As a person who has been following drifting, what seems like my whole life, it is very obvious to see Irish drifting definetly has come on so so much over the years. We have been gifted so many stand out events to witness and so many top drivers that have come through our national series and wowed us. What ever opinion you may have of Dave and his team you cannot turn a blind eye to what he and his people around him have done for the sport in Ireland and in Europe. Its actually so appalling to see people who do not contrabute to the sport and bring nothing but negativity, to go and try knock the people that have dedicated so much of their personal time to make drifting in this country the best it can be. These people at the end of the day are still watching it, and must like it to watch it, and then go make comments like that. Where is the sense in that? Irish drifting wouldnt exsist if it wasnt for fans. You cant run an event with the fans and yes money from tickets. Buying a ticket is funding the sport. Sitting at home being a keyboard warrior is just reversing the progress of the sport. If you are a proper fan, try go to events or if you cant,then make sure to reassure the people behind the scenes their efforts havent gone un noticed. Im delighted the new IDS wont have livestreams because the gobshites that cant shut their mouths will be without a voice and the people who are at the events who care can focus on the future of the sport. Well done Dave, you have made Irish drifting what it is today. Thank you for all your hard work and dedication.
There is a huge debt owed to Dave Egan and his team for delivering a world-class drift competition in Ireland. They often are accused of making huge amounts of money or ripping drivers and fans off but nothing can be further from the truth. Dave is honest in this episode about how deeply he has been hurt by negative comments made against him personally when he and his team have worked into the night and on a shoestring budget to deliver a world-class event week after week, month after month. As a sponsor, LinkECU knows that it is a genuine love for the sport, the drivers and the families that motivates Dave and his team every week. But we also know the financial and operational stress that is ever-present for them. When you see the wonderful careers that have been build on Dave's vision, James Deane, Jack and Conor Shanahan, Dean Kearney, Duane McKeever, Alan Hyne...and the list goes on, you can see how positive the impact he and his team has had on the sport of Drifting worldwide.
Thank you so much for your consistent support over the years Andy. Drift Games wouldn't be where we are today without Link ECU and your unrivalled support of our crazy ideas!
Actually quite sad watching that episode and seeing dave and hearing how much that first round and comments took out of the team. It's not a nice feeling and no one can understand what it's like to run a business until you've done. You have no life. I attended every round last year of extreme by myself and as a girl it was hard but I'm glad I did. You dont need to apologise dave for your comment. I dont understand how people think tickets are expensive when you consider what you get. €20 -€25 a ticket for a days entertainment and action and being able to walk around pits and meet drivers , people spend €20 on a cinema ticket, bag of popcorn and a coke for a max 2hours entertainment. I just dont get it. Dave and the lads keep your heads up. You do an amazing and extremely tough job. I'm loving the content of these episodes
That was phenomenal its annoying to see Dave annoyed that much by haters because none of the haters even 98%of the drift community wouldn't have the guts and will to do what Dave and the Drift Games Team has done over the past 6-7 years in the Irish scene and I take my hat of for you all Legends👏👏👏🇮🇪💚
I think you guys have done a fantastic job over the years! I moved from ireland 8 years ago and everytime im at an australian drift event most people just want to talk about the Irish Drift Championship. Well done lads!
Drivers are the best in the world, but so are the driftgames/idc/ids team. True fans will always support you guys! Phenomenal job. It will be interesting to see you guys drifting from now on instead, and good luck to Ed with the future series
Man I hate that you had to feel like that Dave. What you do is incredible and 100% entertaining. I enjoy every second especially cuz im in the USA watching.
Great work guys, as said you guys have put Irish drifting seriously on the map. As for the negative comments, take zero notice (we all know people are way to quick to jump onto the attack, especially when they havent put the hard work in). Great work, and cant wait to your next events as we'd love to be there
Dave and lads are so nice, im such a drift fan, i drive my little Levin down all the time and always have time for a chat when they can, stay safe lads,
Dave, Josh and the whole team, yet another amazing episode. As I am watching, I can literally feel the emotions. I want to say, thank you to all of you, for putting so much hard work into all of it, you guys definitely deserve far more recognition!
