With several new body Ford Mustangs in Formula Drift it should be interesting to see if any 2010 Mustangs will show up in Formula D soon? We have been following the Nissan 370z as well and we think we are going to add this one to our list. Next year we can only hope to see cars like the Hyundai Genesis, Nissan 370z, and the 2010 Ford Mustang ripping up the circuit.  We are going to keep our ear to the steets at SEMA this year and hopefully we can find out all the goods!

The guys at Mustang Source at this to say about the 2010 Mustang.

“Note the upkick in the bodywork when you follow windowsills. On the current cars, it’s straight, but on the new Mustang, there’s a slight rise at the end of the door panel that flows up into the rear deck, making for more muscular haunches. Mustang drivers will immediately notice another welcome change in the placement of the radio antenna. Instead of the tall vertical whip mounted on the front passenger side of the current-gen car, an angled, shorty antenna now lives on the right rear quarter. Reshaped taillamps make the ‘10 instantly identifiable from the rear. While they retain the traditional three-element look, they are five-sided instead of rectangular, and the bottoms now angle up towards the car’s outer edges. Polished rolled exhaust tips poke through their cutouts in the rear bumper cover, which gets a matte-black finish along the bottom. Finally, those five-spoke wheels are a new design.”

Jalopnik also has some user found shots from the front: 2010 Ford Mustang Photos

Well let’s cut right to the chase of this story, Rhys is building a Hyundai Genesis which we think will come out great and no one else should really have any doubts on that. With all the rumors about GM and Rhys Millen that fly through the pits about troubles seem to have possibly come true? Why is Rhys not working with General Motors over that event, hopefully as time rolls by some more light will be shed on the situation but it appears that maybe a new partnership has been born. Could Rhys Millen be this mysterious Hyundai Drifting Team we have been hyping since the car’s debut at the NY Auto Show? The car does have Bridgestone decals which is consistent with RMR. The only thing out of place seems to be the Korean auto manufacturer.  

Wrecked Magazine has returned with Issue 2. We made it all about the Am guys. John Yim sits down to chat about making the transition from the grassroots Drifting scene into the pro Formula D scene. We wrote about Pro Am hopefully Jerry Farabee who was unable to secure his FD license and smashed up his Nissan 240sx. We then covered the Formula D Pro Am and introduced you to the 20 new licensed drivers of Formula D for 2008. We also kept you up to date with a review of SEMA 2007 and a visit to Ziptied All Star Bash 2.

Mike Fine made a huge announcement at the Maxxis booth during SEMA 2007. Chris Forsberg in his Nissan 350z Vert. grabbed a ton of attention this season by finishing second overall. NOS Energy Drink has stepped up it’s sponsorship and now taken over the doors with a can for sponsorship. Chris Forsberg and the Drift Alliance plan to take Formula D by storm next year. This photo was taken right after NOS unveiled the new logos for 2008! We cannot wait to see Chris with a better funded team!!!!! Here comes a championship in 2008.

Two big new Drifting cars were unveiled this year at SEMA. Calvin Wan in his Nissan 350z vert. and Robby Unser in his Enjuku Racing Nissan 350z vert. Also, Dan Willie did a big revamp. on his Batlground 240sx which was found in the Konig booth.

Calvin Wan’s Infiniti G35 has been beat up since that Chicago 2006 run with Ken Gushi. I think many people including Mickey over at Falken Tires finally saw that the car was a tired chassis and wanted to give Calvin Wan a new gift. In Sonoma 2007 Calvin really put the nail in the coffin on the G35 and we were eager to see if Falken would unveil a new car for him this week. Well they delivered with a gorgeous looking 350z convertible we cannot wait to see next season.

Robby Unser from Enjuku Racing also brought out a Nissan 350z convertible with a JGTC inspiration. Robby Unser did very well for a rookie season and helped bring elements to Bill Sherman’s driving game!  With this revamped car that Robby was able to build with the Enjuku team to his spec. I really feel this will step his game up in 2008 for a top 10 finish in Formula D! I know this is a bold statement but I think this car was built to perfection. Everyone in the Drifting game trusts Enjuku’s expertise on car building and control and I feel they hit the nail on the head. Not to mention, this 350z which was in the Nissan booth is just GORGEOUS.

Then if you went downstairs to visit the Konig Wheel booth Dan Willie redid his Nissan 240sx. With a new candy paint and solid one color look the car looks completely different. Dan finished very well in the NOPI Drift series and is rumored to run more Formula D in 2008.

Formula D announced it was opening back up it’s tire companies from eight to unlimited. Let’s see how things could mix up. ESPN2 will be doing a re-air on primetime starting January 31st at 7pm PST if I remember correctly. ALSO, Rush TV will be doing an HD presentation of Formula D on it’s network this winter.

April 12th- Streets of Long Beach

April 18-20th- Streets of Long Beach (Team Drift)

May 9th/10th- Road Atlanta

June 14th- Wall Speedway

June 20th-22nd- Burke Lake Front (Team Drift)

July 12th- Las Vegas Motorspeedway 

August 9th- Evergreen Speedway

Sepetember 13th- Infineon Raceway

October 11th- Irwindale

World Finals- Nov/Dec TBA

***Also currently an 8th event remains TBA

They have a confirmed event in Mexico in February and also will be confirming an event in Singapore shortly. Singapore will be making history in 2008 with the first ever Formula 1 night race, perhaps a demo or event in accordance with that. Jim Liaw promised news soon on these events. Mexico City demo has been in the works, I met one of the gentlemen from Mexico City in Seattle, Washington Formula D event. This should promise to be great, more information soon.

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Formula D World Finals is a confirmed event in November/December 2008. More info later this winter.

Just walked out of a press conference…….Gary and Michael confirmed the NOPI Drag Racing by NHRA. The Sony Xplod series will no longer exsist and events taking place at NHRA tracks will be sanctioned and conform to NHRA rules and non NHRA tracks will fall under NOPI. All the NHRA events will count to the final points count of NOPI Drag by NHRA. Schedules will come soon and Formula D announced a Las Vegas event, what could this all mean for the future of that and a possible Formula D NHRA event plan together?

Here is the deal. Rumors have been flying all day at the convention about a merger. Rumor has it that they are currently in a meeting as we speak signing a deal for what is rumored to be a buyout of the drag racing series and perhaps the Drifting series? Details currently are very scattered but rumor has at a press conference will be held by NOPI tomorrow to fill in the gaps. What does this mean for import drag racing? Also, what does this mean for NOPI Drift because currently the NHRA is partnered with D1? D1 has already released a 2008 schedule that appears to be in accordance with some NHRA events/venues. We will stay on top of this story and fill you in on all the details!