Steve "Baggsy" Biagioni

Drift legend · United Kingdom

Steve "Baggsy" Biagioni drifting his wide-body Monster Energy Nissan GT-R in a cloud of tyre smoke

The 1200hp LSX Nissan GT-R.

Essex-born Monster Energy athlete "Baggsy" is a British Drift Championship winner turned globe-trotting demo driver and content creator, best known for his 1200hp LSX GT-R.

Steve "Baggsy" Biagioni broke through by winning the British Drift Championship Pro title in 2009, and has since become one of the sport's most visible showmen as a Monster Energy athlete performing demos across the world.

His most famous build is a Liberty Walk wide-body Nissan GT-R R35 running a 7.4-litre GM LSX V8 to around 1200hp, campaigned in Monster's Battle Drift films, one of a long line of machines that began with a Nissan 200SX S13.

Beyond competition, Biagioni is a content creator and TV regular, teaching drifting on Amazon's The Grand Tour and appearing alongside Idris Elba, bringing car culture to mainstream audiences.

At a glance

  • Role: Showman & content creator
  • Region: United Kingdom

Career highlights

  • 2009: British Drift Championship champion. Won the BDC Pro class title.
  • 2014: King of Kings, European Super Final. Won the King of Kings title at the European Super Final in Malta.

Source: Wikipedia