Darren 'D-Mac' McNamara (born 10 September 1982) is a professional drift driver from

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. McNamara first competed in the Irish Prodrift charlies uncle series and the

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D1 Great Britain series (now EDC), winning the Prodrift title in 2006. He drove a

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with a Nissan SR20 engine. In 2007 he was invited to compete in the

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series. He achieved his maiden win at

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and a second place at

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. 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.

References

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External links

McNamara's official website
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