Samuel Hubinette is back in front of our cameras showing us around his 2008 Formula Drift competition machine: a supercharged 748bhp Dodge Viper SRT10. This is a continuation of our ongoing exploration of the convergence of drifting culture and American muscle cars. I'm still in a bit of awe as to just how professional the American drift scene is

For the next few car tours, we are going to be exploring the iconic high horsepower, high torque muscle cars that are currently dominating much of the grids in stateside Formula Drift events. V8 power is a big trend in US drifting; whether shoehorning a big block into a Saturn Sky chassis or building out a pony car Mustang. It's pretty challenging

The Drift Limo is gone long live the Drift Limo! Two time Formula Drift Champion Samuel Hubinette may have switched back to his trusty Viper for the 2008 Formula Drift Season but his 2007 car will be certainly remembered. It was one machine that always got a reaction from the crowd. The Charger was quite an unlikely choice of drift car given its sheer

Ok next film. Let's look at the Signal Auto R34 Skyline GTR as presented by its builder: Kousuke Kida. This car previously was a championship winning drag car in Japan but now spends its life going sideways in the Formula Drift championship. I should probably say more about it here but I'm too tired after a long day at the NFS studio... brain