taken it out!!
Continue readingDriftsquid on song for the Final Round!
26 November 2013
Xtreme-Sponsored driver Jake Jones has capped off a HUGE year with a win in Round 3 of the local G1 Series at Mallala Motorsport Park in Adelaide. Jake Jones, known as the Driftsquid showed why he is a tough competitor at his home track starting the day with a perfect 100.0 point run in the mornings qualifying session. He headed into the Top 16 with a close battle with fellow local driver Luke Hand, the Onevia was on song and the S13 driven by Luke Hand was unable to match the car speed from Jake. The Top 4 saw Jake up against Elliot Wylie, whose 500RWHP+ Laurel is considered one of the...
Continue readingXtreme on show at the 2013 World Time Attack Challenge
23 October 2013
Xtreme Clutch together with the team at Superlap have returned home after a successful World Time Attack Challenge (WTAC) over the weekend. The Time Attack event is now in its 5th year & Xtreme Clutch were on hand once again with a trade display & as a sponsor to the event itself.
Continue readingXtreme-Sponsored Tom Monkhouse now leads the FD Asia Series
2 September 2013
Xtreme-Sponsored Tom Monkhouse is now leading the Formula Drift Asia Series with a close 2nd place over the weekend. Tom, a long-time advocate of drifting here in Australia was coming off a successful Round 1 of the FD Asia Series at Calder Park Raceway in Melbourne with a 2nd place to reigning series champion Daigo Saito. Tom Monkhouse was supplied a car by JPC-owner Keith Adams with only limited test time here in Australia, The car was fitted with a new Nissan PPG Helical cut Dog-box and Xtreme Twin Plate Race Clutch and Flywheel. The Toyota Verossa was then shipped off to Kuala Lumpur for...
Continue readingXtreme-Sponsored Gaz Whiter is back on the podium
27 August 2013
Xtreme-Sponsored 3 time NZ Drift Champ Gary “Gaz” Whiter has driven the Tectaloy Nissan S14 to the podium for the first time since it was launched over the weekend at the NAC Insurance 2013 Drift Nationals. It has been a long time testing for the close knit team since the debut of the LS-Powered S14 but the package is now bullet-proof with the Chev powered V8 now making close to 400RWKW’s comfortably. Gaz came out firing with a blasting 3rd spot in qualifying setting him up for battles. Gaz was awarded a bye run coming into the top 16 where he would come up against team mate “Fanga...
Continue readingXtreme-Sponsored Tim Possingham wins Early Modern
26 August 2013
Xtreme-Sponsored Tim Possingham has finished the 2013 Targa Adelaide with a class win in Early Modern as well as 5th outright out of the entire field of competing cars. Tim, along with co-driver Ben Scott managed to lead every stage over the 4 day event with a decent gap after the Intercontinental Special stage at the Showground’s on the Wednesday.
Continue readingXtreme Clutch at MotorEx
20 July 2013
Xtreme Clutch has made their debut this weekend at the MotorEx show in Sydney. The 3 day show is one of the largest shows of its kind in Australia and brings together all types of makes and models from Muscle Cars, Hot rods, Old-school through to Imports and Rotaries.
Continue readingFanga Dan crowned the new Drift King
25 June 2013
“Fanga” Dan Woolhouse has finished off the D1NZ season with a victory in the deciding Cody’s D1NZ National Drifting championship at Taupo.
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