That... was.. AWESOME..

HIN/NOPI was pretty sick I can't lie.. if you saw the show and liked what you saw.. check out our Facebook Page.. Facebook.com/tristatedrift.. thanks to all the Drifters that showed up... Thanks to Slide Attack for showing up and putting on a crazy show! Check them out at Slide Attack's Facebook  ...Hopefully we made some new drift fans today!

Who Would Have Thought... HIN+TSD=FUN

       Who would have thought that the SUMMER would be more hectic than finals week.. anyways I went from a few posts to none.. sorry about that.. but I'm back with a T1I lol so I'll be getting some nice pictures of upcoming shows. This weekend would have been the first show with the T1I but HIN/NOPI called and said they needed help so we volunteered.. Hot Import Nights and NOPI is going to have a "Gymkhana" contest @ Englishtown a.k.a. Time-Attackish Obstacle-Coursish tournament for $3,000. Also there is going to be drifting for people who's car meets Club Loose's B Group Spec. It should be pretty fun.. do NOT come there to b*tch and complain.. like I said on Facebook.. 90 degrees and up is no b*tching weather. No tire changer so bring rims and tires pre-mounted.. and be ready to slide for 2-3 hrs on Sat and 2-3 on Sunday.. $55 if you pre-register $65 at the gate.. 2 day pass for you and a friend.. sounds like a win win.

Good.. Safe..Fun.. and there has to be at least one hottie lol.. but no guarantees there..

Check out this Upstate NY Drifting...

Some slow-mo drifting from Upstate NY.. Beaver Run Memorial Day Sliding..

Some more Upstate Drift Events coming up.. check them out at CNY-SX.com !!!

@ East Coast Bash..

Go to Facebook.com/tristatedrift to see all the pictures from Saturday and Sunday!

WTF You Guys Are Passing Up Free TICKETS To FORMULA D in NJ?!?!

      I really hope this isn't a sign of a weak turnout for Formula D.... Drifting.com is giving away ten free tickets on their site and there aren't even ten repliess and it's been up for two or three WEeKs!!! If paying for things you could get for free(with minimal effort) is your thing... Do YOU lol.. but for everyone else.. at this point.. you have a HUGE chance of getting a free ticket to Formula D which is going to be F*#&ING AWESOME!!!

FREE TICKETS HERE!

I bought an LFA but I didn't like it, so I traded it in for a 2003 350z..

      I think it was my Z's three black rims and carbon stained/burned back bumper that sold me.. Check thisss OUT!


My Stock "Drift Edition" Z with Body Kit VS. LFA

Local Pro Drifter Matt Waldin Interview....

       I am sure you guys have seen him at Drift Camp or Club Loose.. Matt Waldin being interviewed about his 350z(so crazy)..

Yo-Parts and Mishimoto at Formula Drift Atlanta from Import Intelligence on Vimeo.

Local Scene Media Hooked us up with a Guest Blog Spot!!! Plus Check out their Video

    I just recently made my first post over there.. Thanks to Eugene @ LSM for hooking it up.  Make sure you check it out at LocalSceneMedia.com.  You'll see hot girls(yes.) and sick pictures.. and if you're lucky(the short one... Lil' Bit of Luck) you'll see some sick videos.. like this one of Spring Moves!


Clubloose Spring Moves!! from Dave Nunez on Vimeo.

Via Dave Nunez's facebook wall lol

The Keep Drifting Fun Store is UPPPPP!!!

     The Keep Drifting Fun store is up with t-shirts and stickers... all I can say is yes.

Keep Drifting Fun Store

p.s. I'm buying the black shirt as soon as funds are available

FORMULA DRIFT ON IT'S WAY TO NJ

You know it's close when the flyers out..

Wait Who Drives that Car Again?

     Here is a poster with all the cars of Formula D so you know who you're watching!

Got this from Speedhunters.com

Sick Josh Herron Video of Patrick Mordaunt at Long Beach..

Patrick Mordaunt FD Long Beach from Joshua Herron on Vimeo.

cool video.

FREE TICKETS FOR FORMULA D at WALL!!!!

