NAME: Kyle Jackways
NICK NAME: Snackbar
AGE: 25
HOMETOWN: Hamilton/Taupiri
TEAM: Privateer
HOW LONG YOU HAVE BEEN DRIFTING: 5years
BEST RESULTS: 2nd round 3 D1NZ 09, 1st round 5 NZ Drift series 08
SHORT BIOGRAPHY: grew up racing Motox and BMX before concentrating on freestlye BMX. Saw drifting for first time in 2004 and thought I had to give it a go and it all started from there.
SPONSORS: Top Town Tyres, Te Rapa Automotive, DTM Wheels, Bodyworkx Fibreglass, Quiet Chaos clothing, Supreme Panel and Paint, Glasurit Paints. (Naming rights sponsor needed)
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CAR SPEC:
MODEL: A31 Nissan Cefiro
ENGINE: RB25DET
POWER: 300kw at wheels
TORQUE:
TURBO: Masterpower T56
ENGINE MODS: Nismo 555cc injectors, Greddy Intake plenum, 80mm throttle body, RRS manifold, Tial 46mm wastegate, custom coby exhaust, race bearings, terapa auto port and polish head, wastespark, Fram Air filter, Front Mounted cooler, custom Coby cooler piping, Blitz BOV, Link ECU. Tuned by Chris at Te Rapa Automotive.
CLUTCH: OS GIKEN sprung centre twin plate.
TRANSMISSION: customised RB26DET, custom driveshaft.
DIFF: locker
SUSPENSION: GAB SPORT coilovers, cusco arms
WHEELS & Brakes: DTM Diezils 17x9 front 17x10 rear, Skyline 4-pot front callipers and disks with mintex race pads, factory rears with mintex pads.
TYRES: Falken 615 225/45/17 front, Diamondback 235/45/17 rear
BODYWORK: Bodyworkx uras style Kit, custom steel widebody rear guards, Glasurit custom 'lavender' paint sprayed by Daniel at Supreme Panel and Paint
INTERIOR: Ractech r100 and racepro seat, simpson 4 point harnesses, swoosh gauges, momo wheel, 6 point rollcage, fire extinguisher.