Maxxis Tires driver Ryan Tuerck takes you through the course in front of the lens of Yaer Productions at the opening round of Formula Drift Long Beach and shows you how to drift in the Retaks racing Maxxis tires S13.5.
The 2012 Formula Drift season has already taken the Long Beach stop under its belt. With over 60 drivers entering from seasoned vets to rookies, this was one of the most awesome Long Beach events since the start. Justin Pawlak took the win, with Dai Yoshihara taking second, and US newcomer and D1 Champ, Daigo Saito following up in third.
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Directed by: Joshua Herron
Shot by: Will Roegge, Skylar Smith, Joshua Herron, and Hertrech “BG” Eugene Jr.
Edited by: Joshua Herron
Music: The Commodores – Lady
A new year and the beginning to the Formula Drift competition has begun. As usual the FD opener was held in Long Beach at the Long Beach Grand Prix on the streets. Last years overall champion Dai Yoshihara battled it out against Justin Pawlak and Dai came up short. Im sure Dai will be sure to bring his A game for round 2 that takes place in Atlanta. A full feature will be in Dsport Magazines upcoming issue and DVD release so make sure to look out for it in stores.
Equipment:
Canon 5D MK II
Canon 5D MK III (Most of the footage shot on)
Canon 7D
Canon T3i
Canon 24-70L
Canon 70-200L 2.8 IS
Canon 16-35L II
Tokina 11-16
Kessler Pocket Dolly
Manfrotto 701HDV
Manfrotto 501HDV
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Music by Nero
Title Must Be the Feeling (SebastiAn Remix)
Thanks to
Orisue Clothing
DSPORT Magazine
Jag35
Kessler Crane
Coming off a dominating 2011 season in which Team Falken driver Daijiro Yoshihara¸ competing in the Discount Tire/Falken Tire S13, became the Formula Drift Champion, the high performance tire manufacturer will be gunning for a repeat performance of last year. The cars will be unveiled this weekend on the streets of Long Beach for the opening event of the 2012 Formula Drift season.
Here’s a little taste of what happens when you put a V8 from a Lexus IS-F in the new Toyota GT-86 aka Scion FRS/Subaru BRZ
Daigo Saito @ Formula Drift Long Beach 2012
By Will Roegge, Skylar Smith, and Joshua Herron.
By far the most exciting round of Formula Drift I’ve ever been to, both on and off track. Some crazy stuff went down and I can’t wait to get to Georgia to see what’s in store for Round 2 at Road Atlanta.
I have a TON of extra footage, so if you or your team are in need of clips or video work in general, contact me at shreeveco@hotmail.com.
- Shreeve
Shot and edited by:
Justin Shreeve
Audio track:
Tyler Bates
No Mercy
This is Ryan Tuercks insane qualifying run at Formula D Round 1 Long Beach 2012. So much speed and smoothly it’s just silly.
Threw this together for Walker. Congrats on getting 1st qualifier and 2nd overall.
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Filmed & Edited by: Abbitt Wilkerson
shot on canon 5dmkii
Feast your eyes on the fifth generation of Madbull, the almost completely rebuilt Mazda RX-7 of New Zealand’s drift racing idol Mad Mike Whiddett.
After six weeks of tinkering, it’s time for the first test run which left him and everybody else looking forward to the next race.
Check out Madbull 5 in it’s first shakedown, straight from the workshop floor.
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DC and Ken Block present Gymkhana FOUR: The Hollywood Megamercial.
GYM4 surpasses the high-production style of Gymkhana TWO with even more spectacular effects shot in the backlots of Universal Studios, California.
Filmed over the course of five days, director Ben Conrad
(Zombieland and 30 Seconds or Less) and his team at Logan deliver a Hollywood caliber production complete with pyrotechnics, massive stunts and a series of unbelievable tricks.
Featuring robotic sharks, deranged zombies, and a hilarious cameo by the Epic Meal Time guys, Ken Block and his Hybrid FunctionHoon Vehicle (H.F.H.V.) bring the magic of Hollywood and gymkhana together.
“The Formula Drift Finale at Toyota Speedway in Irwindale, California was mind-blowing. I’ve never seen such aggressive driving, nail-biting tandem battles, or brutal wrecks in one weekend.
This being my first time to Formula D at Irwindale, I had no idea what to expect. I arrived Wednesday night with enough time to head to Long Beach for a few hours with Ross Fairfield and Casey Liston of OMGDRIFT and my good friend, Joe Ayala, to hang out with the likes of Dean Kearney, Eric O’Sullivan, and the rest of the Irish fellows at The Auld Dubliner. It was at this moment that I realized how quickly the 2010 Formula Drift season had flown by. It felt so familiar to be sippin’ on a Guinness surrounded by live music and friends in that Irish pub, though I hadn’t been there since Round 1 in April!
Thursday, Joe and I headed to the track to catch some practice driving, as well as to meet up with more friends. I’m so happy to have made so many new acquaintances in the industry this year. People can hate all they want on professional drifting in all it’s seriousness, but the amount of genuinely good people who congregate at these events is astonishing.
Thursday through Saturday proved to be a grueling test of physical strength as I walked the course day after day, under the hot sun of Southern California, my ears nearly bleeding from the up close action Toyota Speedway has to offer, and covered (more so than ever before) in tiny chunks of spent tire. I was even hit in the eye by a flying piece of tire that was hot enough to burn both my top and bottom eyelids somehow. Haha! That’ll teach me to film burnouts!
Overall, I couldn’t have asked for a better conclusion to an incredible season of professional drifting, although I’m sad to see it end. All I know is that next year will be bigger and better and I can’t wait! Also, I’d like to take this opportunity to thank the entire MotorMavens Crew for all of your support and the means to accomplish so many of my goals. I couldn’t have done it without your help. Thank you.”
:: Justin Shreeve
“Alright, so I just finished my edit of the Formula Drift Finale at Toyota Speedway in Irwindale, California and it’s going to take FOREVER to render/export/upload. Until that finishes, I thought I would whet your appetites by releasing a [very] short teaser. I created this sequence of the incredibly talented and consistent Rhys Millen while learning the work flow of an amazing plugin for my editing software, which allows one to slow down the speed of footage to an unbelievable rate. I hope you enjoy it as much as I do.”
-Justin Shreeve