Joon Maeng Testing First Time Mazda Rx-8

Some video footage was located of Joon Maeng drifting it up in the Full Tilt Poker Mazda Rx-8. He is looking pretty good for his first time in this car. I spoke with him last night at a Mazda event where he told me the biggest difference in this car and his 240sx is the throttle modulation. When he could be driving his 240sx flat out the Rx-8 is more like 30% throttle. Sounds like quite the adjustment but he seems to be handling it well.

Watch the video: http://www.wreckedmagazine.com/watchvideo/joon-maeng-testing-first-time-mazda-rx-8-

On Tuesday, March 2nd, I gladly got out of my bed at 3 in the morning to head out for my first date with the Full Tilt Poker Mazda Nitto RX-8! Ron and I loaded up the vehicle along with spare parts, my new Sparco Racing gear, camera, etc. and got on the Freeway towards Walt James Oval Race Track!

I was astonished with testing the MAZDA RX-8! First time driving a vehicle with 604 WHP and 486 TORQUE! Those phenomenal Nitto NT05’s were smoking up the entire track and had plenty of traction and predictability! Bergenholtz Racing did an amazing job building this machine! I’m still trying to adapt with this powerful Mazda Trix 3 rotor Tial turbo Motec M800 setup.

It’s a plus that we’ll be on the ACT clutch setup soon. The clutch should last the full Formula Drift season, if not longer, with the brand new reliable/bullet proof ACT clutch. I’ve been running on them since my inception to drifting. I have total faith in their products cuz it’s the good stuff!

Read his full story: http://www.joonmaeng.com/2010/03/06/our-1st-test-day/

The guys at Bergenholtz Racing along with Joon Maeng are getting prepped for this season by getting involved in some testing in March. With just over 30 days until the 2010 Formula Drift season it’s good to see some teams testing, especially one with a new driver. How do you think this team will do in 2010?

Joon Maeng hit twitter to report while on the dyno tonight the Full Tilt Poker Mazda Rx-8 put down 604hp and 486 torque. Not some bad numbers for the screaming rotary engine running a sequential transmission.

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As you can tell by the cover of Issue 14 it is the best issue we have made to date. A Mazda Rx-7 driven by a bunny rabbit brings Fantasy Drift to the fans forever. TO celebrate our debut of Fantasy Drift we allowed some of your favorite drifters to embrace their inner fantasy. Also inside the issue is a full Nissan 370z review where Chris Forsberg and Joey Redmond square off in a tandem review of the new ride. Joon Maeng also rolled out a great new diary from his adventures in Panama for Xtreme Drift. This is the largest issue we have created to date! Make sure you grab some popcorn and have no one at work paying attention so you can read the issue cover to cover.

Stories Inside Issue 14:
-Track Spotlight: Englishtown Raceway
-Joey Redmond Editorial: Welcome to 2010
-New Wrecked Lifestyle Products
-Fantasy Drift Explained
-Joon Maeng Diary
-Nissan 370z Review with Chris Forsberg and Joey Redmond
-In Focus: Flashback to 2005 Formula Drift
-Project 350z Gets KW Suspension Variant 3 coilovers, Falken FK452 tires, and HRE wheels

Read the Issue Now: http://www.wreckedmagazine.com/issues/issue14/issue14.html

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Everyone at the office this morning helped me come up with the ten biggest announcements that have come in seen Irwindale Speedway 2009.  While the Hankook cars rolled out first at SEMA the announcements for 2010 have practically been rolling in constantly. We have made our picks and placed our votes so let us know what story you think is the biggest of 2010.

Smooth’s in Downtown Long Beach today featured the debut of the Full Tilt Poker Mazda Rx-8 which will run in the 2010 Formula Drift season. The driver has already been announced a few weeks ago as Joon Maeng. The car has some new sponsors including Enkei Wheels that we noticed. Instead of boring you to death with my words, here are nine more pictures of the new Mazda Rx-8. What do you think?

In about 15 minutes a press conference will be getting underway to announce that Bergenholtz Racing will present a new title sponsor in Full Tilt Poker. They are one of the top online poker sites that sponsor top players like Phil Ivey, Jennifer Harman, Chris “Jesus” Ferguson, and Mike Matusow. Once the press conference is under way here soon we will unveil some photographs of the Mazda Rx-8 in it’s wrap. A new non endemic sponsor has arrived for 2010.

Play Poker At Full Tilt: www.fulltiltpoker.com

The Bergenholtz held a press conference today to announce a new driver for 2010.  Joon Maeng will be driving under the Mazda and Nitto Tire banner for 2010. This announcement comes with great excitement at the press conference today. Do you think this new program will finish better than 9th place in 2010?

All we really know at Wrecked Magazine is that sometime this week a big announcement will be made this week and put the mystery to rest. Until then, we are opening a poll to see if the readers have a guess at who will be replacing JTP. The comments section has been buzzing about Mad Mike Whiddett but we are quite skeptical. Some other talented Mazda drivers made our poll list which should have you thinking as well!

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