18 July 2026 · Achna Speedway

Round 3 · First PRO victory

Christos Kouta claimed his first win in the PRO category at Round 3 of the 2026 Cyprus Drift Championship. The night event at Achna Speedway was organised by Power Drift Club Cyprus under the Cyprus Motorsport Federation.

He qualified second with 91.3 points, behind Georgios Christoforou on 93.5. After progressing through the battles, Christos defeated Kyriakos Mariou (Tsodas) in the final. Christos Petrou finished third and Dimitrakis Christofi fourth.

First PRO victory · 142 championship points · seventh overall after Round 3

18 July 2026 · Achna Speedway

Round 3 · Night race

Night battles, the first PRO victory and celebrations with the team.

Photography: Anthony Baram Photography ↗ and PureSlides ↗. Videos: PureSlides.

Night race videos

Round 3 · Night race video 1Pure Slides ↗Watch on its own page →

Round 3 · Night race video 2Pure Slides ↗Watch on its own page →

Night battles

Round 3 · R38 drifting under the circuit floodlights — Round 3 · Night competition · 01PureSlides ↗

Round 3 · Christos Kouta in R38 battling Alexis Charis Georgiou in the white JDM-liveried Silvia — Round 3 · First place in PRO · 02Pure Slides ↗

Round 3 · R38 drifting under the circuit floodlights — Round 3 · Night competition · 03Anthony Baram Photography ↗

Round 3 · R38 producing tyre smoke during a night run — Round 3 · Night competition · 04Anthony Baram Photography ↗

Round 3 · R38 at speed in night drift competition — Round 3 · Night competition · 05Anthony Baram Photography ↗

Round 3 · R38 in a night competition transition — Round 3 · Night competition · 06Anthony Baram Photography ↗

Round 3 · R38 in close night drift competition — Round 3 · Night battle sequence · 07Anthony Baram Photography ↗

Round 3 · R38 entering a night drift battle — Round 3 · Night battle sequence · 08Anthony Baram Photography ↗

Round 3 · R38 chasing through tyre smoke at night — Round 3 · Night battle sequence · 09Anthony Baram Photography ↗

Round 3 · R38 completing a night tandem pass — Round 3 · Night battle sequence · 10Anthony Baram Photography ↗

Round 3 · R38 illuminated during night competition — Round 3 · Floodlit competition · 11Anthony Baram Photography ↗

Round 3 · R38 sliding through a floodlit drift course — Round 3 · Floodlit competition · 12Anthony Baram Photography ↗

Round 3 · R38 in a high-speed night drift pass — Round 3 · Floodlit competition · 13Anthony Baram Photography ↗

Round 3 · R38 surrounded by tyre smoke at night — Round 3 · Floodlit competition · 14Anthony Baram Photography ↗

Round 3 · R38 exiting a floodlit drift corner — Round 3 · Floodlit competition · 15Anthony Baram Photography ↗

Round 3 · R38 in tandem drift competition at night — Round 3 · PRO night action · 16Anthony Baram Photography ↗

Round 3 · R38 following an opponent through a night corner — Round 3 · PRO night action · 17Anthony Baram Photography ↗

Round 3 · R38 in a close tandem drift battle — Round 3 · PRO night action · 18Anthony Baram Photography ↗

Round 3 · R38 crossing a smoky night circuit — Round 3 · PRO night action · 19Anthony Baram Photography ↗

Round 3 · R38 at angle under the competition lights — Round 3 · PRO night action · 20Anthony Baram Photography ↗

Round 3 · R38 carrying speed through a night transition — Round 3 · PRO night action · 21Anthony Baram Photography ↗

Round 3 · R38 completing a tandem run through tyre smoke — Round 3 · PRO night action · 22Anthony Baram Photography ↗

Round 3 · R38 during the closing night competition run — Round 3 · Night competition finale · 23Anthony Baram Photography ↗

Podium, interview and team

Round 3 · Christos Kouta and the Nick's Garage team celebrate first place in PRO — Round 3 · First place in PRO · 01Pure Slides ↗

Round 3 · Powerdrift 2026 PRO winner trophy — Round 3 · Powerdrift 2026 PRO winner trophy · 02Pure Slides ↗

Round 3 · Christos Kouta celebrating first place on the Powerdrift podium with trophies and fireworks — Round 3 · First PRO victory · podium celebration · 03Anthony Baram Photography ↗

Round 3 · Christos Kouta during his post-race interview at the Round 3 night event — Round 3 · Post-race interview · 04Anthony Baram Photography ↗

Round 3 · Christos Kouta on the top step of the Round 3 PRO podium — Round 3 · First place in PRO · 05Anthony Baram Photography ↗

Round 3 · Drivers and teams celebrating at the Round 3 night-event podium — Round 3 · Podium celebration · 06Anthony Baram Photography ↗

Round 3 · Drivers and teams holding trophies at the Round 3 podium — Round 3 · Podium and teams · 07Anthony Baram Photography ↗

Round 3 · Christos Kouta and the Nick's Garage team with R38 after his first PRO victory — Round 3 · The team behind the result · 08Anthony Baram Photography ↗

Round 3 · Christos Kouta and the Nick's Garage team celebrating beside R38 at the night event — Round 3 · Post-race team portrait · 09Anthony Baram Photography ↗

Christos Kouta (Xristos44) · Nick’s Garage Racing

Round 4 · Second consecutive PRO win

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