Dean Kearney

Evergreen Speedway is the most exciting round of the year by far over and over again. This year eliminated Justin Pawlak in the Top 32 and allowed Dai Yoshihara to take back his championship reigns. The top 25 is going to be shaken up through Las Vegas and Irwindale Speedway this year we have a feeling resulting in the best season of Formula D history. Here is how they came out of Evergreen Speedway:

1. Daijiro Yoshihara (412 points)
2. Justin Pawlak (397 points)
3. Chris Forsberg (369 points)
4. Darren McNamara (345.50 points)
5. Matt Powers (328.50 points)
6. Tyler McQuarrie (317 points)
7. Ryan Tuerck (308 points)
8. Conrad Grunewald (300 points)
9. Vaughn Gittin Jr. (291 points)
10. Kyle Mohan (266 points)
11. Fredric Aasbo (250 points)
12. Toshiki Yoshioka (238.25 points)
13. Rhys Millen (207 points)
14. Ken Gushi (188.75 points)
15. Odi Bakchis (185.50 points)
16. Walker Wilkerson (185 points)
17. Ross Petty (184.25 points)
18. Joon Maeng (165.50 points)
19. Matt Field (159.75 points)
20. Matt Waldin (159 points)
21. Otto Graven (158.75 points)
22. Dennis Mertzanis (157.50 points)
23. Charles Ng (152.25 points)
24. John Russakoff (146.50 points)
25. Dean Kearney (128.75 points)

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Formula Drift Evergreen Speedway qualifying ended today with Tyler McQuarrie taking the top spot. The rest of the qualifying order is below:

1 Tyler McQuarrie – 94.5
2 Justin Pawlak – 93.5
3 Rhys. Millen – 89.6
4 Daijiro Yoshihara – 86.9
5 Odi Bakchis – 86
6 Conrad. Grunewald – 85.1
7 Joon. Maeng – 83.7
8 Fredric. Aasbo – 82.1
9 Dean. Kearney – 81.3
10 Ryan. Tuerck – 80.3
11 Michael. Essa – 76.4
12 Vaughn. Gittin – 75.7
13 Matt. Powers – 75.1
14 Walker Wilkerson – 74.7
15 Chris. Forsberg -74.5
16 Alex. Lee – 72.8
17 Alax. Pfeiffer – 71.4
18 Otto. Graven – 71.2
19 Darin. McNamara – 71
20 Charles. Ng – 66.8
21 Matt Field – 66.5
22 Kyle Mohan – 65.1
23 Toshiki Yoshioka – 64.6
24 Roland Gallagher – 62.8
25 Ross Petty – 61
26 Ken. Gushi – 60.6
27 Cyrus Martinez – 60.5
28 Robbie Nishida – 57
29 Jeff Jones – 56.1
30 Ryan Kado – 55.2
31 Dennis Mertzanis – 52.3
32 Luke Longberger – 52.2

Posted in Charles Ng, Chris Forsberg, Daijiro Yoshihara, Darren McNamara, Dean Kearney, Formula D, Jeff Jones, Joon Maeng, Justin Pawlak, Ken Gushi, Kyle Mohan, Matt Powers, Matt Waldin, Michael Essa, RESULTS | 7 Comments »

This is a preview page from the August issue of Option2 magazine which is featuring a Formula Drift spread and the 2010 season recap episode inside the DVD. This is the series we were hinting at in our rumor post yesterday and only a few people guessed it would be Formula Drift.

This is a screen grab of the actual layout talking about Round 1 at Long Beach and Round 2 at Road Atlanta. What does everyone think about Option2 pages being filled with some American drift coverage in the magazine along with the DVD inserts? Who in Japan is looking forward to getting DVD coverage from the newsstands featuring American drift content? This is a huge announcement from Formula Drift starting up a bigger invasion of Asia. Is a Formula Drift Asia event in Japan next on the docket? We sure hope so!

Posted in Chris Forsberg, Daijiro Yoshihara, Dean Kearney, International, Japanese, Justin Pawlak, Ken Gushi, Magazine, Ryan Tuerck, Tyler McQuarrie | 13 Comments »

We rolled out two wallpapers from Wall Stadium that both feature Sam Hubinette Racing cars. The first wallpaper comes from Top 32 when Ryan Tuerck was battle Dean Kearney in an American muscle car battle. Dean Kearney put the Dodge Viper into the wall at the end of the bank and our photographer Dan Jenkins grabbed the picture above. The wallpaper is available in 1024×768, 1140×900, 1250×800, 1680×1050, and 1920×1200.

The second wallpaper features new Sam Hubinette Racing driver Kenneth Moen following Matt Field in his busted up Fatlace S14. Matt Field suffered some damage earlier in the race by contacting Vaughn Gittin Jr. and the wall earlier in this tandem run. The size of the Dodge Motorsports/Discount Tire Dodge Challenger looks huge just behind the S14. The wallpaper is available in 1024×768, 1140×900, 1250×800, 1680×1050, and 1920×1200.

