For all you Sam Hubinette fans, Edrft caught up with him in Sonoma, California during Round 6 of the Formula D circuit to chat about some recent events. Sam Hubinette talks about Drifting in the rain in Seattle, bringing out the Charger in Mexico and quite a bit more. This is a must read for any Sam Hubinette fan.

Read the interview: Sam Hubinette’s Full Interview

How can you forget about all of the great action from the 2007 Formula D season? Well in case you didn’t make it to all 7 stops or you cannot quite remember all the amazement that happened like Sonoma 2007 then check out the trailer that Livesocket x Formula D just released and you might want to consider picking up the DVD that comes out next week on Tuesday.

Watch the Trailer: http://www.wreckedmagazine.com/watchvideo/2007-formula-d-dvd-trailer-

Sam Hubinette was given the chance to take a whirl in the Gumpert Apollo that we posted about before. It seems to be a trend as of late to have Formula D drivers with very expensive cars but we are enjoying the stories/coverage so keep them coming. Sam Hubinette was spotted at Firebird Raceway in Phoenix, Arizona testing a Gumpert Apollo. For those of you who are die hard Top Gear BBC fans you should be familiar with this car. In Season 11 the Stig drove this thing to a record holding Top Gear track record of 1:17.3! We were told that this Apollo pictured above is only one of two in the country! Lucky Sam, check out the video below as he flogs on this sweet German supercar.

Watch the video: http://www.wreckedmagazine.com/watchvideo/sam-hubinette-tests-the-gumpert-apollo!

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Autoblog has been reporting the sale of Viper as a brand below and we wonder what the plan is for Sam Hubinette/Nuformz moving forward? If the sale happens of Viper then it looks like at Sam Hubinette won’t be able to fall back on his Dodge Viper and have to use a Charger or his new car that is slated to come out possibly at SEMA 2008? This could be a very interesting problem for the team in the near future if Viper is sold and they continue a MOPAR title sponsorship. Read the Autoblog information below about the sale about the Dodge Viper.

While most of us would be more than happy to own just one Viper, some lucky company will soon take the entire operation off the hands of Chrysler, LLC. We hear there are multiple interested parties, and according to Vice Chairman Tom Lasorda, Chrysler is looking to begin real negotiations within the next few weeks. It’s hard to imagine a Viper coming from a manufacturer other than Dodge, but there has been talk that the iconic American sportscar could be gobbled up by a well-known tuning firm, or even a group of investors. Whatever happens, we just hope that the Viper — as a car or as a brand — continues showing its formidable fangs and doesn’t end up a mere shed skin of its former self.

Source: Autoblog.com

1. Tanner Foust (Rockstar/AEM Nissan 350z) - 504 points (+1)
2. Sam Hubinette (Mopar Dodge Viper SRT10) - 478 points (-1)
3. Rhys Millen (Red Bull Pontiac Solstice) - 448 points (+1)
4. Daijiro Yoshihara (Bridgestone Tires Pontiac GTO) - 423 points (-1)
5. Chris Forsberg (NOS Energy Drink Nissan 350z) - 403 points (0)
6. Ryan Tureck (Mobil 1 Pontaic Solstice) - 389 points (+1)
7. Michihiro Takatori (Super Autobacs Nissan Skyline) - 363 points (-1)
8. Conrad Gruenwald (Nitto Tires Chevrolet Corvette) - 255 points (+1)
9. Robbie Nashida (Hankook Nissan 350z) - 255 points (+1)
10. Ryuji Miki (Apexi Mazda Rx-7) - 238 points (+1)

Daijiro Yoshihara was  eliminated in the first round and Sam Hubinette went out in the Top 8. Tanner Foust and Rhys Millen moved into top 4.

Top Qualifier - Samuel Hubinette - NuFormz Racing / Mopar / Dodge Viper

It seems to be a trend as of late to have Formula D drivers with very expensive cars but we are enjoying the stories/coverage so keep them coming. Sam Hubinette was spotted at Firebird Raceway in Phoenix, Arizona testing a Gumpert Apollo. For those of you who are die hard Top Gear BBC fans you should be familiar with this car. In Season 11 the Stig drove this thing to a record holding Top Gear track record of 1:17.3! We were told that this Apollo pictured above is only one of two in the country! Lucky Sam.

More Info on the Gumpert Apollo: Gumpert.de

We made a list of 10 things you should know when looking at the championship race. We compared the top four drivers in points and came up with these interesting facts. The top four drivers are Sam Hubinette, Tanner Foust, Daijiro Yoshihara, and Rhys Millen.

1. Rhys Millen and Sam Hubinette are the two drivers that have a win at Sonoma out of the four championship prospects.

2. Tanner Foust has the highest qualifying score of all between the four drivers. He scored a 100.0 (only perfect score in Formula D history) at this very track.

3.Daijiro Yoshihara has typically been a second half season driver with 2 of his 3 wins coming during the last two events of the year.

4.Sonoma is one of the most balanced tracks on the circuit for victories. 2 domestics and 2 imports have both taken home victory in years past here not weighting in any advantage to either side for this weekend.

5.However the only two imports to take home victory here have been Chris Forsberg’s Z and Calvin Wan’s G35 so it does appear that Tanner Foust’s chassis has some favor at the track.

6. The Pontiac GTO currently driven by Daijiro Yoshihara is the only car in competition this weekend that has won the event out of the top four in points. Although when the car took home first place it was piloted by Rhys Millen who is currently in the points chase in 4th.

7. On paper Rhys Millen has the biggest advantage for the 2008 Championship. He is the only driver who has won at Sonoma and Irwindale out of these four drivers. On a side note the fifth place driver Chris Forsberg has also won Sonoma in 2007 and Irwindale in 2005. (Thanks Tony Angelo)

8.To secure the championship you MUST not DNF at either of these events and finish high in the points. Rhys Millen currently is the only driver out of the four who has DNF’d an event in 2007 which happened at Formula D Long Beach.

9.If you wanted to compare victories at the beginning of this season Sam Hubinette’s total (9) would beat Tanner Foust, Rhys Millen, and Daijiro’s combined total of 8.

10. Every event ever held in September in Formula D has been won by one of these four drivers.

With all that being said, this weekend should be VERY INTERESTING! See you guys at Sonoma.