Tag Archive for 'Drifting'
Photos By: Brian Chin
Better late then never right?!? Club Loose’s East Coast Bash is, in short, a weekend of chaos. Over 100 cars came to invade Englishtowns Raceway Parks road course to make the worlds largest smoke machine. Camp outs, barbecues, screeching tires and a load of friends made for a awesome weekend of drifting.
Photos By: Brian Chin
The Gauntlet at Wall Speedway in New Jersey is one of the most brutal tracks on the Formula D circuit that the drivers face year to year. With the steep banking turns and harsh transitions from bank to flat really takes its tolls on both the cars and the drivers. The turn 1 guard rail seem to have collected more casualties this year more then any other even taking out #1 qualifier Ryan Tuerck on his home track.
Conrad Grunewald went on to take top position on the podium with points leader Justin Pawlack taking 2nd and teammate Daijiro Yoshihara in 3rd staying right behind Justin in the points count.
Photos By: Somya Siva
Formula Drift Round 4: The Gauntlet at Wall Speedway in NJ was another exciting event where the combination of the banking on the track and the competitive nature of the drivers pushed them to the limits. As a result a few of the vehicles were damaged in competition in dramatic fashion keeping them from advancing to the later rounds. The fans witnessed a true showing of world class drifting. Stay tuned for our very own coverage video. For more photos of the event Click Here!
Photos By: Brian Chin
Okay I know I’m about a month late with this but what better time to get this up right before the Road Atlanta event.
1st Place – Fredric Aasbo
Trophy Presented by:
Sheikh Abdullah bin Mohammed bin Khalid Al Nahyan
2nd Place – Chris Forsberg
Trophy Presented by:
Richard Cregan
Yas Marina Circuit CEO
3rd Place – Tanner Foust
Trophy Presented by:
Ahmed M. Hilal Al Kaabi
Head of Government Affairs Yas Marina Circuit
Shreeve Films | Formula Drift | 2010 Recap from Justin Shreeve on Vimeo.
Shreeve is a awesome dude. If you like this video, you should pick up his DVD that he recently put out.
Long Beach, Calif. February 10th, 2011 Formula DRIFT has announced that 2-time Formula DRIFT champion, Tanner Foust will temporarily step away from the sport of drifting. In conjunction, Papadakis Racing and Team Need For Speed have announced the signing of the 2010 Formula DRIFT Rookie of the Year, Fredric Aasbo.
Tanners semi-retirement is bittersweet for the Series as he has become one of the most recognizable drivers on the circuit and is one of the most competitive spokesmen for Formula DRIFT, said Jim Liaw, president and co-founder of Formula DRIFT. As with the growth and progression of the Series we can expect to see opportunities brought to many of the drivers and wish Tanner more success in his career both on and off the track. His departure will leave a spot open for a future star of drifting to rise, which we are excited to see.
Foust has announced his temporary retirement from drifting due to a demanding 2011 schedule of European Rally events, X-Games and television responsibilities. The 2-time Formula DRIFT champion and Tires.com Triple Crown bonus winner will be competing one last time in the Rockstar / Papadakis Racing Scion tC on February 25, 2010 during the Formula DRIFT UAE Invitational competition.
I owe a lot to Formula DRIFT and Stephan Papadakis. This sport, Stephan and his team have been, and will remain, an integral part of my motorsports life, said Tanner Foust, from his home in San Juan Capistrano. This was a hard choice to make, but with my schedule looking even busier than last year’s I will not be able to fully commit to the 2011 Formula DRIFT season. However, I am looking forward to competing in the Rockstar Scion tC for one last time in Abu Dhabi this month. With an open seat, team owner, Stephan Papadakis has enlisted the highly touted and talented driver, Fredric Aasbo. In addition, a newly created partnership with Team Need For Speed has solidified the alliance. Aasbo will be competing in the brand new Need for 2011 Scion tC this season with the competition debut during Round 1: Streets of Long Beach on April 8-9, 2011.
“Our new partnership with Need For Speed and having Fredric behind the wheel of the new Need for Speed 2011 Scion tC is very exciting, stated Stephan Papadakis, team owner of Papadakis Racing. To be aligned with such a top brand in the gaming world is a dream of ours. The synergy between our programs is a natural fit. We build crazy cars for competition and they have the technology for the world to drive them! It has been a pleasure to work with Tanner for the past 5 years and our team thanks him for his hard work and determination and wish him nothing but the best.”
The 2011 Formula DRIFT season begins on April 8-9, 2011 and will mark the debut of many cars, drivers, and teams. For more information visit: www.formuladrift.com
Photos by: Somya Siva & Brian Chin
The REMIX 2010 Tour & Xtreme Drift Circuit invaded Raceway Park in Englishtown NJ for the first time and the turn out was great. Combining a car show with drifting competition is always a winning combo. There were lots of tire smoke, hot cars, hotter models and entertainment throughout the day. For more photos of the event Click Here
