Action sports organisers are predicting a bright and loud future for the all-star drifting and extreme sports line-up gearing up to roar into ASB Baypark this weekend.

The D1NZ National Drifting Championship will return to ASB Baypark on Saturday, and with it the highly anticipated maiden appearance of the NZ Allstars, which features freestyle motocross, BMX, and skate and scooter riders.

Tauranga's Cole Armstrong, V Energy Nissan Skyline R34, seen here battling Tectaloy Nissan S14 V8 driver Gaz Whiter. Photo: Fast Company/Erron Soon.

D1NZ Events Limited chief executive Brendon White says more than 300 competitors, including 70 drifters, 50 BMXers from New Zealand and Australia and 15 FMX riders will thrill the crowd in two days of events.

Brendon says NZ has been without an annual X Games-style event since Vodafone X-Air ended. He believes the unique mix of motorsport action will fill the gap.

"What the X Games did in the States and Vodafone X-Air did here, was provide a focus for athletes from all the different disciplines,” says Brendon.

'That's what we'd like to do with New Zealand Allstars and that's why we've had such a positive response from the key people in the various disciplines. The talk down in Tauranga is quite big, but the talk nationally is quite big as well.”

Support for the Allstars festival is coming from all sides with industry leaders predicting a bright future for the X Games-style event.

"Is it a good thing? Without a doubt," says BMX organiser Steven McHardy – an Aucklander who has been involved in BMX for the last 15 years.

"With the amount of talent we have got in the country at the moment the BMX industry has been screaming out for an event like this."

With pre-sales on a record high, organisers are confident of a 12,000 strong crowd – up on last year's sell out 7500.

For the new combined event, the drift course will remain in the carpark area and there will also be FMX ramps for crowds to watch.

The country's largest temporary ramps will be set up for the BMX, skate and scooter competitions inside the 3500 capacity ASB Arena.

'It is looking like the locals are going to open their arms and come along to the event. Everyone is really keen to pitch in and help because Tauranga doesn't have a lot of motorsport events of this nature,” says Brendon.

'Our plan for 2015 is to grow it to have motocross at the speedway and surfing down at the Mount. We want it to be a multi-sport and multi-venue event.”

Tauranga drifting fans will also take interest in how local drivers Cole Armstrong, Drew Donovan and Jodie Verhulst go.

Tokoroa's Nick Franklin is the rider to watch in the country's first real Pro-Am FMX showdown with competition set to come from Australian Truman Carroll and high profile local riders Mitch McHardy and Luke Smith.

In keeping with the theme of action sport competition, stunt rider Nic Kroeze will entertain fans between drift and FMX sessions outside while inside the Element skate team will be doing a demo at midday on Sunday.

Red Bull Thre3style champion DJ Scizzorhands will host the inaugural New Zealand Allstars Iron Finger scratch battle presented by Defy Club and Epik Eyewear with eight of NZ's top DJs all competing.