Israel drift championship at the Toto arena - Holon
The biggest motorsport event of the summer will be held on Wednesday and Thursday, July 2-3: DRIFT FEST Holon, for the general public. The upcoming race, which will take place in the Toto Hall area in Holon, brings to the center of the country for the first time, the most exciting motorsport event in Israel. During two days, the festival's attendees will be presented with the best drift drivers, who will compete in dedicated cars against each other by sliding sideways until the winner is crowned.
The Drift Fest race from RACE MASTERS, in partnership with the Federation of Automobiles and Karting under the supervision of the Ministry of Sports, and professional management by Melamed Motorsport, will include the most powerful and most impressive cars in Israel, driven by professional and determined drivers. The drivers will be assisted by professional technical teams who spent long hours building the drift monsters. During the festival, drivers will have to control spectacular and breathtaking virtuoso drifts, performed through a direct connection to the point of symbiosis between man and machine.
The audience that arrives at the race will enjoy a display of rare and specially modified racing vehicles, solo battles and head-to-head battles (tandem) in synchronized and crazy double drifting, a race that is all a huge virtuoso celebration. The event will be hosted by network star Doron Kaufman (MotorHeads), who is responsible for the content, on Thursday, July 3, 2025, and motor sports commentator Boaz Korpel will join him. For the benefit of the audience, the event will take place in the evening and will include lighting and effects at the highest level, as seen in international competitions abroad, a display of exotic and modified cars, food stalls and many more surprises.
Shay Keinan, Mayor of Holon: "Holon is proud to host the Israeli Drift Championship for the first time, and we invite the public from all over the country to come and participate in the event. The city's officials, together with the production and security forces, will do everything to ensure a full and high-quality experience for the event participants, while maintaining the safety and security of the participants."
The management of the Federation of Automobiles and Karting and the producer Michael Chen said: "We thank the Mayor of Holon, Shay Keinan, and his deputy, Ezra Siton, for the shared vision and trust in us. Together we will move the city forward to new heights in the field of motorsport, heights that have not yet been seen in Israel. As a federation that centralizes motorsport on behalf of the Ministry of Sports, and as having a lot of experience in productions in the field, we have a plan for additional races, which we will publish later, races in which the public will be able to visit, be impressed and enjoy. Stay tuned for surprises. We are proud to put motorsport and the field of legal racing 'on the map'."
Here is a detailed schedule of the motor festival:
7/2/2025 Wednesday
18:30 – Opening of gates and entry of public
18:00-19:30 - Ranking battles - Solo
19:45-20:50 – Finals - Solo (there will be fire and a lot of smoke)
21:00-21:15 – Podium ceremony
21:20-22:10 – Free Style Tandem Show
7/3/2025 Thursday
18:30 Opening of gates and entry of public
18:00-20:10 Ranking battles - Tandem
20:15-20:30 – Presentation of vehicles and drivers
20:35-22:10- Finals - Tandem
22:15 - Award ceremony
Important notes:
The timetable is basic and subject to change
Do not bring glass bottles, cans and alcohol
Do not bring weapons of any kind
Do not bring animals
A child over the age of two is required to have a ticket
Entrance to the event by WAZE: Holon Ice Hall, Peres Park
When? 2-3/07/2025, Wednesday and Thursday, evening event
Where? Toto Hall Holon
For more details and to purchase tickets: https://www.eventer.co.il/driftfest25
(Photo: Ronen Topelberg)
