friday night drifts
EVENT INFO:
📅 Friday, April 10th
⏰ 5pm to 11pm
📍 Calder Park Raceway
🌏 Melbourne, Australia
🏁 DT Layout
🔥 FREESTYLE KINGS
WHAT is Fnd?
Friday Night Drifts is our party event, 50 drifters throw down for 6 hours of non-stop drifting, tandems & carnage! With the addition of DJs, half time shows & so much more! It’s the perfect way to start your weekend with good vibes!
online discount - SPECTATOR Tickets
Grab your tickets online before 2nd March (Sunday Night) and SAVE with our 50% off all tickets FLASH SALE!
Kids: Age 8 and under are FREE!
Adult: $20 (Normally $40)
Junior: $15 (Normally $30)
Family: $65 (Normally $100)
Car Pass: $80 (Normally $130)
*Must arrive together*
Spectator passes can also be purchased at the gate on the day for full price.
FEATURING:
🥳 Win a Ride with Nathan Ranson in his 700HP R32 SKYLINE
By purchasing your ticket online before the event, you go into the running for a chance to Win a Ride of a Lifetime with Nathan!
🏁 DT Layout
🔥 FREESTYLE KINGS - Lance Russel and Ry Davis
🌐 Guest - Commodoreman - Cars and Meet and Greets
👀 Get Up And Close To The Action With Multiple Spectating Areas
🚗 50+ of Victorias Best Drift cars and Drivers
😈 Monster Energy Truck
🎟️ Ride with a Pro Drifter
💨 Big Entry Competition - You're the Judge
🔊 Live Commentary & Music All Night
🧢 Exclusive KIR Merchandise & Giveaways
✨ Premium Car Show - Trophy Awarded
🛠️ Pit Access to the 50+ Unique Drift Cars
🍺 KIR Bar
⛺️ Trade Stalls
🍭 Lolly Stall
🍔 Food Trucks
🏆 Driver / Car Show Awards
+ More SPICY entertainment on the night!
🎟️ Don’t want to leave it to fate? Purchase a Ride with a Pro and experience Drifting from the passenger seat! Limited spots available online, with extra available on the day!
What's on!
HEADLINing: freestyle kings
Freestyle Kings is the ultimate action sports show, delivering a high-octane experience like no other.
Featuring the world’s best FMX and BMX riders, the adrenaline-charged production tours globall captivating audiences with mind-blowing tricks, death-defying stunts, and non-stop entertainment.
The show is coming in hot at Calder Park for Friday Night Drifts!
Feat. commodoreman
Built in the shed and powered by pure Aussie car passion, Commodoreman aka Deacon Vermaak, has become a fan-favourite voice of grassroots car culture. Known for raw builds, classic Holden energy, and no-nonsense storytelling, he’s inspiring a new generation to keep iconic Aussie machines alive.
Catch him at the event, meet the man behind the builds, and grab a photo in one of our meet and greets with him!
Win a ride in IN A 700HP SKYLINE
Two lucky people will get to strap into pro driver Nathan Ransons 700hp R32 Skyline for two hot laps!
Purchase a ticket during our Flash Sale or Early Bird Sale for a chance to win! At the end of each sales period, we’ll randomly select one lucky winner from each promotion.
Check out this one of a kind build in person, as well as open pits 50+ crazy drift cars!
Premium Show and shINE
Our Show & Shine always brings a stacked mix of cars. Tough JDM builds, tidy Euro cars, unique street projects and everything in between.
If your car turns heads for the right reasons, throw it in the mix. Apply at the link below.
BIG ENTRY Showdown
Get ready for our halftime chaos! Drivers hit the track one by one, sending their biggest entries to prove they deserve the crown. After 30 minutes of all-out action, the standouts roll up in front of the crowd… and you decide the winner.
RIDE WITH A PRO Experience
Strap in for 2 wild laps with a hand-picked PRO driver in a fully built drift weapon. Smoke, speed, and sideways chaos — all from the passenger seat. It’s the closest you’ll get to the action without holding the wheel.
Requirements:
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14+ with guardian & valid photo ID
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Long sleeves, pants & closed shoes
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Spectator pass NOT included
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Extra spots available on the day
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Please not that you cannot choose a driver, this will be automatically allocated.
KIR Bar Returns
Kick off your weekend with a well-earned drink at our brand-new trackside beer garden! Chill with your mates, soak up the Friday night vibes, and catch all the drifting action up close!
Premium Keep it Reet Merchandise + Giveaways!
You know the drill. Come say hey at the Keep It Reet merch tent and pick up some warm goodies for a night of non-stop drifting! Rumour has it we'll be throwing some kang merch out to the crowd at some stage in the night as well. So keep an eye out! See you there!
Checkout Trader Alley
Packed with a wild mix of vendors JDM goodies, collectables, garage essentials, snacks and plenty more to offer. Swing through and check out what everyone has to offer.
EVENT POLICY
Our events are about family-friendly fun, any patron behaviour we deem inappropriate or disrespectful will have them removed from the venue by security.
Strictly no drugs, alcohol or pets allowed within the venue.
Venue Information
Calder Park Raceway
Location:
377 Calder Fwy, Calder Park VIC 303
Additional Information:
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Motorsport Noise Warning - Hearing protection recommended
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Due to our events popularity viewing areas may be obstructed
If you have any accessibility needs, please email us prior to the event to allow us to make sure we’ve accommodated for you correctly due to Calder Park Raceways’ rough terrain.
Tickets are non-refundable & non-transferable
Strictly no drugs, alcohol or pets allowed within the venue
Any patron behaviour we deem inappropriate or disrespectful will have them removed from the venue
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