Lyrics & Photos by Andrew Jennings
Yesterday the Speed Lounge was down in Atlanta to attend a screening of the Drift Alliance’s latest film: “Stay Hungry.” The film chronicles some of the greatest moments of 2007 both on and off the track for members of the team, most notably Chris Forsberg, Vaughn Gittin Jr., Ryan Tuerck, and Tony Angelo. Like any good drifting film, it features some of the most exciting on-car camera action of any film that has come out of the racing world. Continue reading ‘Speed Lounge Attends Drift Alliance Movie Premiere’
Photos by Rich Lavigne, Siva Somya & Brian Chin
Englishtown, NJ May 7, 2008 - This weekend for the first time NOPI came to Old Bridge Township Raceway Park in English Town, NJ. For the first time out NOPI definitely pulled of an outstanding event. This season hasn’t been the best for NOPI when it comes to weather and this weekend was no different. Saturday the weather was cold and misty for most of the day which means the event and action wasn’t as packed full as it could have been. The forecast looked much better for Sunday though and by 11AM the skies had cleared up and the event was filling with spectators. Continue reading ‘NOPI Drag Racing Sanctioned by NHRA & NOPI Drift- Raceway Park, NJ’
North Adams, MA March 28, 2008 – Racers and race fans across the country are eagerly awaiting the start of the 2008 race season. Spring is finally here and it’s time to pull out those race projects and get them ready to run. Raceway Media’s RacingJunk.com, the world’s largest online motorsports marketplace, is celebrating the start of the racing season by launching the second annual RacingJunk.com Give Back to the Racers Sponsorship Giveaway. This annual contest is their way of supporting the entire grassroots racing community. Continue reading ‘RacingJunk.com® Gives Back to the Racers’
Well it appears that Sony Europe is working with Nissan to provide a GT Academy that will allow gamers to get some real world road racing experience. Details are sketchy right now but here’s what Kotaku’s got:
Every step of the academy will be filmed and later made available on the Playstation Network.
It sounds like it’s connected to a contest that will give two luck people a four-month, real-life racing tutorial and then have them participate in the Dubai 24-hour race in January.
Gran Turismo Racing Academy Announced
Photos by Rich Lavinge
NOPI made it’s way up to the Northeast to entertain a huge crowd of die-hard drag racing fans. It was at Atco Raceway located in New Jersey where the drag racers came to put a fresh coat of rubber on the 1320.
Continue reading ‘NOPI Drag Racing Sactioned by NHRA- Atco, NJ’
Photos by Somya Siva & Brian Chin
“After the party is the hotel lobby…” Not this time around! Keeping the party going Hot Imports Nights hits Boston for a wild and fun night of cars and fine ladies.
Continue reading ‘Boost Moblie Hot Import Nights- Boston’
LONG BEACH, Calif. – April 28, 2008 – Formula DRIFT Round 3: The Gauntlet has been relocated to New Jersey’s Englishtown Raceway in Englishtown on June 14, 2008. The change of venue is due to the previously announced closing of Wall Township Speedway. Continue reading ‘Formula DRIFT Round 3: The Gauntlet Moves to Englishtown Raceway’
SpoCom’s Premier Sport Compact Automotive Trade Event is coming to the Long Beach Convention Center in California on June 22nd, 2008 from 11am-6pm. SpoCom will feature over 75 of the industry’s top manufacturers like Nitto, AEM, HKS, Eibach, Rotora, PIAA and more. SpoCom is a Trade Event OPEN TO THE PUBLIC! That is right it is OPEN TO THE PUBLIC! You get direct access to all of the brands that typically only show at trade events like SEMA. Continue reading ‘Where Trade and Automotive Enthusiasts Collide’
