Team Cosworth/SVA Imports – Mark Luney

 

 

Driver Name & Nickname : Mark Luney ” Sideways Buff”
Hometown : Belfast – Northern Ireland
Age : 37
Driver / Team Websites : www.sidewaysbuff.com / www.svaimports.com / www.vernst.com
Team Name : SVA Imports – Dover, Kent – UK
Car : Nissan Fairlady 350Z – JDM Model 2003
Engine and Power :  HKS built 3.5litre V6 VQ35 engine – Single Turbo – 590bhp, 600ftlbs
Team Sponsors : SVA Imports – Autogylm – Universal turbos -Opie oils – CSG Bodyshop – Pirelli tyres – Cosworth
Interests : Old cars, restoring and modifing them, rallying from the 1980’s when the best drivers where around,socialising with friends

My goal in EDC 2010? : To win!

TEAM NEWS BLOG / RELATED ITEMS :

Luney Reflects on Round 3

Brands Hatch in sunny Kent, my favourite track in the UK; fast flowing and technical it has it all! We left Belfast on Saturday afternoon and flew over to Gatwick, the heat was an incredible 30 degrees...it was more like Tenerife than England. Arrived at the track with our good friends Simon and Caroline, had a nice dinner Saturday night with Cosworth and the scene was set for Sunday. Sunday...

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Round 3 Brands Hatch Galleries Online

The Round 3 picture gallery from Brands Hatch is now live on the website, provided by Rich Sams Photography and Vernst Media. To visit the gallery and check out the action from this weekend, visit click the link here or use the Gallery tab in the main menu: http://www.europeandriftchampionship.eu/index.php/gallery/?album=all&gallery=11

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Round 3 Report: Barber Takes the Win

Sunshine drenched the Brands Hatch circuit for Round 3 of the European Drift Championship, but the drivers made sure they raised the temperature even higher. With eight invited drivers competing in some of the most capable drift cars in Europe it was always going to be a spectacle through this technical track, but there was a new development this time that was sure to make them raise...

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All new Pirelli EDC is well under way...

Well after our second Round of 2010 things are starting to shape up very well for the new format of this years Championship. I thought I'd share some pictures from Knockhill which was met with great excitment by the large local crowds that attended and finally saw our format come together and work to great effect. First up, here are 7 of the 8 teams ( Andy Cooper is not present in the...

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Mark Luney takes it in his stride

Round 2 started out at 4am leaving Belfast collected by Paul Conlan and Kevin in the new team van , then on to Ciaran Smiths to lift him and head off to Larne for the ferry to Scotland. Arrived 2 hours later and 130 miles to Knockhill. This is one of my most favourite tracks anywhere due to being very demanding and very fast. The Cosworth SVA 350 arrived after lunch time and we started...

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Luney Marches on at Knockhill

Mark Luney in the SVA Imports/Cosworth Nissan 350Z once again showed his speed, consistency and ability to drown crowds in Pirelli tyre smoke as he romped to victory in Round 2 of the European Drift Championship. That’s two wins out of two now for Luney and the question is now: will anyone be able to stop the Northern Irish reigning Champion? [caption id="attachment_1930"...

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EDC ROUND 2: Live coverage

Earlier on Pete Barber in a borrowed car (his RX-7 dropped a rotor tip) battled it out with Tim Marchall for the last place in the final. Despite losing both bumpers Barber couldn't repeat last years' heroics so has had to settle for an afternoon off. At a sunny Knockhill, this is how Round 2 is panning out. JAMES RUSSELL VS PAUL CONLAN 1 - Both drivers have decent runs and it's all...

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Putting names to faces - 2010 Drivers

For those who find it hard to keep up with names or those new to Drifting, faces and cars, here is a quick podium picture from Round 1 of our Championship that should help fill the gaps! From Left to Right :- Tim Marshall, Team BC Racing - Paul Conlan, Team Sumo Power -Declan Hicks, Team HEL Performance - Andy Cooper, Team Really Mean Sounds - Mark Luney,Team SVA Imports With Cosworth -...

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Round 1 Picture Galleries now live

Our picture galleries from Round 1 at Oulton Park are now live, please use this link for the galleries page or select ' Gallery' from the main menu above. CLICK ME FOR LINK TO GALLERIES

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Luney Slides Superbly to First Win of 2010

Mark Luney in the Cosworh-powered SVA Imports Nissan 350Z secured maximum points with a win in Round One of the 2010 championship. With a new invitation-only format, a host of new cars and even a new direction through the Oulton Park drift section, it was the European Drift Championship's reigning Champion, Luney, who managed to slide past the other competitors and edge a win against Declan...

