The Craziest Drift Cars of Brazil

While at Ultimate Drift at one of the coolest tracks on the planet (Mega Space) we took a walk and talked with some drivers about their builds
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[@MatheusSartor23]

Thanks for the opportunity to show my “M2” for the world 😁

[@kylewise3111]

That thing is awesome!

[@andy_damage]

Pretty badass, dude.

[@ricardogomez4772]

What’s it’s all about 👏🔥

[@jimhoffman864]

I love your adopted kid in Brazil I feel like you should sponsor him to get him to where he needs to be

[@danielalvesdasilva6058]

Up

[@jamesdoranto9013]

that kid is from money

[@tannershanksftw]

The kids family is basically sponsoring Adam for the trip, I don't think he needs Adam to sponsor him 😂

[@deadpuul8221]

Considering the kid's dad sponsored 20 of his own cars for the first few Brazilian drift events that he hosted, I think he'll be fine

[@speedy-xg4ui]

with the right training frm LZ he cld be the next James Deane even better

[@AdrielMachado]

I'm a judge of the championship and it was insane to see you driving in person, congratulations Adan

[@coryfrisbie3350]

That kid is going to be a weapon in drifting, will definitely be following his progression

[@w_teixeira]

His dad is a legend here, Sérgio Hanazono. Basically, the one who brought drift from Japan to Brazil in around 2008/2009.

[@YusssoM]

Young talented drifter there reminded of James Deane, he was 16 when he first come to the US. I hope these Brazilian drifters also get a chance to compete in International scenes.

[@60milligram]

@@w_teixeira now that's sick asf

[@w_teixeira]

@@60milligram The young guy is pretty well on teachers! Most of them are also legends here, as his dad is.

[@notwinx.]

Ok unk😅

[@AndreSepka]

thanks man for showing our drift scene to the world

[@BrunoVentura22]

This guy rents assetto corsa servers for 5usd a month /\ and they are content manager integrated

[@se7en910]

Bless you. Keep drifting fun right.?

[@flexnix]

Lucas knows every engine setup. 😂 This dude is awesome.

[@klebercremon]

We so happy to have you here! I am the Pinguim E36 Ti, mechanic and spotter. We had a chat with Duarte later after briefing and made the correction The 328 Ti uses Chevrolet/Opel Omega A rear end Omega diff, axels and a few adjustability from Omega camber/toe arm Anyway, glad to have you guys here! We hope you guys come back for the next rounds!!!!

[@MaxwolfKoolick]

that manifold is beautiful! Much love from canada!

[@klebercremon]

@@MaxwolfKoolick Thank you very much! In name of Fortec Performance Parts. Br. We are glad to show our work, love and passion for drifting as sport! Proud to have over 60% of the grid with at least one Fortec part, since hydro hand brake kits to full intake, exhaust and intercooler kits for E36´s M50/52 or JZ's Thanks again and Much Love back from Brazil!!!

[@von...]

@@klebercremon Talk with Duarte & see if you can work out to a deal to get some of your intake manifolds sent over to their driftHQ warehouse. There are tons of people in the USA who are building M50/2's now that all the big guys are swapping them out for 2jz's & you can buy the original motors for cheap!

[@jeronimodrift]

Thank you Adam for honoring us here in Brazil! check back often! it's your house!

[@SolomonDrew]

I ❤ this comment

[@D3l0r3Am]

Brazilians put together these projects on a very tight budget, as even the original parts are imported and cost a fortune. Top pieces from famous brands are not very economically viable, so we manufacture our own pieces. The video is really good

[@D3l0r3Am]

Some companies import parts and pay less taxes. However, if a normal person imports, they will pay 92% taxes added to the final value.

[@D3l0r3Am]

Some companies import parts and pay less taxes. However, if a normal person imports, they will pay 92% taxes added to the final value.

[@aidan6310]

bro as an e36 owner i literally cant convey how cool these brazil videos are being from cali this shit is so sick I already want to fly out with my buddy whos brazillian and go over to the E36 MOTHERLAND

[@jocadamotoca916]

Is not that we have tons of E36's, the thing is that we don't have many cheap options for RWD cars, and those E36's have a great chassis and a reliable engine for Drifting, they are becoming really hard to find, and getting really expensive as well besides being a beautiful car!