                DRIFTING.com is putting up a contest for 10 FREE tickets (one per entry) to Formula D: Round 3 at Wall Speedway on June 4th and 5th.  Enter NOW!!!!

FREE TICKETS TO FORMULA D!!!!

BE THE FIRST TO SEE THE FULL VERNAL EQUINOX MOVIE HERE!!!!!!

SOOOO CLOSE!!!!!!

EAST COAST BASH!!!! 2010!!!

awesome flyer-via ClubLoose!!!!

The North East owns Drifting!!

     Vaughn Gittin, Jr, whose hometrack is our very own Englishtown, is leading Formula Drift after 2 rounds.. which does indeed mean.. WE RUN SH*T!!!! lol TriState(OWNS)Drift.  KEEP IT UP VAUGHN GITTIN JR... NJ IS NEXT!!!!!!

via SpeedHunters.com

Gittin and Miki Taka(yes that is a Team NFS shirt).  She is the newest member of the RoCafella teaam!(Jay-z voice) jk I thought of Kanye's "Through the Wire" while I was typing and had to write that lol.. She is ACTUALLY the newest(*hottest*) member of Team Need For Speed.. awesome(plus she's also TriState).
Matt Powers, I'm still a fan. Can we step it up!?

via SpeedHunters.com

Miki Taka doing her job (resident host & DJ).....
p.s. Linhbergh Nguyen takes sick pictures...

Round 1 Long Beach... Awesome Video..

          Superr Cool video.. Round 1 Long Beach to the music of Michael Jacksonnn!! Beat IT.

Formula D Long Beach 2010 - Beat It from Abbitt Wilkerson on Vimeo.

FORMULA D CHANNEL STREAMING NOW @ TRISTATEDRIFT.COM

JUST AS A REMINDER.. TODAY IS FORMULA D ATLANTA STREAMING LIVE ON TRISTATEDRIFT.COM's "FORMULA D CHANNEL" PAGE

Formula D in Singapore... Car Porn Productions..

Formula Drift Singapore 2010 from Struan Wallace on Vimeo.

Shout out to Slide Asylum

  
    Thanks to Slide Asylum for putting our video on their blog... be sure to check out their site for some awesome pictures of local drifting..  They are the home site for a lot of the frequent drifters around here like Nick with the black Elite|JDM 240 and Kareem with the awesome blue 240..ANNNDD the guy with the Trueno I believe(crazy car).. SLIDE ASYLUM

Hankook's Formula D Round 1 Long Beach Video!!!

LOOOOOK!



          That's an awesome video, and the first one of the season for them!! SO that is now the mark that all the company videos have to beat.. I can't wait to see what happens with Round 2's Footage!!

Formula D Round 2 ROAD ATLANTA!! Atlanta!!

    May 8th and 9th is the Formula D Round 2 "Road Atlanta."  REMEMBER YOU CAN WATCH IT RIGHT HERE AT THE "FORMULA D CHANNEL."

This is the Schedule of Events:

Friday, May 7, 2010 - Preview Day

9:00 AM – 7:00 PM - Will Call (Venue)

8:00 AM – 8:30 AM - FD ProAm: Drivers' Meeting (Drivers' Area)

9:00 AM – 10:30 AM - FD ProAm: Open Practice (Track)

10:00 AM – 10:30 PM - GATES OPEN TO THE PUBLIC (Venue)

11:00 AM – 11:30 AM - MEDIA: Mandatory Meeting for All PHOTO Credentials (Media Area)

11:45 AM – 1:45 PM - FD ProAm: Qualifying (Track)

1:30 PM – 2:00 PM - FD Drivers’ Meeting (Drivers' Area)

2:00 PM – 2:30 PM - FD ProAm: Drivers' Meeting / Qualifying Results (Drivers' Area)

2:00 PM – 3:00 PM - Driver Autograph Session (Paddock)

3:00 PM – 4:00 PM - FD OPEN PRACTICE: Drivers Rank 20 and higher (Track)

4:00 PM – 5:00 PM - FD OPEN PRACTICE: Drivers Rank 21 and lower (Track)

