Drifting in Tasmania began in 2005 with a core group of enthusiasts trying their hand at a sport that was still relatively new to Australia. That initial core group has evolved into Drifting Tasmania, an official Sub-Committee of the Hobart Sporting Car Club, whose central focus is to further raise awareness of the sport within Tasmania and abroad. The popularity of drifting Tasmania has expanded rapidly since 2005 and rose to all new levels in 2007 with the inaugural three round Tasmanian Drift Series. Since 2008 the series has expanded to a five round, state wide series across the state's two race tracks, Baskerville and Symmons Plains Raceways.

Today, Tasmanian Drift Series events regularly attract over 2,500 spectators and a drift competitor database of over 300 drivers from across the state. The 2011 series is made up of five rounds (including the Annual National Drift Event - Tas Drift Festival), and four practice days alternating between Symmons Plains and Baskerville Raceways. Baskerville is well known as one of the best drift tracks in Australia, with many nationally accomplished drifters choosing to compete in the Tasmanian series each year. In 2011 Drifting Tasmania introduced the Drift-Khana Competition which is a slightly less traction orientated motorkhana, and a huge crowd pleaser. At Round 2 we introduced the Wild Card Judging System, whereby 15th and 16th place in the top 16 battle tree is left open for a second chance for the winner and runner up of a series of battles between the 15th and 22nd qualifiers.