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⚡️ Member Of @ignitionspeed
🎮 Owner Of @kinetikesports
🚙 Half Of The @hatchbackhousehold
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After almost 2 decades of being fascinated with drifting, I never knew I’d be doing the wild things I’ve done this season. I watched Tokyo Drift on a 13 inch portable DVD player when my dad got me a copy sometime around 2007, and I always wondered how the hell drivers could drive this way.

It started with building a raggedy Sim in January 2025 , then spending hundreds of hours practicing and ultimately competing on the simulator. After a couple sim comp podiums , I took the plunge and bought a car. I showed up to the first Drift clinic at Lake Erie Speedway with having never put a car sideways and ended up effortlessly linking the layout my first attempt.

Lots of seat time , going back to the drawing board after every session on track got me to ultimately win the most Improved Driver Award at the Lake Erie Speedway 2026 Season awards banquet - It’s been one hell of a ride.

Massive shoutout to my Wife for being a constant pillar of support, she dealt with slamming sim pedals upstairs at 2 AM and calming me down when I panicked not being able to fix stuff on the car before an event. She makes sure we’re always packed & ready for every track weekend and is the prettiest cheer leader I could ever wish for. I love ya 💚

The driving definitely progressed a hell lot - The simulator experience basically translated right over and it was working out the fear of wrecking from there. Now at the end of a season a 10 car train doesn’t even phase me (unless I see a football helmet 350z). However, the memories and friends made along the way are definitely my favorite part - Shout out to each and every one of my homies. Love y’all degenerates.

Drifting has been more than a Motorsport , hobby or pass-time to me - After all the years I’ve spent living a busy life, I forgot to take a step back and live a little. That’s the void drifting filled for me and it’s truly a thing of beauty. Something about almost crashing your car every lap that tickles the soul a different way.

Hate to see the season end, but glad we got the chance to throw the cars at walls and each other. Can’t wait to kill more tires and party harder than ever next season!

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My favorite person to drive with! It’s been Absolutely Amazing to watch her progress over the last year and getting better and better with every lap, as we go back to back, lap after lap. Stoked to get the opportunity to chase her and trust her line/driving, all while putting my car on the line with full confidence in her and her skills as a driver

📸 @harlequincharm
@strepidemic
@lhj_media
@mattm_shots

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Here at Oversteer Grand Prix we are incredibly excited to announce we are officially partnering with SimHQ as our simulation provider for our series. We welcome the SimHQ team with open arms and cannot wait for what the future will hold with them. Stay tuned for more details, and make sure to go check out SimHQ for all your sim drifting needs. Whether youre looking for sim equipment, new cars to drive, new tracks to experience, or premium paid mods you can find all that and more over on their website! Welcome to OGP!

We also want to give a HUGE shoutout to @assettoframes_ for getting us some awesome media with our mods. You can see a tease of one of them in the background here, but theres more to come!

As a reminder: Sign ups for season 2 are NOT yet open as we are still working on finishing V2 of the car pack, but we will be releasing more info about sign ups and the car packs new version soon we hope! You can still head over to SimHQ and download the V1 car pack for now, and once the V2 cars are ready they'll be there as well!

#oversteergrandprix #ogp #oversteergp #simhq #simdrifting

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It's so easy to fall in love with the e36 😍

Track: @virtualdriftchamps Castaletto
Car: Personal e36 (by @acs_jimmothy)
Livery: @strepidemic of @kinetikkreations
Team: @x3_autosports

- Equipment -

@simagicofficial Alpha Mini & Q1S
@simsonn_official Plus X Pedals
@trakracer TR80s
Generic 350mm Wheel & Handbrake 👍🏽

#assettocorsa #drifting #e36 #bmw #SimRacing

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Summer of 26’. My only goal for the summer was stress less and i think i accomplished that🤙🏼

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Swapped to a 350mm wheel & what a difference 🤌🏽🔥

Sent Olivia on a run around OSW, a track I would struggle on due to the wall banks. The larger wheel feels great & I feel like I can place the car where it needs to be.

