It’s my 1 Year Blog Anniversary!!!!  
One year ago, I wrote my very first blog post. 
well not exactly.......
I wanted to start my own blog after discovering my passion for RC drifting.  I wanted to share my love of the hobby and all the different people around my area who enjoyed it too. At times it was frustrated since I knew not many people were checking it but thats how it goes for a new blog site.
I continued to showcase RC drift products, tools, videos, photos, local demos and competition. As well as local spots to practice, tune and meet others alike. It got very exciting. 
 
Over 100 post, and 502 Facebook likes later, here we are. 
I have met so many wonderful, inspiring and supportive people in the community of RC drifting. It's mind-blowing how the internet can make the world such a small place!

Big THANKS to each and every one of you who has left a comment, Liked the Facebook page and shared our articles and photos. Thank you for being a part of my journey, and I cannot wait to see where it’ll take Yanki Dori next! 

I'm here to introduce to you the youngest RC drifter in our North East area. Gabriel Correa. 
Gabriel has been a weekly participant of Salvation slide - an indoor gymnasium turned into a drift track on Thursdays night. Time on the track and understanding more about what RC drifting is all about, Gabriel has improved substantially since the first time coming out with his father, who actually drives a 1:1 Toyota Trueno drift car. 

 I caught up with Gabriel on a Thursday evening at Salvation Slide and totally surprised him when I told him I was going to put him on my blog. He was totally stoked. I sat down and asked him a few questions and here's what he had to say.

Tell everyone out in Cyber-world what your name is? and how old you are??
(Chuckles) My name is Gabriel Carrea and i'm 8 years old.

What got you into RC drifting? 
GC: The first time I went to Formula D I saw it there and I begged my dad I wanted one. 

How long ago was that?
GC: Two years ago.

So you have been drifting for 2 years?
GC: NO, NO I told my dad I wanted it 2 years ago..... and I got the car for my birthday.

What chassis do you run?
GC: I run a HPI E-10.

Any upgrades?
GC: Yes, A LOT...
 HPI e10 rtr chassis with HPI aluminum shaft, front 1 way, rear spool, universal axles, front and rear adjustable control arms and firebolt 15t motor, yeah racing adjustable steering linkage and front knuckles/uprights, Raikou drift tires.

Do you have any favorite Formula One Drift drivers?
GC: I like Vaughn Gitten JR.

Was learning to drift hard?
GC: Not really..... well, getting the car to move right.
When I first saw it it looked real easy but when I tried it I couldn't get the car to drift right. 

What I found out was you cant just hold the gas(throttle) and turn the (remote)wheel hard. Throttle control is everything.

Gabriel entered his first comp at YankiDori Drift Comp. He did a great job. 
We hope to see him entering more events in the future. 

For those who are members of Hyperdrift forums, you may have come across these photos, but for those who are not; I would like to introduce to you KevinTRF and his 1:10 scaled motors.
KevinTRF has built these replicas mostly from "RECYCLED" material. He has replicated off-road and on-road motors.
I asked KevinTRf if he would agree to me posting photos of his scaled motors on my blog and he agreed. I did ask him a few questions through email. Here are the questions and responses. 



1. Where you from?
      I'm from a small asia country called Brunei Darussalam

2. How long have you been drifting? 
     3 & a half years

3. How did you get involved in drifting?
     I started drifting in real car with a friend, but than too bad in my country, drifting is just like a crime since they don't provide any race track at all, so I ended up drifting a smaller scale, hahah..now rc drifting a pure rwd chassis

4. Is it a big scene where you are from?
     Not really, just a simple type

5. How did you get into building 1:1o scale replica motors? 
     I love hobbies since I was a kid, and I love replica anything to a smaller scale.

6. Are materials hard to find? What do you use?
    Yes, material is limited in my country, normaly I find anything in my rc junks or around places that I can use for the scale build, mostly are recycle material.

7. How long does a project take from start to finish?
    Longest time will be in a week, fastest I can build in 4 days if time is limited.

8. Do you make them for fun or profit? What do you charge? How can someone order?
    I build some for my own too, I started build a 4age and drift without the front hood for fun just to impress friends tho..hahaha...than never thought of people actually pay me to build one. Normaly I charge at Brunei dollar $50 only included all the engine bay's detail. I only did once for a Malaysian rc drifter, well, not that far from Brunei tho, but further country I've never send it before.

9. Have any big plans in the future?
    I just hope to see some of my works in many places..hahah

10. Anything you wanna add? 
   I just love using recycle materials to build scale engine/engine bay, It is great to see that material which are about to go into garbage can be something else, just need imagination. hahaha

11. Anyone you wanna give a shout to?
   To all rc drifters in the world, hopefully pure rwd rc drifting will grow bigger....

Want to say Thanks again to KevinTRF for giving permission to post his photos and taking the time to answer my questions.