Vegas Drift’s Rob Strohmeyer with Four Reel Productions put out this preview video.
The video features Tanaka Racing. I haven’t seen much love in past videos so I thought Alex Pfeiffer the “Slidin’ Hawaiian” needed some love.
FormulaD Long Beach Preview video from Robert Strohmeyer on Vimeo.
Formula DRIFT has been featured in the Long Beach Press Telegram newspaper the last 3 days with more coverage from today’s main event competition.
This is the results for today’s qualifying session.
Qualifying Drivers – Top 32
Driver: Car #: Score: Speed 1: Speed 2:
1 R. Millen 6 89 61.8 50.6
2 T. McQuarrie 17 88.3 58.9 51
3 V. Gittin 25 84.7 58.4 43
4 D. McNamara 8 83.9 56.4 50
5 T. Foust 34 83.8 57.4 48
6 R. Tuerck 44 81.2 58.8 50
7 F. Aasbo 151 80.9 57.3 48.5
8 S. Hubinette 77 80.7 56.9 48
9 J. Pawlak 13 79.3 56.8 50
10 C. Forsberg 64 79.1 55.9 50
11 R. Miki 26 78.2 58.8 51
12 D. Yoshihara 9 78 58.6 49
13 K. Gushi 33 77.5 56.5 50
14 T. Aono 86 76.3 57.7 47
15 P. Mordaunt 90 75.3 54 49
16 A. Pfeiffer 88 74.5 59.9 48.9
17 S. Verdier 12 74.1 57.3 49
18 C. Grunewald 79 73.6 58.2 49
19 T. Brakohiapa 18 72.1 57.5 47
20 J. Deane 16 71.9 56.3 48.7
21 J. Russakoff 87 71.2 56.2 51
22 R. Petty 808 70.6 58.9 49
23 K. Mohan 99 70.4 54.6 47
24 F. Wang 30 69.3 54.6 49.7
25 M. Powers 665 68.8 56.5 47.7
26 D. Kearney 43 66.9 57.2 47
27 J. Abbott 518 66.8 53.4 51
28 J. Maeng 51 64 55.1 50
29 C. Ng 84 63.9 56.4 48.7
30 D. Mertzanis 323 63.5 57.2 50
31 M. Takatori 5 63.2 54.4 50
32 J. LeJeune 333 60.3 55.7 49.7
33 M. Whiddett 111 58.4
34 I. Fournier 11 58.1
35 C. Kregorian 14 55.6
36 C. Martinez 951 54.2
37 R. Gallagher 425 49.7
38 D. Blunt 59 47.7
39 M. Field 777 29
40 T. Roberts 2 24.3
41 K. Arreloa 818 0
42 R. Walker 121 0
43 K. Wong 310 0
44 A. Picard 20 0
45 V. Moore 7 0
46 B. Wilkerson 55 0
47 C. Parkhouse 562 0
48 B. Sherman 22 0
49 R. Ewerth 27 0
50 J. Jones 29 0
51 Y. Kondo 52 0
52 M. Essa 101 0
53 E. O’ Sullivan 35 0
54 R. Nishida 31 0
Tonight the private / VIP opening night for the Art of Formula D: A 2009 Season Retrospective was held. Featuring the photography of Jose Martinez, Linhbergh, and Estevan Oriol. A special video from Will Roegge was also released (we will post it ASAP.)
A complete posting will be completed soon, but for now enjoy the flyer and be sure to come by to check out the gallery in Long Beach this weekend. The gallery is a phantom gallery meaning it does not have to be open for you to view the amazing photography prints as you can browse through the gallery spaces windows at the art. The gallery will be open for a short time during the Formula DRIFT weekend and also during the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach weekend. Check back for a more complete update tomorrow.
Sliding upward: Formula Drift’s season opener runs Friday and Saturday on the streets of Long Beach, and Team Falken returns as a four-car juggernaut that has been called the sport’s version of Penske Racing and Hendrick Motorsports.
Similar to those NASCAR powerhouses, Falken is housed primarily in the Charlotte area at Autosport Dynamics.
“It’s been very flattering to draw those comparisons,” says Nick Fousekis, the senior manager of consumer marketing for Falken Tire, which also is fielding two cars in the American Le Mans Series. “The easy way out is to write a check. We’re aggressive about sending our message properly.”
Falken recently tested at Charlotte Motor Speedway with drivers Vaughn Gittin Jr. (Ford Mustang) and Tyler McQuarrie (Nissan 350Z convertible). Gittin says Charlotte’s rich talent pool and access to parts was a major reason he was able to persuade Falken to base its team there a few years ago.
“It makes a lot of sense to be here (in Charlotte),” says Gittin, who unveiled Monster Energy drink as his new sponsor this week.
Contributing: Nate Ryan
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