Adam Richards

{{Short description|New Zealand racing driver}} {{For|the American boxer|Adam Richards (boxer)}} {{Use New Zealand English|date=February 2015}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2025}} {{BLP sources|date=May 2026}} {{Infobox racing driver | name = Adam Richards | image = | imagesize = | caption = | nationality = {{flagicon|NZL}}New Zealand | birth_date = | birth_place = | relatives = | current_series = D1NZ, Drift Revolution, NZ Drift Series | first_year = 2003 | current_team = WSR | car_number = | former_teams = | starts = | wins = | poles = | fastest_laps = | best_finish = 1st | year = 2005 | prev_series = | prev_series_years = | titles = D1NZ 'Drift King' | title_years = 2005 | awards = | award_years = }}

'''Adam Richards''' is a drifting driver from New Plymouth, New Zealand. He has been drifting competitively since 2003 and was crowned the 2005 D1NZ champion driving a modified Nissan Cefiro.<ref name="2005 championship">{{cite web |title=2005 championship results |url=http://www.d1nz.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=43&Itemid=53 |accessdate=2008-01-23 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071021093802/http://d1nz.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=43&Itemid=53 |archivedate=21 October 2007 |url-status=live }}</ref> He has competed in the D1 World All Stars Drift Championship in 2006 and 2007.<ref name="D1 All Stars">{{cite web |title=D1 All Stars World Championship |url=http://www.autospecsltd.com/Irwindale/ |accessdate=2008-01-22| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20080212160553/http://www.autospecsltd.com/Irwindale/| archivedate= 12 February 2008 | url-status= live}}</ref>

== Cars == right|thumb|250px|Adam drifting at D1NZ rd 5 2005

=== Nissan Cefiro A31 === Richards started in the D1NZ series using a modified Nissan Cefiro with camouflage coloured paint by Steven Sole Customs. Not Stickers. He swapped the standard engine with a RB26DET from a Nissan Skyline GT-R to increase the power output. This helped him to get a spot on the podium in four out of the six rounds of 2005.<ref name="2005 championship" /> Richards stopped using this car competitively after the first round of D1NZ 2006, making way for a sponsored Nissan Silvia.

The Cefiro made a return in round 3 of Drift Revolution 2007, sporting a new exterior design.<ref name="Drift revolution"> {{cite web| title= Drift Revolution homepage| url= http://www.driftrevolution.co.nz/news.html| accessdate= 2008-01-23| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20071216140455/http://www.driftrevolution.co.nz/news.html| archivedate= 16 December 2007| url-status= dead}} </ref> After a few competitions in New Zealand, the car was shipped to America to compete in the D1 All stars. He is currently competing in the European Drift Championship with the car.

=== Nissan Silvia S15 (HKS) === After winning the 2005 championship, Richards approached with new sponsors HKS and Dodson's, built a new car for the upcoming 2006 season. Starting from a ground up rebuild, primarily with HKS parts, the total build cost was roughly $150,000 (NZ). He competed with this car throughout 2006 and 2007, although struggled, finishing eighth in the 2006 season.

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