Joon Maeng

The 2013 rulebook had five major changes and passing is the final link in these changes. This last one refers to passing which had a few errors in judgement or result over the 2012 season in my opinion. The Tyler McQuarrie and Joon Maeng debacle at Road Atlanta comes to mind as a poor use of the old passing rules. Below you can see the improvement in the rulebook and a quote from Andy Yen.

Updated verbiage on passing.
Formula DRIFT has adjusted the passing verbiage in the rulebook to make it more broad and open. The purpose of this will be to give drivers a chance to attack a lead driver who is making noticeable mistakes and also for the public to be more deeply engaged in the competition.

Passing is allowed in Formula DRIFT. Passing is allowed anywhere on course as long as the lead car is clearly off the line the judges have specified. Any passing that occurs outside the scope of the aforementioned criteria will be deemed illegal and constitute an equivalence to a zero (0) run.

“We made these changes to make judging specific criteria less ambiguous and more defined, which will keep us accountable for consistency,” said Andy Yen, judge for Formula DRIFT. “The new changes will help define the judging without sacrificing the essence of drifting, subjectivity.”

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In case you need a last minute drift gift for the ultimate fan Joon Maeng has put his old competition car up for sale. This S13.5 has run in Gymkhana Grid, MotoIQ Tuner Series, and plenty of drift events. The car debuted in 2007 and was the same chassis Joon Maeng drove green. Below is a list of his modifications and information so you can be the next owner of Joon Maeng’s Nissan 240sx hatchback. If you need more information or want to make an offer reach out to Joon at: joon.drift AT gmail.com

FD Spec Roll Cage
Fire Extinguisher w/ mount
Black clean dash board
Painless Wiring and switch
Apexi Power FC ECM
Apexi Gauges Oil Pressure, Temp, RPM etc.
Seibon Fiberglass doors
Seibon Carbon Fiber hood
Megan Carbon Fiber Spoiler
AIT wide body rear
Origin wide front fenders
AIT Racing Uras body kit
S15 front end
Full AIT Racing body kit
Fully Built SR20Det w/ Garrett GTX Turbo
Sard 550 Fuel Injectors
New Engine Harnesss
Greddy BOV
Sparco Steering Wheel
Z33 6 Speed transmission
Locked Differential
Mishimoto Aluminum Intercooler
Koyo Aluminum Radiator
Custom piping fabricated
Megan Coilovers 32 Way Adjustable RS-Spec w/ Camber plates
18 X 9.5 15 offset Ti 5 spoke wheels
Adjustable suspension arms
Custom MA Motorsports knuckles for more steering angle
Tein Rods
Carbon fiber sun roof
Setrab Oil Cooler kit AN fittings
Oil Filter relocation kit K&N Filters
Megan Racing Exhaust manifold
Custom Exhaust built at Road Race Engineering
Fog Lamps
Water Spray System
LS Auto Tow Straps
Ran Lucas Oil Racing Oil Only

HP: 400
TQ; 380

Capable of more HP with bigger turbo. Made 500hp easily with a GT3071

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Rhys Millen takes the home the Top Qualifier position in the Final round of Formula Drift. The qualifying order is below.

1. R. Millen
2. J. Pawlak
3. F. Aasbo
4. C. Forsberg
5. K. Gushi
6. R. Tuerck
7. T. McQuarrie
8. C. DeNofa
9. V. Gittin
10. T. Brakohiapa
12. M. Field
11. M. Powers
13. D. Saito
14. D. Briggs
15. A. Lee
16. K. Mohan
17. D. Yoshihara
18. T. Angelo
19. R. Nishida
20. T. Aono
21. J. Lowe
22. L. Lonberger
23. M. Essa
24. N. D’Alessio
25. P. Mordaunt
26. J. Maeng
27. R. Kado
28. T. Yoshioka
29. C. Gruenwald
30. D. McNamara
31. W. Wilkerson
32. Kenny Moen

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LS Fest takes place in Kentucky every year as a huge celebration of the LS Engine family and shows the power plant participating in drag racing, drifting, and much more over a huge weekend of events. Our gallery features all the action from the drift portion of the weekend including Joon Maeng, Nick Thomas, and Rapper Dan Savage.

