Grassroots kid Steve Angerman from New Jersey has been picked up as a developmental driver for Gardella Racing in 2010. Formula Drift wise he will be the spotter for Ryan Tuerck through the season to understand the stress and technical aspects of running in the pro series.

“We want Steve to learn from one of the best before we put him out on his own,” said Gary Gardella, team owner of Gardella Racing. “Our goal is to hone his skills so he is ready to make an entrance into Formula Drift. There are many guys that have made the transition over to Formula D and they are not ready for the intense competition. We want to make sure Steve can compete successfully in the XDC series and learn to communicate with his team before 2011.”

Skimming through notes and this e-mail it looks like another Pontiac Solstice is being put together for Steve Angerman powered by a LS7 engine. Judging by the quote you will see Steve in this new Solstice at some XDC events here to prep him for the 2011 Formula Drift season as a second driver with Tuerck I would ponder a guess.

“I look forward to Steve joining our team,” stated Gardella. “We plan to keep him busy as we groom him for his debut as a professional driver. I believe practice is necessary for future success. The kid has so much raw talent it’s amazing; I cannot wait to see him behind the wheel of the Solstice to see what kind of damage he is going to cause with the big V8 power.”

If you want to learn more about Steve Angerman he was our cover feature in Issue 11: http://www.wreckedmagazine.com/issues/issue11/issue11.html

We got a PR from Gardella Racing today that Ryan Tuerck has re-signed with them to campaign for the 2010 Formula Drift season. That means Ryan Tuerck will be back in the Mobil 1 x Maxxis Tire Pontiac Solstice. He finished just a few points behind Chris Forsberg for the championship and we expect big things from him in 2010.

Ryan Tuerck In His S13 Over the Off Season

Somewhere most likely in the middle of no where New Hampshire we find Ryan Tuerck in his S13 Nissan 240sx destroying the earth. A great few minute flick produced by DA Films features Ryan keeping in shape for the off season and having way to much fun. I just love the sound of this S13 above any other one I have ever heard. Check it out for yourself .

Watch the video: http://www.wreckedmagazine.com/watchvideo/ryan-tuerck-in-his-s13-over-the-off-season-

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

Vaughn Gittin Jr. took to his Speedhunters blog to tell everyone about his adventures at 24 Hours Of LeMons which took place at Tunderhill. The San Diego KWWN Channel 4 news team consisted of Ryan Tuerck, Tony Angelo, Vaughn Gittin Jr. and, Chris Forsberg. Check out his stories and adventures on the road in the Channel 4 news S13 Nissan 240sx.

Read his whole blog: http://speedhunters.com/archive/2009/12/10/drivers-blog-gt-gt-vaughn-gittin-jr-24-hours-of-lemons.aspx

Here is what Channel 4 news looked like in action during the 24 Hours of LeMons. The Drift Alliance never looked so good I have to say myself. More content and updates from their journey into 24 Hours of LeMons coming soon!

Channel 4 News Team is of course the crew from Anchorman and they are heading from San Diego to Thunderhill for the 24 Hours of LeMons coming up this weekend. For those unfamiliar with the 24 Hours of LeMons most teams produce gimmicks for their ride. If you haven’t seen the Nissan 240sx they built you can check it out since we posted it earlier this week. We will keep you guys posted on how they perform at the 24 Hours of LeMons this weekend as Team Drift Alliance x Channel 4 News (Anchorman).

The Drift Alliance has prepped a S13 for the 24 Hours of LeMons race this weekend at Thunderhill Raceway Park, Willows California. After talking to Chris Forsberg a minute ago it appears the team will be (Chris Forsberg, Tony Angelo, Vaughn Gittin Jr., Ryan Tuerck) and possibly Justin Pawlak.

In case your not familiar with 24 Hours of LeMons is it’s a budget endurance race. “Each LeMons race is for cars purchased, fixed up, and track-prepped for a total of 500 dollars or less.” This should be an interesting one and we wish the Drift Alliance team good luck over the weekend.

Turn 10 Studios and ID Agency invited us to CEC in Century City to bring the new Forza Motrosport 3 video game. Over a hundred people came to receive an early copy of Forza 3 and a huge Audi R8 Forza Motorsport poster.

Here I am drifting a Ford GT500 on one of the units provided by Turn 10. Even though I had played the game several times this was the first full copy I had played to date. So this was my first chance at drifting in the game and I just loved every second of it.

Here is Daijiro Yoshihara enjoing some Forza 3 at the event. He was one of many Formula Drift drivers in attendance at the big launch. Standing next to Daijiro is Ceso from Formula Drift who also was there to try out the game and get a copy. He challenged me to some Xbox Live but we have yet to meet for some battles.

The crowd was a great mix of people and a huge crowd around the three screen racing wheel setup. The three screen setup is great for cockpit view as you really get a true sense that your sitting in a vehicle while racing. If you have the budget at home you should check out doing this without a doubt.

Here you can see several Formula D drivers in attendance at the event. Some people have even been building Formula Drift cars before the game has  been released which we documented in our story “Forza Motorsport 3 Drifting Preview – Released This Week.” If this is a sign of the storefront and support this game will have then it’s going to be worth it beyond a shadow of a doubt!

Photo Credit: http://www.theidagency.com/

The House of Drift was on fire as the 2009 season came to an end. Our photographer Danny Lim captured some of the raw racing and activity around the grid from the weekend. Chris Forsberg clinched a championship after Top 32 and his Drift Alliance partner took home the victory for the night. The Gardella Racing Mobil 1 Pontiac was on fire all night but wound up just short of two championships. Don’t miss all the action.

Check out the gallery: http://www.wreckedmagazine.com/gallery/thumbnails.php?album=144