By Lauren Rafferty
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March 3, 2021
If you’ve been following us on social media, you’ve probably seen a lot of drift cars rolling into our shop. Over the last couple of decades Black Jack has built a strong bond with the Atlanta drift scene. No one likes a wrecked car but in the drift world a bent frame is inevitable and once you’ve put blood, sweat, tears, and considerable cash into modifying a car for drifting, the idea of scraping and starting over after a wreck is a non-starter not only because it’s inconvenient and a pain, but also because it’s way too expensive. 240drift.com explained it well saying, “With all things considered, including insurance, tires, repairs, track fees, and gas, drifting costs about $3500 a year, assuming you drift once a month for 8 months. Your car will realistically cost you another $2k, and first time repairs+modification could cost another $500. On average, your first year will cost you about $6000.” That’s where we come in. When a dented body panel isn't going to keep you off the racetrack, a bent frame will. We strive to help our motorsports friends keep chassis going on a shoe string budget so drivers can get back on the track and do what they love. So if you’re drifting, you're crashing, into a wall, into another car, and probably more than once. This is how we’ve gotten some… well, regulars, like Richard Hixon. His e30 BMW has taken her licks but keeps on ticking. Hixon pursues it hard on the track and is quoted saying recently, “You're not driving hard enough if you’re not breaking stuff is something people keep telling me lately... “ and it’s true. It’s also not as much fun. Coming from the Texas Drift Fest scene, Richard aka @thickrickdrifting , has become a part of multiple Lynch pin locations in the Atlanta area for drifting, iTrackmotorsports and Gridlife to name a few and we’re happy We’re proud to support the motorsports genre and can’t wait to see Richard roll in again… I think :) If you’d like to learn more about the Atlanta drift scene, check out these links: https://www.instagram.com/thickrickdrifting/ https://www.instagram.com/gridlifeofficial/ https://www.roadatlanta.com/ https://www.itrackms.com/