Darren McNamara

Darren 'D-Mac' McNamara (born 10 September 1982) is a professional drift driver from Cork, Ireland.

Darren McNamara
Nationality Ireland
Born (1982-09-10) 10 September 1982
Cork (city), Ireland
Formula D career
Current teamTeam Falken Tire

McNamara first competed in the Irish Prodrift series and the British D1 Great Britain series (now EDC), winning the Prodrift title in 2006. He drove a Toyota AE86 with a Nissan SR20 engine.

In 2007 he was invited to compete in the American Formula D series. He achieved his maiden win at Wall Speedway[1] and a second place at Road Atlanta.

In the 2012 Formula D Season, McNamara started at Long Beach in the Falken Tire Saturn Sky. After a crash in his top 32 battle with Kenneth Moen, the Sky was damaged and not usable for future competition.[2] For Round 2 and 3, he drove the Falken Tire 350Z, formerly driven by Tyler McQuarie. For Round 4 and 5, he competed in the Falken Tire Nissan Silvia S15 with a V8.

For the 2013 season McNamara drove a newly built V8 powered Nissan S14.[3]

McNamara also competed in European events in a Rotary powered Toyota AE86, including in Prodrift and British Drift Championship events.[4]

References
  1. "Darren McNamra Interview After His First Win [VIDEO] : Breaking Drift News". Archived from the original on 3 February 2018. Retrieved 23 June 2010.
  2. "Formula DRIFT - Schedule - Pro Championship - Long Beach". Archived from the original on 20 August 2012. Retrieved 24 July 2012.
  3. "Darren McNamara with his Zenki Front Nissan 240sx [SNEAK PREVIEW] : Breaking Drift News". Archived from the original on 3 February 2018. Retrieved 1 June 2013.
  4. "Car Feature>> the Team Need for Speed D-mac '86". Speedhunters.com. 6 August 2011.
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