Yes ticket might be expensive, but at end of day it a great day out with family or friends. And also make new friends. Cant wait for covid 19 to go away and drift to be back on.
Lads, first time watching any of the Drift Games work. Really impressed! Only really came across you lads pretty recently but since seeing what you guys are up to, the IG updates, watching videos and then getting some HSE Superheroes stickers - you're doing some top work for representing the Irish drift scene and the irish car enthusiast! Videography is unreal and well put together! Hope to eventually get to a show once Corona has done one and f'd off! 👍
Dood watching this is eye opening. I had to comment man, as a grass roots level skidder who's never been interested in drift competitions and not even aware of the level of GB drifting, only building and driving RWD cars, your the reason I watch comps! I first was introduced to your unique style when you took over the BDC, I'd never seen anything like it, your passion combined with a clearly excellent team of crew and judges and presentation of what is an incredibly complicated sport was off the chain. Even Nathan was a breath of fresh air and never failed to make me smile, even if it was because he was being a twat. For me its seemed drifting needed someone to stand on top of a hill made from tyre shards and broken E36 parts and make some serious noise to reprasent the dedication and passion and sheer crazyness displayed by so many in the sport, and the way you presented that in an informative and entertaining way to both Live Streams and at the events is next level good. Fan for life here man. Fan for life.
Really good episode with Dave laying it all out.he was at the cold face of it.had to run it and make financial commitments. Will always find keyboard warriors who want to put people down but what dave and his team have done over the years has gotten more and more people into the sport.My kids have been going since they were in buggies and now want their own cars when they get older.
Great episode, some of the best content in the drift scene and great videos every week. New enough to the channel and drifting and each video is a joy to watch.
Another great video guys keep the great content up and one thing I will say is livestream is sometimes handy for some of us who cant make it to an event but being at the event is the best experience ever cant wait to this covid-19 is over to get to some more events
People complain attendong a round as a spectator is expensive, is bullshit considering how much people pay to go to an all ireland final or to go see a concert These rounds happen once a month for about 5 months Take the money that you would piss up against the wall drinking shots and put it in your pocket instead you would have plenty of money Dave Egan is nothing but a gentleman and a legend everytime I seen him he always took time to say hello Him and his time pushed the competition scene in Ireland well up into professional ranks that it is far more interesting then many other drift series All I say is Dave if you do read this pat yourself on your back you done a fantastic job and nearly killed yourself doing so and it's a pity you arent doing the competitions but nice to see you are back driving again and get to relax and have fun
This is a really interesting watch. I think as a fan you just assume the business is making money as the show looked to be progressing so so well. Thanks for all you and the team have done Dave.
Regardless of what the minority of idiots say about you you've done wonders for the sport dave I've never come away from an event disappointed in Ireland and the uk keep up the good work
There is a cost for everything, nothing in life is free. It's a shame to see the emotional toll carried trying to produce a show way beyond normal aspirations/expectations in Ireland. We've a small little population, even more niche when considering motorsport, let alone drifting. The margins are so tight, I honestly don't know how you guys managed to generate such hype and consistently produce such high quality productions for as long as you did. Fair play to yee for even trying to elevate the sport beyond what most others couldn't dream of doing. I'm certainly looking forward to a post-covid schedule of events to attend. Can't wait to see what new events mark my calendar once this covid madness is over. Quick suggestion for ideal prank show, could work for dealing with some keyboard warriors, check out "Sentosha: Battle Wheels" on Amazon for a bit of mindless entertainment.
Damn, the bit about the negative comments got me really annoyed. I thought perhaps I was one of the "keyboard warriors" Dave was talking about, with a negative comment here or there about a particular judgement or something maybe the judges said that didnt make sense to what I saw. But reading the comments put up on the screen made me realise that theres a difference between criticism (wrongly or rightly made) and just trolling/unecessary personal attacks. I would expect a certain level of criticism due to fans having a certain driver they root for or team, but saying somebody is scamming people out of their money or personally attacking someone is just plain wrong. I can see now why Dave lost his interest in running the series if this is what he had to deal with. Ill never forget my experience hopping on a ferry to bring my Evo over to Mondello for round 6 of DMEC last year, it was so awesome, Zigen events for me are a cut above every other drift series and I hope that in future maybe he will branch back out and get involved somehow with BDC and IDS as his experience is invaluable.
