The first ever Drifting event in Las Vegas was intense with many top ranked drivers falling early. Japanese sensation Toshiki Yoshioka took home the win for the AE86 fans.
Today kicked off Drifting at the birthplace of Formula D! Rhys Millen was top qualifier for the non seeded today and many drivers put on a show!
Photo: Joey Redmond
The Drift Alliance burnt down the MAC theater and showed us a new film they put together called Stay Hungry! It was the best premiere we have been too in some time! Hook and Slide!
Photos: Brady Stribling
The International Formula D event was a huge hit! The event pre-sold out
and had to turn down tons of people! Congrats to Formula D on a great event
and we cannot wait to do it again.
The top 16 aftermath was nuts! The weather was perfect all weekend and we cannot wait for Atlanta.
1st- Chris Forsberg
2nd-Sam Hubinette
3rd- Tanner Foust
Long Beach kicked off today with the first runs and qualifying of the season. It went great for some and not so well for others. Ken Gushi broke in the first practice of the day but is said to return for Saturday. Many drivers fell victim to the turn one wall all day as well.
Wrecked Magazine heads to the far east with Exedy Racing Clutches to bring you coverage from the Tokyo Auto Salon. You don't want to miss all the R35 Skylines, Evo 10's, and all the new Japanese tuner trends and styles for 2008.
The longest event in the making as the D1 Grand Prix finally arrived in Tokyo! Don't miss this gallery full of paddock action and the Drifting pits. You might even find a snap of a white R35 GTR!
NOPI Drift Erie PA wrapped up quickly in the early afternoon. Everyone is gearing up for Columbus next weekend. Here is how they finished.
1st- Nate Brasz
2nd- Forest Wang
3rd- Aaron Losey
NOPI St. Louis is over! Our most memorable top 16 event was Forest Wang Vs. Aaron Losey in the top 4.
Top 3:
1. Aaron Losey
2. Kenji Yaminaka
3. Forest Wang
NOPI Drift St. Louis held off the rain and the Drifting continued with overcast. No qualifying took place but all the drivers got plenty of practice and are ready for Sunday.
We kicked off the first round of NOPI Drift 2008 in South Florida at Moroso Motorsports Park! Check out all the photos and action from Day 1 including some new rides.
Nikko Queen Competition is a girl-only drift event. The day was split into three classes and began with a series of qualifying runs. No tsuiso battles were done, just single runs.
The guys at JapaneseUsedCars.com brought us coverage straight from New Zeland's final round! Please enjoy the photos and send our thanks to everyone at JapaneseUsedCars.com by checking out the site.
Photo Credit: Boyd Whittaker
Laughlin, Nevada held host to Formula D's Pro Am championship. This was Friday's practice day where everyone got the setups they needed to compete over the competition weekend.
This was the last chance to grab your Formula D license for 2008 until next year's Pro Am! It was time for a ton of driver's to put up or shutup and it caused tons of over driving, crashing, and excitement for the Laughlin crowd. Don't miss the last of the licensed drivers grabbing a piece of history.
Southeast Drift invaded the most legendary parking lot for Drifting in Atlanta over the past weekend with a great grassroots event at Turner Field.
Photographry: Brady Stribling
Rock the Drift was a music/drifting festival at the NOS Events Center Speedway in San Bernardino, California. Many drivers came out and enjoyed the weekend in Southern California.
