Magazine

So many people have hit me up about the “seriousness” of my editorial I put in Issue 15. I wrote somewhat of a follow up to it on my blog (www.wreckedmagazine.com/joeyredmond) but also wanted to post the editorial in here to further the discussion and see what the readers of Wrecked Magazine felt about the issue at hand.

” THE FOREIGN INVASION

The buzz around Long Beach centered around the increasing number of foreign drifters who arrived in the 2010 season. A couple of the drivers really impressed the media and crowd, like James Deane and Fredric Aasbo. Some of the other foreign guys didn’t fare so well,  being eliminated early in the day or not even qualifying.

With that observation, it crosses my mind that maybe this sponsorship money could be going to others–perhaps to the pool of highly talented American drivers around the country? The appeal of these drivers seems to be that  since they drive professionally already, it is assumed that they can easily adjust here in the United States. It’s not the 2005 drifting season anymore, and the standard set for drifters these days is  set pretty high.

I challenge the team owners in the future, to actually look into the driving talent that can be found here in the United States. The United States probably has more events in a month than any other country, and one of the only weekly drifting events in the world, at Adams Motorsport Park in Riverside, California.

I would like to commend Gary Gardella for putting Steve Angerman in a driver development program and having him run a car in the XDC this season, while spotting for Ryan Tuerck in Formula Drift. This is the kind of thing this sport needs to move forward and grow on a professional level.

With all of that being said, I have nothing against the foreign guys who are in the sport and continue to come over. I enjoy all of them participating in Formula Drift, along with the flair they bring from their home nation. I just feel that team owners and sponsors are overlooking the very talented driver pool that is clearly sitting right in front of them. That concludes my food for thought.”

Source: Wrecked Magazine Issue 15

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Check out the new issue of Wrecked Magazine marking our 15th issue made to date. The cover story brings us Michael Essa and his phenomenal V10 M5 powered BMW 335i and how it all came together. In his second year in Formula Drift he is over the rookie hump and ready to take charge in the series.

We also have part 1 of our Virtual Vs. Reality contest up in the magazine. We start constructing our Virtual Reality Shelby GT500 with a Logitech G25 wheel setup, Need for Speed: SHIFT , and a PlayStation 3. We measured pedal setup and seat position to get a close replica of the Shelby GT500.

Also don’t miss:
Editorials By: Dan Jenkins & Joey Redmond
-Track Spotlight: Ebisu Circuit
-Project 350z: NRG Wheel
-Project 350z: Bride Seat (Thanks to YoParts.com)
-A Long Road to Long Beach by Dennis Mertzanis
-In Focus: New Rides of 2010

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Check out Formula Drift star Taka Aono featuring on the cover of Project Car Magazine. The magazine revolves around building realistic project cars. They provide detailed tech of their installations. It looks like Taka was called in for the Backyard Build AE86 featuring a SR5 to GT-S conversion. Quite truthfully I had no idea this magazine was still around from Source Interlink but I’m glad to see it has made it past the budget axe over there. It must be running a bi-yearly or quarterly print since I never see it updated at newsstands? Anyways, this is a great book with one of drifting’s oldest and most recognized faces, so go pick it up.

Source: http://blog.driftpro.com/2010/04/make-sure-to-pick-up-new-issue-of.html

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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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Well I guess this post is mildly ironic at this point but the Bergenholtz Brothers Mazda Rx-8 is featured in the Super Street Magazine February 2010 issue out now. The feature highlights the 2009 Mazda Rx-8 along with it’s former driver Justin Pawlak. The announcement came about 48 hours ago that Justin Pawlak was removed from the team and the Bergenholtz guys have announced that next week they will be unveiling a new driver.

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Lucky Issue 13 has hit our virtual newsstand and it’s the 2009 Am Edition covering the 2009 Formula Drift Pro Am. All the newly licensed drivers have interviews introducing the new blood coming to Formula Drift for 2010. The new issue also visits Will Roegge for an inside look at his skills behind the camera since he has become one of the most well known drifting video directors to date. The Project Nissan 350z gets a serious horsepower upgrade with a new Vortech Supercharger and more.

Read the new Issue: http://www.wreckedmagazine.com/issues/issue13/issue13.html

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Rhys Millen and Daijiro Yoshihara were called upon for a drifting project at Road & Track magazine. The January 2010 issue which just hit stands this week takes seven completely bone stock vehicles to find out how well they will drift. The seven cars they tested are:

Chevrolet Corvette Grand Sport
Nismo Nissan 370z
Ford Mustang GT
BMW M3
Hyundai Genesis Coupe
Lexus IS-F
Mazda MX-5 Miata

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Today is the 730th day Wrecked Magazine has been alive on the Internet. That would mark our two year anniversary today just after another season has finished and on the brink of SEMA 2009. I want to first off thank all of our readers, supporters, and troublemakers who visit the site all the time. We are going to go enjoy our Sprinkles cupcakes after we quickly thank all of our supporters!

SPEC Clutches
Falken Tires
AEM Power
K&N Filters
Rogue Status
Konig Wheels
Exedy Clutches
Mobil 1
Disc Brakes Australia

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Here is another drift car hitting the newsstand this fall (November 2009) issue to be exact of Modified Mustangs & Fords. While this cover lacks the hot girl like Ken  Gushi’s cover we are proud to the see the screaming 2010 Ford Mustang screaming across the magazine cover. This should be out sooner than later so keep your eye out for this one as well. Congrats to our sponsor Falken Tires and Vaughn Gittin Jr. for landing this one!

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Ken Gushi’s Scion tC is gracing the September 2009 issue of PAS Magazine. The Formula Drift Scion tC is looking great on the cover and the inside pages have a a full breakdown of the car done by Jacob Leveton. To compliment the Scion tC they put Tianna Ta on the cover to move some more copies. The issue also has 200 pages of randomness and a Speakers/Nitrous Buyers Guide.

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