Bosch Spark Plugs partnered with Wrecked Magazine to provide all of our fans with a behind the scenes look at Vaughn Gittin Jr. in 2008 during his Formula D season. Here is Episode 1 from Long Beach, California at the Streets of Long Beach! Vaughn Gittin Jr. managed to drive his Ford Mustang to a 10th place finish. Enjoy all the action from Bosch Spark Plugs as Vaughn pilots his Falken Ford Mustang through the streets of Long Beach, California! Stay tuned for more episodes!

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We cannot say that these events are tied together or if any of this makes sense at all but as the season ticks along we are left with many questions about the largest team in Drifting today. Mickey Andrade was slated to be our Industry Insider this month due to his high stress and high impact job of managing the largest Formula D team at Falken Tires. He served us with one of the best interviews we ever read then e-mailed us earlier this week and asked us not to post it.

So tons of speculation could be served about Mickey’s departure but we don’t event want to waste our time with speculation because their are plenty of random facts we can chew on for the time being. We have received word from current employee’s that OTHER employee’s left over the past week with Mickey. Not sure if they are related but it seems that Falken will have several new faces in Englishtown next weekend. The bigger question and story for the season seems to be related to the car posted above us…..where is the heck is Calvin Wan’s 350z Convertible?

This car seemed pretty complete at SEMA but the only new cars we have seen out of the Falken camp are Ross Petty’s car (built by Garage Boso) and Darren McNamara (his new Saturn Sky) that was rushed to be built first since his AE86 had to be sent back to Ireland. Why isn’t Calvin Wan’s car done and where is this car Vaughn Gittin Jr. should have that we keep hearing about!? The season is almost halfway over and Falken seems to have more questions floating around them than answers. One thing seems to be sure……with Mickey off the crew chief box for the rest of 2008 it doesn’t seem like Falken finding it’s way to victory in 2008 got any easier.

Cliffnotes: Mickey from Falken Tires is gone along with other employee’s. We still haven’t seen Calvin Wan’s 350z this season or Vaughn Gittin’s new Mustang.

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Vaughn Gittin Jr. and Ryan Tureck are on the Englishtown course showing a sneak preview of what the Round 3 track will be like when everyone comes to tackle it June 14th for the best Formula D of the season yet! Also, take note at what Vaughn Gittin is driving!? Signs of new things to come…..we shall see.

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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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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.

Wrecked Magazine Gallery Click Here

Wrecked Magazine Gallery Click Here!

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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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In case you forgot the world is going to end tonight at the MAC in downtown Atlanta. Here is a sneak peak for tonight’s festivities.

Drift Alliance Premiere Info Here

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Read Issue 4 now!

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The Drift Alliance is our cover story with their new movie right around the corner called Stay Hungry! The issue went out just minutes ago to all of our subscribers as an exclusive early glance at the new issue. You can join our subscription list at the end of our issues or on the right side of the homepage under subscribe! The issue will be available to the public on Monday. Get ready, this is our best issue yet!

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Check out our Drift Alliance buddy Vaughn Gittin Jr. gracing the pages of the USA Today. We are pretty sure it’s the largest newspaper in the United States but if it’s not the coverage he got is still very impressive. Congrats to Vaughn Gittin and the whole Drift Alliance crew. You can click the USA Today image to view a full resolution version of the USA Today article.

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