Also I was one of the people who couldnt make it to the event due to being in another country, however I knew what he was trying to say, and I totally agreed with what he was saying, if you dont like what you see on the livestream its very easy to switch it off!
You seem to have picked up Dave's points well Mike, and we can assure you that trolling comments weren't the only reason Dave decided to step back. We think his point of highlighting them is to warn people that there are consequences to their actions and if people push too far, things break. For future events, the drift community should be more active in shutting these trolls down to stop online bullying being the focus of livestreams.
As a person who has been following drifting, what seems like my whole life, it is very obvious to see Irish drifting definetly has come on so so much over the years. We have been gifted so many stand out events to witness and so many top drivers that have come through our national series and wowed us. What ever opinion you may have of Dave and his team you cannot turn a blind eye to what he and his people around him have done for the sport in Ireland and in Europe. Its actually so appalling to see people who do not contrabute to the sport and bring nothing but negativity, to go and try knock the people that have dedicated so much of their personal time to make drifting in this country the best it can be. These people at the end of the day are still watching it, and must like it to watch it, and then go make comments like that. Where is the sense in that? Irish drifting wouldnt exsist if it wasnt for fans. You cant run an event with the fans and yes money from tickets. Buying a ticket is funding the sport. Sitting at home being a keyboard warrior is just reversing the progress of the sport. If you are a proper fan, try go to events or if you cant,then make sure to reassure the people behind the scenes their efforts havent gone un noticed. Im delighted the new IDS wont have livestreams because the gobshites that cant shut their mouths will be without a voice and the people who are at the events who care can focus on the future of the sport. Well done Dave, you have made Irish drifting what it is today. Thank you for all your hard work and dedication.
Michael Kelly, couldn’t of said it better myself 👍
We could say a lot of things about this comment, but the most suitable is... Amen
There is a huge debt owed to Dave Egan and his team for delivering a world-class drift competition in Ireland. They often are accused of making huge amounts of money or ripping drivers and fans off but nothing can be further from the truth. Dave is honest in this episode about how deeply he has been hurt by negative comments made against him personally when he and his team have worked into the night and on a shoestring budget to deliver a world-class event week after week, month after month. As a sponsor, LinkECU knows that it is a genuine love for the sport, the drivers and the families that motivates Dave and his team every week. But we also know the financial and operational stress that is ever-present for them. When you see the wonderful careers that have been build on Dave's vision, James Deane, Jack and Conor Shanahan, Dean Kearney, Duane McKeever, Alan Hyne...and the list goes on, you can see how positive the impact he and his team has had on the sport of Drifting worldwide.
Thank you so much for your consistent support over the years Andy. Drift Games wouldn't be where we are today without Link ECU and your unrivalled support of our crazy ideas!
Actually quite sad watching that episode and seeing dave and hearing how much that first round and comments took out of the team. It's not a nice feeling and no one can understand what it's like to run a business until you've done. You have no life. I attended every round last year of extreme by myself and as a girl it was hard but I'm glad I did. You dont need to apologise dave for your comment. I dont understand how people think tickets are expensive when you consider what you get. €20 -€25 a ticket for a days entertainment and action and being able to walk around pits and meet drivers , people spend €20 on a cinema ticket, bag of popcorn and a coke for a max 2hours entertainment. I just dont get it. Dave and the lads keep your heads up. You do an amazing and extremely tough job. I'm loving the content of these episodes
Glad you enjoyed the episode Sharon and thank you for the time you spent coming to events last year. We salute you!
That was phenomenal its annoying to see Dave annoyed that much by haters because none of the haters even 98%of the drift community wouldn't have the guts and will to do what Dave and the Drift Games Team has done over the past 6-7 years in the Irish scene and I take my hat of for you all Legends👏👏👏🇮🇪💚
Preach Caoimhin! Thank you so much
Unreal job with this all series guys! Cant wait for the next one
See you next Monday Arturas!