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Pirelli sponsor all 8 Championship teams

Its official, Pirelli have now secured sponsorship of all 8 teams within the 2010 Championship. The Pirelli supported drivers and teams are :- Mark Luney - SVA Imports with Cosworth Drift Team # 1 Peter Barber - Swintons Specialist/Hayward Rotary Drift Team # 2 Paul Conlan - Sumo Power Drift Team # 3 James Russell - Kleers Car Care Drift Team # 4 Declan Hicks - HEL...

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Team SVA with Cosworth roll out the 350Z

At last weeks Press Launch, 2009 Champions, SVA Imports revealed their Nissan 350Z in 2010 specification for the first time as seen here it its testing livery. Major news for the team this year is the backing of COSWORTH, promoting the team to the new dizzy heights of representing the F1 returning engine supplier with a whole host of upgrades in the SVA Imports engine dept, notably its...

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Pirelli Announce Driver Support Programme within EDC

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8 Invited teams revealed for 2010 season

NEWS RELEASE : 15th March 2010 TEAMS AND DRIVERS ANNOUNCED FOR THE 2010 SEASON 8 teams for the exclusive 2010 invitation-only Championship can now be released and have been confirmed was follows ( in no particular order ) : Team SVA Imports with Cosworth - Driver : Mark Luney / Car : Nissan 350Z Cosworth Power Team Sumo Power - Driver : Paul Conlan / Car : Nissan S15 2JZ Sumo Power...

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EDC Demonstration in Spain underway this weekend...

The Motorshow Festival takes place today and over the weekend in Zaragoza, Spain and we have sent 4 cars and drivers out to the show to perform some high speed demonstrations as part of the live arena activities. The show has organised a large temporary circuit outside the main exhibition arenas, its all 3rd and 4th gear according to the drivers so the spectactors should be in for a great...

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Team SVA Imports /Mark Luney take 2009 Title!

Congratulations to Team SVA Imports and outstanding driver Mark 'Buff' Luney on winning the 2009 Need for Speed European Drift Championship. Starting the day in second place in the rankings and after knocking out leader Phil Morrison in the final round at Snetterton the maths said he could eclipse the Driftworks driver to seal the Championship and become the outright winner of the 2009 Season...

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EDC prepares for Abu Dhabi Demonstration

  PRESS RELEASE 4th of August 2009                                       European Drift Championships to wow Middle East car fans   Abu Dhabi, UAE, 4th of August 2009   Middle East car fans are to be entertained with stunning demonstrations by world-class drift racers from the “Need for Speed” European Drift Championships – Europe’s...

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Official Results from Santa Pod now live

The official results from Round 5 at Santa Pod Raceway are now live and can be found in the the results section of the website here : http://www.europeandriftchampionship.eu/index.php/results/round-5-santa-pod-street-circuit-11th-july-09/ [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="645" caption="Congratulations to Team Driftworks/Federal Tyres driver Phil Morrison for taking the win at Santa...

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Brands Hatch Round Up Video

Video action from Round 4 at Brands Hatch is now live in our Video Vaults which took place on June 28th 2009. With running commentary from driver and 2008 Championship runner up Tim Marshall, the video gives the quick run down of the days final competition which featured many 100+ mph entry speeds - a first for any EDC competition and the first time Drift was ever held at Brands Hatch as a...

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Official Results from Brands Hatch now live

The results, event report and points standings have now been added to the website and can be found in the results section here : http://www.europeandriftchampionship.eu/index.php/results/round-4-brands-hatch-28th-june-09/

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Mark Luney Wins at Brands Hatch

[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="583" caption="Mark on the top spot, with Morrison 2nd and Barber 3rd"][/caption] Round 4 took place at the iconic racing circuit of Brands Hatch this Sunday and what a treat we we're in for. Continuing to increase the crowd sizes, over 6000 people crammed into Brands for the first time that a Drifting competition has been run at the track in its...

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Review Of The Championship - So Far . . .

By Ciaran Smith Three events have passed, and already we’re at the halfway stage of the championship. The year kicked off with a change to the points system, there was the news that some of the big names from last year would not be taking part, some new venues were announced that left a few people scratching their heads, and there was even a new pit girl! But guess what? 2009 has probably...

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Round 3 Silverstone event report now live

[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="640" caption="Record crowds, beautiful weather and amazing action - Silverstone 09'"][/caption] Our official report from Silverstone is now online and can be found in the results section here : http://www.europeandriftchampionship.eu/index.php/results/round-3-silverstone-31st-may-09/ [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="640" caption="Many...

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Driver Interview : Mark Luney

[caption id="attachment_490" align="alignleft" width="120" caption="SVA Imports driver Mark Luney"][/caption]     They call him Buff as he’s allegedly always polishing cars, although he obviously gives that a break in order to drift them every now and then. In fact, he claims he must be due a weekend off from drifting soon as if he’s not competing he can often be found...

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