Name:

Carl Ruiterman

Occupation:

Workshop Manager

CURRENT CAR:

Nissan S14 Silvia

HOMETOWN:

Pukekohe, New Zealand

FAVOURITE TRACK:

Pukekohe, my home track and the fastest drift track in New Zealand.

RESULTS:

2008 NZ Drift Series Champion

2008 D1NZ 2nd Place

2007 D-Factor Series Champion

2007 D1NZ Series Champion

2007 Drift Revolution Champion

SPONSORS:

E&H Motors, Pukekohe

Greddy

Pukekohe Auto Spares

Dickies

Slip Stream Performance

Motul

THE CAR DETIALS

TYPE:

Nissan Silvia S14

Occupation:

Drift Car, part time Drag Car

ENGINE:

Nissan SR-20 with HKS 2.2L Stroker Kit, Custom Cams, Pulsar GTIR Head, Metal Head Gasket, GReddy Turbo, Autronic computer and tuned on the inhouse Dynapack Dyno by Carl.

DRIVELINE:

5 Speed Gearbox, Single Plate Clutch,  standard drive shaft and a Nismo LSD rear differential.

SUSPENSION:

Greddy with Electronic Controller

Body:

Nissan S14 Silvia with S14 body kit, rear wing, Custom E&H Motors 8 Point Chromoly Roll cage and other enhancements.

About Carl Rutierman.

 

I grew up in Pukekohe, attending local schools and eventually going to work for E & H Motors Pukekohe, where I earned my A-Grade mechanical qualification.  I then went to work for Possum Bourne where I spent two years working on road/rally race cars and fast street cars before I moved back to E&H Motors to take over as Manager.

Before drifting I was into competitive MotorX and did quite well until I broke my elbow in a racing accident.

Wanting to try something new and not allowed on two wheels for a while I built up a 2.9L R32 GTS-T Skyline and used it as a drag racer where I won the C2 class at Champion Dragway in the 05/06 Night Speed dragwars.  From there I decided to give drifting a go using the Skyline, and once I started getting competitive E&H Motors helped out with building a more competitive drift car in the form of a Nissan Silvia S14.

2006 was a season where I went from being the rookie to one of the seasoned veterans, better and better race results were achieved as the season went on and the ongoing development of the car continued with a lot of changes.

2007 was a great season where we took out all three championships and the car proved that is was competitive against the best in New Zealand.

2008 is shaping up to be a great season with a lot of new young talent coming through helping push us older drivers to bigger and better things.  2nd in the D1NZ championship this year and the NZ Drift Series is still up for grabs along with a shot at the Redbull Drift World Championship in the USA.

Look forward to seeing you at the track.....