[@svenngunnarrustgard1228]

We dont even see many of these in Europe anymore ​@@jocadamotoca916

[@wheels808]

Brazil is definetly not the E36 MOTHERLAND.. Poland / The Baltic countries are the MOTHERLANDS for drift E36’s

[@Martin_Fallei]

​@@wheels808 Germany (cough, cough), also alot Race Cars

[@wheels808]

@@Martin_Fallei Yeah obviously i mean they r made there but the modifying laws are so strict. in estonia u see drift e36s daily on streets

[@thesigmaenigma9102]

An R34-bodied E36 with STI stickers on it. What a wild ride. Only in Brazil haha awesome seeing so many youngsters out there wheelin'. That's literally the next generation for drifting. They'll be legends soon.

[@mvd1288]

The driver is sponsored by "STI" (actually a car parts factory I think, but the logo is the same as Subaru's one and it looks funny)

[@w_teixeira]

We're used to do a high five followed by a fist bump here in Brazil. You can notice Adam high fives some drivers and they try to fist bump right after, failing successfully hahahahahahahaha

[@Duo2Play]

de fuder, ri pra caralho disso tbm kkkkk

[@w_teixeira]

@@Duo2Play Vários vácuo kkkkkk

[@cheesepizza87]

That m2 kit on an e36 is something else - Brazil vibes are the one Lucas is awesome, he knew 99% about every car there

[@coachkisagod]

Without a doubt, Adam’s travel videos are the best. Vibes are always so high when you’re in another country with good people. It’s hard to explain but Adam’s face tells the same story. So good.

[@bimas.e87]

the Mercedes and the e36 with the r34 bubble are insane

[@ahmaddabdoub1696]

Bro, drift scene in Brazil is awesome!

[@capbels8553]

W208 chassis (the v6 Mercedes in video) is really slept on. Really good car to mod, solid engine optio s, Nice handling. It's a perfect project choice

[@cjjarv]

Check out Team Lovetap. Swedes running a W208 with a turbocharged M104 engine. Straight 6. Rips. Now THERE is a slept on engine. Can do everything a 2JZ can plus (higher possible HP off stock?!), at a fraction of the cost. Just needs more aftermarket support. Rumour has it Toyota and Nissan took "inspiration" (?!) from the M104 for their 1J/RB....

[@mirotuominen3406]

Team lovetaps car is a w209

[@capbels8553]

@@mirotuominen3406 it's a w208. The w209 looks more like a w211

[@treverse_]

Dude the drift scene in Brazil looks amazing. Got a lot of Japan vibes from the positive community

[@andredarocha1678]

So the team that adam ran for "drift show" ther're a group of brasilians that lived in japan, so they imported the cars for here (like the s15 that adam ran), in the beginning it was litteraly a drift show, then the scene grew up very fast in the country because of F&F tokyo drift, the guys of drift show, and Tiago Romano

[@mornayappolis]

Adam is gonna have sleepless nights about a E36 with a R34 body😂

[@lebslab1300]

Adam should try to go back to Brazil and visit some of these shops that are putting bodies on different chassis’s

[@samuelmagalhaes3372]

i guess adam needs now e36 with skyline body 🤣

[@Diogo2979]

Adam em choque com as gambiarra kkkkkk. Adam now knows the Gambiarra way of drift.

[@bigboycombo6342]

Great episode, nice to see how resourceful the Brazilians are in their builds.

[@SwitchFBproductions]

aw dang looks like i missed penultimate drift brazil. good thing adam got ultimate drift brazil on camera

[@swx_Eric-11]

Chanel: Ultimate drift

[@shady_77]

would've really liked to see you on one of the street meetups in brazil to see the car culture here, but amazing video and i'm insanely happy you showed up around here

[@gustavosette]

Thank you for showing the world the Brazilian drift scene ! 🙇🏽‍♂️🙏🏽

[@offgridas]

That's real passion right there, the entire worlds drift community could do with that attitude ❤

[@JB-sv5pr]

Love seeing the culture A lot of people don’t know this but Brazil has a huge Japanese population! Just seeing all the cool drivers and cars love Brazil man 🤙

[@owenbazinet9635]

So sick to see Adam ripping in so many countries

[@jack_burk]

This type of content is the best. I love seeing grassroots guys and their setups and what they do to keep them reliable. It’s always cool seeing cars that don’t have crazy budgets that get absolutely down.

[@guimw25]

Thank you so much for showing the word a little bit of our culture and our drift, hope see u guys here soon ❤️🇧🇷

[@viciniusdk8357]

Seeing this content after seeing adam competing in irl here in Brazil is awesome!! I hope he really loked the comp and try to bring lz world tour to Brazil, especially in mega space. Adam, you have to come here more often and man, that weekend was my birthday, and seeing you ripping some bumpers and giving that show was the best!! 🔥🔥🔥

[@Jon64scale]

LZ great follow up vid this is sick seeing behind the scenes extra stuff and the cars insane 👌 they definitely got some weapons and that E36 converted to a R34 and interchangeable is insane also phenomenal drifting from you keep up the great work 👍

[@rafapozzan]

The "Mercedes" fuel pump is an old design from older mechanical fuel injection cars, they're cheap, sell everywhere and have good pressure and good flow.