Download these Wallpapers Here: http://www.wreckedmagazine.com/wallpaper.php

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Ryan Tuerck has moved on to the Top 16 already since only 31 drivers could produced a score  and moved on into the main event. Here is the Top 31 looks for this weekend. I am pretty sure Jim Guthrie broke a Formula Drift world record with the lowest qualifying score in history with a 27.9.

1. Ryan Tuerck – 91.2
2. Vaughn Gittin Jr. – 89.2
3. Daijiro Yoshihara – 89
4. Conrad Grunewald – 86.3
5. Tyler McQuarrie – 85.9
6. Chris Forsberg – 84.2
7. Justin Pawlak – 83.9
8. John Russakoff – 81.5
9. Ryan Kado – 81.4 (Takes 9th due to higher speed)
10. Ken Gushi – 81.4
11. Ross Petty – 79.2
12. Joon Maeng – 78.2
13. Otto Graven – 76.7
14. Kyle Mohan – 75.7
15. Darren McNamara – 74.6
16. Matt Field – 72.7
17. Kenneth Moen – 72.6
18. Fredric Aasbo – 72.4
19. Michael Essa -71.3
20. Matt Waldin – 69
21. Odi Bakchis – 68.9
22. Charles Ng – 68.6
23. Eric O’Sullivan – 67.6
24. Toshiki Yoshioka – 65.2
25. Matt Powers – 64.7
26. Luke Lonberger – 61.7
27. Walker Wilkerson – 61.7
28. Dennis Mertzanis – 60.9
29. Taka Aono – 55.6
30. Dean Kearney – 53.2
31. Jim Guthrie – 27.9

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It just seems like this poor Dodge team cannot catch a break this season. Dean Kearney in Thursday practice lost his supercharger belt and sadly the SHR team didn’t have a spare on hand. Luckily they have one coming overnight for the V-LEDS Dodge Viper. Dean told me on twitter earlier tonight that they have another one coming and qualifying should be no issue for the afternoon at Wall Speedway.

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We just posted about the Palm Beach International Raceway track layout and now we have our hands on the drivers list for this event in Florida. Here is who is currently signed up for the event:
1. Fredric Aasbo
2. Taka Aono
3. Odi Bakchis
4. Tony Brakohiapa
5. Pat Cyr
6. Michael Essa
7. Mike Feiock
8. Matt Field
9. Chris Forsberg
10. Vaughn Gittin Jr.
11. Otto Graven
12. Conrad Grunewald
13. Ken Gushi
14. Jim Guthrie
15. Zoltan Hadju
16. Brad Hettinger
17. Sam Hubinette
18. Jeff Jones
19. Ryan Kado
20. Dean Kearney
21. Luke Lonberger
22. Joon Maeng
23. Darren McNamara
24. Tyler McQuarrie
25. Dennis Mertzanis
26. Rhys Millen
27. Kyle Mohan
28. Patrick Mordaunt
29. Charles Ng
30. Eric O’Sullivan
31. Justin Pawlak
32. Ross Petty
33. Alex Pfeiffer
34. Matt Powers
35. John Russakoff
36. Mike Skudlarek
37. Ryan Tuerck
38. Matt Waldin
39. Walker Wilkerson
40. Daijiro Yoshihara
41. Toshiki Yoshioka

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I did my best over the weekend to collect data/notes on the weekends event to help assist people in Fantasy Drift or just fill the minds of curious readers. I would love some feedback on this and if it is something people would like to see in the future.

Recorded Entry Speeds
Daijiro Yoshihara – 96.8mph (Final)
Daijiro Yoshihara – 96mph (Top 4)
Vaughn Gittin Jr. – 95.9mph (Top 16)
Fredric Aasbo – 94mph (Top 16)
Chris Forsberg – 92mph (Top 16)
Eric O’Sullivan – 91mph (Top 16)
Toshiki Yoshioka – 90mph (Top 16)
Walker Wilkerson – 89.4mph (Top 16)
Kenneth Moen – 89mph (Top 32)
Justin Pawlak – 86mph (Top 16)
John Russakoff – 84mph (Top 4)

Battle Breakdowns
Daijiro Yoshiara Vs. Jeff Jones
Daijiro Yoshihara Vs. Fredric Aasbo
Daijiro Yoshihara Vs. Vaughn Gittin Jr.
Daijiro Yoshihara Vs. John Russakoff
Daijiro Yoshihara Vs. Darren McNamara
Darren McNamara Vs. Mike Feiock
Darren McNamara Vs. Matt Powers
Darren McNamara Vs. Justin Pawlak
Darren McNamara Vs. Toshiki Yoshioka
Toshiki Yoshioka Vs. Ross Petty
Toshiki Yoshioka Vs. Walker Wilkerson
Toshiki Yoshioka Vs. Patrick Mordaunt
Toshiki Yoshioka Vs. John Russakoff (3rd Place/OMT)
John Russakoff Vs. Conrad Grunewald
John Russakoff Vs. Matt Waldin
John Russakoff Vs. Chris Forsberg
Matt Waldin Vs. Kenneth Moen (OMT x2)
Chris Forsberg Vs. Cyrus Martinez
Chris Forsberg Vs. Eric O’Sullivan (OMT)
Eric O’Sullivan Vs. Kyle Mohan
Vaughn Gittin Jr. Vs. Odi Bakchis
Vaughn Gittin Jr. Vs. Tyler McQuarrie
Tyler McQuarrie Vs. Dean Kearney
Fredirc Aasbo Vs. Pat Cyr
Patrick Mordaunt Vs. Ken Gushi
Patrick Mordaunt Vs. Michael Essa
Ken Gushi Vs. Charles Ng

