BrianWilkerson:

My name is Brian Wilkerson and I am 24 years old currently living in Baltimore, Maryland. In 1999, my father, brother, and I started a small performance parts shop called Mid-Atlantic Motorsports in which we mainly sold performance parts for Japanese cars. Now that I am an owner of MA-Motorsports, I have changed my focus from just sales of parts to also installation and fabrication.
I’ve been building my own cars ever since I can remember and I have always taken a great deal of pride in my work – much like I do my driving.  I have been involved in motor sports since I first received my driver’s license at the age of 16. In 2001, I began drag racing and tuning my Honda Civic which I consistently ran a low 12 seconds in the ¼ mile. I then moved onto road racing using my father’s 87’ Porsche 911. Always eager to improve, I attended about 6 to 8 High Performance Drivers Education (HPDE) classes per year from 2003 to the present day.
I quickly moved up from a novice driver into the highest level group and instructor status in only 2 years. However, I kindly declined instructor status to devote more time to bettering myself as a driver in road racing as well as drifting, which at the time was growing in popularity.
In my second year of HPDE classes my father and I purchased a 1991 Porsche 911 Turbo.  Much of my education about car control in a high powered car I owe to this Porsche. I went to several Track Days and HPDE events all over the East Coast including Watkins Glenn, Virginia International Raceway, Summit Point Raceway, and Sebring International Raceway.  I proved to be the faster driver in my run group and decided I should try out for my Porsche Club of America Rookie Racing license for PCA Club Racing which I attained down the road in 2005. While I loved Racing Porsches and being one of the top drivers in my run group, I always had drifting on my mind. 
It was in 2003 when I was introduced to drifting by a friend when I attended my first drift event held by US Drift with my newly acquired and self-built Nissan 240SX. At the time it was just a street car that I used to drive to get from point A to point B. Ever since this first drift event 4 years ago, I have been hooked on the sport. I am constantly using all my resources so I can continue to drift and support my passion for motor sports.
I began competing in drift events in 2005. I knew the only way I would get better was to challenge myself by competing against guys that were better than me; so I did – and I made sure to drive with them as often as possible. Over the years I have had some help from friends who have a passion for drifting as well such as Matt Martin and Formula D driver Vaughn Gittin Jr. These guys helped me to create my own personal drifting style and taught me how to attack at competitions.
Currently, after all of my achievements and obstacles, I am quite happy with my driving and am finding myself on the podium more often than not. I look forward to competing in bigger series like Formula D and D1 Grand Prix so I can better hone my competition skills and one day stand on the podium at these events as well.
Currently the car I use is the one I used at D1 Grand Prix in Englishtown, NJ in the Top 16 against Imamura. My aggressiveness in this intense battle caused me to hit the wall, damaging my car. However, in order to keep competing I decided to work hard to make it drivable again until recourses allow me to finish the build of my new race car chassis. I am very excited to see what the future holds for me in my drifting career and I am prepared to make the necessary sacrifices to watch my dreams become reality.

 

 

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BIO:
NAME:  Brian Elliot Wilkerson
WEBSITE: www.brianwilkerson.com
HOMETOWN: Baltimore, MD
AGE:  25
OCCUPATION:  Owner/ Manager of Auto performance shop (www.ma-motorsports.com)
FAVORITE FOOD: Burritos
FAVORITE DRINK:  Yuengling
FAVORITE BAND:  many
FAVORITE BOOK/MOVIE:  many
FAVORITE ACTOR/ACTRESS:  none really …Chevy Chase is a funny guy though
FIRST CAR: 91 Acura Integra
FIRST RACECAR: 89 Nissan 240sx
NUMBER OF TIMES WRECKED:  ummmmm…. A few, some pretty good.
FURTHEST DISTANCE TRAVELED TO AN EVENT:  2700 miles there and 2700 miles back
MOST MEMORABLE MOTORSPORT MOMENT:  2nd place @ Nopi Pittsburgh or Top 16 @ D1 Englishtown
IF YOU COULD MEET ONE PERSON AND WHY: ?

VEHICLE:
YEAR: 1993
MAKE: Nissan
MODEL: 240sx
COLOR: Cassius Red
ENGINE: 2.2L SR20DET
CAMS: Brian Crower Stage 2
HEADERS: Full-Race
INTAKE MANIFOLD: JUN GT Surgetank
INTAKE: MA-Motorsports 4”
RADIATOR: Griffin Custom
TRANSMISSION: Z32 300ZX
DIFFERENTIAL: Kaaz
AXLES: Driveshaft Shop
DRIVESHAFT: 1 pc. steel
GUAGES: Apexi
ELECTRICAL:  World Electronics PBC-1, Electromotive Tec GT ECU
SEATS: 1x Buddyclub
STEERING WHEEL: Sparco
HARNESSES: Sparco
SHIFTER: cheap-o
EBRAKE: Stock
FIRE SUIT: Aplinestars
GLOVES:  Alpinestars
SHOES: Simpson
HELMET: Bell Sport II
COMMUNICATION GEAR: none =(
SUSPENSION: KW Competition V3 coilovers w/ custom camber plates, MA-Motorsports Awesometron 5000 knuckles
FRONT ARMS:  Silkroad/ MA-Motorsports
REAR ARMS: BattleVersion
BRAKE CALIPERS: Z32 front , stock rear
BRAKE PADS: Project Mu
CAGE: Ma-Motorsports
EXHAUST: MA-Motorsports
FUEL CELL:  Stock
FUEL PUMPS:  Bosch 044
FUEL:  VP C16
WHEELS:  Desmond Regamaster
TIRES: Dunlop Direzza
PAINT: cheap
BODY KIT:  Version Select
FRONT FENDERS:  Origin
REAR FENDERS: Origin
DOORS: Origin
HOOD: Origin
TRUNK: Cheap
MISC:

SPONSORS:
MA-Motorsports.com
Dunlop Tires
Electromotive Engine Controls
Griffin Thermal Products
Origin Lab aero parts
Version Select Aero parts
Brian Crower engine parts
World Electronics
KW Suspension
Bullseye Power Turbos
Speedesign Custom Graphics
Drift Alliance
AHM Performance Machine


THANKS:
Ray Shake
My Dad John
JR Gittin
Ben Freed
Tony A. and the rest of DA
ALL MY SPONSORS!!!!
Everybody who supported me and cheered for me throughout the past couple years!!!! Thanks!