Track: @acsdrift Orlando Speedworld (@geronimodesigns)
Car: Personal e36 by @acs_jimmothy
Livery by @strepidemic (@kinetikkreations)
Team: @x3_autosports

#assettocorsa #simracing #osw #simdrifting #E36

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Driver Spotlight, Lawson Lightner - @thedailylawson
At just 15 years old, Lawson Lightner is already making a name for himself in the drift world.

Lawson’s passion for drifting started two years ago after attending a Formula Drift event in New Jersey. The excitement of the sport left a lasting impression, and later that year, a conversation with his dad turned into reality. After selling the Acura that was originally going to be his first car, Lawson found and purchased the car that would launch his drifting journey: a Nissan 370Z.

When asked what he loves most about being behind the wheel, Lawson keeps it simple: “It’s how good it makes me feel and how happy lam when I’m driving.”

One of his proudest accomplishments so far has been building a car that’s proven to be incredibly reliable. After 13 events without a single mechanical issue, his first breakdown only came at the most recent event, a testament to the work and dedication he’s put into the build.

Off the track, Lawson describes himself as a little shy, admitting that starting conversations isn’t always easy. But once you get to know him, his passion for drifting shines through.

One thing Lawson finds funny about his journey? He can confidently drive a manual transmission and control a car that’s sliding sideways at high speed, all while not yet having his driver’s license.

Looking ahead, Lawson’s goals for this season are focused on growth. He wants to become a more consistent driver and take the next big step in his career by competing in his first drift competition on September 26.

“CollisionRight has supported me both on and off the track throughout my journey: They’ve believed in me and stood by my side, and I’m grateful for that support.”

We’re proud to support Lawson as he continues to chase his goals and represent the next generation of drifting talent. Be sure to keep an eye on him as he takes on his first competition later this month.

📸 @strepidemic - thanks for the amazing photos to pair with our story!🙌

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Been outside lately

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Remember back in Little Loop Baseball when they used to make a card out of your photo?

Yeah… this is apparently the 45-year-old version of that. 😂

Nobody asked me to be on the cover of a drift magazine, so naturally I made my own.

Not gonna lie though… seeing the Z sideways on a magazine cover looks way cooler than it probably should.

GRIP IS OPTIONAL. STYLE ISN’T. 🤘💨

📸 Credit @strepidemic

#350Z #Drifting #GrassrootsDrifting #DriftLife #LakeErieSpeedway

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Some media from our first event 🔥

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Hey everyone! Im sure some of you have noticed that we've been kinda silent lately aside from Chill making posts (thanks Chill!) and we wanted to give an update as to what's going on with the team right now.

To start things off, we said a "farewell" to one of our great members @ireal__44 who is now flying under his own flag. We really appreciate his time with us and are all super excited to see whats in store for him next! He will still be present for some things on the team such as being a spotter for @_chillm8_ as they work really good together.

Next thing up: What have we been doing?
Well, a lot really haha. We dont want to spoil the big thing too much but we've been working with our creative division @kinetikkreations as well as Drake from @locktwolock on some pretty cool stuff behind the scenes. We can't spill too much right now, but we will be teasing some bits soon! Our drivers have also been busy taking on competitions. Chill and Rylan will be competing in ESDA this coming weekend, and the others have all been competing in different events wherever possible. @wildchild_manav has been absolutely shredding on the IRL side of things and recently did some laps with the teams owner in the car which was an awesome moment seeing our virtual team start finding themselves in reality.

So what is coming for Kinetik?
Obviously the exciting thing coming is the one thing we cant really talk about at the moment, but as soon as we can share more details we will! The team is also preparing to completely overhaul how weve been handling our social media presence, so hopefully you'll be seeing more of us soon. One of the things we're all very excited about is Season 2 of the @oversteer.gp series in 2027. The Kreations side of things is already working on the liveries for the 2027 season, more on that soon! And as always, our guys will be out there competing wherever possible! Join our discord to stay up to date.

We also want to thank everyone for their continued support as we continue to grow! And of course a huge thanks to our partners OGP, Gripped Up Mods and Six Star SPF for their support as well!

#kinetik
#kinetikesports
#kinetikkreations

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FLIP FLOP inside @thedailylawson and @davelightner during SINISTER BASH at @driftevergreen [ @ashlynownzyou 🎥 @strepidemic 🎥 ] 🏁🏴‍☠️

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