Catching Up

It has been a little while since I last posted anything on here.  To anyone that comes by frequently, I apologize for that.  Let's see what has happened since the last post.

Daigo Saito took 1st place in the latest D1GP with his Achilles Tire JZX100 Chaser edging out Tetsuya Hibino's UP Garage Droo-p Toyota GT86.

Forrest Wang had a big weekend in Texas with the final round of XDC.  Forrest qualified in the top spot and then went on to beat Mike Pollard for the event win, which also crowned Forrest as the 2012 XDC Champion, ahead of Mike Pollard, Nate Hamilton, and 2-time reigning champion Chelsea Denofa.

Photo from Wrecked Magazine

And probably one of the bigger announcements made in the past couple weeks in the drifting world was the discontinuation of the partnership between Rhys Millen Racing and Hyundai, which is detailed in this press release: http://rhys-millen-racing.myshopify.com/blogs/news/6633844-motorsport-relationship-ends-with-hyundai

I think that's all the big stuff for now.  I'll try to keep more on top of the drift world happenings and get motivated to post them here.

Ryan Tuerck's 1JZ S13 - Dyno

Ryan Tuerck recently uploaded this video featuring his 1JZ-powered S13.

Behind the Smoke - Season 2 Episode 20 - Live and Dai in Vegas

This video follows Dai through the tandem runs at the Las Vegas round of Formula DRIFT.

Wilwood Brakes Formula DRIFT Ticket Giveway

Wilwood has announced a contest for tickets to the Final Round of the 2012 Formula DRIFT season.

"Official Rules Formula Drift Ticket Give Away: After round 6 “After Dark” Las Vegas name the top 8 Formula Drift drivers in points order that are utilizing Wilwood Disc Brake Calipers on their Formula Drift Competition Car. Submitting the correct drivers in order will enter your name into a random drawing along with other contest participants that also answered correctly. VIP Tickets will be awarded trough a random drawing and awarded to 3 entered participants. The first name pulled will receive 4 VIP tickets, Second name pulled will receive 2 VIP Tickets, and the final name pulled will receive 2 VIP Tickets. All entries must be submitted through the provided link to the PollDaddy.com survey. Any answers or attempts to enter by submitting answers through any other means; email, Facebook post… will not be entered into the contest. Contest will expire Sept 30th 2012. Winners will be announced on Wilwoods Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/WilwoodDiscBrakes on October 3rd"

EBC Brake Rotors - Nissan 240SX - $162.10 - Auto Parts Warehouse

Behind the Smoke - Epiosde 19

This installment of Behind the Smoke follows Dai and his crew to Round 6 of Formula DRIFT at Las Vegas.

Discount Tire Direct -$75 or $50 Visa Card with Cooper tire purchase

Formula DRIFT Insider - Episode 10

This episode of Formula DRIFT Insider showcases the Las Vegas Round of the FD Championship and gives a look at the points and possibilities heading into the final round at Irwindale.  Plus it offers a chance for viewers to win tickets to the event at Irwindale.