Darren McNamara

Darren 'D-Mac' McNamara is a professional drift driver from Cork, Ireland.

Darren McNamara
Nationality Ireland
Born (1982-09-10) September 10, 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. http://www.wreckedmagazine.com/blog/2009/07/01/darren-mcnamra-interview-after-his-first-win-video/
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-08-20. Retrieved 2012-07-24.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. http://www.wreckedmagazine.com/blog/2013/04/05/darren-mcnamara-with-his-zenki-front-nissan-240sx-sneak-preview/
  4. http://www.speedhunters.com/2011/08/car_feature_gt_gt_team_need_for_speed_d_mac_86/
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