Drift Culture and Coverage. . . .

Most people in the championship are obviously into full on grip racing, but heres some of my favourite drift Videos and photos to keep you guys interested. . . . .

http://vimeo.com/14614592

http://vimeo.com/11937702

http://vimeo.com/20945954

totally awesome mate. THANKS ;O)

XD no prob there will be more to come aswell! I do a hell of a lot of webmining XD

Awesome Thread!!!

Ever woundered about the work that goes into building a world class Drift car? This series of programmes follows the 2011 build of Luke Lonbergers Blu808 C6 Corvette for Formula Drift 2011 from start to finish....

Blu808 Corvette Build Episode 1 from Lab17/Andrew Bohan on Vimeo.

Blu808 Corvette Build Episode 2 from Lab17/Andrew Bohan on Vimeo.

Blu808 Corvette Build Episode 3 from Lab17/Andrew Bohan on Vimeo.

Blu808 Corvette Build Episode 4 from Lab17/Andrew Bohan on Vimeo.

Blu808 Corvette Build Episode 5 from Lab17/Andrew Bohan on Vimeo.

Blu808 Corvette Build Episode 6 from Lab17/Andrew Bohan on Vimeo.

Enjoy....

Yeah saw that it was pretty mint alright! My mates going to be drifting in the irish prodrift championship soon so that should be good XD

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RmuTxLqkG6A

Just another one

Heres some onboard footage from the new Falken Tire V8 350Z that will be driven by Tyler McQuarie in Formula Drift USA.

Tyler McQuarrie 2011 Pre-Season Drift Test from tyler@tylermcquarrie.com on Vimeo.

More onboard Testing footage from Team Falken, This time Darren McNamara's new V8 powered Saturn Sky Coupe:

Heres some pictures from Formula Drift USA's Tech-day where cars are inspected and scrutineered. Drivers present Include:

Chris Forsberg
Fredric Aasbo
Michael Essa
Pat Mourdant
Ken Gushi
Robbie Nishida

http://www.wreckedmagazine.com/blog/2011/04/02/formula-drift-tech-day-2011-at-uti-gallery/

Check it out!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=28phKea5Zik

Still one of the best videos around I think. . . .

Slider I think you and me are the only ones on this thread???? XD

I think magic dips in and out lol

Oh well... at least this way we shouldnt miss much! lol

Here's a Video of Samuel Hubinette testing his Samuel Hubinette Racing Dodge Challenger SRT8...


Sam Hubinette Testing Dodge Challenger at El Toro Field

Matt Powers Team Need For Speed S14 breaks cover....

http://www.wreckedmagazine.com/blog/2011/04/03/matt-powers-refreshes-his-vinyl-in-2011-for-the-s14-snapshots/#comments

3 DAYS UNTIL LONG BEACH!!!!! WOOOOOOO

In other news... heres the Garage Boso S15 at Tech day with its new Chevy V8....



.....Oh why od WHY cant we build something like this on Forza!?!?!?

Chris Forsberg has been out testing his Nissan V8 Powered 370Z...




And back across the Pond British Drift Legend Julian Smith has been drifting his 4 door R34 Skyline at the Nurburgring...



....The Nutter!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j9xDuIWrxaQ

Moscow Drift Team on public Roads! INSANE!

Heres one that should interest a few people..

Fredric Aasbo has tested the new Team NFS Papadakis Racing Scion tC for the first time today... Heres some pictures:

http://speedhunters.com/archive/2011/04/07/gallery-gt-gt-fredric-aasbo-s-shakedown-test.aspx

Reigning and Defending Formula Drift Champion Vaughn Gitten Jr has been out testing his Monster Energy Falken Mustang ahead of Round 1 too....


Vaughn Gittin Jr 2011 Pre Season Testing

Remember! Round 1 Qualifying is Tomorow on the Driftstream!!!

Formula Drift USDA Round 1 Qualifying results:

1. Conrad Grunewald
2. Daijiro Yoshihara
3. Kyle Mohan
4. Matt Powers
5. Rhys Millen
6. Darren McNamara
7. Walker Wilkerson
8. Tyler McQuarrie
9. John Russakoff
10. Ryan Tuerck
11. Justin Pawlak
12. Matt Field
13. Matt Waldin
14. Jeff Abbott
15. Ross Petty
16. Chris Forsberg
17. Michael Essa
18. Ken Gushi
19. Dennis Mertz
20. Charles Ng
21. Alex Pfeiffer
22. Cyrus Martinez
23. Joon Maeng
24. Fredric Aasbo
25. Taka Aono
26. Otto Graven
27. Mike Feiock
28. Dean Kearney
29. Jeff Jones
30. Patrick Mordaunt
31. Odi Bakchus
32. Toshiki Yoshioka

Formula Drift Longbeach Results:

1st - Justin Pawlak - Falken Tires Mustang

2nd - Matt Powers - Need For Speed Nitto S14 V8

3rd - Daijiro Yoshihara - Falken Discount Tire S15 V8

Here's the Formula Drift USA championship Standings after Round 1:

