This is a great video with great color and slow motion, shot with a Canon 7D, by Grady Nguyen. Wish I could have made it to this event but unfortunately I was stuck watching the live feed from my office. This video definitely captures the action and force of these drifts a whole lot better than the venues own cameras.
“Once again, I would like to thank coldtrackdays.com for working so hard and getting me an opportunity to go out to these event and cover for them.
This year of Formula D is going to be very exciting. It’s going to be a very unpredictable season, where privateers from last season got sponsors to be very competitive. New drivers also play a big role this season as they compete to get there names out.
Formula D now has live streaming on the official website so you can check it out during race weekend.
Congrats to Vaughn Gittin for taking the first round.”
-Grady Nguyen
“LONG BEACH, CA The inaugural event in the 2010 Formula Drift season began with a big win for Team Falken where factory driver Vaughn Gittin, Jr., debuting his new 2011 Monster Energy Falken Tire 2011 Ford Mustang on the famed street course of Long Beach. Gittin, Jr., and Team Falken faced a very competitive field of entrants, totaling 53, one of the highest entry counts in the history of Formula D.
Team Falken had a full complement of drivers at the popular track, the fifth year Formula D has visited Long Beach. In addition to Vaughn, rounding out the companys paddock and marketing activation areas were returning team members Daijiro Yoshihara in his rebuilt Discount Tire Nissan 240SX (S13); Tyler McQuarrie with his Nissan 350Z Convertible; and Darren McNamara, with his Saturn Sky in new Falken livery. Adding to the excitement of the weekend was the addition of several new faces to Falken including Justin Pawlak in his 2010 Ford Mustang and Formula D rookie James Deane who shocked the crowd with his aggressive driving in Falken’s Nissan S15. Independent drivers on Falken Tires included Ross Petty, John Russakoff, Dean Kearney and Fredric Aasbo.
2010 will certainly be a busy year for Team Falken. Next stop, Road Atlanta.”
This is the most insane car to come to Formula D ever. Michael Essa’s BWM 335i with an E60 M5 V10 Swap. Holy. Crap
“This test video we just got sent is nothing short of amazing. It looks like this car has one of the most epic sounds in drifting history along with a BMW body. Get ready to see this thing very soon. ”
“I was going to use all these words in this post to tell you how awesome Michael Essa is and how his V10 engine BMW might be the best thing we will see all season. I could go on to say the rookie of the year runner up has come out to play in the 2010 season. I could even say that I want to steal his motor and rev it next to my bed at night…..instead of all that, just click and watch this damn testing video.
Watch the video.”
-Wrecked Magazine
This is the making of a TV commercial we are sure to all see soon. An awesome commercial featuring Chris Forsberg and his NOS Nissan 350Z Roadster. It looks like they are filming this commercial with a Canon 5D MKII also. These DSLR cameras are really taking over in the video field. This video was posted yesterday on Forsberg’s blog. I dig his cage and Bride racing seats. A lot.
“Check out this behind the scenes video that was put together about our NOS Energy Drink commercial. The commercial is scheduled to air on Sunday at 1pm on FOX. It will air during NASCAR which is awesome because there will be millions of viewers!”
-Chris Forsberg
Drift Alliance put together a great piece highlighting Ryan Tuerck destroying an abandoned lot somewhere probably in New Hampshire. I love the sound this S13 produces as he rips around this mini course. Make it to the end so you can see the attack of a snapping turtle as well. Shot and edited by Andy Laputka. Looks like a really fun place to tear up. Great motor and turbo sound from his SR20.
“A broken foot and multiple equipment issues didn’t keep me from running around Evergreen Speedway last Sunday. Evergreen Drift’s invite-only season opener was a great success, despite several wrecks and fires. Tires were destroyed on track, while old friends caught up with one another in the uncharacteristic warmth of the Washington sun.
This event was a testament to the true nature of drifting. Pushing through misfortune to create something breathtakingly beautiful, all the while having the collective time of our life. I find it ironic that although times may be hard, when we come together to share what we love, we find a feeling of euphoria.
For those few hours, we feel as though we have nothing to worry about.”
-Justin Shreeve
I love when people shoot drift videos with DSLRs. This drift vid was with a Canon 5D MKII. Rock on Justin.
“Spend 1 minute at Nikko Circuit backwards, this snippet of video footage is brought to you you by zenky-racing.com and vholdr.com.
The DVD is still set on course for a mid to near end of year release. Drifting seems to be climbing at an amazing pace and if your not entering corners backwards your not trying hard enough. Nikko is a great circuit to find out where the current level of drifting is at. Drivers from all around Japan travel to Nikko so its a real treat to see so many different driving styles.
This year we have another new sponsor, vholdr.com who are the guys responsible for all these cool new camera angles we are now able to capture, we truely have no limits now.”
-WeAreDrift
A quick run through the touge at night with Rob R. from roadsterdrift. This video really makes me tilt my head back and forth. The same way girls do when they play video games. Love the motor sound but that greddy type-s blow off valve sound has never been my favorite. He isn’t happy with his driving but I am. Street drifting like that is not easy and to be honest with you I like this video a whole lot more than Tanner Foust’s new Mulholland video.
Tanner Foust drifts his Rockstar Energy Drink Scion TC Drift Car on a legendary stretch of Mulholland Highway known as “The Snake”. Watch Tanner unleash his 600hp NASCAR V8 powered Scion drift car on this famed road. There were no rehearsals and most of the film is of Tanner¹s first run on a clean stretch of road. And, yes, the road was closed. WARNING: The following video was performed by a professional driver on a closed course. Do not attempt what you are about to see.
He drifts, he snaps back, counter-steers to lock, does a full 360, recovers into another drift. Then he explains to us how to do it as if we would say “ohhhh” and go do it as flawlessly. I love his AE86 coupe but this is definitely all driver and a lot of balls. The in-the-car part is my favorite part as you all may have guessed. Ever wish you had your own private touge? Go buy Forza Motorsport 3. Fujimi Kaido Stage D. That shit is fun.
