Hurry up and situate your league because tonight at 11:00pm PST (2:00am EST tomorrow) the draft will officially run for your drift team regardless if your in a public or private league. Make sure you pick your team, assign your roster, and hope for one amazing draft pick spot for your team. If you need to learn how to play the game you can visit our YouTube video – How to Play Fantasy Drift.
At a super secret location in Long Beach right now Vaughn Gittin Jr. is unveiling his 2013 Ford Mustang. If you know your dive bars in the area you might be able to track them down but hte car looks pretty awesome. This is leaps/bounds over his older vehicle looks but appears much of the sponsors and car build are the same. The 2013 GT still features the a rear radiator setup and bright green HRE wheels. What do you think of the new 2013 Ford Mustang? Can Vaughn Gittin Jr. start off his 2012 season better than the last one?
In case you entered into the Octane Academy or just want to watch the show Ford put together about these great athletes they sponsor then get ready to tune into Fuel TV on April 9th to see the first episode featuring Vaughn Gittin Jr. and his Ford Mustang. The time is April 9th at 8:00pm PST / 11:00pm EST on FUEL TV and the show will have a later re-air on the Speed network for those lacking access to Fuel. Stay tuned and let us know what you think of VGJ’s big debut on the Octane Academy.
Here is the official list of drivers for Formula Drift Round 1 at Streets of Long Beach. A huge field thanks to the large number of rookies playing into this season. This will be one rookie race where everyone is looking at D1GP champion Daigo Saito to win. This gives the other 18 rookies one big target to chase through the 2012 season.
1. Daijiro Yoshihara
2. Justin Pawlak
3. Chris Forsberg
4. Darren McNamara
5. Tyler McQuarrie
6. Matt Powers
7. Ryan Tuerck
8. Conrad Grunewald
9. Rhys Millen
10. Kyle Mohan
11. Vaughn Gittin Jr.
12. Fredric Aasbo
13. Toshiki Yoshioka
14. Ken Gushi
15. Ross Petty
16. Odi Bakchis
17. Michael Essa
18. Walker Wilkerson
19. Matt Field
20. Dean Kearney
21. Dennis Mertzanis
22. Joon Maeng
23. Patrick Mordaunt
24. Ryan Kado
25. Taka Aono
26. Luke Lonberger
27. Jeff Jones
28. Robbie Nishida
29. Kenneth Moen
30. Emmanuel Amandio
31. Kyle Pollard
32. Jeff Abbott
33. Tony Angelo
34. Tony Brakohiapa
35. Ryan Bell
36. Carlos Cano
37. Jhonnattan Castro
38. Andrew Coomes
39. Nick D’Alessio
40. Chelsea DeNofa
41. Ian Fournier
42. Peter Funatake
43. Roland Gallagher
44. Danny George
45. Patrick Goodin
46. Joshua Guild
47. Corey Hosford
48. Jeremy Lowe
49. George Marstanovic
50. Daigo Saito
51. Gabe Stone
52. Nick Thomas
53. Chris Ward
This might be one of the funniest videos I have seen in 2012. I present to you Vaughn Gittin Jr. in Autotune as a review of the 2011 season which saw him finish in 9th place after a horrible start in Long Beach. Something tells me the Monster Energy Drink athlete is going to be a little more on his game this season.
The boys from Falken Tire are out at Charlotte Motor Speedway beginning their 2012 testing. From whats been seen so far its just Vaughn Gittin Jr, Justin Pawlak, and Darren McNamarra rocking the teal and blue. The Mustangs front ends have also been switched over to the new 2013 Mustang fronts. The ASD team was seen testing at Lowes Motor Speedway and some photos of the 2013 chassis of JTP have been going around. Notice how pushed out his front wheel/tire setup basically outside the fender. Looks like those guys have some interesting things cooking.
Mobil 1 is the official oil of NASCAR but also is the official oil of Formula Drift! On top of that partnership they have been partners with Wrecked Magazine since virtually day 1 and they wanted to share some information about the racing oil line. The Mobil 1 brand supported the last two champions Dai Yoshihara and Vaughn Gittin Jr. along with Ryan Tuerck at Gardella Racing and the whole Falken Tire fleet.
Mobil 1 Racing 0W-50 is a fully synthetic motor oil specifically designed to
maximize horsepower in a wide range of race engine applications, including
highly loaded flat tappet designs used in the NASCAR Sprint Cup series.
Mobil 1 Racing oils were engineered to help on-track vehicles reach the
peak of their performance potential.A Tradition of Racing Excellence
Mobil 1 Racing oil technology has been developed using our extensive
experience in premier automotive racing series around the world,
such as Formula 1, NASCAR, Le Mans, IRL, NHRA, Formula 3, SCCA GT and
ALMS and is also the official motor oil of Formula Drift. The variety of
demands that each racing series requires of a lubricant help us ensure
that Mobil 1 Racing oils can meet the extreme conditions encountered on
the race track.Engineered for the Track
These next-generation Mobil 1 Racing oils use race-proven, fully synthetic
technology used in racing applications around the world. The formulations
utilize low viscosity synthetic base oils and high levels of anti-wear
components to help maximize power output while not sacrificing engine
protection. Mobil 1 Racing oils are engineered to deliver performance
and protection for the most demanding race conditions, including
circle track, drag, drift, sprint and road racing.Features and Benefits of Mobil 1 0W-50
• Recommend for applications where a higher viscosity and thicker oil
film are required such as longer duration races where heat build-up
may be an issue.
• Recommended for a wide range of race engines including highly loaded
flat tappet designs.
• Boosted levels of anti-wear protection (zinc/phosphorus) well beyond
those of ordinary automotive oils.
• Exceptional high-temperature protection in high RPM engine operation,
even at temperatures up to 500° F (260° C).Source: http://mobil1racing.com/
You can now buy tickets for Formula Drift Streets of Long Beach for both days, single day Saturday, and VIP tickets. Last year we saw Vaughn Gittin Jr. miss qualifying, some insane tandem battles, and the rise of Team NFS star Matt Powers. It looks like you can also pick up tickets for a few other upcoming FD events! Follow the link below to pick up your seats before Streets of Long Beach is a sell out.
Buy Tickets: http://formulad.com/schedule/tickets/
Vaughn Gititn Jr. in collaboration with HPI and K&N filters produced a fantastic chase scene around the K&N HQ in Riverside, California. The video has them traveling all around the warehouse property and winds up inside the K&N distribution center. It looks like they had fun shooting it and if Vaughn didn’t run over so many HPI cars they might have more than 5 to give away. You can see him demolish some of them in the ending credits. You can enter to win the contest at the K&N Facebook page. Follow the link below to the video!
The 2012 AMA Supercross season kicked off recently at the Angeles Stadium in Anaheim and will make quite a run over the next few months until the finals in May which take place in Las Vegas. The series now has Falken Tire in place as the official truck tire of the series where they sponsor rider Ryan Villopoto. The new 30 second Supercross spot features Vaughn Gittin Jr. and Justin Pawlak ripping it up on the track along with the Falken Tire ALMS Porsche. Commercial is in the link below:
