February 2008
Monthly Archive
2008 Partnership: Drift Mania and Wrecked Magazine
Posted by admin on 29 Feb 2008 | Tagged as: Drift Mania, International, Major Announcements
As of March 1st, 2008 Wrecked Magazine and Drift Mania have become partners. Drift Mania is the leading Drifting Championship in Canada and continues to grow at a rapid pace. Wrecked Magazine will be a source of content and media for Drift Mania! Wrecked Magazine is excited about our media partnership in 2008 and looks forward to continuing our relationship for years to come. Drift Mania’s new website will be out in a month at DMCC Drift.
2008 Drift Mania Schedule:
01 June - Round #1, Autodrome de Montmagny, Quebec City, QC
29 June - Round #2, Autodrome St-Eustache, Montreal, QC
19-20 July - Round #3, Autodrome de Montmagny, Quebec City, QC
15-16 August - Round #4, Downsview Park, Toronto, ON
30-31 August - Round.#5, Autodrome St-Eustache, Montreal, QC
27-28 September Round #6, Castrol Raceway, Edmonton, AB
2008 APEXi Garage Sale
Posted by admin on 28 Feb 2008 | Tagged as: Store, Misc
MARCH 15-16th
10am-4pm
Entire Inventory on Sale!!!
8th Annual Garage Sale. Please remember no camping before 6am.
Address:
1449 W. Orange Groove Ave. Ste. A
Orange, CA 92868
2008 Toyo Tires Drift Australia Series Schedule
Posted by admin on 28 Feb 2008 | Tagged as: International
Drift Australia has announced a five-round calendar for the 2008 Toyo Tires Drift Australia Series. The fourth year of the national championship will see the series visit four states between March and September, as drivers battle to become the Australian Drift Champion.
A number of new drivers will join the series in 2008, including Trav Dunstan, Paul Austin, Chris Nutley, Jason Greenwood and Trent Whyte, who will all graduate from the Super Drift feeder class.
The championship will again be broadcast around the country on a comprehensive TV package, including airtime on Channel 9, SBS, Fox Sports and the series’ own YouTube channel, DriftAustraliaTV.
For more information about the Toyo Tires Drift Australia Series, head to www.driftaustralia.com.au
2008 Toyo Tires Drift Australia Series;
Rd1 - Symmons Plains (Tasmania), March 1-2
Rd2 - Queensland Raceway (Queensland), April 12-13
Rd3 - Mallala Raceway (South Australia), May 24-25
Rd4 - Eastern Creek Raceway (New South Wales), June 28-29
Rd5 - Oran Park Raceway (New South Wales), September 20-21
Update: Joon Maeng & Robbie Nishida - Peak Performance
Posted by admin on 26 Feb 2008 | Tagged as: Major Announcements
Robbie Nishida will be returning to the same Peak Performance S14 he drove in 2007 while Joon Maeng will drive the 2nd Peak Performance S14 for the 2008 season. Also both will be on Hankook tires. Joon’s personal S13.5 was refreshed over the winter, but will be reserved for backup and demo duty. His competition S14 is the same S14 driven by Ben Schwartz for 2 events with Sears graphics, and was driven by Joon at the D1 all star event. Hankook will back both drivers, which should be an interesting change. We’re excited what this new Peak Performance team has in store for 2008!
Source: EDRFT
Formula D Confirms International Schedule
Posted by admin on 26 Feb 2008 | Tagged as: Major Announcements, Formula D
For immediate release
February 26, 2008
Formula DRIFT Expands International
Long Beach, Calif. – February 26, 2008 – Formula DRIFT will expand international for the first time with (2) exhibition events to take place this year. The first event will be held in Singapore on April 27, 2008 at the Singapore Air Show Grounds and the second event will be held in Mexico at the Autodromo Monterrey, on August 23, 2008.
For the first time in the 5 year history of Formula DRIFT, the series will be holding an international exhibition and drift competition. The Singapore Air Show Grounds plays host to the milestone event and is presented by Binter & Co, as an exclusive alliance with Formula DRIFT Holdings, LLC to expand and build the sport of drifting out of North America. Formula DRIFT Singapore will see 37 Singaporean, Malaysian, Thai, Chinese, Indonesian drifters compete with 3 Formula DRIFT Pros for the Trophy and a drift exhibition with some of Formula DRIFT’s top talent. The ambassadors of Formula DRIFT will be drivers: Ryuji Miki, Daijiro Yoshihara, and Casper Canul. More information can be found at: www.formuladrift.com.sg.
“Taking the Formula DRIFT brand internationally is a huge milestone. Our priority is to continue to build the Series here while growing the sport of drifting as a whole,” said Jim Liaw, president and co-founder of Formula DRIFT. “We are very careful in choosing our event partners and take careful consideration of the boundaries of our international affiliates such as Drift Australia, MSC, and Pro Drift.”
