- CHAPTERS
- 1. Meet The Masters
- 遇见大师
- 2. The Gallery
- 画廊
The year is 2019 and the Drift Masters European Championship (DMEC) is not messing around.
Over the past few years, this fledgling series has broken off from its roots in Poland, overcome heavy competition, and made a name for itself as the proving ground for European drifting. Other championships have come and gone in this time, but if this past weekend’s season opener in Austria was anything to go by, DMEC is here to stay. And it’s setting itself up to be the best drift series in the world.
这一年是2019年，漂移大师欧洲锦标赛（DMEC）并没有搞乱。
在过去的几年里，这个初出茅庐的系列已经脱离了它在波兰的根基，克服了激烈的竞争，并为自己成为欧洲漂流的试验场。其他锦标赛在这个时候已经过去了，但如果上周末在奥地利的赛季揭幕战有什么结果，那么DMEC就会留下来。它正在成为世界上最好的漂移系列。
Yes, I said that. Controversial I know, but here’s why…
是的，我说过。我知道有争议，但这就是为什么......
Drifting in Europe is in a very strong position right now. Collectively, the continent is honing the best drivers of the moment – no exaggeration. I don’t want to throw any shade on the US or Formula Drift, but who was the last American driver that you can remember coming out of nowhere and blitzing the national championship? Me neither.
目前，欧洲的飘移处于非常有利的地位。总的来说，非洲大陆正在磨练当下最好的驱动因素 - 毫不夸张。我不想在美国或者Formula Drift上留下任何阴影，但是谁是你能记得的最后一位美国车手，并且在全国冠军赛中闪闪发光？我也不。
Then there’s the circuits. I’d never heard of PS Racing Center Greinbach in rural Austria before – and I’m guessing neither had you – but it ended up being the ideal battleground to open the 2019 championship at. This small part-karting part-rallycross venue was both fast and technical, and pushed the drivers and their machines heavily over the weekend.
Circuits like this are in abundance around mainland Europe, something that will hopefully keep the championship fresh and challenging for years to come.
然后是电路。我之前从未听说奥地利乡村的赛车中心Greinbach - 而且我猜你也没有 - 但它最终成为了打开2019年锦标赛的理想战场。这个小型卡丁车部分拉力赛场地既快速又技术性强，周末推动了司机和他们的机器。
这样的电路在欧洲大陆各地都很丰富，有望在未来几年保持冠军的新鲜和挑战。
Perhaps the biggest leap that I’ve seen in the last few years in Europe is the high standard of vehicles. Not so long ago, a European drift event meant a full field of E36 BMWs with undoubtedly questionable and often somewhat agricultural modifications throughout.
Now, almost every car in DMEC should be considered a fully-built professional race car. Winters quick-change differentials, sticky track rubber, sequential gearboxes and fully custom tubular steering and suspension geometry are the norm, and if you’re not bringing at least 600hp with you then you’re at a real disadvantage.
也许我在过去几年在欧洲看到的最大的飞跃是高标准的车辆。不久之前，欧洲漂移事件意味着E36宝马的全部领域，无疑在整个过程中都存在一些问题，而且往往有些农业改变。
现在，几乎DMEC的每辆车都应该被认为是一辆完全专业的赛车。Winters快速更换差速器，粘性履带橡胶，顺序齿轮箱以及完全定制的管状转向和悬架几何形状是常态，如果您没有带上至少600hp，那么您将处于真正的劣势。
James Deane’s new 2JZ-powered Falken Eurofighter is the perfect example of this. Sadly, due to ongoing fine-tuning and setup adjustments during round one I wasn’t able to take a closer look at this impressive car, but I will in the near future.
詹姆斯迪恩的新型2JZ动力法尔肯欧洲战斗机就是这方面的完美典范。可悲的是，由于在第一轮期间正在进行微调和设置调整，我无法仔细观察这辆令人印象深刻的汽车，但我会在不久的将来。
But perhaps the biggest improvement that I saw in Austria this past weekend was in the presentation and production of the event. Behind the scenes, DMEC is a well-oiled machine, and it seems to be overcoming what I’ve always thought was drifting’s biggest issue – downtime.
但也许我上周末在奥地利看到的最大改进是在活动的展示和制作中。在幕后，DMEC是一台运行良好的机器，它似乎克服了我一直认为漂流的最大问题 - 停机时间。
What’s more, for 2019 DMEC has teamed up with Red Bull TV to produce the series livestream, and I have to say, without embellishment, that the show and user interface is on another level. If you don’t believe me, check it out for yourself. The live on-board cameras for one are a game-changer – being able to see each driver’s actions and reactions in the car during the run completely changes the viewer experience.
For this very reason I’m not here to rehash the events of the weekend – you can watch them back for yourself and gain a far better representation of what happened than from reading my words.
Instead, let me give you a look through my lens trackside as things unfolded. Enjoy the gallery below.
更重要的是，2019年DMEC与红牛电视台合作制作了系列直播节目，我不得不说，没有点缀，节目和用户界面在另一个层面。如果你不相信我，请亲自检查一下。现场车载摄像头可以改变游戏规则 - 能够在跑步过程中看到每个驾驶员在车内的动作和反应，彻底改变了观众的体验。
由于这个原因，我不会在这里重新讨论周末的事件 - 你可以亲眼看看它们，并通过阅读我的话语来更好地表达所发生的事情。
相反，当事情展开时，让我看看我的镜头轨道。享受下面的画廊。
SECOND CHAPTER
第二章
The Gallery
画廊