Check out the Gallery: http://www.wreckedmagazine.com/gallery/thumbnails.php?album=317

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With the 2012 season coming to a wrap following the next round of competition at Irwindale Speedway, Vaughn Gittin Jr. leads in points, but the shot for the title is still very much open. Here’s the tentative list of who you can expect to see at the final round of the 2012 Formula Drift season at Irwindale.

	Rank	Name	Car #
	1	Gittin, Vaughn Jr.	25
	2	Saito, Daigo	430
	4	Pawlak, Justin	13
	5	Yoshihara, Daijiro	9
	7	Tuerck, Ryan	62
	3	Millen, Rhys	67
	6	Aasbo, Fredric	151
	9	Forsberg, Chris	64
	11	Powers, Matt	665
	13	Bakchis, Odi	723
	8	Gushi, Ken	21
	10	Grunewald, Conrad	79
	12	Essa, Mike	101
	19	Moen, Kenneth	22
	20	Kado, Ryan	614
	14	Yoshioka, Toshiki	5
	16	Denofa, Chelsea	88
	17	McQuarrie, Tyler	17
	18	Wilkerson, Walker	95
	15	Nishida, Robbie	31
	21	Field, Matt	777
	25	McNamara, Darren	8
	22	Mohan, Kyle	99
	23	Angelo, Tony	96
	24	Maeng, Joon	51
	28	Lowe, Jeremy	138
	27	Mertzanis, Dennis	323
	29	Aono, Taka	86
	30	Ovcharik, Miroslav	235
	31	Mordaunt, Patrick	90
	32	Castro, Jhonnattan	717
	33	Brakohiapa, Tony	18
	26	Lonberger, Luke	28
	34	George, Danny	7
	39	Hosford, Corey	232
	35	Ward, Chris*	23
	36	Goodin, Patrick	46
	41	D’Alessio, Nick	84
	42	Amandio, Emmanuel	30
	39	Lee, Alex	81
	45	Jones, Jeff	29
	49	Martinez, Cyrus	951
	49	Hajdu, Zoltan	32
	49	Abbott, Jeff	518
	45	Bell, Ryan	19
	45	Briggs, Dave	24
	49	Coomes, Andrew	12
	43	Fournier, Ian	11
	37	Gallagher, Roland	425
	49	Mendoza Jr., Enrique	16
	49	Ornelas Jr., Mauricio	27
	49	Phillips, Mike	52
	49	Skudlarek, Mike	20
	49	Stone, Gabe	15
	49	Thomas, Nick	310

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Round 6 of Formula Drift had a lot of action and a alot of carnage. Our photographer, Ricky Cervantes caught all of the action and the carnage that came along with it .

Check out the full gallery : http://www.wreckedmagazine.com/gallery/thumbnails.php?album=312

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Formula Drift Qualifying ended with Fredrick Aasbo taking home the top qualifying spot. Follow the link below to check of some Formula Drift Round 6 Qualifying photos.

http://www.wreckedmagazine.com/gallery/thumbnails.php?album=311

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The new track layout is quite a change from years past in Vegas. In fact, the whole place looks different in a great way with movement of the paddock area to the side of the parking lot and moved grandstands. Many top drivers made only a few passes but the track seems to be difficult for almost all. Qualifying should be interesting today.

Check out the gallery: http://www.wreckedmagazine.com/gallery/thumbnails.php?album=310

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Just last week, Joon Maeng’s privateer S13 was looking a little rough around the edges. Today, the car looks much closer to being completed. We anticipate that Joon will likely be testing in the next few days in preparation for Las Vegas. I know a lot of fans are rooting for him to get back on the track and climb the standings. Where do you think Joon will finish in Vegas?

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A 20 minute drift video featuring the Chelsea DeNofa infamous car swap into the Bergenholtz Racing Rx-8 and the aftermath of his first weekend at Evergreen Speedway. DeNofa ended up building an E46 M3 which is possible to be a competition vehicle in the future? The car will be a SEMA this fall if you want to take a closer look at it. Enjoy this cool production put together by Cody Slack and learn a ton about the new program from DeNofa himself.

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