Look at this one, a quick update on the Darren McNamara machine. It does look like no more Sears Auto Center on this car. It looks like Mobil 1, Sparco, Brian Crower, Sparco, ASD, SSR wheels, GoPro Camera, Wilwood Brakes, and it looks like one sticker I just cannot read.
The guys at Team Falken are out at Lowe’s Motor Speedway in Charlotte, North Carolina getting some practice time in before the new season gets underway. A quick glance at the snapshot you might not notice anything out of place but over too the far right is Darren McNamara’s car in what appears to be a non Sears Auto Center wrap. Just from this snapshot I can tell you that it’s the best looking we have seen this Saturn Sky to date. Good luck with the testing Team Falken!
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Joshua Herron is a Las Vegas local film maker/magician that I am sure most of you on the website are familiar with. His new video released “Formula Drift 2009″ spans over ten minutes and 100+ clips from the 2009 season. The video even includes some never been seen footage like the Darren McNamara crash at Irwindale Speedway. Check it out because if your a Formula D fan, you are going to love it.
Watch the video: http://vimeo.com/8799981
Falken Tire Team with Go Pro HD at Irwindale Speedway
Falken Tire has documented their season very well in video. 2009 has marked their strongest season for Team Falken while they managed to sweep the podium at Wall Speedway back at Round 3. This video by Patrick Barrett captures some quality content with GoPro HD cameras and gives you some great perspective of the drivers taking on Irwindale Speedway.
Watch the video: http://www.wreckedmagazine.com/watchvideo/falken-tire-team-with-go-pro-hd-at-irwindale-
Here is a PR we scored from John Choi about the new Falken Azenis RT615-K tire and I cannot wait to see it in drifting action already.
FONTANA, CA (November 6, 2009) – Falken Tire is proud to announce the launch of the new Azenis RT615-K. While the original RT615 proved to be a dominant force in the DOT approved and truly street functional competition tire category, we’ve decided to make it even better.
The K in the new RT615-K can have many meanings but none describe the second generation 615 better than KAIZEN.
By definition, this Japanese word means “continuous improvement” which precisely describes the newest edition to the Azenis lineup. Visually, nearly identical to its predecessor, the subtle K on the sidewall is the only tell tale sign of what lies within its completely revised tread compound.
Although taking uncompromised grip to the next level, the new RT retains a 200A/A UTQG rating, still making it eligible by nearly all “Street Tire Class” competition sanctioning bodies.
Other familiar features adopted by the RT615-K include an 8/32nds molded tread design, light weight casing construction and high tension carcass resulting in superior grip, improved handling response and high speed stability.
With 21 sizes ideal for a wide range of today’s most popular applications, the RT615-K is refined on the track and bred for the streets.
The rumor mill has been ablaze since coming off SEMA that Calvin Wan is no longer a Team Falken driver for 2010. From what we have heard is that Falken is going to an even slimmer team for next season just running the four official Team Falken cars. Calvin Wan did account for Team Falken’s first victory back in 2005 at Sonoma but recently he has struggled to keep his S15 in one piece at events such as Long Beach where he smashed Turn 10 battling Ryan Tuerck.
This leaves them with a strong chance of picking up a championship in my eyes for next season with Darren McNamara, Tyler McQuarrie, Vaughn Gittin Jr., and Daijiro Yoshihara all in the mix.
Falken Hunting with Speedhunters
Speedhunters dropped a 2009 Formula Drift season review piece. It highlights the Falken Tires team taking on the season as a whole. The video is titled Falken Hunting and has a great soundtrack for the Speedhunters team. Don’t miss this one!
Watch the video: http://www.wreckedmagazine.com/watchvideo/falken-hunting-with-speedhunters
Darren McNamara ” Sidewayz ” Documentary Part 1
Check out a history of Darren McNamara’s career as a drifter in Ireland and how he found the sport. This in depth interview takes you behind one of the International stars in our sport and how he arrived in America to compete with the best in the world. This is Part 1 of a 2 part series as well so stay tuned for the next section. This is a must watch for any AE86 fans.
Watch the video: http://www.wreckedmagazine.com/watchvideo/darren-mcnamara-
Speedhunters produced this great review on the Darren McNamara story as he started his career as a youth in Ireland. A great piece put together by Paddy McGrath. He is also responsible for the great photography in the story showing his history in drifting. The breakdown of each look and wrap his AE86 has seen when in Ireland is pretty neat as well.
Read the full story: http://speedhunters.com/archive/2009/10/22/retrospective-gt-gt-the-story-of-dmac.aspx
