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Team VIP Petfoods' Bolger to Launch V8 Drifting Hat-Trick This Weekend |
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Wednesday, 04 July 2007 |
 Team VIP Petfoods’ daredevil drifter Robbie Bolger will round off a V8 drifting invasion hat-trick at next weekend’s round three of the Drift Australia Series at Eastern Creek when he introduces his latest Aussie V8 gift to the series.
After four and a half months of painstaking attention from Bolger, the new 940 horsepower Holden VE will be the first ever drift VE to hit an Australian race track.
“Basically everything that has been banned in V8 Supercars, this car has,” said Bolger.
“At approximately $260,000 to build, she has the best of the best and is even closer to a supercar than the Monaro!”
The Monaro Bolger speaks about is his beloved 800 horsepower, seven
litre custom-built machine which has been wowing crowds for nearly two
years, most recently by taking a history-making win at Mallala’s
series’ round two.
Historical in that Bolger became the first interstater to take a round
over local drivers since Winton’s round of 2005, the win further
cemented Bolger’s status as a definitive force in the category
following on from his 2006 series podium.
“The Monaro is just a monster, she has more power than a V8 Supercar with seven-litres of grunt and she just goes,” said Bolger.
“Until the VE, the Monaro was pretty much the most powerful drift car
in the world, and certainly had the nous on the race track whether
people believed V8s could drift or not.
“Mallala was a great send-off for the Monaro with taking the win over
the locals, and I will be looking to continue that form through the
VE’s debut this weekend at Eastern Creek, so those Nissan guys better
watch-out!”
Before the Monaro Bolger steered a Holden CAPA Drift Ute, beginning his
drifting journey aboard the bright yellow machine with success in the
final Full Lock Drift Nationals event in 2004, securing 4th after only
one day of practice aboard the six-litre fiend.
So it would seem Bolger loves his V8s, and with results like his he may
just be able to force the Australian drifting fraternity to come around
to love them too.
“Everyone seems to think that because the sport came from Japan, you
can only drift Japanese cars, which is just wrong,” said Bolger.
“This is Australia, the Aussie V8 is the king of power and they can
drift - just watch to see this proven for a third time this weekend!
“Anyone can build and drift a Japanese car, but its much more fun and challenging to build and drift a full-blooded Aussie V8.
“It is called Drift AUSTRALIA afterall, not Drift Japan!”
Following Bolger’s win aboard the Monaro at Mallala’s round two which
catapulted him from 15th to 4th in the championship standings, only
time will tell whether Bolger is able to put his VE to use in the same
successful fashion, but for now it is looking promising. The Team VIP
Petfoods’ Eastern Creek round schedule is below:
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