It’s nearly 5:30 on Tuesday so what better way to end the working day than with a few awesome YouTube videos! Obviously being Team Japspeed we’re swayed by all things drifting, but we’re just as happy to watch those which are funny or downright crazy. Check out our Top 5 videos for Tuesday, and make sure you visit our Facebook page to post up your own best vids!

5 – RX7-powered Skyline R32 – it’s one of the weirdest engine/car setups we’ve seen, but just listen to that noise!

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If you’re a fan of drifting then you clearly love extreme sports, and Japspeed-sponsors Monster Energy are bringing a show to the UK you definitely wont want to miss! Masters of Dirt is Europe’s biggest and best Freestyle Motocross Show, and in March 2012 you’ll be able to witness it in the UK for the first time in 10 years.

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To celebrate Team Japspeed’s collaboration with in-car entertainment specialists Vibe Audio, Team Japspeed are offering you lucky readers a chance to win a load of awesome Vibe goodies! For one lucky winner they’ll get a set of brand spanking new Vibe ‘Slick’ 480w 6×9 speakers and for a further 5 runners up a set of Vibe deluxe lanyards. All you need to do is visit the Japspeed Facebook for more information – it really is that simple!

So that’s it, Autosport International is done for another year! We were hugely honoured to perform once again in the Live Action arena with the three S15s of Paul Smith, Shane O’Sullivan and Shane Lynch putting on a serious smoke display for the fans. But this wasn’t Japspeed’s only presence at the show – through into the main hall both the 1JZ Impreza and SR20 S14a took up display on the Maxxis Tyres stand, and as the pictures below show the whole setup was simply stunning!

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Check out this awesome shot of Japspeed’s Shane Lynch and Paul Smith absolutely tearing up the indoor ‘Live Action Arena’ at Autosport International! We’ve got Stephen Brooks along filming the whole event, and as this single frame shows it’s going to be a must-watch.

We’ll be at Autosport all weekend over on the Maxxis Tyres stand – make sure you get yourself along and come say hey to the whole team, or more importantly check out the lovely Maxxis babes… We can’t wait to get back out on track tomorrow to perform some seriously smokey drifting for the thousands of spectators – we’ll see you there!

Have you got your tickets yet? Autosport is without a doubt Europe’s biggest and best motorsport expo, so naturally Japspeed and Maxxis Tyres just had to be a part of it! Along with Shane O’Sullivan, Paul Smith and Shane Lynch performing in the Live Action Arena, we’ve got Baggsy’s 1JZ Impreza and the Japspeed S14a on the Maxxis stand. Make sure you come over, say hello and grab some goodies if you’re coming to visit this weekend!

It’s not long before the 2012 BDC season kicks off, but before that Japspeed are back off to the Birmingham NEC Arena for another weekend packed full of drifting! We catch up with Team Japspeed factory driver Baggsy to find out what makes him tick before his Live Action Area happenings at Autosport this week…

Photo Credit: Jordan Butters, Drifted.com

Hi Baggsy, so what’s your real name?

My real name is Stephen Biagioni

Does that mean you’re from Italy, then?

No, I’m from Upminster in Essex, but my dad’s from Italy!

So are you better at making a nice Lasagne or a Pizza?

I’m a big fan of American hot pizzas – I make one at least once a week.

What first got you into cars?

My dad got me into cars – he always had cool motors and that’s what made me a petrol head. Then I raced karts until money got tight when my parent’s split up.

And the sport of drifting. Tell us what’s so good about going sideways?

It’s such an accessible sport – it allowed me to get involved with competing in cars again. And the rush of going sideways into a bend at speeds of 80-90mph is, well… it’s kinda hard to put into words, but there’s nothing like. Nothing can get close to the buzz of drifting the Impreza.

 You’re a factory driver for Team Japspeed and pilot the legendary Impreza. What engine is the car running and what power does it make?

It’s got a 1JZ single turbo motor out of a Toyota Soarer and kicks out around 500bhp. Which is pretty cool!

What is it like to drive?

It sounds mental! It’s mad loud and with the new engine up front, the weight is all different to an OEM Impreza so it’s pretty intense to drift.

If you had to make a cuppa tea whilst going sideways at 80mph, would to go for one sugar or two?

Probably go for two, because I like a challenge. I’d definitely run a PG Tips bag as well… can’t get enough of them monkeys!

Autosport International Show is arguably the best motorsport show in the world. What does it mean to you to be performing demos in the Live Action Arena?

It’s like a dream come true. I remember going to Autosport loads as a kid – so to be in the Live Action Arena is amazing. It’s going to be a great four days!

Thanks for talking to us Baggsy! You can catch Team Japspeed and Steve Baggsy Big Bollocks on the Maxxis Tyres Stand at Autosport Show where he’ll be disco dancing and chugging Monster Energy.

If you’re a fan of our Facebook page, you would’ve seen last week a little teaser image of our 1JZ Impreza which has undergone some additional fabrication work prior to Autosport this weekend. We had some pretty spectacular guesses to say the least, so we’re giving you one last picture to try and help figure out just what Team Japspeed’s been upto – not even driver Steve Biagioni knows what we’ve done! Let’s just say it’s been extensively lightened and the cooling is a lot more efficient…

We may only be 5 days into 2012 but the season never stops for Team Japspeed! After a super-quick refresh and service after Top Gear Live in December, Japspeed are performing once again at the Birmingham NEC this time for Autosport 2012! We’ll be taking along all four Japspeed cars including Baggsy’s 1JZ Impreza, Paul Smith’s 1JZ S15, Shane Lynch’s V8 S15 and the all-new RB25-powered Monster S15 driven by Shane O’Sullivan.

Maxxis 2011 – Are you ready ? from Stephen Brooks on Vimeo.

Expect to see some seriously close drifting despite the super-slippy conditions which Japspeed have mastered thanks to the MA-Z1 tyres. All three S15s will be back in the Live Action Arena while our 1JZ Impreza will be on the Maxxis Tyres stand allowing you to get up close to one of the UK’s best drift cars. We cannot wait to get back out there, and after the success of 2011 we’ve got a feeling 2012 is going to be even better! (more…)

So 2011 has been and gone, can you believe we’re now in 2012?! Not that Team Japspeed are fussed – this year we intend to hit the season bigger and better than ever before, kicking off with Autosport International next weekend! Until then, check out this awesome wallpaper of Baggsy perfectly drifting the 1JZ-impreza – we’ve got a few more lined up so keep checking back for more awesome snaps.