1. Pawlak, Justin - Falken Tire Ford Mustang 102 Points
2. Powers, Matt - Need for Speed Nissan S14 94 Points
3. Yoshihara, Daijiro - Discount Tire / Falken Tire Nissan S13 88 Points
4. Forsberg, Chris - NOS Energy Drink / Hankook Tire Nissan 370Z 70 Points
5. Mohan, Kyle - Nexen Tire / Mazdatrix Mazda RX-8 69 Points
6. Grunewald, Conrad - Hankook Tire Chevy Camaro 66 Points
7. Millen, Rhys - RMR / Red Bull Hyundai Genesis Coupe 65 Points
8. Tuerck, Ryan - Gardella Racing / Mobil 1 Pontiac Solstice 63 Points
9. Aasbo, Fredric - Need for Speed / Hankook Scion TC 61.50 Points
10. McNamara, Darren - Falken Tire Pontiac Saturn Sky 58 Points
11. McQuarrie, Tyler - Falken Tire Nissan 350Z 57 Points
11. Wilkerson, Walker - Intec Racing Nissan 240 57 Points
13. Field, Matt - Fatlace Nissan 240SX 56 Points
14. Petty, Ross - Garage Boso / Falken Tire Nissan Silvia S15 55 Points
14. Waldin, Matt - Helix Energy Drink Nissan 350Z 55 Points
16. Mertzanis, Dennis - Mertzanis Racing Nissan 240SX 54.50 Points

Heres and amazing film from Stephen Brooks from The British Drift Championship Round 1....

THE BATTLE BEGINS : Maxxis Tyres British Drift Championship Round One from Stephen Brooks on Vimeo.

Watch it!!! Its AWESOME!!!

emmense! surprised to see Julian Smith not drifting instead of judging tbh!

Captain Handbag wrote:emmense! surprised to see Julian Smith not drifting instead of judging tbh!

Julian hasnt competed for years sadly. Apparently he has a 4 door R34 Skyline under construction but havnt heard much on it. His brother competes in JDM Allstars in the Jap Performance parts RB26 powered Impreza though.




Ok Guys so its Formula Drift USA Round 2 This weekend from Road Atlanta!!

Qualifying will be LIVE tonight on the Driftstream.

Competition will be LIVE Tomorow night.

Ryan Tuerck will be debuting his new Gardella racing Redbull Mobil 1 Chevrolet Camaro this weekend. This weekend also sees his Team mate Eric O'Sullivan make his debut in the Gardella Racing Pontiac Solstice after a tortuous 2010 season in the Groupe-S Subaru Impreza.

Chalres Ng also debuts a refreshed version of his V8 RX7 FC This weekend with new sponsors Evasive Motorsports.

Formula Drift Round 2 qualifying Results:

1. Conrad Grunewald - 96.2
2. Ryan Tuerck - 94.4
3. Joon Maeng - 94.4
4. Dai Yoshihara - 93.3
5. Tyler McQuarrie - 91.1
6. Ken Gushi - 90.9
7. Matt Powers - 89.8
8. Chris Forsberg - 88.4
9. Kyle Mohan - 87.8
10. Darren McNamara - 87.6
11. Michael Essa - 80.8
12. Vaughn Gittin - 80.6
13. Fredric Aasbo - 79.3
14. Toshiki Yoshioka - 77.8
15. Justin Pawlak - 77.3
16. Matt Waldin - 77
17. Kenneth Moen - 76.2
18. Dennis Mertzanis - 73.3
19. Ross Petty - 72.5
20. Pat Cyr - 71
21. Odi Bachis - 70.5
22. Patrick Mordaunt - 70.3
23. Mike Feiock - 69.9
24. Eric O’Sullian - 66.6
25. Cyrus Martinez - 66.5
26. Matt Field - 65.5
27. Charles Ng - 65.4
28. Dean Kearney - 64.9
29. Jeff Jones - 64.3
30. Walker Wilkerson - 63.8
31. Taka Aono - 59.8
32. John Russakoff - 58.6

Competition tonight on Driftstream...

For those who missed it... heres the full top 16 competition:


Watch live video from driftstream on Justin.tv

Thought i'd revive this thread with a bit of a Question/debate.

At this weekends round of Formula Drift USA, Team Falken's Tyler McQuarie was seen to be using Active Areodynamics on his V8 350Z Coupe which he piloted to #1 Qualifier spot. It can be seen in action here: http://www.wreckedmagazine.com/blog/2011/07/22/top-qualifier-tyler-mcquarrie-running-active-aero-roof-snapshot/


Although it is perfectly legal i was wondering the communities opinion...

Should Active Areodynamics (movable Wings/body panels) be used in Drifting?

Answers in a comment please

I don't really think aero should be used in drifting at all.

It makes no sense. Downforce is used to gain grip, why use it at all in drifting?