– So then Mark, what on earth got you into drift cars? And after picking up another huge injury, with a very long recovery period, did you consciously think, “I need to consider another potential career option here” or was drift racing something to keep you amused and focussed?

“I’ve always loved cars. My dad raced cars and my mum was also really interested by cars, so I spent most of my younger years at a race track or in a garage, at least until my parents split. I feel in some way that I subconsciously crave it, but it is definitely something I just love to do. When I am into something, I have to give it my all, that’s the only way I know how”.

– Tell us about your latest title in drift racing…

“So yeah, as I said, I’ve just won the Driftcup Championship, which is a feeder series for the British Drift Championship, the ‘BDC’. The Driftcup is essentially 5 events up and down the country. We’re now 4 rounds in, I’ve had two 1^st places and a 3^rd, which is amazing, but a streak of bad luck that only saw me get into the top 8 in the last round, but with the other placing’s, it was enough to clench the Championship. We have got one round left, but no one can take it from me now, the title is already mine, so I’m looking forward to hitting next round with no pressure, just simply drive the wheels off the car. So my winning title right now, is “Driftcup Champion” And next I’ll be pushing hard for British Drift Champion for next season”. 

– At one point I thought drift racing might take over, but you’ve managed to balance the 2 at the very highest levels, how do you fit both in at such an elite level?

“Well, as I’m getting older, I can’t physically ride my BMX as much as I would like, so I ride a few days back to back and a soon as I feel a bit to beat up, I’ll chill and drive the car. To be fair, in order to ride my bike well these days, I have to go to the gym, keeping fitness levels up with age is helping me more than the connection time on the bike, I’ve been doing it long enough now that I know what I’m doing, I just need to make sure the body can keep up. That fitness obviously helps with drifting too, driving takes it out on you mentally and physically”.

Webbie has incorporated his cars into his BMX projects. Below was during the Ride UK Warehouse Project. 

– The latest Webbie Show once again blew people away. How stoked are you with it? And how important was this one compared to the others? Especially with everything that’s happened in between?

“I’m over the moon with the latest edit, me and my friend Jordan Bareham worked for 3 months flat out and we’re both really happy with the outcome. This one in particular was hard, I didn’t have my own facility like the GS days, and based on that, I said lets just do the whole edit at Southsea skatepark. Giving the park some good exposure is the least I could do, as they have always supported me. But filiming there became a challenge in itself, as we were limited with the lines and setups, but I think we made the best of it. It took 3 months to complete, which really pushed me to my limits, as in that time I competed in 3 Driftcup rounds, had 3 Team Extreme demo shows, travelled and competed at Fise Montpellier and Nass. I had to have a few days out here and there, because of beating myself up flairing in to the Satan’s toilet at Southsea for the opener of the edit. So as you can imagine, filming was full on every time I had a chance to do it. This edit was Jordan Bareham’s first real filming project, which I find amazing, I can’t thank him enough, he did an incredible job didn’t miss a thing, a big thanks to him”.

– The Webbie Show brand has really accelerated recently. What’s next for the Webbie show? Is it part of drift too or just BMX?

“I guess I’m just going with it at the moment, the brand has cost me at this stage, because I’m terrible at it. But I’m trying to give back to the people who support me and I’ll never stop putting on a show as long as there’s an audience, it’s not why I ride BMX or drift but I like to put on a show. The Webbie show is just me”.

– You show no signs of slowing down on a BMX or in a car! Can you feel yourself slowing anytime soon?

“No, not at all! My mind set for both is strong, but with BMX, sometimes my body lets me down, my shoulder is terrible shoulder these days, which gives way a lot, but gym has been helping me. With age and injuries I can never guarantee that waking up in the morning the body will be as good as it was when I went to sleep, but as for the driving, my body works good enough for that all the time”.

Huge Thanks to and go follow: www.instagram.com/Jordan.bareham