Autofiends caught up with Tanner Foust about his new NBC show Top Gear. Here is a clip from the interview that AutoFiends did.

Jonny Lieberman: You just got every car guy’s dream job. What’s that like?

Tanner Foust: I’m really excited about getting started on Top Gear. I think it’s a rare situation where you get a chance to live out your car fantasies, as it were: doing some stunts, driving certain cars on certain roads around the world, etc. And than have someone else put the money up so you can make those come true.

JL: How’d you get the job? I’m asking that because I’m maybe one of three car journalists that didn’t try out for the gig. I’m just curious how you got it.

TF: The BBC went on a pretty extensive headhunt for the host and when they landed on Adam they knew they had a really good booking. He’s a great lead host for the show and obviously very opinionated and has an amazing passion for cars and he’s a gearhead throughout. So it was really finding people who matched up with Adam and who had chemistry with Adam and also had some sort of authority that they could bring to the plate, some piece of the puzzle that they filled. Adam and I get along great and so that was one reason. Probably another major reason was just the driving background that I have and the fact that I’m still actively competing in these sports gives me an opinion about cars that comes from a more race inspired, experience based angle than the other hosts.

To see the full interview, visit AutoFiends

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Tanner Foust takes FOX News to school on How to Drift at Englishtown before Round 3 of the Formula Drift series. Check him out in the Infiniti G37.

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Tanner Foust will be representing for Drifting on NBC for the Top Gear USA series. We are excited that our sport will be exposed over basic cable for this show. Hopefully Jeremy Clarkson will come make some cameo appearances.

Here is the deal from NBC.

Top Gear has just officially announced who will be hosting the U.S. version of the popular car show born in the UK and now officially scheduled to appear on NBC sometime this fall, and the winners are… (drum roll, please): Adam Carolla, Tanner Foust and Eric Stromer. Everyone knows Adam Carolla, of course, having watched him hit the big time hosting The Man Show with Jimmy Kimmel. He now hosts his own nationally-syndicated radio show called “The Adam Carolla Show”. Tanner Foust brings some actual professional driving cred to the show with a resume that includes stunt driving in “The Bourne Ultimatum,” “The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift” and “The Dukes of Hazard”. He’s also a winning rally driver, has medaled in the 2007 X-Games and hosted “Supercars Exposed” on the SPEED Channel. Eric Stomer was the last to be cast and when you see him, you’ll probably say “I know that guy.” He’s hosted an HGTV show called “Over Your Head”, was a former soap-opera actor and spent a lot of time in construction (and on construction-related TV shows). Guess we’ll pick him to win the amphibious vehicle challenges. We surmise that producers may have picked Stromer because he’s a hunk of man meat, but also because he can bring in a big female audience from his time spent on HGTV.

The press release after the jump also reveals what each host drives, and as you would imagine, Carolla (who will now be referred to as Jezza Jr.) sports a garage full of Lamborghinis, Maseratis, two Ferraris and an Audi S4. Foust makes do with a simple, tricked out BMW M3. Stromer… a Camry Hybrid. Something tells us Stromer better come equipped with a thick skin. So what do you think? Does Top Gear USA now appear better suited for success or does the show have Bucket of Fail written all over it?

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Englishtown is complete, Tanner Foust was victorious and made a huge move in points. Check out all 400+ photos from Englishtown. Visit the Gallery Here

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Tanner Foust wins Round 3 at Englishtown, New Jersey. Congrats buddy!

1st-Tanner Foust (Nissan 350z)
2nd-Tyler Mcquarrie (Porsche GT2)
3rd-Rhys Millen (Pontiac Solstice)
4th-Daijiro Yoshihara (Pontiac GTO)

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Castrol SYNTEC Power Cup Point Standings (unofficial) after 2 events - Top 16

1. Chris Forsberg (NOS Energy Drink Nissan 350z)- 162 pts
1. Sam Hubinette (MOPAR Dodge Viper)- 162 pts
3. Tanner Foust (AEM/Rockstar Energy Drink Nissan 350z)- 152 pts
4. Michihiro Takatori (Super Autobachs Nissan Skyline) - 148 pts
5. Ryan Tuerck (Gardella Racing/Mobil 1/Maxxis Tires Pontiac Solstice) - 143 pts
6. Daijiro Yoshihara (Bridgestone Tires Pontiac GTO) - 140 pts
7. Vaughn Gittin Jr. (Falken Tires/Bosch Ford Mustang) - 126 pts
8. Darren McNamara (Falken Tires/Sears Auto Center Saturn Sky) - 117 pts
9. Conrad Grunewald (Nitto Tires Chevrolet Corvette) - 110 pts
9. Kenji Yamanaka (Drift Emporium Nissan 240sx)- 110 pts
11. Rhys Millen (Redbull/RMR Pontiac Solstice) - 103 pts
12. Kyle Mohan (Mazda Rx-7) - 70.25 pts
13. Mitsuru Haraguchi (Drift Speed Nissan 240sx) - 64 pts
14. Bill Sherman (Braille Auto/Spec/BRS Nissan 350z) - 63.25 pts
15. Kazu Hayashida (Signal Auto R34 Nissan Skyline) - 63 pts
16. Stephan Verdier (Crawford Subaru STI) - 58.25 pts

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Formula Drift:Round 2 Top 16

1. Tanner Foust - 97.75
2. Vaughn Gittin Jr - 97.50
3. Dai Yoshihara - 95.00
4. Sam Hubinette - 93.08
5. M. Takatori - 93.00
6. S. Verdier - 92.08
7. Rhys Millen - 92.00
8. Hiro Sumida - 92.00
9. Ryan Tuerck - 91.58
10. Darren McNamara - 91.08
11. Bill Sherman - 91.00
12. Chris Forsberg - 90.00
13. Conrad Gruenwald - 89.92
14. Robbie Nishida - 89.17
15. Patrick Mordaunt - 88.00
16. Kenji Yamanaka - 87.00

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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.

Click Here for the Full Gallery from the Stay Hungry Premiere

Jrod the Voice of Formula D arrived reppin Rogue Status. Jarod also has our favorite blog on Fatlace btw, go check it out!

The local Drifting crew Drift Mechaniks showed up with knives and other assorted weapons?

Tanner Foust stole the interview department for the night with his great review of Stay Hungry.

Here are two final shots of the Drift Alliance.

We have 200+ photos of everyone at the event in our gallery, Don’t miss it.

Drift Alliance Stay Hungry Premiere Gallery Here

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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

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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)

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