Former Prodrift Ireland and European Champion James Deane has just announced that he will compete at the first round of Formula D in Long Beach, at the wheel of the Falken Tires S15. The drive has been provided to him with the support of Falken Tires USA, MCNSport and WKD Imports. This brings the number of Irish drivers to four, all current and former
Some bad news for Aussie drift fans came recently when Drift Australia announced that Toyo Tires has suspended its title sponsorship of the series, forcing the 2009 season to be reduced to just one event. Toyo says the "global economic climate" has forced them to cut back on their sponsorship activities, leaving Drift Australia without the
After a hiatus for 2008, D1 Grand Prix has announced that it plans to return to the states next year with four drift events held at stadiums all over the country. D1 says their events will focus on the overall entertainment of drifting and will use what they call the "D1 Dojo" course to make the action fast paced and accessible to spectators
With the SEMA show in Vegas this week, there will be plenty of big news coming out of the tuning and motorsport world. Our first bit of news this week comes from Falken Tire who have announced their 2009 drift team with a number of changes and additions. Falken Tire is the biggest and longest-running supporter of pro drifting in the US, and they are
I just got back to my apartment in Tsukuba City after the LONG drive home from Fuji Speedway. Driving the highways in Japan is NOTHING like in the US and let's just say that a Sunday night is not the ideal time to be driving on the Tomei Expressway coming back from the tourist haven of Mt. Fuji. I'm about ready to fall asleep here at the computer
With less than a month to go until the first ever Red Bull World Drift Championship in Long Beach, the identities of the international drivers on the roster is continuing to be finalized. The latest drivers to be announced are from the European Drift Championship and include '08 series champion Ben Broke Smith in his JZX81 Toyota Chaser as well
It looks like veteran D1GP driver and Vertex shacho Takahiro Ueno will be saying goodbye to his iconic red Soarer following the end of the 2008 D1 season. According to a press release from Vertex USA, Ueno will be retiring his beloved Soarer and switching to an all new BMW 335i coupe which will be powered by none other than a Toyota 2JZGTE engine. The
If you are even somewhat familiar with the international drift scene, then you probably know about Mad Mike Whiddett from New Zealand and his infamous RX7. If you need a refresh, you can check out the feature I did on his car a while back. Those old specs on his car are now history though because on Friday night New Zealand time, Mad Mike unveiled his
Manabu "Max" Orido has to be one of the most active pro drivers in the world. He competes in Super GT, Super Taikyu, Formula D, he judges for MSC, tests cars for magazines, and now he has announced that he is returning to the D1 Grand Prix after a three-year hiatus. I originally saw a post on Club4AG with a rumor of him coming back and then
We should have some more in depth coverage up soon, but for now I thought you guys might be interested in hearing the results from this weekend's D1GP round four at Okayama International Circuit. 1. Youichi Imamura - S15 Silvia 2. Tomokazu Hirota- JZX110 Verossa 3. Tetusya Hibino - AE86 Levin 4. Daigo Saito - JZX100 Chaser 5. Masao Suenaga - FD3S