, ▁he ▁set ▁out ▁to ▁build ▁the ▁first ▁ever ▁dr ift ▁circuit ▁in ▁South ▁Africa , ▁which ▁can ▁be ▁used ▁for ▁Tar ▁O val ▁Racing ▁as ▁well . ▁ ▁Mon st erm ob ▁Race way ▁was ▁previously ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Kim ber ley ▁show ground s , ▁today ▁hosts ▁various ▁local ▁events ▁which ▁include ▁go - k art ▁end urance ▁races , ▁Off ▁road , ▁Qu ad ▁bi ke , ▁Sp in ning , ▁Dr ifting , ▁O val , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁local ▁community ▁back ed ▁events ▁aim ed ▁at ▁raising ▁funds ▁for ▁local ▁char ities ▁and ▁non - pro fit ▁organizations . ▁ ▁Formula ▁Dr ift ▁ ▁granted ▁him ▁a ▁competition ▁lic ence ▁to ▁comp ete ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁season , ▁where ▁he ▁successfully ▁competed ▁in ▁five ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁seven ▁events ▁throughout ▁the ▁year ▁as ▁a ▁ro ok ie ▁driver . ▁ ▁In ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁Gra ven ▁was ▁invited ▁down ▁to ▁Ty ger berg ▁Race way ▁by ▁local ▁track ▁owner ▁to ▁try ▁his ▁hand ▁at ▁an ▁American ▁V 8 ▁Late ▁Model , ▁Car ▁No . 2 7 ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁only ▁ 1 1 ▁cars ▁in ▁South ▁Africa ▁at ▁the ▁moment , ▁Otto ▁purchased ▁the ▁car ▁after ▁his ▁first ▁race ▁and ▁to ▁date ▁still ▁particip ates ▁in ▁the ▁Late ▁Model ▁Series . ▁ ▁In ▁May , ▁Gra ven ▁and ▁a ▁few ▁of ▁the ▁local ▁South ▁African ▁dr ift ▁prom ot ers ▁got ▁together ▁and ▁created ▁the ▁Sh aked own ▁Series ▁which