Drift Alliance - Stay HungryCheck out the trailer at Wrecked Magazine for the new Drift Alliance DVD Stay Hungry.
Featuring Tony Angelo (Mazda Rx-8), Ryan Tuerck (Mobil 1 Pontiac Solstice), Chris Forsberg (NOS Energy Drink Nissan 350z) and Vaughn Gittin Jr. (Falken Tire Ford Mustang).

Jason Jiovani who drove in NOPI Drift last year in the brown XAT S13 is the new NOPI judge starting this weekend who will replace Mike Peters on the judges stand. Jason is a driver from Florida who participated in NOPI Drift last year in the car seen above. He will be in place this weekend in St. Louis to replace Mike Peters.

Rumors had been circulating on this issue since we got back in the office from Long Beach but we wanted to be sure it was confirmed due to the insane nature of this topic here at Wrecked. Mike this morning made it official on the NOPI forum that he will no longer be a judge for the NOPI Drift series. Here is what Mike Peters had to say on the topic at hand in the NOPI forum they still won’t approve our accounts for.

“Hello,
I stepped down today as head judgeroony guy. Moroso was a disaster and Rob Matt and myself tried our best, but I had a recent family issue I’d rather not discuss and I can’t focus as much time/energy at or between events anymore to do my job properly, so after talking with Mike/Glenn about stuff I’ve stepped down. I’ll probably be helping out/driving in the Nopi Drift scene in one way or another LATER this year but for the next couple months I’ll probably be MIA till around Ohio/Utah timeframe. I still have time to help do some legwork on Qualifiers but the Big Kid event’s right now I’m out.
Anyways just wanted to pass that around so my phone isn’t ringing at 3am (TCOX THAT MEANS YOU!!!)
I don’t know who the 3rd judge will be at STL. Working on a couple options and as soon as somoene figures it out I/They’ll let you know.
See Y’all around, if I don’t see you round its a $500 fine for being gay and not draft racing,
Mikespeed.
Again, leave this stuff in the Driver’s forum for now.”

Ken Gushi was able to get the Scion tC going and competitive despite some early doubts through the garage area. He qualified 10th moving him into the top 16 competition. He was eliminated in the first round but wound up with 56 points securing him 12th place in the standings. Here is our overview video on how the biggest story in Drifting for 2008 performed in it’s first outing. Don’t miss this one minute review of Ken’s performance in the Scion tC this weekend!

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For the third time this year Formula D has graced the front pages of Hypebeast (the largest Online Magazine for Fashion, Sneakers and Culture) with Rogue Status featuring the team Scion Drifting shirts they produced that many drivers were seen sporting at Long Beach. 

This shirt is a Scion x RSR x Toyo Tires x XM Radio x Rogue Status collaboration brought into the hype fashion scene by streetwear juggernaut Rogue Status. They stepped into Formula D this season with sponsorship on Ken Gushi’s Scion tC and brought out Rob’s 69 Camaro for the start of Streets of Long Beach! Keep your eye out and snag one of these Scion team t-shirts.

Adrenaline Motorsports, Touge Factory and Gateway will be hosting the 2008 Nopi Drift Qualifier.

Date: April 18th
Time: 8:00AM
Entry Fee: 150.00

Track 80= entry speeds!

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1. Chris Forsberg (NOS Energy Drink Nissan 350z) - 106 pts
2. Sam Hubinette (Mopar Parts Dodge Viper) - 96 pts
3. Tanner Foust (Rockstar Energy Drink/AEM Nissan 350z) - 83 pts
4. Kyle Mohan (Circuit City Mazda Rx-7) - 70 pts
5. Daijiro Yoshihara (Bridgestone Pontiac GTO) - 65 pts
6. Mitsuru Haraguchi (Drift Speed Nissan 240sx)- 64 pts
7. Ryan Tuerck (Mobil 1 Pontiac Solstice) - 63 pts
7. Kazu Hayashida (Signal Auto Nissan Skyline) - 63 pts
9. Darren McNamara (Falken Tires Saturn Sky)- 61 pts
10. Vaughn Gittin Jr. (Falken Tires Ford Mustang) - 58 pts
11. Justin Pawlak (The National Wave Mazda Rx-7) - 57 pts
12. Ken Gushi (RSR Scion tC) - 56 pts
12. Michihiro Takatori (Super Autobachs Nissan Skyline) - 56 pts
14. Ryuji Miki (APEXi Mazda Rx-7)- 55 pts
14. Conrad Grunewald (Nitto Tires Chevrolet Corvette) - 55 pts
14. Kenji Yamanaka (Signal Auto Nissan 240sx) - 55 pts

On August 23rd, 2008 Formula D will make history and throw it’s first bash across the border. The event is taking place in Monterray, Mexico. The hosts of the event have put up a website with some helpful information on the weekend.

Check it out here: DriftingMexico.com

The top 16 had some great tandem battles like Darren McNamara and Kyle Mohan in the first round and even some big shockers through the event. The drivers that were able to last managed to keep their car in one piece all weekend and perform with perfection in mind due to the lack of room for error on the streets of Long Beach, California. Here is how the top 4 finished out.

2008 Formula D Round 1 Standings
1st. Chris Forsberg (NOS Energy Drink Nissan 350z)
2nd. Sam Hubinette (Mopar Dodge Viper)
3rd. Tanner Foust (Rockstar Energy Drink Nissan 350z)
4th. Kyle Mohan (Circuit City Mazda Rx-7)

Click Here to view the Formula D gallery!

Formula D kicked off with a huge season opener in Long Beach and here is how you can check out everything that was going on around the event. This gallery takes you on a tour of the vendor row and the top 16 qualifying rounds. Here is how they stood at the end of qualifying for the main event.

Top 16 Qualifying
1. Sam Hubinette (Mopar Viper)-94.33
2. Darren McNamara (Falken Tires Saturn Sky)-92.50
3. Chris Forsberg (NOS Energy Drink Nissan 350z)-92.42
4. Tanner Foust (Rockstar Energy Drink Nissan 350z)-92.17
5. Dai Yoshihara (Bridgestone Tires Pontiac GTO)-92.08
6. Vaughn Gitten JR (Falken Tires Ford Mustang)-91.92
7. Mitsuru Haraguchi (Drift Speed Nissan 240sx)-90.75
8. Justin Pawlak (National Wave Mazda Rx-7)-89.92
9. Ryan Tuerck (Mobil 1 Pontiac Solstice)-89.67
10. Ken Gushi (RSR Scion tC)-89.17
11. Kazu Hayashida (Signal Auto Nissan Skyline)-89.17
12. Michihiro Takatori (Yokohoma Tire Toyota Corolla)-88.83
13. Ryuji Miki (APEXi Mazda Rx-7)-87.92
14. Conrad Gruenwald (Nitto Tires Chevrolet Corvette)-87.75
15. Kyle Mohan (Circuit City Mazda Rx-7)-87.17
16. Kenji Yamanaka (Signal Auto Nissan 240sx)-87.08

Check out that gallery here!