12:00 PM – 3:00 PM - FD QUALIFYING All Drivers, reverse ranking (Track)

8:00 PM – 9:30 PM - FD Drivers’ Meeting / Qualifying Results (Drivers' Area)

8:00 PM – 9:30 PM - FD Pro/Am: Top 16 Competition (Track)

9:30 PM – 10:30 PM - FD OPEN PRACTICE: Top 32 (Track)

Saturday, May 8, 2010 - Main Event

8:00 AM – 7:00 PM - Will Call (Venue)

10:00 AM – 10:00 PM - GATES OPEN TO THE PUBLIC (Venue)

1:00 PM – 1:30 PM - FD Top 32 Drivers Meeting (Drivers' Area)

1:30 PM – 2:00 PM - MEDIA: Mandatory Meeting for All PHOTO Credentials (Media Area)

2:00 PM – 4:00 PM - FD OPEN PRACTICE: Top 32 (Track)

4:00 PM – 6:00 PM - MAIN COMPETITION: Round of 32 (Track)

6:00 PM – 7:00 PM - "Half-time" Break

7:00 PM – 7:30 PM - Opening Ceremonies / National Anthem (Track)

7:30 PM - MAIN COMPETITION: Round of 16 to Finals (Track)

9:30 PM – 10:00 PM - Trophy Ceremony (Podium)

Still Working on The Videos from Drift Camp

       So, I've been working on the videos in between my 15-30 page final reports... I have some cool clips so DEFINITELY check them out next week, if you weren't there you'll definitely want to see them, and if you were there you probably would still want to see them lol so either way come by...  This one is a revision of a video I did for a local drifter over at Slide Asylum <=Check them outt!
OHH.. so I invested in a wayyyy better video-camera(no more FLIP :( I'm sure I'll find a use for it)... so look for better videos soon.. I'm thinking about making a DVD at the end of the season with highlights from every event(both on and off the track TriStateDrift style).. it's still up in the air though..

Here is the first video I put effort into editing, I used a fade out when I probably shouldn't have, I'm getting better though lol(Monday was the first time I EVER edited a video in my life..sad I know)

Soo.. about that Drift Camp... it was.. CRAZZZYYY!!!

        Drift Camp was soo sick.. I had so much fun.. almost got hit like 5 times.. got some good shots(as good as you can get on a point-and-shoot) and some nice clips(FLIP video style). I will be posting all the pictures in the coming days, I should have them all up by Monday... I'm going to make videos of a couple of the cars' highlights. I'll also make a video of the highlights of all the drifts... but keep in mind I'm not a film-maker.. I leave the creative sh*t to Will and Josh(no I'm not actually on a first name basis with them.. I just follow them on twitter haha)






one more..

GREATER READING AUTO EXPO..Saturday 4/24!!

THIS SATURDAY!!!

Click the Flyer for MORE!!!  Check us out in the sponsors section.  We will be there taking pictures of any and everything... nobody is safe.  JK  So look for pictures of you and/or your car and/or your girl (jk again) on our "Event's Coverage" page and highlights on our homepage.  The pictures and video should be up by Sunday afternoon.

Hollywood Blvd Exhibition.. Samuel "The Crazy Swede" Hubinette..

Pretty Crazy.. Maybe eventually we can get this at Times Square..


Just CRazY

Teaser for the Vernal Equinox Movie!!

Check it out.. and then look at the rest of their videos..

Street Wars Six. Major Success...

   Street Wars Six was sooo awesome... I got some pictures on the "Events Coverage" page... Here are the highlights... TriStateDrift style lol...

This was a memorial... definitely one of the coolest things there...

bellisimo.. lol

FIZZ had some crazzzyyyy cars there..

TriStateTuners' sick Supra!!!

Ahhhh...

Awesome.

Sick JDM 350z from Local Scene Media..

NITROUS PURGEEE!! Out of the Mazda Emblem.. crazy.

Hideaway Plates... omg.

