What Is… Stockcar Racing?
Stockcar racing is a huge motorsport, mainly in New Zealand, but is also popular in other parts of the world. It is officially classed as a form of dirt track racing, with races usually taking place on oval shaped dirt tracks surrounded by concrete walls. However, unlike it’s siblings, Stockcar racing allows for full on…
Read MoreLink ECU partners with Worthouse Drift team
Standing on the podium, holding the winner’s trophy and being sprayed with champagne at the end of a grueling Formula Drift USA season, arguably the world’s premier drift championship, is an amazing feat. When you do it twice in a row, the entire drift world is rightfully in awe. James Deane is that winner, an…
Read MoreLink ECU Supporting Women in Motorsport
In celebration of International Women’s Day 2019, today we salute all females in the motorsport industry! Link Engine Management are pleased to support many females competing across the global motorsport arena and recognise the contributions of many other women acting as volunteers, officials, mechanics, media personnel and organisational staff. Paving the way for more women…
Read MoreSheldon Clark: Aiming for a Formula Drift PRO2 license
Quite often, the story behind a build is what determines its final outcome. When one has a strong motive and vision for the car, it can turn into something very special. Sheldon Clark from Washington, USA, has finished this drift car in memory of his late father and what a tribute it is. His LinkECU…
Read MoreDrift Pilot Andy Gray
Recently Link ECU caught up with one of the world’s leading drifters, Andy Gray, to chat about where he started, career highlights, his relationship with Link ECU and where to next. The beginning Andy has always been into rear wheel drive cars but he got his first taste of drifting at 18. “I remember,…
Read MoreBrody Goble – Link ECU PRO2 driver
What is it like to compete in the Formula Drift Link ECU PRO2 Drift championship? A top professional drifter does not just come out of nowhere. In a sport that takes a lot of skill, experience and of course, sponsorship, to win at the elite level, a driver often competes for many years before reaching…
Read MoreSummernats ’19 burnout champion
Summernats is labelled as Australia’s biggest horspower party, where car enthusiasts descend on the capital city for a weekend of performance cars, cruises, burnouts, rock’n’roll and more. The Burnout competition is central to the event. Hosted in a purpose built burnout facility, the event attracts the best cars not only from Australia but from all…
Read MoreLeadfoot Festival 2019
Well, that is a wrap on another year on the Coromandel coast of New Zealand at Leadfoot Festival. Leadfoot is very unique in terms of the diversity among the cars which compete at the event. The vehicles age from 100 year old vintage restorations, to the modern rally cars, quads, sidecars and drift cars. Link…
Read MoreWho is Nikki Hepburn?
Queensland drag racing legend, Nikki Hepburn, spared a few competitive seconds to catch up with Link ECU about where it all began, her 2018 USA trip, what ECU kit the team are currently running and where to next. Where it began for Nikki Since a young girl Nikki has always been into drag cars and…
Read More3SGZE Beams powered AE86
After over 3,200 hours spent working on a car, you would expect it to be something special. We can certainly vouch for that with this AE86 carrying a 3SGE Beams engine. Based in Uruguay, the car originally was left stock and restored for exhibitions. Once the aesthetic part was finished, a swap was made to…
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