If you ever dreamed of partying with the Drift Alliance this Wednesday night is your chance at The Pike in Long Beach. The date is this Wed. on April 10th from 7pm until you pass out. All four DA stars will have their Formula Drift competition cars on site at The Pike as well giving you an early up close and personal look before Round 1! This will be one night to remember we can almost guarantee it!
Ryan Tuerck has taken out his 2JZ Scion FR-S for a test day at Pat’s Acres Racing Complex in Oregon. The 2JZ built by Portland Speed Industries (same company who built the 2012 championship motor) set out to give Ryan Tuerck what he calls “his best drift car yet.” With the help and support of new sponsors such as Enjuku Racing and Air Force his program looks like it has some serious potential. Can Ryan Tuerck finally make a serious championship run for the 2013 season? He has come close previously but a new attitude he seems to have along with this new build could put him over the top.
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The 2013 Fantasy Drift season is ready for signups of private and public leagues for 2013. Thanks to our new sponsorship from Garrett Turbo we are shaking things up for the year. All Garrett Turbo drivers are denoted in the driver profiles and will receive double points for the Long Beach and Irwindale round. This should modify your strategy when making draft picks for 2013. For example a driver such as Chelsea DeNofa will be issued two Top 32′s once he qualifies in Long Beach. Note this only applies to the Long Beach and Irwindale rounds of competition in 2013 and all other rounds and drivers will remain a single point per event action.
In case you forgot how to play once you join a private or public league you will have to draft players and compete for points n ten categories. If you need help with the registration OR draft process we built a step by step video to walk you through the process which can be found HERE on our YouTube account wreckedmagazine. The 10 actions that allow you to score a singke point in Fantasy Drift with a driver are: Qualifying for Top 32, Placing in the Top 16, Placing in the Top 8, Podium Finish, Vehicle Malfunction, Wreck (resulting in a tow off), Wreck (resulting in a drive off), One More Time, Underdog (Your driver wins a tandem battle with someone who qualified higher during a race weekend), Team Tire Podium (any driver on the podium on your drivers matching tire brand except him). If you need more details on how to play the game we built a step by step video to walk you through the process which can be found HERE on our YouTube account wreckedmagazine.
Some videos showing you How to Play:
ACT Clutch has announced today they will be introducing a new twin-disc clutch kit for the 1989-1998 Nissan 240sx engine platforms KA24DE and SR20DET. The twin-disc for each engine has its own part number but both of them carry a torque capactiy of 770 ft.-lbs! They support tons of Formula Drift drivers including Ryan Tuerck and Tyler McQuarrie who put their products to the test at the highest level of drifting.
The ACT 7.25” race twin-disc clutch kit for each engine offers Nissan enthusiasts a race-ready, direct bolt-in kit that requires no modifications. These twindisc clutch kits feature a pressure plate, two sintered iron discs, a XACT Prolite flywheel, release bearing, pilot bearing and alignment tool.
The XACT Prolite flywheels are a one-piece Chromoly construction with machined slots to provide the lowest inertia and best throttle response. In addition, ACT’s XACT flywheels can be cost-effectively resurfaced.
Both the SR and K20 ACT race twin-disc kits are dynamically balanced as an assembly for trouble-free use. Both kits have an overall weight of 16 pounds, which is a 53 percent decrease in weight compared to the stock 34-pound kit. Below are some details on each kit:
SR20DET Twin-Disc Kit- Part #T1RR-N02 / Clamp Load Increase – 52% / Pedal load 20% increase over stock
KA24DE Twin-Disc Kit-Part #T1RR-N01 / Clamp Load Increase – 90% / Pedal load 13% increase over stock
Here is the official list of drivers who are paid and ready to head out for Streets of Long Beach. You will notice an absense of Rhys Millen but an addition of an open wheel racing star. Please remember that the * denotes anyone who is eligible for rookie of the year in 2013.
Saito, Daigo
Gittin, Vaughn Jr.
