Seriously though, this year’s Formula Drift Finale was one of the greatest weekends of my life. All the media, drivers, and industry people I’ve met over the last few years all in one place to be a part of arguably the greatest drifting spectacle in US history. I say “arguably,” but I will fight you. FD Irwindale 2011 was the best thing ever. Period. (more…)
Posted by: Justin Shreeve | Oct 11, 2011 | Categories: Video | Tags: 350Z, 370Z, Achilles Tire, Adwitya "Dio" Amandio, Alex "Wonder Kid" Lee, AURIMAS ODI BAKCHIS, BMW, Bridges Racing, Calvin Wan, Camaro, Charles Ng, chevrolet, Chris Forsberg, Conrad Grunewald, D-Mac, Daijiro Yoshihara, darren mcnamara, Discount Tire, Drift Alliance, Evasive Motorsports, Falken Tire, FC, FD Asia, Ford, Formula Drift, Gardella Racing, Genesis, GSR Autosport, Hankook Tire, Hyundai, James Dean, Joe Ayala, Justin "JTP" Pawlak, Justin Shreeve, Ken Gushi, KMR, Kyle Mohan, Las Vegas, Mad Skillz, Matt Powers, Mazda, Mazdatrix, Mike Essa, Mobil 1, Mustang, Need For Speed, Nexen Tires, Nissan, Nitto Tires, nos energy drink, Oliver Petalver, Pontiac, Red Bull, Rhys Millen, Rhys Millen Racing, RMR, Robbie Nishida, RS-R, RX-7, RX-8, Ryan Tuerck, S13, S14, Saranon "Non" Pornpatanarak, Saturn Sky, Scion, Scion Racing, Shreeve Films, Solstice GXP, SS, Tandem of Die, TC, Tony Angelo, toshiki yoshioka, Triple Crown, Tyler McQuarrie, Vaughn Gittin Jr, Victoria Mai, Walker Wilkerson, Z4 | 3 Comments »
Now that you’ve heard the story behind and seen all the amazing photos from Formula Drift Las Vegas, courtesy of Oliver Petalver and Mike Kim, take a quick moment to wipe the drool from your keyboards and prepare yourselves for a short video from myself and Joe Ayala. (more…)
Posted by: Justin Shreeve | Sep 01, 2011 | Categories: Video | Tags: 350Z, 370Z, Achilles Tire, Adwitya "Dio" Amandio, Alex "Wonder Kid" Lee, AURIMAS ODI BAKCHIS, BMW, Bridges Racing, Calvin Wan, Camaro, Charles Ng, chevrolet, Chris Forsberg, Conrad Grunewald, D-Mac, Daijiro Yoshihara, darren mcnamara, Discount Tire, Drift Alliance, Evasive Motorsports, Falken Tire, FC, FD Asia, Ford, Formula Drift, Gardella Racing, Genesis, GSR Autosport, Hankook Tire, Hyundai, James Dean, Joe Ayala, Justin "JTP" Pawlak, Justin Shreeve, Ken Gushi, KMR, Kyle Mohan, Las Vegas, Mad Skillz, Matt Powers, Mazda, Mazdatrix, Mike Essa, Mobil 1, Mustang, Need For Speed, Nexen Tires, Nissan, Nitto Tires, nos energy drink, Oliver Petalver, Pontiac, Red Bull, Rhys Millen, Rhys Millen Racing, RMR, Robbie Nishida, RS-R, RX-7, RX-8, Ryan Tuerck, S13, S14, Saranon "Non" Pornpatanarak, Saturn Sky, Scion, Scion Racing, Shreeve Films, Solstice GXP, SS, Tandem of Die, TC, Tony Angelo, toshiki yoshioka, Triple Crown, Tyler McQuarrie, Vaughn Gittin Jr, Victoria Mai, Walker Wilkerson, Z4 | Leave A Comment »
Round 6 of the
Formula DRIFT series was held in the scorching heat of the
Las Vegas Motor Speedway where locals went to witness
Rhys Millen, in the
Red Bull/Hankook Tire Hyundai Genesis, take first place in an already competitive season. Prior to Round 6,
Daijiro Yoshihara in the
Discount Tire/Falken Tire Nissan S13 was the leader in the Championship Point Standings with
Justin "JTP" Pawlak (in the
Falken Tire Ford Mustang) in second. Both failed to make it to the to the Final Four in Vegas, making the points spread even more slim.