[@L_CasagrandeR]

I can't explain exactly why, but although I knew all those cars already, I had big chills running down my spine while watching this video. having Duarte and Adam complimenting our drivers ingenuity is so heart-warming. I think that's what most of the drift fan-base in Brazil is lacking: positivity. I'm sick and tired of hearing people talk smack about our own drift scene because they don't appreciate BMWs or because they wanted to see massive 1000hp v8s everywhere. I do get it, gotta love the ultimate weapons from FD, but holy crap isn't it cool to see one of the biggest competitors out there having a blast at Mega Space and showing sincere interest in our simple builds full of gambiarras (macgyver style, babyyy)? and with Barion, Higa and Medici running FD, I'm sure we're very well represented out there. So hopefully drifting will keep growing here in Brazil in such a way that people will look upon our competitions with as high steem as they have for FD and DMEC

[@samuelhoward8504]

I was just looking at those old Mercedes just for something to cruise around in. Now I really might need one

[@capbels8553]

Go ahead and get a v8 clk if you are looking for a coupe. I got mine a year ago and i'm still in love with it. Super comfortable, plenty of power (i have a 430 v8 with a 500 swap), really cool looking in my opinion, perfect daily car that can go sideways when i want it to

[@samuelhoward8504]

@@capbels8553 good to know, my sister has a low mile 04 c class and it’s like a couch on wheels and it’s bullet proof. What are the versions of those clk’s?

[@miketech2]

That black n blue merc was on some god mode smooth setting! 🤌🏼

[@gabrielmatos5962]

It was an honor to have you in Brazil!

[@RafaelGomesYT]

I loved your video here in Brazil Adam LZ, I hope you come to Brazil to do it many more times, congratulations

[@Diogo2979]

Mano, que loco saber que o Adam veio pra cá. Queria demais ter visto presencialmente.

[@brxnqt]

talvez ele venha mais vezes mano, mas provavelmente não vai ser pra competir, e sim só um tour, pq ai a logistica ia ser mt grande

[@Diogo2979]

@@brxnqt pois é, não tem evento significativo pra ele vir com frequência, mas muito daora que ele veio. E eu não fazia ideia que o Duarte é brasileiro, tava ligado que era latino, mas nem cogitava a possibilidade.

[@maikao1469]

Always come back to Brazil, Alanzinho, come and have an event and roast some picanhas, Brazil loves you!!!

[@igoralcantara3727]

Thank you for the visit man. It was amazing having you here in Brasil. Hope you come back soon for more. You really put up a show on competition

[@SwitchFBproductions]

we need more street cars like that!

[@shogun6309]

Ay Adam, glad you enjoyed your stay in our country, our automotive scene is atypical but surely can surprise a lot of people, good stuff seeing you here brotha, take care 🔥🤎

[@111tombomb]

Maaaan it brings a joy to my heart seeing my culture being shown in these videos lately! Such a blessing to have you there showing the world our little car enthusiast bubble which is huge

[@ethanschocke333]

No way the panda head thing my brother and i thought about doing years ago!!! Except we were going to use a pez dispenser with led strips where the pez go and a small LED screen to display boost

[@Vorgto]

Super cool! Love the South America content.

[@adailsonhenrique8548]

Good to see you in Brazil bro, I hope you came back soon, you have a good position on the competition then you would be champion

[@shawny749]

I’m Portuguese and I love it

[@tommy.eklund]

6:52 I've driven enough coolant leaking Golfs to instantly recognize that reservoir... lol

[@tommy.eklund]

@Phdhbh The reservoir is still exactly the same, I'm aware of the South American VWs

[@zimble]

Such a cool scene. Loved how you showed love to everyone’s @

[@Travis-oo4gg]

🔥🔥Notification squad 🔥🔥

[@hollow.3798]

Gustavo’s car is fast as shit

[@integra167]

I love seeing the kinds of car people build around the world. And the ingenuity they have

[@benwells3764]

Such a killer video! Had a smile from ear to ear seeing and hearing everyone talk about their cars!! So wholesome

[@yunglifty3523]

that young man knows a ton about drifting lol let alone speaking it in a second language. very impressive

[@DrifterAtHeart-Woocash]

Yeah Dude, looking forward to see you in Valencia guys

[@jamesmilie6661]

Was kinda waiting for the comp video

[@soccerbullet49]

I have loved both Brazil drift videos. Please continue to do vids like this throughout the world!