Pawlak, Justin
Tuerck, Ryan
Aasbo, Fredric
Yoshihara, Daijiro
Gushi, Ken
Grunewald, Conrad
Powers, Matt
Forsberg, Chris
Essa, Mike
Nishida, Robbie
McQuarrie, Tyler
Yoshioka, Toshiki
Bakchis, Odi
Denofa, Chelsea
Wilkerson, Walker
Moen, Kenneth
Field, Matt
Kado, Ryan
Mohan, Kyle
Angelo, Tony
Maeng, Joon
McNamara, Darren
Mordaunt, Patrick
Aono, Taka
Mertzanis, Dennis
Ovcharik, Miroslav
Castro, Jhonnattan
George, Danny
Lee, Alex
Ward, Chris
Goodin, Patrick
Briggs, Dave
Hosford, Corey
Jones, Jeff
Cano Estrella, Carlos
Mendoza Jr., Enrique
Stone, Gabe
Thomas, Nick
Bostrom, Jason*
Graven, Otto
Hamilton, Nate*
Hateley, Andy
Hildebrand, J.R.*
Jacobs, Julian*
Jeanneret, Chris*
Kretschmer, Eugene*
Landerville, Marc*
Moore, Victor
Osaki, Karl*
Pakula, Luke*
Parsons, Will*
Primozich, Rob*
Steele, Josh*
Wang, Forrest
Wicknick, Brandon*
Kearney, Dean
Keezer, Kory*
Rydquist, Carl
Pollard, Mike
A kind an anonymous east coast Wrecked spy sent us this FedEx package with this render of Ryan Tuerck and his 2013 Scion FR-S render and program. The program continues to be on Maxxis Tires and Retaks backpacks running as a title sponsor. Enjuku Racing has stepped up in support of the car along with Garrett Turbo, ACT Clutch, and KW Suspension. Our rumormill post about Ryan Tuerck in 2013 was a little off as we guessed he would be powering the FRS with a Chevrolet LS engine. Instead they are building a 2JZ-GTE engine that will be making over 700whp we have heard from some others. What do you think about the revamped program for Ryan Tuerck in 2013?!
While some details on this $25k shootout were revealed back in December, the full drivers list and alternates was released today. Joining the original 11 candidates are Chris Forsberg, Toshiki Yoshioka, Ryan Tuerck, Kyle Mohan, Tony Angelo, Chelsea Denofa, and Ryan Kado. Missing from the original list is Justin Pawlak. Here’s the final list, as well as the alternates:
Driver /Hometown /Nationality
Forsberg, Chris / Doylestown, PA / American
Powers, Matt / Pacific Beach, CA / American
Bakchis, Odi / Kaunas, Lithuania / Lithuanian
Yoshioka, Toshiki / Hiroshima, Japan / Japanese
Grunewald, Conrad / Houston, TX / American
Essa, Michael / Los Angeles, CA / Indian/American
Saito, Daigo / Tokyo, Japan / Japanese
Nishida, Robbie / Tokyo, Japan / Japanese
Tuerck, Ryan / Derry, NH / American
McQuarrie, Tyler / Walnut Creek, CA / American
Yoshihara, Daijiro / Hachiouji Tokyo, Japan / Japanese
Aasbo, Fredric /Ski, Norway / Norwegian
Mohan, Kyle /Anaheim, CA / American
Angelo, Tony / Doylestown, PA / American
Denofa, Chelsea / Philadephia, PA / American
Kado, Ryan / Sacramento, CA / Japanese/American
Alternate Drivers:
Wilkerson, Walker / Snohomish, WA / Japanese
Jones, Jeff / San Fernando Valley, CA / American
Who is your favorite to take home the cash?
Ryan Tuerck sits down and talks about his 2013 season and the abuse you throw down on a clutch as a Formula Drift driver in the modern day series. A pretty cool look back the the Retaks S13.5 that will now be retired for the 2013 season. Whatever engine Ryan Tuerck is putting together for the 2013 season we are sure he will be running top suppliers like ACT for the new year.
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Gary Gardella has gotten a jump on spring cleaning at his shop and listed the LS7 powered 2008 Pontiac Solstice GXP for sale at $32,000 OBO! According to Gardella Racing the car has run in two events only (including the Yas Marina Circuit Formula Drift event that we have pictures of the car above). The car also only had two test sessions done putting minimal wear and tear on the chassis and products. This is most likely the cheapest/best deal you will find right now on a professional level Formula Drift vehicle.
The Goods:
LS7 – Stock with upgraded oil pump and ECU (Car comes with 2 ECU’s, 1st to run pump gas and 2nd to run E85)
Fuel Cell – Fuel Safe
Fire System -
Transmission – G-Force
Clutch – ACT
Rear End – IR Speedway Quick Change
Drive Shaft Shop – Drive Shaft and Axles
Shocks – PRO
Dash – Racepak with GPS
Roll Cage
Wheels – Forgeline
Tires – Nitto NTO5’s
Body Panels – Carbon Roof, Carbon Hood, Carbon Trunk, Fiber Glass Rear Cover and Custom Ft. Cover, Glass Dash, Glass Side Skirts
Seats – Sparco
Steering Wheel – Sparco
Seat Belts – Sparco
Radiator – Ron Davis
Brakes – Wilwood
Custom Exhaust
