Month: September 2015

Moments In Time: Formula Drift Texas by Larry Chen

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You Speedhunters out there can get a pretty good idea of what actually happened at Formula Drift Texas from watching the live stream, or afterwards on demand. However, there is only so much you can experience unless you’re actually there on the ground. Here are 50 moments in time that I captured from the ‘One More Time Fest’ in Texas.

Above: Due to the 10 OMT battles, Formula Drift Texas had the longest Top 16 in the history of the series. Although it did provide for some epic battles, including Ken Gushi chasing down ‘Fast Kenny’ Moen.

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Tandem donuts never looked so good. Fredric told me he thinks the drivers have grown up a bit as they have stopped doing so many donuts during the Top 16 introductions. The reason? They want to save their cars for the competition.

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A Quick Look at Brody Goble’s Formula Drift Pro2 S13

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Brody was in town for Formula Drift round 7 at Texas Motor Speedway.  I met Brody through the ASD Mob program a couple of years back.  Brody has been kicking ass in Formula D’s Pro2 competition and is on track to earn his FD Pro license. We had the pleasure of having his S13 V8 240sx in the Enkei Wheels warehouse for a quick photo shoot.  Check out the pics and feel free to share!

Love this color scheme. The wrap was done by SBC Graphics in Washington state.

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PAT CYR: FORMULA DRIFT CANADA AWARDED DRIFTER OF THE YEAR

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With a total three rounds for the Formula Drift Canada Championship, Team Yokohama Tire Canada’s Pat Cyr & his Scion FR-S on Yokohama ADVAN AD08R tires takes the title of “Drifter of the Year” in his most successful season yet.

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FORMULA DRIFT ROOKIE: MASASHI YOKOI WINS ROUND 6 TEXAS

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When they say everything is bigger in Texas, they mean it and that includes the epic battles of Formula Drift Round 6: SHOWDOWN in Texas.  With all said and done, we are proud to announce that Yokohama Tire’s Masashi Yokoi & his S15 Silvia took the round by surprise.  All season long, the rookie has shown much potential he has with aggressive angles, battles, and true Japanese fighting spirit. In Texas he finally rose to the occasion locking in his first ever Formula Drift win!

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