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Drift Brigade heads North to DMCC Round 1 Montmagny Quebec Canada and has to pay duty on the trophy!!

Drift Brigade weekend in review: DMCC Round 1 Montmagny Quebec Canada from Import Intelligence on Vimeo.

West Chester, PA (PRWEB) As a DMCC season opener this one sure went down in the record books as being one of the wildest journeys to date.

Tuesday June 9th the team got news that Dunlop has officially stopped supporting all their drifting teams so Matt Waldin and Damien Bagley of Drift Brigade are currently seeking a new tire sponsor to fill a huge void. Drift Brigade has been sponsored by Dunlop for the last 7 years so the changes to the origination will take some time to adjust to but the team is hopeful that this absence will be filled quickly.

Thursday June 11th the team loaded the rig and set north with Matt Waldin’s 350z and Damien Bagley’s matching 240sx. Damien had just purchased a 2003 Dodge Dually to pull the trailer. While they were in upstate New-York ( Adirondack section ) at 4am the trucks gas gauge decided that it was going to go from half tank to empty in a matter of minutes! Before we knew it we were stranded on the side of the road in the rain with no fuel. Matt set off on the teams pitbike and rode down a 4 lane interstate with a fuel jug strapped to the front of the 50cc monster on the shoulder to the nearest exit so they could get the rig going again. Upon his return Damien was watching as a police car with lights on was escorting Matt back down the interstate with the fuel. After a 2hr break we were back on the road!

Practice day was on Saturday, A couple die hard fans attended the practice day while Waldin and Bagley unloaded the cars and began the quest to set the bar for the weekend.
Sunday would bring the crowd as DMCC packed the stands with over 6000 people descending on the small track in Montmagny. The team went out for qualifying which landed Waldin as the #1 qualifier and Bagley not far behind in 8th place on the ladder.
A half-time show was added to DMCC this year called Flip-a-Ride. This involved parallel parking a 1992 Honda Civic in between a wall of boxes. Three drifters were selected as representatives for 3 lucky fans to win a new flip out auto DVD unit. Waldin’s fan partner seen to have drawn the lucky straw for the weekend. Waldin on the 2nd attempt parked the civic squarely in the parking area as the crowd roared.

Shortly after the half-time show it was time for the tandem round. First up was Waldin who had a bye run in the first round. Bagley headed up Maxime Truchon who piloted the red SC300. Truchon spun on one of the runs which resulted in a win or Bagley. For the 2nd round of tandem eliminations Waldin and Bagley were set to go head to head. This round would go for a OMT ( One More Time ) as Waldin and Bagley drove with each other so much that the battle between these guys is almost too close to call on any given Sunday. Waldin finally squeaked by a win after Damien tagged the rear wheel of the 350z leaving a tattoo of a tire in his door for the weekend. The crowd roared in excitement but that was the nail in the coffin for Bagley. Damien would end up in 7th place overall for the weekend. Waldin moved on to face 2 time series champion Fred Girard. Girard had been consistent all weekend and when it came time to running. After a OMT and Waldin would win by a narrow margin an move on to face the guy climbing the other half of the ladder, Pat Cyr.
Waldin and Cyr line up on he starting grid getting ready to square off for the #1 and #2 spots for the weekend. Away down the straight Waldin’s engine blows a rod straight through the bottom of the engine leaving an oil slick on the track which would send Cyr into the wall and eventually Waldin as well. Both drivers fought a hard battle all weekend but when the smoke had cleared the 350Z was in no shape for competition. Matt would have to forfeit his run and settle for a hard fought 2nd place position on the podium.
Check out the video from the event located at: http://www.vimeo.com/5195225