SOFTWARE FOR MOTORSPORT

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Driver first. Engineer second.

I'm Ilya Kim. I drift, and I write the software the scene never got.

THE STORY

How a software guy ended up sideways

00Before the car

Ten years of software

Developer first, then running engineering as COO of an international IT consulting company, managing projects that generated over $150 million. Big clients, big teams, and not one thing built for a paddock.

01May 2025 · Philippines

The day it started

A drift day in the Philippines. I went to watch, met Boodie, Angie and Daniel in the paddock, saw an S14 go sideways along the sponsor wall, and knew I wanted to be on the other side of the fence.

DanielDaniel
AngieAngie
BoodieBoodie
The line-upThe line-up
02January – March 2026 · Kazakhstan

Winter on the ice

Back home I bought a Lada 2107, built it up in the garage and learned to drift on a frozen lake outside the city. First tournament in March.

The garage, hood upThe garage, hood up
The 2107 on the iceThe 2107 on the ice
Tournament dayTournament day
03Now · Philippines

Back, and this time driving

I'm back in the Philippines, planning to drift here myself. Everything on this site got built between sessions: the free tools, the board, the custom work for shops, teams and events.

Through the window, drift dayThrough the window, drift day