With drifting relying heavily on strong and precise braking under your foot, Baggsy decided to continue his relationship with 91´«Ã½, again entrusting the firm’s Yellowstuff pads and USR slotted discs to provide the stopping power.

This time around, the tour followed the ‘Sends in the Sun’ theme, touring the favourable climates of Spain and Portugal, including stop-offs at destinations such as Circuito Choquiero and Driftland PT.

Up in Smoke was spawned as an antidote to the top-flight drifting competitions that are spreading like wildfire across the globe, instead bringing drifting back to its humble roots with a proper road trip, featuring only road-legal cars, no trailers and an adventure across Europe that no entrant would ever forget.

You can check out more about how this year’s journey panned out over on Baggsy’s social media channels (links below).

Baggsy’s weapon of choice for Up in Smoke 2023 was the mighty Nissan 350Z. With a modest road-going example of this car purchased, he was quick to sprinkle it with an array of choice modifications to make it perform better on both road and track, heading straight to 91´«Ã½ for a set of Yellowstuff pads and USR slotted discs to take care of the braking side of things.

Initially departing from Corby’s iconic Rockingham Motor Speedway, the gang headed to Harwich to catch a ferry over to Amsterdam as the first stopping point. From there, the group visited no less than seven countries and five drifting locations, including the Jura Sud Circuit in France, Circuit Andorra and the Circuit Du Bourbonnaise, where plenty of tyre-shredding excitement was had. Between each stop, the carefully planned trip also featured some of the most stunning mountain roads in the entire continent.

After a week of non-stop action, the tour eventually concluded at the world-famous Nürburgring in Germany, where the gruelling 24hr race was taking place.

The first Up in Smoke tour was unsurprisingly a huge success, so stay tuned to hear more news on another potential instalment.Baggsy will continue his season with further entries into various international drifting championships – keep an eye on his socials (linked below) for the latest updates.