I wish this series got more hype and views because it deserve it
Help us share it out Adam! Thank you!
I think you guys have done a fantastic job over the years! I moved from ireland 8 years ago and everytime im at an australian drift event most people just want to talk about the Irish Drift Championship. Well done lads!
Thanks so much Matthew, means a lot to us!
Can't fault Dave Egan with everything him and his team has done for the sport and also giving us drift content during the lockdown. 👍
Thanks Stephen. We have more to come!
Drivers are the best in the world, but so are the driftgames/idc/ids team. True fans will always support you guys! Phenomenal job. It will be interesting to see you guys drifting from now on instead, and good luck to Ed with the future series
We can't wait to see if Josh and Dave find competing more fun or stressful than their previous roles. It will be an adventure either way!
Man I hate that you had to feel like that Dave. What you do is incredible and 100% entertaining. I enjoy every second especially cuz im in the USA watching.
Great work guys, as said you guys have put Irish drifting seriously on the map. As for the negative comments, take zero notice (we all know people are way to quick to jump onto the attack, especially when they havent put the hard work in). Great work, and cant wait to your next events as we'd love to be there
Dave and lads are so nice, im such a drift fan, i drive my little Levin down all the time and always have time for a chat when they can, stay safe lads,
Thank you so much John. Stay safe too!
Dave, Josh and the whole team, yet another amazing episode. As I am watching, I can literally feel the emotions. I want to say, thank you to all of you, for putting so much hard work into all of it, you guys definitely deserve far more recognition!
Thanks for the kind words Warren. Really appreciate them here at Drift Games
I want to start following Drifting.
Do I 100% recommend
Hey, welcome aboard!
Yes ticket might be expensive, but at end of day it a great day out with family or friends. And also make new friends. Cant wait for covid 19 to go away and drift to be back on.
Absolutely!!
Lads, first time watching any of the Drift Games work. Really impressed! Only really came across you lads pretty recently but since seeing what you guys are up to, the IG updates, watching videos and then getting some HSE Superheroes stickers - you're doing some top work for representing the Irish drift scene and the irish car enthusiast! Videography is unreal and well put together! Hope to eventually get to a show once Corona has done one and f'd off! 👍
Much appreciated! and hopefully you can hang out trackside soon!
Well done all , enjoyed this video
Dood watching this is eye opening. I had to comment man, as a grass roots level skidder who's never been interested in drift competitions and not even aware of the level of GB drifting, only building and driving RWD cars, your the reason I watch comps!
I first was introduced to your unique style when you took over the BDC, I'd never seen anything like it, your passion combined with a clearly excellent team of crew and judges and presentation of what is an incredibly complicated sport was off the chain. Even Nathan was a breath of fresh air and never failed to make me smile, even if it was because he was being a twat.
For me its seemed drifting needed someone to stand on top of a hill made from tyre shards and broken E36 parts and make some serious noise to reprasent the dedication and passion and sheer crazyness displayed by so many in the sport, and the way you presented that in an informative and entertaining way to both Live Streams and at the events is next level good.
Fan for life here man. Fan for life.
Thanks so much dude, the team really appreciate that! Check out the next few episodes to see where the story goes, and thank you for your support!
Really good episode with Dave laying it all out.he was at the cold face of it.had to run it and make financial commitments. Will always find keyboard warriors who want to put people down but what dave and his team have done over the years has gotten more and more people into the sport.My kids have been going since they were in buggies and now want their own cars when they get older.
Great to hear James and glad you enjoyed the episode. Dave is pretty blunt with his opinions in this one.
Great episode, some of the best content in the drift scene and great videos every week. New enough to the channel and drifting and each video is a joy to watch.
Welcome aboard!
Amazing really enjoyed it definitely recommend watching it can't wait to watch the next episode 😁👌
Glad you enjoyed it
Thoroughly enjoy that episode, cant wait for the next one!
Glad to hear it!
Top quality content 👌 Great to see a different insight into Irish drifting!
Glad you enjoyed it
only missed one event all year. always a great weekend out :)
Great to hear Kieran. A true legend!
