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The Wrecked Magazine x DSTROYR Xbox 360 skin is now available at the Wrecked Magazine store. The kit comes with a Wrecked Magazine top featuring the Chris Cook accident which was our Issue 1 cover. The front plate has our logos and a photo of Vaughn Gittin Jr. sliding around from the Redbull World Championship. The other plate has an awesome DSTROYR template featuring helicopters and KISS!

The packet comes with a full pre-cut Xbox 360 wrap and two pre-cut controller wraps.

Buy This Now: http://www.wreckedmagazine.com/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=&products_id=347

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One of our favorite Forza 3 designers CobraTuner (with help from IKON Westies) put out this Nissan GT-R vinyl of Robbie Nishida’s 2010 Formula Drift car. It has some precision detail and the Holiday Pack just released brings you this new car for only 400 Microsoft points. Some of his sponsors like Seibon Carbon, Brian Crower, KW Suspension are all detailed perfectly on the car and we love it. Visit his storefront for a download of this great design and add another Formula Drift car to your garage.

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I know when you first saw the blog title you thought I might be encouraging some you too take an air soft gun to Rhys Millen’s Formula D car but that is not the case, grab your Xbox 360 and get ready to take some photographs. Turn 10 and Forza 3 are offering free stuff for any Forza 3 photographer who can take the best shot of a Hyundai Genesis that came from the new download pack. The pack of cars includes the RMR Hyundai Genesis along with the gorgeous HKS Hyundai Genesis and some strange looking widebody LeMans type car I haven’t driven yet.

CONTEST DESCRIPTION:

This is a skill-based Contest. The object of this Contest is to recognize and reward the “best” user generated in-game pictures of a Hyundai car in the Xbox game title Forza Motorsport 3. For purposes of this Contest, each in-game photo that you capture and submit in the Contest will be called an “Entry.” All eligible Entries received will be judged using the criteria described below to determine the winners of the prizes described below.

ENTRY PERIOD

This Entry Period begins at 12:01 a.m. Eastern Time (ET) on December 1, 2009, and ends at 11:59 p.m. ET on December 14, 2009 (“Entry Period”). Winners will be announced on or around January 11, 2010.

Source: http://forzamotorsport.net/en-us/hyundai/fotothrowdown.htm

Posted in Formula D, Rhys Millen, Video Games, Xbox | 1 Comment »

I am not sure if you have seen a promotion that Ford and Need for Speed SHIFT have been putting on but they strapped four video gamers into Need for Speed SHIFT with a 2010 Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 at Horse Thief Mile and compared their video game times to real world times. None of the kids could do it of course but then I wondered if it could be done at all.

So I am calling out Vaughn Gittin Jr. out on behalf of all our fans at Wrecked Magazine to a Need for Speed SHIFT challenge of my own. I want to run the same track in Xbox 360 with the famed Shelby GT500 at Horse Thief and see if Vaughn Gittin Jr. can beat my time!

Now please link this around and cause a buzz so we can make this happen. Leave a post in the comments if you love America as well. I wish to put my video gaming skills to a true real life challenge already! Let’s do this Vaughn Gittin Jr., I await your reply. My right thumb versus your right foot per say.

NFS Shift x Ford Promotion: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xxHI7qmKyNo

Posted in Drift Alliance, Vaughn Gittin Jr., Video Games, Xbox | 21 Comments »

Forza Motorsport 3 in conjunction with Hyundai is going to be releasing a Free Download content pack on November 17th. The item will be a Hyundai Genesis download pack that includes three different Genesis variations. The one we are exciting about is Rhys Millen’s Formula Drift competition car. This is the first official Formula Drift car to be available in the video game.

Source: http://www.wreckedmagazine.com/kevinkeegan/

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If your stuck in the PlayStation era than we apologize but we want to get all of the new owners of Forza 3 a great drift base tune.This tune applies to the Nissan 370z and you’ll need some cash but it makes a flawless drift car.

Tire Pressure:
F: 33psi
R: 31psi

Gearing:
Final Drive: 4.10

Alignment
Camber:
F: -3.0
R: -1.0

Toe:
F: 1.0 Toe-out
R: 0.2 Toe-out

Front Caster: 6.5

Roll-bars:
F: 18.00
R: 20.00

Springs:
F: 665 lb/in
R: 735 lb/in

Ride Height:
F: 4.2in
R: 4.4in

Damping:
Rebound F: 6.2
Rebound R: 7.2
Bump F: 4.8
Bump R: 5.6

Aero:
N/A

Braking:
Balance: 45% Front
Force: 110% (with ABS)

Differential:
Accel: 85%
Decel: 65%

Upgrades:
Conversions: RWD, Normally Aspirated, Factory Motor
Full Race Engine and Power Parts
Full Race Platform and Handling Parts
Full Race Drivetrain Parts
Tires: Sport Compound
F: 275/35R19
R: 295/35R19
Aero: Full Nismo Kit

Let us know how you like the setup. It comes thanks to our graphic designer Kevin Keegan.

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Forza Motorsport 3 has arrived in the United States today! We have already loaded up the storefront with some Wrecked logos that you guys can put on your car. Either search “wrecked” or “Drifting magazine” and you can find our logos for your builds. Above is a photo of my Nissan 370z sliding around one of the Benchmark tracks. We will also be releasing a basic drift tune to get you started sliding in Forza 3 later, so please stay in tune for that one.

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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/

Posted in Daijiro Yoshihara, Formula D, Rhys Millen, Ryan Tuerck, Video Games, Xbox | 2 Comments »

In about 48 hours this game will be rolling out into the public in the United States. Well, thanks to Turn 10 and ID Agency we have had our hands on the game for sometime. The great news is the storefront is full of guys already making Formula Drift skins for your cars. Above is my Fairlady Z with a Chris Forsberg x NOS Energy Drink wrap on it.

Tanner Foust has a 350z, Scion tC, and a X-Games wrap I found available. In the game you can drivetrain swap your Scion tC to RWD, install his Formula D design, add some horsepower and go sliding as Tanner Foust in his Scion tC Formula D powerhouse.

Here I am sliding around one of the benchmark courses where I went a little too deep drifting as Chris Forsberg. My bumper is about to fly off as I connected with the wall which also removes your drift points. The Top Secert S15 is already in the game as a car you can purchase and I’ve even seen some other D1GP cars along with several other Formula Drift  cars available in the storefront. These are the only two I have built so far but I will be updating you with some new  Forza 3 action soon. Also, we will be releasing a general “drift” setup this week so you guys can start sliding sooner than later once you pick it up.

Posted in Chris Forsberg, Formula D, Scion, Tanner Foust, Video Games, Xbox | 10 Comments »

Forza Motorsport 3 Drifting Teaser with Fujimi Kaido

Don’t miss this great teaser from a track in Japan which features the official drifting mode of Forza Motorsport 3. With multi-car tandem racing in this feature  video on some gorgeous looking track layouts you won’t stop having fun on this one. The white 350z they highlight on looks fantastic. We’ve been hooked on the downloadable demo available in the Xbox Marketplace and wait with eager anticipation for the actual game release.

Watch the video: http://www.wreckedmagazine.com/watchvideo/forza-motorsports-3-drifting-teaser-with-fuji

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