---
title: "Heads Up: Our Latest Blipshift Drop Is Live with 80s Icons and Tame Racing Drivers"
description: "There's something for everyone in The Drive's latest merch collab with enthusiast threads house Blipshift. But there's only a limited time to get the goods."
date: "2026-10-02"
modified: "2026-10-02"
authors:
  - name: "Adam Ismail"
    job_title: "Senior Editor"
    link: "https://www.thedrive.com/authors/adam-ismail.md"
url: "https://www.thedrive.com/news/heads-up-our-latest-blipshift-drop-is-live-with-80s-icons-and-tame-racing-drivers"
categories:
  - "Culture"
  - "News"
---

# Heads Up: Our Latest Blipshift Drop Is Live with 80s Icons and Tame Racing Drivers

![Five Blipshift t-shirts as part of The Drive's merch drop, with the words "New Merch" overlaid](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/3X2-Hero-Drop-5.jpg>)

[Our merch collab with Blipshift](<https://www.blipshift.com/collections/the-drive>) keeps on rolling, and the next drop is officially here. Lucky you! We're breaking another five classic tees out of the Blipshift vault, and they're available right now for the next two weeks before they're locked away again. Get 'em while you can.

For this wave, you'll be able to pick up [High Five](<http://blipshift.com/products/high-five-3>), [Japan Rally Champ](<http://blipshift.com/products/japan-rally-champ-iii>), [Preferred Choice](<http://blipshift.com/products/preferred-choice-2>), [Turbo Lover](<http://blipshift.com/products/turbo-lover-ii>), and [Vitruvian Racer](<http://blipshift.com/products/vitruvian-racer-vi-2>). As always, [our retro logo](<https://www.blipshift.com/products/the-drive-retro-logo-tee>) is still available too, and that'll remain a fixture even as we swap in new designs. You can find 'em all at [our Blipshift store page](<https://www.blipshift.com/collections/the-drive>).

For those unfamiliar with Blipshift, the site has built a trove of fun, clever, and just plain cool enthusiast-themed designs over the years, but new shirts are dropped only briefly before they're removed from sale. That's where we come in: *The Drive's* reviving some of our favorite classic Blipshift pieces, and, even better, if there's one you'd like to see return, you can always let us know and we'll see to it that it gets some love.

Every design is available not just as a tee, but in long sleeves, as a hoodie, and even as wall art. Blipshift's chill like that. Here are the goods:

## [High Five](<http://blipshift.com/products/high-five-3>)

![Gimme Five Blip Shift Shirt](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Square_High-Five.jpg>)

## [Japan Rally Champ](<http://blipshift.com/products/japan-rally-champ-iii>)

![Japan Rally Champ Blip Shift Shirt](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Square_Japan-Rally-Champ-III.jpg>)

## [Preferred Choice](<http://blipshift.com/products/preferred-choice-2>)

![Preferred Choice Blip Shift Shirt](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Square_Preferred-Choice.jpg>)

## [Turbo Lover](<http://blipshift.com/products/turbo-lover-ii>)

![Turbo Lover Blip Shift Shirt](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Square_Turbo-Lover-II.jpg>)

## [Vitruvian Racer](<http://blipshift.com/products/vitruvian-racer-vi-2>)

![Vitruvian Racer Blip Shift Shirt](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Square_Vitruvian-Racer-IV.jpg>)

## [The Drive Retro Logo](<https://www.blipshift.com/products/the-drive-retro-logo-tee>)

![The Drive Blip Shift shirt](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/drop-3-square_ded10e.jpg>)

After this drop is done, on Thursday 10/15, the next one will start two weeks after that, on Friday 10/30. It's two weeks on, two weeks off, etc. You never know what’s going to make the cut, so keep your eyes peeled. The next two drops are happening from **10/30 to 11/12**, and then from **11/27 to 12/10**. If you need some Christmas gift ideas, you've come to the right place.

Another thing: this apparel is all made on demand, so production doesn’t begin until after each sale ends. That way, Blipshift knows how many to crank out. In other words, it may take a few weeks after you place that order before you have fresh merch on your doorstep. Patience, right?

And finally, if there's a Blipshift design you've been dying to see make a comeback, send your requests to **feedback@thedrive.com**. Heck, if you have any ideas for new designs we've never seen before, we'd love to hear those too.

## Author
Adam is a Senior Editor at The Drive, concentrating on curating and developing the site's slate of daily journalism, from initial pitch to final copy edit. When he's not at his desk researching leads and working with writers, he's testing vehicles or reviewing racing games, new and old. He joined The Drive in 2023, following seven years of covering consumer technology and cars. A car lover and gamer since his earliest memories, Adam came to know the automotive world through video games. First it was Daytona USA, Sega Rally, and Ridge Racer; then came Need For Speed, which inspired an encyclopedic knowledge of '90s supercars, and, of course, Gran Turismo. If not for them, he'd assuredly be doing something else right now. Adam is based in the suburbs outside Philly, where there are ample roads for his hot hatch to stretch its legs. In his car, he's probably listening to indie rock, drum and bass, or Yankees baseball.

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