Fucking fantastic series so far. Team Drift Games give yourselves a big pat on the back! 👏
Thanks so much Elliot!
Another great video guys keep the great content up and one thing I will say is livestream is sometimes handy for some of us who cant make it to an event but being at the event is the best experience ever cant wait to this covid-19 is over to get to some more events
Glad you liked the episode dude and hopefully we see you trackside sooner rather than later.
People complain attendong a round as a spectator is expensive, is bullshit considering how much people pay to go to an all ireland final or to go see a concert
These rounds happen once a month for about 5 months
Take the money that you would piss up against the wall drinking shots and put it in your pocket instead you would have plenty of money
Dave Egan is nothing but a gentleman and a legend everytime I seen him he always took time to say hello
Him and his time pushed the competition scene in Ireland well up into professional ranks that it is far more interesting then many other drift series
All I say is Dave if you do read this pat yourself on your back you done a fantastic job and nearly killed yourself doing so and it's a pity you arent doing the competitions but nice to see you are back driving again and get to relax and have fun
This may be a stupid question but is this streamed when the events are on. If so where do I watch it.
The new Irish Drift Series is where it's at dude!
This is a really interesting watch. I think as a fan you just assume the business is making money as the show looked to be progressing so so well. Thanks for all you and the team have done Dave.
I guess the 'behind the scenes' look is a different view. Glad you enjoyed it!
Incredible as always guys! Keep it up 😎
Thank you! Will do!
Regardless of what the minority of idiots say about you you've done wonders for the sport dave I've never come away from an event disappointed in Ireland and the uk keep up the good work
Thanks so much Will. Hopefully more good days out to come!
There is a cost for everything, nothing in life is free. It's a shame to see the emotional toll carried trying to produce a show way beyond normal aspirations/expectations in Ireland. We've a small little population, even more niche when considering motorsport, let alone drifting. The margins are so tight, I honestly don't know how you guys managed to generate such hype and consistently produce such high quality productions for as long as you did. Fair play to yee for even trying to elevate the sport beyond what most others couldn't dream of doing. I'm certainly looking forward to a post-covid schedule of events to attend. Can't wait to see what new events mark my calendar once this covid madness is over. Quick suggestion for ideal prank show, could work for dealing with some keyboard warriors, check out "Sentosha: Battle Wheels" on Amazon for a bit of mindless entertainment.
Thanks so much Edward and you've hit us right in the feels. We are looking forward to seeing you guys at an event soon!
How could you dislike that video?
Hey, everybody has their opinions.
Damn, the bit about the negative comments got me really annoyed. I thought perhaps I was one of the "keyboard warriors" Dave was talking about, with a negative comment here or there about a particular judgement or something maybe the judges said that didnt make sense to what I saw. But reading the comments put up on the screen made me realise that theres a difference between criticism (wrongly or rightly made) and just trolling/unecessary personal attacks. I would expect a certain level of criticism due to fans having a certain driver they root for or team, but saying somebody is scamming people out of their money or personally attacking someone is just plain wrong. I can see now why Dave lost his interest in running the series if this is what he had to deal with. Ill never forget my experience hopping on a ferry to bring my Evo over to Mondello for round 6 of DMEC last year, it was so awesome, Zigen events for me are a cut above every other drift series and I hope that in future maybe he will branch back out and get involved somehow with BDC and IDS as his experience is invaluable.
Also I was one of the people who couldnt make it to the event due to being in another country, however I knew what he was trying to say, and I totally agreed with what he was saying, if you dont like what you see on the livestream its very easy to switch it off!
You seem to have picked up Dave's points well Mike, and we can assure you that trolling comments weren't the only reason Dave decided to step back. We think his point of highlighting them is to warn people that there are consequences to their actions and if people push too far, things break. For future events, the drift community should be more active in shutting these trolls down to stop online bullying being the focus of livestreams.
Re-watching smoke & mirrors is as close as it gets to on track action these days.
I don’t even live in Ireland but I still want to go to one of these events
Great to hear man. Check out the new Irish Drift Series happening soon!
Amazing 💪💪
Thanks 🔥
Good show 🙌
Glad you enjoyed it
Should be decent