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Posted
Nov 07 2009, 01:22 PM
by
Patrick McGrath
with 25 comment(s)
When I met Darren for his headshots for the DMac retrospective , he had only just put the finishing touches to the latest incarnation of the MCNSport AE86. It's been several months since I last saw the car tucked away at the MCNSport shop; before that it was at an AE86 trackday at Mondello Park. I'd heard a few rumours circulating around for a while that the guys were planning all sorts of different engine conversions for the lightweight Trueno. 20V's and Formula Atlantic 4AGE's were...
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Posted
Oct 23 2009, 02:15 PM
by
Rod Chong
with 7 comment(s)
Hello Everyone – my name is Darren McNamara and I drive the Falken Tire/Sears Auto Centre Saturn Sky in Formula Drift. I am one of those lucky people who gets to live out their dream job every month. I first raced a car when I was 11 years old, it was an 850cc Mini. It was actually a 12-16 year one make old oval racing class, but my dad got me in because of his previous racing reputation. I finished second on my first day out but it did take me a while to become successful. Once I won the appropriately named “Ministox” championship in 1999. I quickly moved up to the “Production saloons” a class for 1000cc Euro size hatchbacks....
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Posted
Oct 22 2009, 09:51 AM
by
Patrick McGrath
with 13 comment(s)
I have been lucky enough to be involved in Irish drifting from pretty much the beginning. This means that I have been even luckier to watch the rise of some of the best drifters to emerge from this green isle. For drivers month I'm going to be preparing two stories for you all to read. The first of which is the story of a man who surely needs little introduction; Darren McNamara ... Going back to 2004, I got to cover my first ever drift event. Armed with a Fuji 'point & shoot' camera...
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Posted
Oct 13 2009, 10:15 AM
by
Rod Chong
with 28 comment(s)
This past June we set up a pre-release version of Need for Speed SHIFT at the hotel the Formula D teams were using, while competing in New Jersey. We invited most of the drifters and teams to try out the game and provide some feedback on the physics and the in-game driving experience. It was pretty fun, especially as some of the Formula D drivers are pretty handy gamers. Top of the class was Darren McNamara... ... who set some blistering times in the Maseratti MC12 around the Nurburgring Nordeschleife...
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Posted
Jun 07 2009, 09:35 AM
by
Linhbergh Nguyen
with 28 comment(s)
It became a historic day for Formula D at the Wall Speedway in New Jersey. Team Falken went home with a one, two, and three finish! Darren McNamara drove the wheels off his Saturn Sky battle after battle to take the win for the day. McNamara beat out Vaughn Gittin Jr., leaving JR second place. Tyler McQuarrie took third after a long and ferce battle with Ken Gushi. We don't know what possessed Darren McNamara, but he drove like a demon. Pressuring all his opponents with some very close door to...
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Posted
Feb 26 2009, 12:45 PM
by
Vaughn Gittin Jr
with 30 comment(s)
Ever since I borrowed a friend's Corolla at D1 New Jersey to battle Ueno in 2007, I have a special place in my heart for AE86's. I have even bought 2 of them since: one rally spec, and one street that is rotting because I can't decide what to do with it but I don't want to get rid of it and chance not finding another one in such good shape. Since it is coming to the end of Toyota month I thought I would share these pictures (I hope I am allowed) that I just got from my leprechaun...
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