The SATS Motorsport team unveiled this MK4 Toyota Supra build which will replace the retiring Toyota Supra they have been using in Europe previously. The new build looks pretty clean and has some huge presence and branding by Lucas Oil. The car was unveiled today at the Autosport International Show in England. More pics and specs on the car as they come available!
The 2014 Drift Muscle schedule seems to be all the more exciting to the world drifting stage as Formula Drift sets to release a schedule with MSC next month. The Drift Muscle schedule is full of American Formula Drift conflicts meaning that they will most likely avoid conflicts with the MSC / Formula Drift collaboration series. Also, no driver is going to be running a full season in either of these for 2014. They have 3 Formula Drift conflicts and one D1GP event conflict in this 8 event schedule:
Round 1: Nikko Circuit (March 8/9)
Round 2: Maze Circuit (April 12/13)
Round 3: Sports Land Sugo (May 17/18)
Round 4: Honjo Circuit (June 21/22)
Round 5: Tsukuba Circuit (July 26/27)
Round 6: Maze Circuit (September 13/14)
Round 7: Fuji Speedway (October 25/26)
Round 8: Nikko Circuit (November 29/30)
Complete Drift Calendar Here: http://www.wreckedmagazine.com/find-a-drift-event/
While the car is not quite officially unveiled we got this sneak preview email image and a little bit of information to go with the original rumor about a Honda s2000 coming to Formula Drift which Jacob Leveton leaked back on December 10th. Speedfactory is well known for its success in import drag racing is hoping to translate that into a successful Formula Drift series run. The engine will be a turbocharged K24 making 800hp and they hope 700 ft. lbs of torque. General Manager Matthew Hurlbut said, “We’ve known Chris for a long time and we’re fully confident in his abilities to pilot this one of a kind drift car this year.” What does everyone think of the new build in the hands of Chris Jeanneret?
Driftworks built one insane AE86 with the help of an ASCAR (old British stock car series) donor car. They finished the car just ahead of tomorrow’s Autosport International show in Birmingham. This will literally be an insane drift build that we cannot wait to see turn a wheel this season. Look and read up about how they did the swap via the build thread below.
Read the Build Thread: http://www.driftworks.com/forum/drift-car-projects-builds/188156-driftworks-ae86-ascar-2013-project.html
A great TV show put together and hosted on YouTube of the final round at Knockhill of the 2013 BDC season. The video covers the Semi-Pro, Pro, and Super Pro classes highlighting some of the best drifting Britain has to offer. The 2013 season ended in Scotland with some great SUper class battles starting in the video around the 15:00 mark. This round put Michael Marshall the 2013 BDC champion so watch how he made it happen.
Another fun video piece coming from Clubloose titled The Thrash Brothers featuring upcoming 2014 drift rookie Geoff Stoneback along with other familiar faces such as Nick D’Alessio and John Wagner. Tractors, off-road drifting, and a flying Miata all in the video for your entertainment.
Watch the video: https://vimeo.com/83463237
In case you missed it our whole staff got together for a Google+ Hangout with special guests Justin Banner of MotoIQ.com and Formula Drift judge/US Drift owner Brian Eggert. We weighed in on six categories including one that was the biggest disappointment of 2013. Here is my paraphrasing of everyones answers or you can watch them answer in video directly by using the link below.
Joey Redmond (me) – The Rookie Class
The rookie race over the past few seasons has been a fun and interesting battle to say the least. The word I described them as for the season was “deplorable” in Formula Drift. It threw the future of the sport into question and I think forced the hand of Formula Drift staff to fast track the Pro 2 series. Marc Landerville really showed promise at New Jersey but only participated in that one event. Some of the drivers that ran like Mats and Nate Hamilton have potential but they just didn’t put it together. The 2014 class has tons of promise so don’t give up hope yet.
Rathyna Gomer – Final Fight at Irwindale
The way Michael Essa won a championship and how it was anticlimactic. It just lacked excitement as a fan and most people were in the dark about behind the scenes activities like the protests going on.
Justin Banner – Protests
He points to the slowing down of the show for protests this year was a huge let down. It really played a major effect on Round 6 at Texas with the judging call reversal which he doesn’t even 100% agree with after watching replays.
Jacob Leveton – Walker Wilkerson
Tons of people were excited about his twin turbo LS7 Nissan 240sx S14 and managed to miss Round 1 which was already a let down with the build. He did attend Motegi Drift Challenge and did very well at the event and landed a podium. With an engine issue at Road Atlanta he didn’t perform well and then vanished for the rest of 2013. He had a good car and program in the past so it was a let down to not see him around. Jacob spoked with him and a good bit of it was attributed to parts issues.
Brian Eggert – Corey Hosford / Nate Hamilton / Ken Gushi
Brian didn’t want to place it as a dissapointment but more of a misfortunte or disappointment for the season with these two drivers. Corey Hosford he felt with the help of Chris Forsberg Racing was going to do really well and with car troubles and issues just couldn’t make it happen. Nate coming off a great performance in XDC he had high hopes for just had a couple issues and couldn’t make it come together. He was eighth in 2012 and finished 21st this season. He missed rounds 2/3 with car issues and just never really recovered.
Watch Us Discuss Our Disappointments: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dlJNAKAx9sM&feature=share&t=10m15s
While we sat down with Charles Ng a few weeks ago for Wrecked Weekly it seems like the guys over at My Life at Speed caught up with him at the Drift Cave where his Infiniti G37 is being built. The car features a LS3 engine with tons of performance goodies to help Charles keep on point for the new year. You can click the image above and watch his interview with the guys over at MLAS or you can revisit our Wrecked Weekly with Charles Ng here where he chatted with our editor Joey Redmond about his return to Formula D, Chinese Drift Championship, and running in WTCC.
Watch the video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4E1Vaurj_fE
