Istayclean Blog European Drifter: Matt Campling

We reached out and connected with European Drifter, Matt Campling. Matt just recently joined our friends over at Grams Performance under sponsorship and has been kicking ass so far this season. So we decided to get to know who is the guy with the monster Miata wreaking havock over in the European drift scene. This is what we learned. Enjoy! iStayclean: When did you become interested in the drifting community? Matt Campling: I became interested in drifting around early 2000's. Can't remember the exact year, but it was when the Driftworks guys were competing at a generic car show I attended at Silverstone that caught my attention. Safe to say from that day forward this was always going to happen. iStayclean: Have you always been a Car enthusiast? Matt Campling: Cars have been my passion for as long as I can remember, specifically racing cars. No other forms of the sport ever really interested me. iStayclean: I understand that you and your wife are a team when it comes to you drifting. Can you explain how has that been to have your life partner as your drift teammate as well? Matt Campling: My wife is amazing, she takes care of social media side of things, liasing with sponsors & looks after the children/house/business when I'm away racing. It takes a special kind of person to tolerate what I do, let alone encourage me to do more. I feel truly blessed. iStayclean: We understand you have 2 drift cars. Can you explain how both differ from each other? Matt Campling: Yes the 2 cars is a bit of an odd form of mind management, found my subconcious held me back last year. I knew if I had an accident in the car I may not be able to complete the full season ... Continue reading