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Nov 14 2008, 02:29 PM
by
Vaughn Gittin Jr
with 7 comment(s)
I'm going to travel back in time to about two months ago in the middle of September. From my win at Irwindale, my excitement overcame me when writing my last blog and I had to share that with you all, instead of what I should have been writing about - which was a week of real-life Speedhunting. During SEMA 2007, I walked into a sushi place at the Hard Rock hotel when I ran into Shawn Crawford from my sponsor JE Pistons. Shawn introduced me to a gentleman by the name of Karl Fredrickson who is...
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Posted
Nov 12 2008, 06:53 PM
by
Mike Garrett
with 8 comment(s)
Speedhunter Vaughn Gittin Jr. just sent us a small teaser photo of his new 2010 Mustang drift car that he will be driving next year. The teaser may not reveal a whole lot, but it won't be too much longer until the full car is revealed next week on live Speed TV ahead of the car's official debut at the LA Auto Show. To see the car on Speed, November 18 at 8pm PST/ 11pm EST will be the time to tune in . I think it's pretty cool that the drift version of the car will debut ahead of the street car and can't wait to see what the finished product looks like....
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Posted
Oct 31 2008, 09:00 PM
by
Vaughn Gittin Jr
with 17 comment(s)
As I write this, I am reliving my victory three weeks ago at Irwindale Speedway during the final round of Formula Drift, firstly I just want to say WOOOOOOHOOOYAAAA!!!! For me this victory was long awaited and well deserved if I don't say so myself. I've won two prestigious drifting events in the past: the 2005 D1GP USA vs. Japan and the 2007 D1GP World Championship. But I have yet to taste the glory and stand on the top of the podium in a Formula Drift event. The final round of FD proved...
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Posted
Oct 23 2008, 03:57 AM
by
Mike Garrett
with 5 comment(s)
A while back Vaughn Gittin Jr. posted a blog entry here about his experience drifting (legally) on the streets of downtown Los Angeles for the Bosch Performance Art project. JR just let us know that the finished video is now complete and can be seen above for your viewing pleasure. In addition to the YouTube version, there is a higher quality version and a behind the scenes piece on the Bosh Performance Art website. The finished product is pretty cool so make sure you check it out.
Bosch Performance Art
-Mike Garrett
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Posted
Oct 20 2008, 10:15 PM
by
Mike Garrett
with 22 comment(s)
Love it or hate it, the Ford Mustang is an automotive icon and the original pony car has been a favorite among enthusiasts ever since its introduction in the mid '60s. After its Carroll Shelby and Steve McQueen "glory days", the Mustang was reduced to a shadow of its former self with the Mustang II of the '70s. By the mid '80s the Mustang had regained some of what made the original cars great with the introduction of the famous Fox body 5.0. The 5.0 'Stangs became the car to have in the '80s, and the potential of the EFI 5.0 engines made them one of the most popular "tuner" cars ever. The original 5.0 Mustangs are now over 20 years old, but they continue to be one of the best "bang for the buck" vehicles on the used car market in the USA. The 5.0 has already been established as a great platform for drag racing and even road racing, but what about drifting?...
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Posted
Sep 16 2008, 08:00 AM
by
Antonio Alvendia
with 44 comment(s)
Yeah, that's right, I said it. It had to be said. I wasn't the only one who noticed it... just maybe the only one who outspoken enough to say what's really on my mind. As we watched the tandem battles in the Formula D Top 16 eliminations at Infineon Raceway this past weekend, the lead car brake checking the following car seemed like the new fad in Formula D - almost everyone was doing it. If you're not familiar with the term brake checking , it's when the lead car in a tandem...
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Posted
Sep 09 2008, 06:50 AM
by
Andy Blackmore
with 4 comment(s)
The Langley 'Good Times' Cruise-in started in 1997 by a group of classic car enthusiasts. Eleven years on, and the small town, just outside of Vancouver is now one of the largest cruises in North America. Classic car TV personality and handbar moustache owner (!) Dennis, Gauge puts it in his top 10. I hadn't been to the Cruise before, so I didn't know what to expect, but I came away massively impressed. In this post we'll concentrate on Domestic cars, but Part Two will feature...
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Posted
Jul 22 2008, 07:30 AM
by
Antonio Alvendia
with 8 comment(s)
By now you must have seen my fellow Speedhunter Mike Garrett's posting on " The Cars of the D1 Grand Prix ." I thought I'd continue this theme, with photos of the cars in the Formula Drift Championship series. Here are the Top 16 cars (in order, based on the rankings on the Formula D website) in Formula Drift, as well as some other cars that I just thought were interesting! Starting with car number one, we can't forget Tanner Foust and his AEM/Rockstar Z33 350Z (above). He won...
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Posted
Jul 10 2008, 02:44 PM
by
Rod Chong
with 10 comment(s)
And finally, the last video in our triple ensemble of American Drift beasts: Vaughn Gitten Jr's Falken Tires Ford Mustang. I'm well pleased with how this film has turned out! Make sure you crank your speakers right up when you watch this... We made sure to add extra engine sounds just for you lot. I'm sure you'll agree this is the best Car Tour yet!...
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Posted
Jul 09 2008, 11:00 AM
by
Vaughn Gittin Jr
with 23 comment(s)
I was introduced to Ken Block at Formula Drift in the Streets of Long Beach 2006 from a mutual friend. Some of you might know Ken as the cofounder of DC Shoes, but most of you know as him as a pro rally driver and the maniac behind the wheel of a factory supported, Vermont Sport Cars built, Monster Energy Drink/Subaru Impreza WRX STI that jumped over 170 feet for the Stunt Junkies show. Since our introduction we have had a number of conversations and we have always talked about getting together to...
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Posted
Jul 08 2008, 03:24 PM
by
Antonio Alvendia
with 6 comment(s)
Ever since I started getting involved in racing, I always turned to automotive magazines to teach me about preparing my car for racing. However, not all car magazines on the newsstands actually teach their readers about real racing! This being said, one of my favorite "real racing" magazines is Grassroots Motorsports, aka "The Hardcore Sports Car Magazine." I've been reading their magazine ever since I first started getting into cars, and one of the reasons why I liked GRM...
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Posted
Jun 23 2008, 04:16 PM
by
Antonio Alvendia
with 19 comment(s)
Damn!!! Look at this impressive display of tail! There were a ton of Ford GTs in attendance at this past weekend's Cars & Coffee meet in Irvine. I rolled out there with my friends Jover, Mickey, and Scott, who all work in the automotive industry. Jover, Mickey, and Scott had never been to Cars & Coffee... Jover is one of my AE86 friends from Toronto (Canada), Mickey had always been previously out of town every weekend for Falken Tire Motorsports events, and Scott had always been out visiting his Kumho Tire clients or spending time with his newborn baby, Mikala.
Good thing my friends made it out, because their interest in the event motivated me to go too! And it's a good thing we went! I was on the hunt for some cool American musclecars to shoot for Speedhunters, and we definitely saw a ton of them at this weekend's event!...
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Posted
May 27 2008, 02:46 PM
by
Rod Chong
with no comments
From the Speedhunters Forums. Tx to marlowLT12 for the pics. ...
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