Not many people are aware of this but WillShootForFood and Trackday films were founded at almost exactly the same time. I contacted an ambitious Al Clark getting on for four years ago and we immediately shared the same passion and enthusiasm for an industry we were both relatively new to professionally. In the mean time collaborating on numerous projects from a host of films for JDM Allstars (now Drift Allstars) to companies that it has been an honor to work with such as the prestigious Jaguar. We have followed different paths as our motivations have altered with our experiences. Myself pursuing a career in driving supported by film making and Al committing seemingly every waking hour to making amazing productions.

When I heard rumours of a feature length drift film in the works my ears pricked up and from day 1 I was very intrigued to see what would be the focus of the film. It turns out the motivation was driven by the land of the rising sun, where drifting began.

Several months later and the trailer is released to OUTSIDERS. After watching this there is no doubt in my mind that Al has done it again. Every time we shot a film together I would look forward to the finished article to the point at which I would be bugging him on a daily basis. Fortunately I was able to contain my excitement as the trailer didn’t really elude to any of the exact content of the film or the narrative just that it looked awesome and I definitely wanted to watch it.

Then the 25th of February rolls around and it’s the night of the premier, Driftworks who were in partnership with Trackday Day films to produce and also star in the film hired out a nice little venue in Birmingham. The hometown of Driftworks bought in a small but respectable crowd of die hard drift fans and key people from the scene alike.

After fulfilling the obligatory catch up with a few good friends it was time to go in. Still not knowing what to expect we were greeted by a sizeable cinema screen and we took our seats. Al adopted the position of compare for the evening and I don’t think i’ve ever seen him so nervous. To be fair I don’t blame him, he has put two months worth of editing in to the project regardless of the rest of the preparation that everyone else had gone through to get to this stage. Modestly covering his own back in the introduction with a disclaimer “hopefully it won’t be (insert profanity)” It was time to watch the film.

What I witnessed over the next hour and a half was a beautifully shot, excellently narrated tour of modern drift culture in Japan. Delving in to the motivation behind why we as drifters exist, the compulsion to spend all our money and recklessly endanger ourselves and others around us in an effort to pursue sideways speed. It is exactly what it says, an outsiders perspective into the crazy world of Japan. A personal highlight was the danger points on the likes of BIHOKU pointed out by Mitto, you don’t get to appreciate what the circuits are actually like when you see the one or two camera angles typically broadcast on the internet. The danger is very real and it just goes to further reiterate the skill required to maintain a successful drift with out destroying yourself or the car and also the commitment required. In the film Phil Morrison despite his many years of professional level drifting experience almost has a potentially large accident in a borrowed car providing a small but substantial reality check.

It was a joy to watch and I fully recommend you purchase the dvd as you won’t be disappointed. Drift fan/car fan or even frustrated parent that doesn’t get their kids obsession. It was a great insight that I personally took a lot from.
Even if you hate it, buy it just for the soundtrack. Complimenting the film throughout I was happy to be enjoying it through the
venues extensive sound system.

http://www.driftworks.com/shop/outsiders-collectors-box-set.html

The determination and commitment to excellence from Al Clark and working with the best in the business. Trackday films and Driftworks bring you Outsiders.

I’m off to Japan.

And to top it off a little insight to the film at the Premier, good work Dan Joyce for getting this out. You must not have slept.

 

Right so where has the time gone? Who do we have to see about slowing it down?

We make no apologies for letting you guys down, we have been busy and so have you. 2012 is looking good so far with return trips to New York and many new videos on the way out to you lovely people.

Over the Next couple of months there are going to be some drastic changes happening around here so make sure to check back. We have some pretty special announcements that we think you will like. Here are just a few screenshots from some videos we have in the factory at the moment.

 

 

See you soon!

We are back after a little time to concentrate on our less public work we have the first installment of a new series of videos tracking the progress of RedBrick Racing.

The team are a joy to work with and they have a very bright future with Mark Johnston behind the wheel of their new Ginetta G50.
The first outing was a massive success, taking home first and third place at a time attack event at Zandvoort in Holland the team were delighted and are eagerly anticipating the arrival of the cars first race in the series that runs alongside the British touring cars.

Personally we can’t wait to work with the team again and be a part of what is ensured to be a very dramatic first season.

Touge Automotive have come out of nowhere and brought colour and imagination to an industry full of the same old styles and designs recycled over and over.

Make sure to check out the other items in the touge shop; clothing, stickers and various other bits and pieces.

Hit them up at WWW.TOUGE.CO.UK and check out the STICKERS sections for the hobo logo in sizes up to 30″ that is over 2 feet!

Well, as the drifting season came to a close with the final round of Formula D at Irwindale we thought we would save this little treat for when you needed a little bit of inspiration to get to work on the car over the winter months. This video is about why we are all involved in drifting; good people, good times and going as fast as you can with what you got.

The kind folk at PFD run by the owner of GT magazine in Poland, Andrzej Witkowski invited us to go check out the final round of the series and offered Luke a chance to drive his own car. This car is usually used to lead out the other cars at events and as a result is pretty much stock apart from a few bits to make it look prettier.

Lukes first competition in a left hand drive car and he took to it like most expected he would. Doing everything he could with the little nissan, take a look at what we got up to. Enjoy!

In the next couple of weeks we have Lukes end of year film coming out, highlights of the year including winning JDM Allstars and his plans for next year plus a few special announcements. So keep checking back!

I’m just going to let the film do the talking on this one…

It has been a busy few months at WSFF, we have been busy sorting through footage but soon enough we will have the a few new films to show you but to get you in the mood here is a little piece we put together to give you a little treat and thank everyone for helping out this year and say congratulations to Luke Fink on taking the 2010 JDM Allstars Championship.

In other news the site will be undergoing a massive overhaul over the next couple of weeks so keep popping back from time to time and we may have a few special sneak previews of up and coming films to show you.

We have been sampling the delights of being on the continent this past few days. UK>France>Holland>Germany>Poland and then back again.
Filming as we go the experience has been pretty crazy so far. Updates as soon as we have time to think but the film promises to be a random mix of radness, awesometown and ALL OUT DID THAT ACTUALLY HAPPEN?!?! If nothing else we have had an amazing time and met some amazing people and if we can do that justice it will be something worth sharing.

Here is a little preview I put together for the up and coming release of the JDM round 3 film, we didn’t want any one suffering from JDM withdrawal symptoms for too long so here is a a little something to wet your appetite.

We won’t keep you waiting long though so be sure to check back soon!

Much Love!