Cape Town CBD transformed into a drifting racetrack

The exhibition gathered petrolheads and motorsport junkies to witness local drifters showcase their skills as they competed on a technical course combining speed, smoke, angle and timing. Judges included national drifting judge Brenton Gregory, Ernest Page and European drift champion Steve Biagioni.

The event brought together two motorsport genres, namely drifting and gymkhana. “Drifting is basically a spectator-friendly sport where guys physically push the cars to their limit. They try to get their cars as sideways as possible and create as much smoke as possible to actually score points ... Gymkhana is slightly different where they will go around a set course and compete for time. So whoever finishes a course in the quickest amount of time, wins,” organiser Jason Williams told eNCA.

According to IOL, organiser Gary Stockenstroom says it is to be the first of many events to come as it's been a dream they've had for years.

View the below video for more of the action.