Owen uses an Apollo 6-pot big brake kit on his Nissan 350Z
The owner of this striking looking Nissan 350Z drift car, Owen, has spent the year honing his drifting skills across the UK, as well as offer thrilling drift passenger rides at various events.
Equipped with a six-piston Apollo Big Brake Kit and Bluestuff pads, Owen’s modified Nissan has proven the perfect entryway into this rising corner of the motorsport world.
Recently, Owen headed back to Santa Pod Raceway, where he put his drifting skills to the test once more, as you can read below in his own words…
“Last Wednesday, I spent my day back at Santa Pod Raceway taking part in one of the ‘Drift What Ya Brung’ days as they are a great opportunity to improve your skills, no matter what level of experience you have.
“I started off the day tweaking the setup on the car after making some recent upgrades; the idea was to give the car a bit more driveability and make it more comfortable for me, in hope this would help with my progression.
“Overall, a positive morning, with the changes we made making a noticeable difference and also I felt that my time spent on the simulator was really starting to translate into the real life driving.”
“After a brief lunch break and my confidence probably a little bit higher than it should have been, I decided to take on what is known as the ‘big track’ – this is a layout which includes many corners, sections of different speeds and just in general it’s more challenging than I have ever attempted before.
“Sitting in the queue, I will be honest: the nerves hit me, but with the incredible support of my team, friends and family I pushed through it and I am very proud to say that I quickly found myself really enjoying the challenge. By the end of the day, I was linking almost the entire track and finding myself keeping up with some of the other more experienced drivers.”
“As a day overall, I feel like it was a massive leap in my confidence and abilities and for that reason I already have the next day booked in and I’m ready to go back and continue my progression in 2025.
“As always, I want to say thank you to all of my incredible sponsors for supporting me in what I do”
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6-Piston Apollo Big Brake Kit
UK-designed and made 6-piston variant of the acclaimed Apollo Big Brake Kit. The ultimate upgrade in braking performance, offering significant reductions in stopping distances whether used on road or on track.
