This just hit the Internet which is a Royal Purple x Iron Man 2 car for Stephan Verdier coming into the 2010 season. Not a bad move since at one point during the off season the car was up for sale. The winner of Round 6 Sonoma now has a much better looking car wrap than 2009 and still retains his Cooper Tire sponsorship.

Source: http://www.starkmotorracing.com/

This man has had one insane season for sure. Mostly a non seeded rear pack driver the new format really has allowed him to come out with a bang. Clearly a talented tandem driver he is always performing at the razor’s edge it seems. He eliminated Chris Forsberg early in Long Beach, won Round 6 at Sonoma and nearly totaled this thing at Wall Speedway and Irwindale Speedway. Before this season none of that would really be said about the Crawford Subaru WRX so he has come quite a long way. Congrats again on your first Formula Drift victory this year as well.

Irwindale Speedway has been insane today as we all expected. Justin Pawlak took home the top qualifying seed while all eyes fall on Chris Forsberg who sealed up 8th place . Ryan Tuerck locked in second place which is really spicing things up for tomorrow.

2009 Formula D Sonoma – Photo Montage Video

Mike Gniewosz was a photographer at Formula Drift Sonoma who put together this cool video montage of his photographs. You can follow the event from Top 32 to the podium with Stephan Verdier on top as this flip book type video fly through the images.

Watch the video: http://www.wreckedmagazine.com/watchvideo/2009-formula-d-sonoma—photo-montage-video

Dead Pirate Productions at Formula D Round 6

Dead Pirate Productions produced one of the first Formula Drift Sonoma videos that just came out. The three and a half minute video highlights activity on the track and in the pits for the overall drifting weekend. some great tandem battles that highlight the great battles of the weekend all the way up until the podium with Stephan Verdier taking first place.

Watch the video: http://www.wreckedmagazine.com/watchvideo/dead-pirate-productions-at-formula-d-round-6-

We already reported that Stephan Verdier drove his Crawford Performance Subaru to a victory in Sonoma. This was the second Cooper Tire podium in history and in fact the first victory overall for them. The top 16 was the only event that took place on Saturday and it really made for some great tandem battles since preparation was possible. Ken Gushi had a huge vehicle malfunction in the finals but the third place battle with Ryuji Miki and Tanner Foust was insane!

Check out the gallery: http://www.wreckedmagazine.com/gallery/thumbnails.php?album=133

After six rounds the championship points have been shaking up like crazy and now we are looking at a Drift Alliance 1,2,3 in the championship race. This season has shown that sticking with basic builds and familiar cars pays off since winning the championship really comes from consistent scoring. Here is how the points stack up for the House of Drift at Irwindale Speedway in California.

1. Forsberg, Chris NOS Energy Drink / Maxxis Nissan 350Z 470 Points
2. Tuerck, Ryan Gardella Racing / Mobil 1Pontiac Solstice 414 Points
3. Gittin, Vaughn Falken Tire Ford Racing Mustang GT 401.50 Points
4. Hubinette, Samuel NuFormz Dodge Viper 399.25 Points
5. McQuarrie, Tyler Falken Nissan 350Z 396 Points
6. Foust, Tanner Rockstar / Hankook Scion Racing tC 373 Points
7. McNamara, Darren Falken / Sears Auto Center Saturn Sky 370.50 Points
8. Verdier, Stephan Cooper Tire / Crawford Performance Subaru STI 364 Points
9. Nishida, Robbie Hankook Tires / Dynamic Autosports Nissan 350Z 362.25 Points
10. Pawlak, Justin Bergenholtz Racing / Nitto Mazda RX-8 354 Points
11. Miki, Ryuji APEXi / Hankook Mazda RX-7 341.75 Points
12. Gushi, Ken RS*R Scion Racing TC 333.50 Points
13. Brakohiapa, Tony Cooper Tire Ford Mustang 331 Points
14. Petty, Ross Garage Boso / Falken Nissan S15 329 Points
15. Aono, Taka Technosquare Toyota AE86 Corolla 321.25 Points
16. Mordaunt, Patrick PM Racing Nissan S13 317.25 Points