Tauranga drift couple Drew and Jodie Donovan are among a group of international drifters heading to overseas to help grow the profile of the sport in China.
The couple got the call-up last week to fly to China to join top local drift team NND for the first two rounds
of this year's China Drift Championship.
The invitation came from China-based Moroccan drifter Simon El Alaoui Zidane, who through the pre-season has been piecing together a group of international guest drivers to help grow the profile of the sport in his adopted home country.
Globe-trotting Kiwi engine tuner Ross Honnor from New Plymouth, whose 16-year-old son Liam has also been invited to join the team, was the person who initially put Drew and Jodie's names forward.
Though they will have to wait until they get to China to nut out the finer details, Drew and Jodie will be based in Shenzhen near Hong Kong – where the first two rounds of the China Drift Championship are being held.