TriStateDrift.com on Facebook

       TriStateDrift.com in addition to making a facebook page for our photos, has decided to make a Facebook group to keep everyone updated on new events being added to the schedule, when an event is about to happen(two day in advance warning type thing), when pictures from an event come up, and any other major happenings in the Tri-State Drifting scene. Show your support for the localo drift scene as a whole and join the group. This way you can just look at your phone(since almost everyone has e-mail routed to their phone now) and know what's good for the weekend!!!

TRI-STATE DRIFTERS' GROUP ON FACEBOOK

Street Wars 6!!! Richard Stockton College!!

      Street Wars Six is coming up this Sunday the 18th. TriStateDrift.com will be there, again me with black shirt with TriStateDrift on it... less colorful than last time though lol.

PICTURE PERFECT...

LOOK AT THISSS....

This is so CRAZYYYYYY!!!!  I found this picture by "Namdoogwerdna" on PhillyDrift.com(doing their thing PHILLY style).  1. Awesome Forum they have over there.. I saw a lot of them over at Englishtown over the weekend 2. Andrew Goodman("namdoogwerdna") has some sick pictures of the event.. I DEFINITELY see some background potential on there.. check it out.  Also check out his site ShiftedFrame.com!!!

DSPORT Supports TriStateDrift.com!!!

        As you guys see we have put up DSPORT advertisements. This is because me and DSPORT magazine talked today and they have decided to ADD TRISTATEDRIFT.com AS A WEB AFFILIATE!!!! This means that we promote them.. which is an honor to us.. and they put our name in the Magazine... I've been reading DSPORT forever... before I even had a car. So this is SICK for me BUT YOU GUYS SHOULD BE THE MOST EXCITED... again DSPORT will put the name of our site and the logo in the back of the magazine with a brief description.!!  THIS MEANS THAT NORTH EAST DRIFTING IS NOW GOING TO GET SOME MORE NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL ATTENTION!!!!

TRISTATEDRIFT.COM has gone INTERNATIONAL!!

Name: Boy

Currently Residing: Sheffield, UK

Soon To Be Residing: West New York, NJ

Car: 1991 E30 BMW 325 Touring

What To Look For: Three seperate shades of Lachsilber, sounds like tappets, "angry cat" spec interior, smell of poverty

Hometrack: Closest is Buxton, most used is Santa Pod or the streets of Sheffield.

The newest member of the TriStateDrift community.. Got a couple of "submissions" lol definitely will be posting them.

Club Loose SPRING MOVES April 10, 2010

( C L I C K     T H E     P I C T U R E )

ALL THE PICTURES ARE UP!!

The NEW "Formula D Channel" Page

CHECK OUT THE NEW "FORMULA D CHANNEL" PAGE..IT IS A STREAMING DRIFT CHANNEL AND IT HAS LIVE FORMULA D ACTION AS WELL AS SOME RANDOM DRIFT FEATURES..

Club Loose Pics Coming ASAP

Pictures and videos will be up soon.. I'm just setting up the events coverage page.. weighing the options of how to set it up for optimal viewing.. ugh lol

FIRST ROUND OF FORMULA D

YOU CAN WATCH THE FIRST ROUND LIVE RIGHT HERE...

Watch live streaming video from formulad at livestream.com

Isn't social media great lol..

UPDATE: I MADE THIS A PERMANENT PAGE!! "FORMULA D CHANNEL" 

CLUB LOOSE OPENER APRIL 10th!(Tomorrow!!!)

Englishtown weather... as of 12pm EST April 9, 2010

Sat

62°F | 45°F

TRI-STATE DRIFT WILL BE AT CLUB LOOSE TOMORROW.. TAKING PICTURES AND ALL.. Im going to make a quick "custom" TriStateDrift.com shirt... look for it!  I HOPE EVERYONE IS THERE IT SHOULD BE A BEAUTIFUL DAY and it is OPENING DAY.. DON'T MISS IT.. E-TOWN/Club Loose/Season Opener!!! 

p.s. If you see me/like the site say what's up... If you see me and don't like the site tell me what you think would make it good...   

9am to 6pm

Will Roegge, Some Drifters(Matt Powers!), and EA Sports Team Up!!!

