Jack Shanahan

Jack Shanahan (born 3 August 1999) is an Irish professional drift driver from Cork, Ireland. Shanahan was the 2016 and 2017 champion of the British Drift Championship.

Jack Shanahan
Nationality Ireland
Born (1999-08-03) 3 August 1999
Cork, Ireland
British Drift Championship, Irish Drift Championship career
Current teamShanahan Car Sales

Career

He began competing at the age of 13 in the semi pro class of the Irish Drift Championship in a Nissan 180SX, and competed in select rounds of the Drift Allstars European series. In 2014 he won his first major event, British Drift Championship event at Lydden Hill in new car, a BMW powered Nissan 200SX, and finished third at the Drift Allstars event at Mantorp Park in Sweden.[1]

His 2015 BDC title triumph[2] at the age of sixteen made him the youngest driver to win a major drifting title.

Family
Conor Shanahan
Nationality Ireland
BornCork, Ireland
Current teamShanahan Car Sales

His younger brother, Conor Shanahan, is also a drifter and competed in the Pro class of the British Drift Championship in 2017 after graduating from the Pro-Am class in 2016. In the 2016 season, the brothers shared the same car, a Nissan 180SX.[3] In 2017 Conor Shanahan appeared on The Grand Tour television series.[4]

References
  1. "Drift Allstars Europe - RD 3 Swedish Drift GP Results - Drift Allstars". 23 July 2014.
  2. "2015 British Drift Championship Round 5 at Anglesey Circuit [RESULTS]".
  3. http://www.speedhunters.com/2016/05/borrowing-your-brothers-600hp-180sx/
  4. "13-year-old wonderkid sets his sights on winning this weekend's Irish Drift Championship". Sports Joe. 21 April 2017. Retrieved 13 December 2017. his older brother Jack also competing for the same title … Conor Shanahan … beating Richard Hammond on the track in the new Amazon series The Grand Tour


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