Motiva Drift Racing, Corvette RX-7

Professional racecar driver Jim Guthrie, formerly a top driver in the IndyCar Racing League, was looking for more horsepower and called on Dave Rochau and Motiva Performance.

“We’ve been working together for about five years calibrating his engine control unit” to maximize horsepower for Jim’s Car Crafters corvette-powered RX-7 drift racer, which runs out of Sandia Motorsports Park west of Albuquerque.

Icon Films produced a rocking video of Jim’s RX-7 taking on a Nick “Apex” Brocha on a stretched Kawasaki ZX-10 motorcycle, entitled “High Plains Drifter.” This remarkable video can tell you all you need to know about the delicate mix of power and traction needed to compete in the sport of drift racing.