[@justinmcgrane1429]

This is amazing. First time commenting but I love that you are highlighting what BRs have to go through to get around the insane import taxes.

[@juice_1385]

Super impressed how good they build their cars on a budget Brazil is a different breed 🤘🏼🔥

[@hector_nimrod]

Woooow im so happy that you are here Adam, even i not in the event i love to know that you is knowing a little of our culture. Hope the guys show you some Brazilian cars

[@yeahitskimmel]

Dang Hashimoto really was playing with RC car bodies one day and was like, "I could do that with my car"

[@brxnqt]

hes actually a legend, he can build exact 1:1 copies. Renato Garcia (the one adam lz mentioned was in his compound before) owns one real r34 gtr, and one produced by hashimoto, and side by side you literally cannot spot a difference, hell you might even say the real one is the fake one lmao

[@drifted.8250]

It’s so crazy seeing some cars in this video that I’ve seen all over the internet before. I’ve seen multiple clips with the panda on the dash but I never knew where it was from. Love these traveling videos, inspires me to get my first build here in the states.

[@myrajuju02]

Awesome job to everyone!! Beautiful to see and hear ❤❤

[@vicfastlife3672]

17:11 to answer that question, there's alot of old money in Brazil and they know how to spend it on their kids. Love to see it tho!

[@jameshamilton1181]

Awesome video Dude, the track looks amazing with the elevation changes, All the Lucas's are great, all in Beautiful Brazil..

[@TheNismo777]

Looove the elevations of the track! Intresting drifting for sure!

[@DavidLegit]

Love to see it! Love from Portugal !! 💯

[@Th3Rafwarrior]

Love the Brazil content 🔥🔥

[@cs2294]

The live feed reminds me of early D1 in Japan. Super cool

[@sirmonkey1985]

The Brazilian dog box are the transmissions out of the brazil Nascar series.

[@brandonhaywood3391]

Great builds great drivers, humble drivers.

[@boostedtdis]

Great video plain and simple it works love it.

[@simbanada]

LZ is our world drift ambassador. Thank you, keep it up!!

[@Brok3n_54]

this video was doep af! awesome to see some of the brazil drift scene

[@xyroshock3337]

Excellent video love the content adam

[@ROBBER011]

fun see you in other countries!

[@rafaelborges8132]

I’ve seen that mercedes in my hometown (Goiânia) supercool twin turbo merc, sounds good too! Unfortunately the track he drove in wasn’t really setup for drifting. Nice to see you enjoyed yourself, feel welcome to come down to Brazil whenever you get a chance man!

[@jelledevries2280]

7:17 duarte, we use those expansion tanks in Europe a lot too. They work, even in rally cross and other motorsports they still use them

[@TheOnly1Ever]

AWSOME how many tips were given! Love to see how to do it with what you got.

[@804E]

This video format. Car checks!!

[@reversetop8671]

wicked cars

[@Izaacc97]

I love how drifting and racing connects the world ❤️

[@DSchen97]

Incredible

[@aislanbrugnaroto4280]

Aos poucos o Brasil vai aparecendo no meio do drift...ainda mais com a força do pessoal de fora

[@Seeerton]

i would’ve never guessed duarte is from brazil. that’s tight

[@mitchellholroyd2837]

Wonderful video, Adam and team.

[@manrs6037]

That BMW r34 sickkkkkkk

[@pumafeet10]

they keep it budget bc their govt puts such a huge tariff on imported goods

[@vinicius72099]

Wow! these guys make magic

[@MGAFFY]

That body swap E36 is sick. Also that CLK is fuckin rad

[@matheusfariasdelima4941]

Welcome to Brazil bro, i hope u comeback soon again!

[@racing4recovery593]

Just got internet at the new house! First LZ video in the new place!

[@Kyleb94]

This is mint and love the cars so simple 😊

[@tristanmeadows]

That track is real cool

[@ahmed91750]

The track is the highlight for me it looks insane

[@ALC570]

Those body swapped cars are so sick. Thank you for sharing all the cool stuff that people do around the world Adam. So many of us would never get to see a lot of this stuff if you weren’t making this content.

[@kaneki149]

Whana see you again in Puerto Rico!!!!

[@joespoors3585]

man seeing that TI going sideways is cool. I had one of those as my first car :)