ANYONE REMEMBER WHEN I WAS TALKING ABOUT THE BENEFITS OF DRIFTING BEING MORE MAINSTREAM.. yea these are them

April 2010


Drifters Mad Mike Whiddett, Matt Powers and GT Racer Patrick Söderlund to be Sponsored by Need for Speed


REDWOOD CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- From the hit videogame to the street, Need for Speed™ is the nerve center of gaming car culture. Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: ERTS) today announced an entertainment program that brings together the top street, drift, GT racing, time attack cars and drivers. Dubbed ‘Team Need for Speed’, these individuals embody the spirit of the Need for Speed franchise – the adrenaline and rebelliousness of driving the world’s coolest cars. Together, this collective of racing influencers will carry the Need for Speed brand into a variety of events, films, competitions and more.

Team Need for Speed consists of an all-star roster of drivers renowned for their skill on the track and passion for the automotive lifestyle including Vaughn Gittin Jr. (Drift/USA), Matt Powers (Drift/USA), Edward Sandström (GT Racing/Europe), Patrick Söderlund (GT Racing/Europe) and Mad Mike Whiddett (Drift/USA, New Zealand, Japan). Additional drivers will be announced in the future. The season kicks off this week as three of the Team Need for Speed drivers hit the track. On April 9, Mad Mike Whiddett and Matt Powers compete in the ‘Streets of Long Beach’ Formula D event and on April 10, Patrick Söderlund and teammate Edward Sandström will compete in the VLN Series’ Stunden-Rennen race at the Nurburgring Nordschleife in Germany.

“Driving for Team Need for Speed is a great honor,” said Mad Mike Whiddett, Team Need for Speed driver and champion drifter. “I love the pure creativity and insane competition of drifting and partnering with Need for Speed is perfectly aligned with my personal and professional passions.”

The Team Need for Speed program also features a 12-part film series about the Team Need for Speed drivers and their cars directed by renowned automotive filmmaker, Will Roegge. Need for Speed is also expanding its Formula D sponsorship with the Need for Speed Lounge where attendees can meet the drivers, Mad Mike Whiddett and Matt Powers, and play the latest Need for Speed games.

Keith Munro, VP of Marketing for EA said, “Team Need for Speed launches an aggressive initiative designed to bring the core brand values of Need for Speed into the real world. By partnering with these tastemakers and by creating these specific programs, Need for Speed goes beyond the game into the real world of automotive lifestyle culture.”

With over 100M units sold, Need for Speed is the best-selling racing game franchise in the world and is known for delivering unparalleled white-knuckle racing, creative customization and street style. Last fall EA published Need for Speed SHIFT, the highest rated Need for Speed game in years, featuring an intense first-person crash dynamic and a signature cockpit view that delivers a true driver’s experience. Need for Speed World is a massively multiplayer online action racing game that is currently in the beta process and will be available this summer on the PC.

For more information on Team Need for Speed visit needforspeed.com, become a fan at http://www.facebook.com/needforspeed or follow us on Twitter at NeedforSpeed. Press can download assets at http://info.ea.com.

About Electronic Arts

Electronic Arts Inc. (EA), headquartered in Redwood City, California, is a leading global interactive entertainment software company. Founded in 1982, the Company develops, publishes, and distributes interactive software worldwide for video game systems, personal computers, wireless devices and the Internet. Electronic Arts markets its products under four brand names: EA SPORTSTM, EATM, EA MobileTM and POGOTM. In fiscal 2009, EA posted GAAP net revenue of $4.2 billion and had 31 titles that sold more than one million copies. EA's homepage and online game site is www.ea.com. More information about EA's products and full text of press releases can be found on the Internet at http://info.ea.com.

EA, EA SPORTS, EA Mobile, POGO and Need for Speed are trademarks or registered trademarks of Electronic Arts Inc. in the U.S. and/or other countries. The names, designs, and logos of all products are the property of their respective owners and used by permission. Microsoft, Xbox and Xbox 360 are trademarks of the Microsoft group of companies. "PlayStation" and “PSP” are registered trademarks of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.


Source: Electronic Arts Inc.

Matt Powers' FORMULA D Driver's BLOG Check it OUT!! >>> Here I am, Rock you like a hurricane!!

