19/10/2026
On behalf of the MST Board and the Baskerville Historics Committee we would like to sincerely thank the 3 young men, 2 x Matt’s and 1 x Brodie for their efforts with the drifting display over the weekend at the Baskerville Historics. From the very outset we explained we wanted to showcase their sport with 3 classic Toyotas and break down some myths surrounding their sport. Matt 1 is a National Champion and just goes about his business with the full support from his family, Brodie has been around since the start and can pedal anything and fix anything, and Matt 2 is a ripper young man that comes from a circuit racing background, and supported by a creative young lady that just wants to help. We told them what we wanted and what we didn’t want and they delivered in spades.
During the weekend we received nothing but praise for their display, acknowledging it’s not circuit racing, it was appreciated by those in attendance.
Over the weekend we were made aware of some very average comments from within their own sport as to their and our motivation for the display.
Our motivation was purely to involve young people into historic Motorsport and demonstrate we are happy to work with people that will work with us.
In October 2025 we were approached by current promoters of Drifting in Tasmania about a return of drifting at Baskerville. 2 Directors of Motorsports Tasmania met with that group in Feb this year to discuss our concerns and how we believed those concerns could be successfully addressed. We were promised a document responding to our concerns, which to date Oct, we have not received a word. Our event of the weekend was also communicated to the same group.
We trust this clarifies the position of Motorsports Tasmania and we look forward to receiving the information in the not too distant future.
