One of the most boring yet entertaining races you will probably ever witness pairs some celebrities and pro drivers together. Last years race featured the main character from That’s So Raven, Alex Trebek, and Bucky Lasek. It happens over the Long Beach Grand Prix weekend which is a few days after Formula Drift Long Beach. Check him out in action, our money is on a Tanner Foust victory without a doubt.
2010 Taurus SHO Vs. Audi A6 with Tanner Foust
An interesting place for the Formula Drift champion/Supercars Exposed star to show up but we like it. He is walking us through the 2010 Ford Taurus SHO which is a twin turbo V6 package and apparently can beat the Audi A6 in a drag race. While I don’t think we will be seeing the 2010 Ford Taurus SHO on Supercars Exposed anytime it’s a pretty interesting Ford commercial featuring Tanner Foust.
Watch the video: http://www.wreckedmagazine.com/watchvideo/2010-taurus-sho-vs-audi-a6-with-tanner-foust
Last night our editor Joey Redmond got a chance to hop on Race Fan Radio’s show Tech House & Speed to talk some drifting with host Bill Wood. The main topic of the show revolves around the launch of Fantasy Drift this week but they also dish some great off season talk. They take a deep look into the Sam Hubinette / ACP sponsorship acquisition and how it will play out in 2010. The signs that Justin Pawlak will be on a road to maturity in his driving with his new Team Falken support and his new 2010 Ford Mustang. Lastly they talk about the concerns of Tanner Foust’s performance with his potentially overloaded schedule. The radio show this week also featured 2003 World Rally Champion Petter Solberg, David Empringham (two time Atlantic Formula Atlantic Champion) and Nic Jonsson. Not bad company on the radio show by any means. If you follow the link the drifting segment with Joey Redmond is first on the show.
Listen to Tech House & Speed: http://www.bybillwood.com/online/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1125:race-fan-radio-show008-tech-house-a-speed-&catid=54:ths-radio&Itemid=106
Tanner Foust : Drifting on Mulholland Highway
The Rockstar Energy Drink x Scion Racing tC took over Mulholland Highway piloted by the master Tanner Foust! This is a 18 second tease video but I’m pretty confident when the full flick comes out it will be awesome. Take a few seconds and tune in.
Watch the video: http://www.wreckedmagazine.com/watchvideo/tanner-foust–drifting-on-mulholland-highway
Tanner Foust took to his Facebook page to upload a snapshot to show them filming a new episode of Supercars Exposed. They are in the Mojave Desert shooting for the new season which means they are renewing the show for the Speed Channel. This means more programming with awesome exotic cars and Formula Drift champion Tanner Foust.
Wrecked Magazine wanted to offer a little flashback to the 2006 Formula Drift season. This was the first ever event on the Streets of Long Beach and it went off as a huge success. So successful that Formula Drift has come back every year since this event. As you can see by some snapshots we posted things looked quite different back then with the series. You have the first photo with Ross Petty and his Rotary Power Mazda Rx-7. The second photo features Rhys Millen and his old Redbull Pontiac GTO. The third photo features Vaughn Gittin Jr. in his classic Ford Mustang. The fourth photo features Rod Millen and Tanner Foust in a tandem battle. The last photo is Sam Hubinette’s Dodge Viper in a wrap that only lasted for the 2006 Long Beach event. With all that the gallery features 245 photos from this great event from the past. Enjoy the look back into the past and remember 2010 Long Beach is just around the corner.
Check out the gallery: http://www.wreckedmagazine.com/gallery/thumbnails.php?album=152
According to a PR we got a hold of yesterday the golden child Tanner Foust will be adding to his extracurricular activities outside of Formula Drift for 2010. He is heading to Europe to compete in some Rally Cross events to prep him for the American Rally Cross events. Here are some quotes from Tanner Foust on his Rally Cross ventures and some text to explain what it’s all about if your unfamiliar.
“I’m really excited to be on the leading edge of this discipline as it grows in the US,” said Foust. “It’s been popular in Europe for years — the fans here are going to love it.”
The Rockstar Energy driver will travel to Europe this year to participate in four events before returning home to America where the sport will dominate the second-half of the traditional U.S. rally season.
A two-time Formula Drift champion and X Games Rally gold medalist who has twice represented Team USA at the international Race of Champions, Foust said he considers Rally Cross a blend of circuit racing, off-road racing and rally competition.
“I’ve been watching European-style Rally Cross for years,” said Foust. “I love the combination of dirt, pavement, jumps and door-to-door action – it’s like a real-life videogame..”
The discipline promises intense crowd-pleasing action in a fan-friendly track environment. Six drivers line up to start at once, piloting high-horsepower compact cars through race traffic over a challenging short course that features jumps, unbanked turns, hills and transitions between pavement and gravel.
For his first European-style Rally Cross event in April, in Portugal, Foust will pilot a 600-horsepower, all-wheel drive machine prepared by European Rally Cross Champion Andreas Eriksson’s Olsbergs MSE Ford team. Foust got his first feel for the vehicle at X Games in 2009 when he drove one of the team cars to a bronze medal.
“These are nimble, high-powered cars with incredible handling,” said Foust. “They’re purpose-built for this incredibly challenging discipline and absolutely insane to drive.”
Foust said he’s pleased to be getting a head-start on the competition and is proud to be representing the US as the sole American in the European Rally Cross Championship this year.
“The European rounds are a great opportunity for me to get a handle on this sport before it comes to America,” said Foust. “When the sport debuts in the US later this year, I’ll be ready to go.”
Ed Loh at Motor Trend gathered some Scion Racing drift cars with a Nissan GT-R and put them to the tests at El Toro Field. They put the car through some traditional Motor Trend tests and let them slide around for a minute or two. Personally when I found out Ed was behind the project I really expected much more with his background in drifting but we’ll take it anyway. Here are how the drift cars stacked up behind the numbers.
You can watch a video along with some other pictures on the Motor Trend website showing you the tests in action along with some other quick shots. The best part of the video is watching Tanner Foust do the Motor Trend Figure Eight test.
Read More Here: http://www.motortrend.com/
We have been covering the Chile demo extensively over the last week or so. We finally got our hands on some footage with a well put together minute and a half demo. They guys busted out some multi car tandem action and really seem to enjoy demoing in South America.
Watch the video: http://www.wreckedmagazine.com/watchvideo/superdrift-demo-in-chile-2009-
Scion Racing 2009 Year in Review
The 2009 Scion Racing team video has quite a few drifting highlights from their respected stars Ken Gushi and Tanner Foust. The video is mixed with some other Scion assets but the bulk of the video comes from the Formula D season. The video was also created and directed by Will Roegge who is a very well known drifting video machine who makes great videos like our 2008 Redbull World Drift Championship film. Don’t miss this one Scion Racing and Rockstar Energy Drink fans.
Watch the video: http://www.wreckedmagazine.com/watchvideo/scion-racing-2009-year-in-review
