Darren McNamara
Darren 'D-Mac' McNamara (born 10 September 1982) is a professional drift driver from Cork, Ireland.
Darren McNamara | |
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Nationality | Ireland |
Born | Cork (city), Ireland | 10 September 1982
Formula D career | |
Current team | Team Falken Tire |
McNamara first competed in the Irish Prodrift charlies uncle series and the British D1 Great Britain series (now EDC), winning the Prodrift title in 2006. He drove a Toyota AE86 with a Nissan SR20 engine.
In 2007 he was invited to compete in the American Formula D series. He achieved his maiden win at Wall Speedway and a second place at Road Atlanta.
In the 2012 Formula D Season, McNamara started at Long Beach in the Falken Tire Saturn Sky. After a crash in his top 32 battle with Kenneth Moen, the Sky was damaged and not usable for future competition. For Round 2 and 3, he drove the Falken Tire 350Z, formerly driven by Tyler McQuarie. For Round 4 and 5, he competed in the Falken Tire Nissan Silvia S15 with a V8.
For the 2013 season McNamara drove a newly built V8 powered Nissan S14.
McNamara also competed in European events in a Rotary powered Toyota AE86, including in Prodrift and British Drift Championship events.