Matt Powers....

Via Drifting.com

SEND US YOUR "(HomeTown)Drift" PICTURES!!!

       I'll lead by example  ...

    This is my destroyed, but dearly loved, 350z (drifted to death edition lol).  I took this picture this morning in RED BANK, NJ.  Send us your -(hometown)Drift- postcards! Include NAME, CURRENTLY RESIDING, IDENTIFYING FEATURES OF YOUR CAR, MAKE MODEL YEAR OF CAR, a PICTURE of you/your car/your boys/girls and your HOMETRACK .... Will add all the pictures to the "Drift Community" page which will be up soon UPDATE: Drift Community page is UP.

3State Drift Will Be OFFICIALLY Covering The Greater Reading Auto Expo!!

We just registered for an OFFICIAL Media Pass to the Great Reading Auto Expo/Team KO/Import Intellegence Drift Event in Mohnton, Pa.  LOOK FOR US THERE!!



Saturday Apr 24 (Drift Camp 2010) - Sunday Apr 25, 2010


Maple Grove Raceway, Mohnton , Pa

Delaware Drifters

        What's up guys... I saw about 10 hits from Delaware out of no where lol... I did some research and found DelDrift... Awesome site guys.. please contact me at TriStateDrift@live.com so I can post your events... Tri-State Drift started as Pa, NJ, and NY.  Now it is Connecticut, Massachusetts, DELAWARE(sound good?), NY, NJ, and Pa...  for non-Delawarians check out DelDrift it's a nice forum, it has been added to the "Hit the Links" section. 

(Sick Banner)

RHYS MILLEN VIDEO!

"THREADING THE NEEDLE" in HD

SOME REDICULOUS CAMERA ANGLES!!! I guarantee at least one "oh Sh**T." moment.

New York International Car Show.... APRIL 2nd!

2010 Show Information:

Location Jacob Javits Convention Center 11th ave

between 34 & 39 Streets

Public Show Dates Friday April 2nd through Sunday April 11th

11am - 10:30pm (Sundays: 10am - 7pm)

Special Public Sneak Preview Friday April 2nd
11am - 10:30pm

Official Opening Day Saturday April 3rd

Festivities begin at 9am

SHOW FLOOR OPENS AT 11am

Press Preview

DRIFT 101 UP!

I said March 31st.. I meant March 31st... DONE.. 12th hour lol...

********DRIFT 101********

PA Drift Events..

             Let me get all the PA Drift Events!!! There really aren't enough on here and there's gotta be MORE!!! Send them to TriStateDrift@live.com or even easier just leave them in a comment... the events on the schedule CANNOT be it.

More From the Producers of the Vernal Equinox Movie... CLASH Productions

           Vernal Equinox, Team Ghost Music, and CLASH Productions were on the last two videos together(from the post before this) .. this is just CLASH Productions(from what I see).. their actual drift footage for these videos are on point..

Two Work-In-Progress Videos by Vernal Equinox

               I like both videos, but I feel like the intro to the second one is one of the hottest intros I've ever seen, but I wasn't feeling the actual drift footage.. I would like to see what Josh Herron and Will Roegge would do with an indoor shoot like that.. I truly love the intro on the second one and the first minute of the first one(not feeling the zoomed in on his eyebrow tho).. can't wait to see how the finished product comes out...MAY 10..  Vernal Equinox Site.

Club Loose "Spring Moves" update

DIRECTLY FROM CLUB LOOSE

"I know you guys have been waiting all winter for this.

Spring Moves
April 10, 2010
Open to Group A and B and C group dudes who cars will pass the B group rules (meaning coilovers, diff and e-brake)

$156 paypal to clubloose@gmail.com
$150 if you pay cash/check. PM me for info if you’re doing that.
Pre-registration only, NO pay at the gate.

Gates open at 9AM.
Driver’s meeting at 10AM.
Driving starts immediately after.
Day ends at 6PM.

Make sure you’ve read the rules and your car will pass. If you have any questions about the rules please ask. I am going to have to have to not let people drive and not give a refund because you can’t pass the rules. There will be no exceptions day of the event, so if there is something you think is wrong or might be a problem, you need to talk to us.

