# Adam Richards

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{{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}}
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| name              = Adam Richards
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| nationality       = {{flagicon|NZL}}New Zealand
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| current_series    = [D1NZ](/source/D1NZ), Drift Revolution, [NZ Drift Series](/source/NZ_Drift_Series)
| first_year        = 2003
| current_team      = WSR
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| best_finish       = 1st
| year              = 2005
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| titles            = [D1NZ](/source/D1NZ) 'Drift King'
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'''Adam Richards''' is a [drifting](/source/Drifting_(motorsport)) driver from [New Plymouth](/source/New_Plymouth), New Zealand. He has been drifting competitively since 2003 and was crowned the 2005 [D1NZ](/source/D1NZ) champion driving a modified [Nissan Cefiro](/source/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](/source/D1_Grand_Prix) 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](/source/camouflage) coloured paint by Steven Sole Customs.  Not Stickers. He swapped the standard engine with a [RB26DET](/source/Nissan_RB_engine) from a [Nissan Skyline GT-R](/source/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](/source/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.

== References ==
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