In addition, this past event made people do a double take as
FD Asia drivers
Adwitya "Dio" Amandio &
Saranon "Non" Pornpatanarak each made their U.S. debut. There was also a bit of controversy as Justin Pawlak switched seats with
Tyler McQuarrie in the
Falken Tire Nissan 350Z while McQuarrie piloted JTP's
Falken Tire Nissan S15 instead.
All in all, with a nail biting points race, Rhys Millen back on the podium, new faces, and driver crossovers, you can see how someone might say that Vegas was the place to be this past weekend!
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Posted by: Oliver Petalver | Aug 31, 2011 | Categories: Coverage | Tags: 350Z, 370Z, Achilles Tire, Adwitya "Dio" Amandio, Alex "Wonder Kid" Lee, AURIMAS ODI BAKCHIS, BMW, Bridges Racing, Calvin Wan, Camaro, Charles Ng, chevrolet, Chris Forsberg, Conrad Grunewald, D-Mac, Daijiro Yoshihara, darren mcnamara, Discount Tire, Drift Alliance, Evasive Motorsports, Falken Tire, FC, FD Asia, Ford, Formula Drift, Gardella Racing, Genesis, GSR Autosport, Hankook Tire, Hyundai, James Dean, Justin "JTP" Pawlak, Ken Gushi, KMR, Kyle Mohan, Las Vegas, Mad Skillz, Matt Powers, Mazda, Mazdatrix, Mike Essa, Mobil 1, Mustang, Need For Speed, Nexen Tires, Nissan, Nitto Tires, nos energy drink, Oliver Petalver, Pontiac, Red Bull, Rhys Millen, Rhys Millen Racing, RMR, Robbie Nishida, RS-R, RX-7, RX-8, Ryan Tuerck, S13, S14, Saranon "Non" Pornpatanarak, Saturn Sky, Scion, Scion Racing, Solstice GXP, SS, TC, Tony Angelo, toshiki yoshioka, Triple Crown, Tyler McQuarrie, Vaughn Gittin Jr, Victoria Mai, Walker Wilkerson, Z4 | 9 Comments »
For the first time
Formula DRIFT history, the war was brought to the battlegrounds in
Florida at the
Palm Beach International Raceway (PBIR). Locals got to witness a "Battle of the Mustangs" as
Justin "JTP" Pawlak took another victory this year in his
Falken Tires Ford Mustang against last year's champion,
Vaughn Gittin, Jr. and his
Monster Energy/Falken Tires Ford Mustang.
Darren McNamara (who qualified 2nd) and his Falken Tire
Saturn Sky ended up in 3rd place after defeating number one qualifier
Chris Forsberg and his
NOS Energy Drink Nissan 370Z. Florida was very very good to Falken Tires! In fact, Florida was very good - period.
Read more...Posted by: Oliver Petalver | Jun 07, 2011 | Categories: Coverage | Tags: AE86, Bergenholtz Racing Team, Cadillac, Cadillac Eldorado, Charles Ng, Chevrolet Camaro SS, Chris Forsberg, Conrad Grunewald, d1 grand prix, D1GP, Daijiro Yoshihara, darren mcnamara, Darwin Award, DMCC, Driftmania Canadian Championship, Eric O'Sullivan, Evasive Motorsports Mazda RX-7 FC, Falken Tires, Falken Tires Nissan 350Z, Florida, Ford, Formula Drift, Gardella Racing Team, hankook tires, HSD Suspension, Joe Gorcesky, JR, Justin "JTP" Pawlak, Kyle Mohan, Matt Powers, Mazda RX-8, Megan Racing, Monster Energy, Moroso Motorspors Park, Mustang, New Jersey, Nexen Tires, Nissan 370Z, Nissan S13, Nitto Tires, nos energy drink, Oliver Petalver, Olivia Korte, Palm Beach International Raceway, Pat Cyr, Pontiac Solstice, ProDrift Europe, Retaks, RX-7 FC, Ryan Kado, Saturn Sky, Taka Aono, Team Mobil 1, Team Need For Speed, toshiki yoshioka, Toyota, Toyota Corolla, Tyler McQuarrie, Vaughn Gittin, VK56, Wall Speedway | 12 Comments »
