IT’S RIGA BABY! First Podium, First Final!

Bikernieku Racetrack. A circuit that has hosted the world’s best since 2016. And our guy Kevin Piskolty walked in with a mission and a GR86 that’s still revealing its secrets.

Let’s be real. Riga was a grind. The weather shifted all weekend, making the track unpredictable and the competition brutal. But Kevin just kept his head down, put down a clean 92.5 in qualifying, and earned himself P7 on the grid.

Then came the battles.

A tight one with Kespi Korpi in the Round of 32. Got past Kuba in the Round of 16. Came out on top against Oliver Randalu in the Round of 8. That man can DRIVE. And then a close one with Conor Falvey in the semi-finals. Huge respect to Conor for pushing it.

And just like that, Kevin was in his first-ever Drift Masters final. A career milestone that guaranteed him a place on the podium.

The final against Pawel Korpulinski was a battle. Pawel was on another level all weekend and hats off to him. He earned that win. But Kevin walked away with P2, his first podium in Drift Masters, 90 championship points, and a whole lot of belief.

That GR86 is still a new beast. Kevin’s been learning it, shaking it down, chasing those tenths, and you can see the connection growing. The gamble is slowly but surely paying off.

But honestly, the real story happened in the paddock.

Before the Top 4 battle against Conor Falvey, the GR86 was in a bad way. Time was running. Stress was high. And then Kevin Pesur and Nasser Alharbali, two guys Kevin would normally be going head-to-head with, grabbed tools and got to work. Rivals on track, brothers in the paddock. Sweat, grease, hustle, no questions asked.

That’s the soul of this sport. That’s what drifting is really about.

It was a weekend of progress. Real, tangible, seat-of-your-pants progress. Kevin’s first final. His first podium. A car that’s starting to talk to him. And a team that’s building something special.