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Formula DRIFT Texas 2017 by Super Street Magazine

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The 2017 Formula DRIFT pro championship is decided. Oh, we know there’s still one round left on the calendar, and Fredric Aasbo – 2015 champ and driver of the Rockstar Energy Corolla iM – is mathematically still breathing, even though at this point he’s a distant 96 points behind leader James Deane in the Worthouse Drift Team S15, and not very likely to catch him. It’s that last part we can’t reconcile, and anyone who wants to believe there’s still a chance for Deane to falter and Aasbo to somehow make a miracle happen – well, we hate to break it to you, but there’s no denying fate.

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It looked a tad bit more possible going into Round 7 of 8, set on a section of the infield road course at Texas Motor Speedway; then, Deane was only 57 markers out of reach, and with a lucky break (heck, Aasbo even had a chance to eliminate Deane!) this story might be different. But as he has in the last two rounds—Montreal and Seattle—Deane qualified number one, and again looked unbeatable.

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2017 Racing Hearts – Formula Drift Singapore Demo

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Singapore – Race promoter Singapore GP and Title Sponsor Singapore Airlines had earlier announced a collaboration to raise funds for Community Chest beneficiaries through a charity drive event titled Racing Hearts.

Beneficiaries and members of the public got to experience a fun-filled evening and partake in race-themed activities at the F1 Pit Building that was held on Saturday, 26 August from 5pm to 9pm.

For the first time in Singapore, the public got to enjoy free drifting demonstrations by Formula Drift professionals in a variety of iconic drift cars such as the Dunlop Toyota Chaser, Soarer and an assortment of Nissan Silvias.

One of the world’s top competitors, Kenshiro Gushi led the demo team. The US-based professional drifter will be supported by Malaysian Formula DRIFT Asia veterans Ivan Lau and Ee Yoong Cherng, as well as Singapore’s very own Ng Sheng Nian and Felix Lim.

Six lucky members of the public got front-row seats to the drifting action. To raise funds for charity, Singapore residents only needed to submit a minimum bid of S$200 for an exclusive opportunity to strap themselves in the passenger seat with Ken at the wheel.

9tro was on-site to catch all the sideways action, especially since the last time our sunny island saw any kind of Formula Drift event was more than five years ago. It was heartwarming to see the guys back in their machines and tearing up Turn 1 of the Singapore GP circuit.

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Ee Yoong Cherng and his Nissan Silvia S13

2017 Racing Hearts - Formula Drift Singapore Demo

2017 Racing Hearts - Formula Drift Singapore Demo

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Sideways Art: Focusing On Visuals By Speedhunters

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It’s been a very busy summer of Speedhunting for me.

I haven’t updated these pages with many photos from the Formula Drift season thus far as I figured Paddy has been telling some great stories from the paddock while following the Worthouse Drift Team closely. I always like to take a different approach when there’s more than one Speedhunter at the same event shooting the same subjects, and for FD I really wanted to focus on the visual beauty and the powerful emotions behind the motorsport. With that said, here are 100 of my favorite shots from the past four events, with a few captions added here and there.

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It’s been a crazy season so far with Fredric Aasbø and James Deane at each other’s throats.

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For the Worthouse team, it’s proved to be massively effective having cars that are 95 percent identical.

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The sandwich I ate for lunch was this big.

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Drifting demonstrations by Formula DRIFT drivers at the REV UP Singapore festival organized by Singapore GP and Singapore Airlines on Aug 26.

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Get ready for a fun-fueled time on 26 August, 5pm to 9pm as #SingaporeGP and Singapore Airlines jointly organise Racing Hearts to raise funds for Community Chest at the F1 Pit Building.

Catch drifting demonstrations by professional Formula DRIFT drivers led by Kenshiro Gushi, get the ultimate photo opportunity with the supercar & luxury car display and vintage car display, challenge your friends in go-karts and a whole lot more!

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