Tons of photos from Day 1 of Formula D Atlanta. It was hot, crazy, and we watched Ross Petty try to ram people off the track into oblivion! It was a crazy day and I think everyone is glad to get a couple hours rest from the heat.
Oh man, the movie exceeded all expectations that I think any of us had when we sat down for this one. Stay Hungry puts the last film somewhere in the past and entertains and enlightens any Drifting fan on things such as Hook and Slide! How can you miss great information like that? Andy did an AMAZING job and so did the whole DA crew. Daijiro Yoshihara, Tanner Foust, and many other FD drivers joined the mix to enjoy the event at the MAC.
Ken Gushi was noted by his absence from Thursday’s morning practice. The car was at the event and pulled out of the trailer but our sources were unclear on the reason for Ken’s lack of himself for the day. People we spoke with seemed to think that the car was running and fine but Ken himself was just not around!? Hopefully he shows up at the track tomorrow! That was definitly the biggest news of this morning’s practice runs.
Dan Willie (an Atlanta local) is sporting a new sponsor with Home Depot. Watch out Tony, Dan might be vowing for your seat in the 20 car, especially if you leave JGR.
Driftlive posted this up earlier today. Looks very interesting and just coming from Shibuya I can assure you that place would be insane to drift. This is a cool teaser, we are definitily keeping you posted as we can get more information filtered our way.
Check out the Drift Alliance unplugged and censored as they talk about the new film coming out this weekend called Stay Hungry! New Blood checks out a local from Nashville, Tennessee Adam who has a uniquely sprayed S14 240sx and just recently acquired a NOPI license. You can also view all the new cars in Formula D that debuted at Round 1 in Long Beach, California. We event went all the way out east to visit J land and cover D1’s Fuji Speedway event in our In Focus section. Don’t miss this issue and keep coming back for more!
We got this courtesy of our friends at 7Tune JDM Magazine! This is truly insane for a Drifting accident. First we will let the video tell you the story of what went down.
The image 7Tune was able to capture was pretty wild as well. The course they call YZ circuit out of Japan which I am not very familiar with myself. They have a brief description on the site here; “The circuit itself has been operating since 1997 and was originally a motorcycle track but these days anything with wheels can use it. Nowadays the majority of traffic is cars, with about 60% of the track’s use made up of ‘grip’ sessions and the other 40% for drift sessions. The circuit is open seven days a week and frequently holds a variety of competitions for different skill levels and anyone with a valid driver’s license or international driving permit can use the track.”
Here is what 7Tune gave as a review of the accident.
“Here were only a few teams participating in the challenge and the team I was looking forward to seeing most was the three ‘hachi rokus’ (AE86s). They put on a good show during the practice session, and let’s face it, the angry buzz of a couple of ‘hachis’ (hachi also means bee in Japanese) is music to any drift enthusiast’s ears.
Getting in close to the action is what it’s all about and I had a prime location to snap away from my position on the apex of the second corner but a few spin-outs by the AE86s only a few meters from where a few of us were standing had some of us searching for higher ground. It was from this new location that I was happily chatting away to another guy with a video camera when it happened. One of the teams came hammering into corner one with a red 180sx in the lead, a white S14 Silvia following close behind and a ‘Onevia’ bringing up the rear. The 180 drifted wide and had already hit the tire wall once by the time I had lifted my camera into position and was heading back into the tires by the time I pushed down the shutter release button. No time to zoom, just shoot away and hope I’d get a clean shot. The white S14 Silvia was so close the driver had no chance of avoiding what was to come next, things were happening all too quickly. The 180’s nose slammed into the tire wall and was thrown, twisting 270 degrees, into the air, all the while threatening to roll onto its roof. Half way through the twist it smashed into the side of the Silvia, right behind the door. The impact lifted both cars into the air and sent tires and shards of glass soaring in all directions.
Luckily, both drivers walked away from the crash with nothing injured but perhaps their pride and certainly their pride and joys. It might be a steep price to pay for an afternoon’s fun but as they say, that’s the price of drift.”
