Tyre smoke rose over Westmoreland’s sugar-cane horizon on June 15 as Drift Ruption launched its 2025 campaign at JamWest Speedway. By sundown, the story was simple: Montego Bay driver Chris-John Addison rolled out a brand-new weapon—a Corvette-sourced LS3 tucked inside a Nissan 350Z—and walked away with maximum points.
A calculated upgrade
Addison built his reputation flicking a Toyota AE86 into impossible angles; now that beloved chassis has been reassigned to younger brother Myles. “The Corolla taught us precision,” Addison said from parc fermé. “But the sport’s moving faster. I needed a chassis that could chase at 130 km/h and still crank huge angle. The Z ticks every box.”
- Cammy, the 2006 350Z, keeps its stock suspension geometry but swaps Nissan’s VQ35 for a factory 6.2-litre LS3—430 hp without a tune.
- Minimal aero, maximum simplicity: the build favours reliability over extravagant mods, a nod to JamWest’s notoriously bumpy infield.
How the day unfolded
- Qualifying – Rails were slick after an early shower, yet Addison banked the top score on his second run, laying down a smoking wall-ride through Horseshoe Corner.
- Top 16 to Final Four – Consistent throttle modulation let him tame mixed grip levels that tripped up several turbo cars.
- Final Battle – Two V8 Zs, Addison versus Sheldon “ZBoss” Johnson. Judges cited Addison’s “near-surgical proximity” and smoother transitions for a 2-1 decision.
Spectators—many waving Father’s Day banners—erupted when Addison climbed the roof of Cammy to salute his father, Christopher, the family’s curtain-puller in the pits.
Bigger than one win
Series director Kingsley Scott measured success in crowd size and driver depth: “Ten years ago you’d see four competitive cars—today we qualified twenty. If Jamaica keeps this curve, the Caribbean drift cup is inevitable.”
Addison echoed that ambition: “This isn’t a one-off. The goal is the championship, full stop.”
Round Two slides into Dover Raceway next month. Rivals have four weeks to find speed—or risk watching Addison turn Drift Ruption 2025 into a formality.