The second international event will be in conjunction with GDC/Drifting Mexico and will be held at Autodromo Monterrey on August 23, 2008. The original date of this event has been moved and this is the new confirmed date. More information on this event will be available soon.
For more information contact:
John Pangilinan
The ID Agency
562.491.7503
john@theidagency.com
MTV Celebrity Signs with International All Stars
Posted by admin on 24 Feb 2008 | Tagged as: Rumors/Gossip, Major Announcements
MTV reality television star will strap into one of the International All Star Mazda Mx-5’s for 2008. Sources close to Q tell us that he signed a deal on Friday confirming his commitment to the team to run a demo schedule in 2008. Q Dodson formerly of the MTV hit show Pimp My Ride should make an interesting addition to the current demo team. We will keep you posted on the progess of Q through the 2008 season.
Q is pictured on the left next to Lil John (right).
Joon Maeng shows a new look to the old S13
Posted by admin on 24 Feb 2008 | Tagged as: Major Announcements, Formula D
We spotted Joon Maeng and his S13 240sx in a Korean Newspaper dated 2.22.2008 showing his redone S13 with Hankook stickers! It looks like Maxxis gained two drivers in Tony and Ryan but in return lost Joon to Hankook. Joon Maeng won Spirit of Formula D award at the award ceremony to close out 2007.
We also found some pictures of the car and it’s looking good for 2008. We expect Joon to be a step up player in Formula D this year!
Ryan Tuerck and Tony Angelo to Burn up New Rubber in 2008
Posted by admin on 21 Feb 2008 | Tagged as: Major Announcements, Formula D, Drift Alliance
Mooresville, NC (Feb. 21, 2008) Ryan “Hampshaa” Tuerck and Tony “Hurricane” Angelo have just announced they will be making the switch to Maxxis Tire for the 2008 Formula Drift Championship. Although they will no longer be running under the banner of “Team Snakebite” both drivers independently have chosen to make the switch after seeing the stellar performance the Maxxis Z1-Drift tire has proven to be over the last year of competition.
“The Maxxis Z1 Drift Tires is an amazing tire.” said Tuerck, “They last forever and hold up to the abuse of drifting with no chunking, no matter how hot you get them or what surface you are on.” Tuerck has also announced his new 2008 car will be a GM Racing backed Pontiac Solstice GXP built by his new team Gardella Racing. “I am excited to get into something new. I feel like I needed a new challenge and the Solstice GXP has brought that.” continued Tuerck. Ryan will be starting the year in a seeded position which is quite an accomplishment after the continuous mechanical failures that plagued him in 2007. “After getting some seat time, I feel the Solstice is going to be very reliable during competition, I know that the Gardella Racing crew will do everything they can to make this car competitive and reliable on the track.”
Setup is back on air tonight!
Posted by admin on 21 Feb 2008 | Tagged as: Rhys Millen
The very popular Speed TV show called “Setup” featuring amateur racers building cars under the supervision of Rhys Millen is back on air tonight.
Reality is shifting into a higher gear. Racing doesn’t get any better than this as amateurs compete for the top prize of $100,000 and a shot at the pro circuit. Who takes a cheap shot on the track, who runs clean and who is on their way to the Rolex 24 at Daytona in 2009? Raw talent, sheer guts and a dozen Pontiac Solstices decide who will win and who will lose in Season 2 of Setup. Powered by Pontiac.
JDM Option DVD Volume 43 Now Out! D1 Englishtown, New Jersey
Posted by admin on 21 Feb 2008 | Tagged as: International, Wrecks, D1GP, Drift Alliance
Right now it’s only $19.95 $17.95 in our store online!
Buy it now!
Volume 43
It’s D1GP’s first time ever on the east coast and it was a memorable one! The showstopper of this film is MA Motorsports Brian destroying the car now known as Zombie Car. Darren McNamara also smashes up his AE86 and the track claimed many more vicitms during the show. The event contains some excellent display of Drifting from all the American and Japanese stars.
Then the cameras get turned on Vaughn Gittin Jr. where they visit his parents house, MA Motorports with him and Vaughn’s personal home. This section of the movie is a riot.
Dai (GoGo Daijiro) has landed in the US with his Dee’s Club STREAM Z GT Jr. (180SX custom tuned), and now he wants to check out the US JDM tuning world. His curiosity in JDM tuning never ends and never gets satisfied wherever he goes.
His first JDM tuning visit started with the small garage and finished with the modern engine tuning factory. You’ll find the secrets of Chris Forsberg/LS Automotive and the world famous engine factory/Cosworth Inc.
Grab it for $17.95 - Buy it now!
