The second round of the 2012
Formula Drift Championship took place at
Road Atlanta, and it couldn't have been more exciting! A brand new layout, controversial calls, quick-fixes, and outstanding battles are just a taste of the twists and turns that came about the weekend.
Read more...Posted by: Jonathan McWhorter | May 16, 2012 | Categories: Coverage | Tags: Achilles, ASD, Chevrolet Camaro, Daigo Saito, eBay Motors Mustang, Falken, Ford Mustang, Formula Drift, FR-S, Fredric Aasbo, Garrett Turbo, GoPro, Hankook, Hyundai Genesis, Joon Maeng, JTP, Justin Pawlak, Ken Gushi, Lexus, Louie Contreras, Mazda, Monster Energy, Need For Speed, Nissan, nitrous, Road Atlanta, round 2, RX-8, S13, S14, S15, SC430, Scion, Scion tC, Silvia, toshiki yoshioka, turbo, V8, Vaughn Gittin Jr, Walker Wilkerson | 3 Comments »
For the MotorMavens Crew, Round Two of the
2011 Formula Drift Championship at
Road Atlanta represented a lot of hard work, and about 6 or 7 total hours of sleep for the entire weekend. Since our Associate Editor
Jonathan "J-Mac"
McWhorter lives in the Atlanta area, he volunteered to be the team leader for the weekend, and coordinated everything for the out-of-state crew members that would be flying in for the event.
Some people may not realize this, but Road Atlanta is a very special place for the MotorMavens Crew. Anyone who knows MotorMavens co-founder
Andy Sapp can tell you that he has a very fond place in his heart for Road Atlanta. Even though Andy coined the
now famous phrase Keep Drifting Fun, he has been drifting
competitively at Formula D events in Atlanta ever since 2004 - the
very first event in the Formula Drift series. Ever.
Read more...Posted by: Antonio Alvendia | May 09, 2011 | Categories: Coverage | Tags: Andy Sapp, ASD, Bross Running Crazy, Dai Yoshihara, darren mcnamara, dennis mertzanis, Discount Tire, Discount Tire S13 Silvia, Drift Mechaniks, Falken, Formula Drift, Formula Drift 2011, Jarod DeAnda, Jonathan McWhorter, keep drifting fun, KW Suspension, Metalworks, Mike Kojima, Moto IQ, Nissan, Oliver Petalver, Pontiac Solstice, Retaks S13 Sileighty, Road Atlanta, S13, Saturn Sky, Scott Dodgion, SPD, Team Rowdy, toshiki yoshioka, Yoshi Shindo | 19 Comments »
When it comes to Formula D Las Vegas, what can I say that hasn't been already mentioned? It was hot. Damn hot. Too hot to be outside without air conditioning. I don't understand how Las Vegas locals can handle the incredible heat over there, but they say they're just used to it now. Getting used to it is one thing... but I wonder if they
like it though?
Just like the gypsy camps in the days of old, this year's Las Vegas round of Formula Drift brought thieves out of the woodwork. I was really surprised to find out that former Formula D judge (and current Tanaka Racing Corvette driver)
Alex Pfeiffer's helmet was stolen. I suppose someone was a fan of Alex's Hawaiian print helmet, which had the traditional Hawaiian plumeria flowers painted on one side. The only question I have about that is...
Okay, thieves. Now that you have Alex's helmet, what the hell are you going to do with it? Read more...Posted by: Antonio Alvendia | Aug 25, 2010 | Categories: Coverage | Tags: 350Z, AE86, Alex Pfeiffer, All Star Bash, Antonio Alvendia, ASD, Camaro, Charles Ng, Chris Forsberg, Conrad Grunewald, Daijiro Yoshihara, Dodge Challenger, Drift Showoff, drifting, Drifting Book, Falken, Farrel Dee, Ford Mustang, Formula D Houston, Formula D Long Beach, Fredric Aasbo, Gardella Racing, Gary Gardella, GSR Autosports, Gymkhana, Harold Faltermeyer, Hollywood Park, Infineon Raceway, Intec Racing, Jasper Performance, Jeff Abbott, JZA80, Ken Miyoshi, Larry Chen, Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Lawrence Ojas, Megan Renae, Melanie Tillbrook, Melyssa Grace, Mercedes Terrell, Miata, Mike Essa, NB, NHRA Sport Compact, Nisei Showoff, Pat Mordaunt, race queen, race queens, Ryan Tuerck, S13, Samuel Hubinette, Supra, Taka Aono, Tony Brakohiapa, Top Gun, Tyler McQuarrie, Tyra Banks, Tyson Beckford, umbrella girl, umbrella girls, Vaughn Gittin Jr, Z33 | 23 Comments »
Wow. Formula Drift at Las Vegas Motor Speedway was sooooo HOT. Ridiculously hot. Intensely hot. We just got back to Los Angeles, after an eight hour excursion, creeping at around 10mph in traffic-swamped freeway lanes all the way back to Southern California. This being said, we aren’t posting up our event story just yet… everyone in our group is about to pass out from the heat and exhaustion.
However, we just wanted to take a minute to congratulate Tyler McQuarrie on his First Place victory in Las Vegas! In case you weren’t following the Formula D Driftstream, Team Falken emerged victorious, with an all-Falken podium sweep once again, with Tyler McQuarrie bringing home First Place, Daijiro Yoshihara winning Second Place, and Vaughn Gittin Jr taking home Third Place.
We’d also like to welcome Las Vegas-based photographer Farrel Dee to the Motor Mavens Crew! We’ll let him write up a proper introduction later, but for now, we’d like to invite YOU to upload your Formula D Las Vegas and Vegas Pro Am photos to the MotorMavens Forums! We saw a lot of people shooting photos this weekend, and we’d love to see your photos with links to your website and/or Flickr pages! Post them up so everyone can see!
That’s it for now… sleep calls! However, don’t worry… we’ll be back very soon with our photos and observations from Formula D Las Vegas!
:: Antonio Alvendia
Upload your FD Las Vegas and Vegas Pro Am photos to the MotorMavens Forums by clicking here!
Posted by: Antonio Alvendia | Aug 23, 2010 | Categories: Oh Snap | Tags: 350Z, ASD, Brian Crower, Daijiro Yoshihara, Enkei, Falken, Farrel Dee, Formula D Las Vegas, Formula Drift, Team Falken, Tyler McQuarrie, Vaughn Gittin Jr, Wilwood, Z33 | 6 Comments »
