Posted Mar 02 2009, 03:10 PM by Rod Chong with 26 comment(s)

As we look forward into the launch of the new 2009 Formula Drift season, we thought it would be cool to release a video shot at the last round of the 2008 season.

This is a little bit of a different take on a drifting film..... It's shot from the point of view of one of the Need for Speed girls, Michelle Cifuentes, as she watches the qualifying sessions at Irwindale Formula Drift....

This video is the last film you'll see from us for a while.... we've finally exhausted all our footage from 2008.... It's time to get out in the field, to shoot some new racing events!

The custom scored music is by a m8 of mine: Jordy Birch... Hope you like!

:R

 

 


Comments

marlowLT12 said:

yay for lotsa Mr. John and Taka (even if he crashes)!

March 2, 2009 3:40 PM [flag as inappropriate] Speedhunters

Joe said:

New Order just called. They would like their song and Hookie's guitar back please.

Seriously....very very good!!!!

March 2, 2009 3:41 PM [flag as inappropriate] Speedhunters

Eddi Hughes said:

im hungry

March 2, 2009 5:57 PM [flag as inappropriate] Speedhunters

Felixxx said:

oh, i liiiike.  

March 2, 2009 7:20 PM [flag as inappropriate] Speedhunters

Stevo said:

Daaaaaaaayum, shes fit! I'm sitting here thinking how do these guys stay focused with a chick like that standing there, then the vid ends with Taka clipping the wall haha

March 2, 2009 10:27 PM [flag as inappropriate] Speedhunters

Section09 said:

WOW! Awesomoe video! Love the music!

March 2, 2009 10:49 PM [flag as inappropriate] Speedhunters

CLaWz said:

Modellmayhem.com:

Michelle Cifuentes

Female

78 years old ...WTF?

March 2, 2009 11:50 PM [flag as inappropriate] Speedhunters

project_aw11 said:

Nice video but BIG BUT... american cars do not belong in drifting... its very awkward seeing and even the american take on Japanese tuning is also very unnatural and out of place. american tastes and styling just do not match up to the original and fall short not to mention the very under engineered autos produced on that side of the pacific.

March 3, 2009 12:23 AM [flag as inappropriate] Speedhunters

James said:

Super nice video! Hope you guys post more stuff like this.

March 3, 2009 1:01 AM [flag as inappropriate] Speedhunters

Top Bikes said:

Thats A Cool Video,

Michelle Cifuentes looks Cool,

Very Nice video And Affects Too

March 3, 2009 3:11 AM [flag as inappropriate] Speedhunters

Gran Dorifto said:

amazing video as always *thumbs up*

March 3, 2009 4:33 AM [flag as inappropriate] Speedhunters

DQ said:

Less meat, more machine.

March 3, 2009 6:39 AM [flag as inappropriate] Speedhunters

Namakeshi said:

I'm still thinking of the video and is cool.

But the championship sux.

The best was Ueo and all the people now that.

March 3, 2009 6:39 AM [flag as inappropriate] Speedhunters

Nancy said:

Beautiful Girl!

March 3, 2009 10:09 AM [flag as inappropriate] Speedhunters

F3INT said:

project_aw11 I agree that Japan tuning and styling and even their D1 is much better but I wouldn't go so far as to say what you have.  I mean ya some of the cars here look stupid like Forsberg's ugly convertible Z, but there are masterpieces as well like Takatori's R34 with cherry blossoms on it! (One of my fav liveries of all time now)  Basically what I am saying is that of course Japan tuning will always be cooler in the eyes of people like us but the US drifting scene still has a lot to offer not to mention when it comes down to it isn't it just all about smoking tires and hot chix?

March 3, 2009 11:18 AM [flag as inappropriate] Speedhunters

Nebz said:

i really didn't see a different take on this video at all? Seems to be quite like most Drifto Videos Not that much of an artistic take .....maybe because the model is looking and seeing the cars drifting makes that effect from "her eyes" but i would love seeing real point of view, "side of drivers car cams" during doubles....just with the car shot out more wide angle and zoomed out would be wicked....But all in all good vid! Keep up the wicked work!

March 3, 2009 5:16 PM [flag as inappropriate] Speedhunters

kritiK said:

This is pretty much the worst video you guys have made... disappointed.

March 4, 2009 9:08 AM [flag as inappropriate] Speedhunters

rubelcon said:

Michelle's not that hot and looks like she's hella bored.

March 4, 2009 7:18 PM [flag as inappropriate] Speedhunters

Drift In Japan said:

that was such a perfect video...until the last crash..more like this please!!

March 5, 2009 6:08 AM [flag as inappropriate] Speedhunters

AutoWorld said:

No może nie bezpośrednio, ale dokładnie taki miał zamysł montażysta z portalu Speedhunters. Redakcja

March 5, 2009 8:07 AM [flag as inappropriate] Speedhunters

Stephane said:

Ah ah,nice one, a grindhouse movie style.

March 6, 2009 6:42 AM [flag as inappropriate] Speedhunters

cbleslie said:

She didn't have a pit pass or a media pass. Someone should have informed Formula D staff. :(

March 8, 2009 1:13 PM [flag as inappropriate] Speedhunters

Rod Chong said:

She did have one... I held it for her while we shot the video.

March 8, 2009 2:18 PM [flag as inappropriate] Speedhunters

Michelle said:

I wasn't bored! It really was fun making this video and having the chance to experience this event from up close! I kinda thought the cars were gonna land on my head!

Thank you guys for such a wonderful experience!

Michelle

March 9, 2009 12:57 AM [flag as inappropriate] Speedhunters

CeeDeeHR said:

2 whoever editied this piece of video...all power to you for last few cuts (crash vs audio skip part)....havent seen that way of cuting it anywhere...may the force be with you

March 10, 2009 4:53 AM [flag as inappropriate] Speedhunters

Fury-S12 said:

that sux your outta footage , fly me to japan and ill work 24/7 tog et you guys heaps more :P

March 16, 2009 1:01 AM [flag as inappropriate] Speedhunters