Battle Damage
Justin Pawlak – Rear End Damage from Solo Crash (Practice)
Eric O’Sullivan – Rear End Damage from Solo Crash (Practice) / Side Damage from Mohan Contact (Top 32)
Ryan Kado – Wheel/suspension damage from contact with Charles Ng (Practice)
Dean Kearney – Broken Control Arm (Practice) / Steering Rack Issues (Practice)
Matt Powers – Front Passenger Side Suspension Damage (Qualifying)
Kyle Mohan – Hit in Door by Eric O’Sullivan (Top 32)
Darren McNamara – Passenger Side Door Damage from Matt Powers (Top 16)

Mechanical Issues
Darren McNamara – Engine Sensor Issues (Practice)
Sam Hubinette – Header Crack (Practice) / Engine Cutting Out (Qualifying)
Rhys Millen – Engine Problems – Noted as Electrical (Practice)
Ross Petty – Blown Engine (Qualifying Run 2)
Ken Gushi – Wastegate Manifold Crack (Practice) / Broken Differential (Top 16)
Kyle Mohan – Coolant Line Burst (Top 32)
Taka Aono – Failed to line up for Top 32 battle against Ryan Tuerck
Patrick Mordaunt – Engine Fire (Top 16)

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Conrad Grunewald stole the qualifying show again with a super backwards ass entry into the downhill turn. Joon Maeng I personally thought was the most impressive of the day due to his constant struggles in the past with the Rx-8. Justin Pawlak got a 0 on his first qualifying run but held it together and wound up 15th set to face off against former Atlanta local Dennis Mertzanis. Here is how they scored for the day.

Driver:         Score:
1 Conrad Grunewald 96.2
2 Ryan Tuerck 94.4
3 Joon Maeng 94.4
4 Dai Yoshihara 93.3
5 Tyler McQuarrie 91.1
6 Ken Gushi 90.9
7 Matt Powers 89.8
8 Chris Forsberg 88.4
9 Kyle Mohan 87.8
10 Darren McNamara 87.6
11 Michael Essa 80.8
12 Vaughn Gittin 80.6
13 Fredric Aasbo 79.3
14 Toshiki Yoshioka 77.8
15 Justin Pawlak 77.3
16 Matt Waldin 77
17 Kenneth Moen 76.2
18 Dennis Mertzanis 73.3
19 Ross Petty 72.5
20 Pat Cyr 71
21 Odi Bachis 70.5
22 Patrick Mordaunt 70.3
23 Mike Feiock 69.9
24 Eric O’Sullian 66.6
25 Cyrus Martinez 66.5
26 Matt Field 65.5
27 Charles Ng 65.4
28 Dean Kearney 64.9
29 Jeff Jones 64.3
30 Walker Wilkerson 63.8
31 Taka Aono 59.8
32 John Russakoff 58.6

Posted in Charles Ng, Chris Forsberg, Daijiro Yoshihara, Darren McNamara, Dean Kearney, Formula D, Jeff Jones, Joon Maeng, Justin Pawlak, Ken Gushi, Kyle Mohan, Matt Waldin | 9 Comments »

We got a tip from Formula Drift today that two drivers have been added to the Road Atlanta drivers list as of today. The new additions are Toshiki Yoshioka and the Kenneth Moen from Norway. Make sure to mark your Fantasy Drift teams accordingly and get ready for Round 2 at Road Atlanta!

Justin Pawlak
Matt Powers
Daijiro Yoshihara
Chris Forsberg
Kyle Mohan
Conrad Grunewald
Rhys Millen
Ryan Tuerck
Fredric Aasbo
Darren McNamara
Tyler McQuarrie
Walker Wilkerson
Matt Field
Ross Petty
Matt Waldin
Dennis Mertzanis
John Russakoff
Michael Essa
Ken Gushi
Joon Maeng
Cyrus Martinez
Charles Ng
Alex Pfeiffer
Taka Aono
Odi Bakchis
Mike Feiock
Otto Graven
Jeff Jones
Dean Kearney
Patrick Mordaunt
Tony Brakohiapa
Patrick Cyr
Vaughn Gittin Jr.
Jim Guthrie
Zoltan Hadju
Brad Hettinger
Sam Hubinette
Ryan Kado
Luke Lonberger
Eric O’Sullivan
Mike Skudlarek
Kenneth Moen
Toshiki Yoshioka

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