Nissan Fest 2012 - Event Coverage and Photo Gallery

Photos by Matt Haugness, Nick & Melissa Poirier, and TK Akiyama

On March 25th, 2012, Northwest Nissans and NWMotiv.com joined forces to hold Nissan Fest at Evergreen Speedway in Monroe, WA. Nissan Fest was created to replace NWN's Golden Gardens meet that was held in late March every year. For the last several years, the Golden Gardens meet continued to increase in size until it was too big for the location. Northwest Nissans selected Evergreen Speedway as the venue for Nissan Fest because it allowed them to have their Drift Sponsorship Competition and have an abundance of parking for spectators.

They couldn't have picked a better day to hold Nissan Fest. The weather was perfect and even though it was held on a Sunday (just like the previous Golden Gardens meet) the amount of people who came out was astounding. Although official numbers haven't been posted, I would estimate that over 2,000 people were in attendance throughout the day.

While drifting was taking place on the track, NWMotiv.com held their Showcase event which highlighted some of the cleanest rides in the Pacific Northwest. It was a great turnout and a nice way to appeal to a wider audience.

There were so many things to do, it difficult to pick a spot and stick with it. Evergreen Speedway sold Pit Passes for $15 which allowed spectators to get trackside and experience the drifting up close. It was a nice addition and well worth the price of admission. I hope they do something similar for Formula DRIFT this year.

Show results haven't been posted yet, but the winner of the Northwest Nissans Pro Sponsorship was Mike Phillips in his LS1 swapped S13. The winner of the NWN Pro-Am Sponsorship was Rob Primo in his 2JZ powered Kouki S14.

This was a perfect way to kickoff the show/drift season in the Pacific Northwest. Northwest Nissans and NWMotiv.com did an excellent job promoting and organizing this event and it showed. I look forward to Nissan Fest 2013!

[Source: Northwest Nissans]