Spread the word.
Send in your money.
Finish getting the car ready.
If all the build threads I’ve been seeing are any indication, this season is going to be awesome."

Import Survival Series 1 at Englishtown 3/28/2010... WASHOUT.

Unfortunately it rained...

but I saw this crazy, carbon-fiber-everything (black series? ) AMG on the way back, the rims were at least 12" wide(no exaggeration).

A couple stragglers...

The dreaded R-word.

KEEP DRIFTING FUN.. WIll Roegge and Joshua Herron

Can anyone here tell me what this is?... THIS Ladies and Gentlemen.. THISSss... is what is guaranteed to be the best drift movie in history!

p.s. Josh Herron and Will Roegge please get Tri-State Drifting in this video.

p.s.(pt. 2) Show these two love.. drifting is different from most other sports because the film-makers are just important as their subject(the drifters).. the drifters drift... and the film-makers show the world.. the power is in their hands to make drifting as big here as it is in Japan and the documentary is all about "grassroots"... that's you and me.. "image is everything" Josh Herron and Will Roegge can make drifting as mainstream as snowboarding and skateboarding.. and that's not a bad thing.. it doesn't mean that it's going to be ruined by commercialization.. take hip-hop for example.. it started off in hallways... and now is arguably the most listened to type of music in the WORLD.. but you still have the underground rappers.. and mixtape/radio rappers like Fabolous.. who make millions by making albums and then stay true to themselves with mixtape releases.. if DRIFTING became more mainstream.. it wouldn't change drifting itself.. it would just make things possible that were once unimaginable in drifting.. (like Jay-Z getting Beyonce and/or being paid one of the highest salaries in the whole entertainment industry..hip-hop going mainstream got him both).. like regular coverage of events on national tv.. ESPN.. SPEED.. not just random highlights every 8 weeks.  I'm not saying this is what this one video will do on it's own.. but in time... I have no doubt that drifting here will change dramatically for the better.. Nightly ESPN Televised Drift Events anyone?

FORMULA DRIFT 2010-Commercial

The Official Commercial For Formula Drift 2010..

Formula DRIFT 2010 Commercial from Formula DRIFT on Vimeo.

Adding to the Schedule daily...

More Events!! SLIDE NY and Drift Faction just added! 3StateDrift now covering(as much as possible) upstate NY... but check out SlideNY and Drift Faction's sites for more info and great forums

UPDATE SlideNY is has events in Upstate NY they have some "Southern NY" events in the works... Lebanon Valley(home of Drift Faction) is also Upstate NY

XDC coming to New Jersey

COMING TO NEW JERSEY IN AUGUST... Nick Hogan is among the names listed to be drifting... The Xtreme Drift Circuit description.. "The heat gets turned up in the North East... because this venue is infamous for 1/4 racing, car shows, as well as Drifting! XDC takes the stage with the best of the best the east coast has to offer. Englishtown is the proving grounds for veteran drifters and young bloods alike. Full Scale XDC Car Show and all day entertainment to add to Drifting nirvana... XDC gears up all challengers to partake in the action!" 

PA drift event...

PA DRIFT EVENT ADDED TO THE SCHEDULE

Schedule is UP!

The Schedule is officially up and has all events from Atco and Englishtown NJ so far with more on the way!!! be on the look-out for DRIFT 101 and EVENT COVERAGE

TriStateDrift.com

       It's official TriStateDrift.com is the new web address for the blog formerly known as tri-statedrift.blogspot.com(still works if typing .blogspot is what your into)... some sidebar functions might not be working until the 3/20 due to transitioning to the new site*

KEEP THE SUPPORT COMING..

       EVERYDAY WERE GETTING MORE AND MORE VISITS FROM MORE AND MORE STATES/COUNTRIES... CANADA I SEE YOU ON HERE DAILY.. AUSTRALIA TOO... NO VISIT GOES UNNOTICED... SEND ME PICTURES OF YOU GUYS/GIRLS DRIFTING..(girls feel free to send anything you want...just kidding..really lol..).. ANYWAYS I'LL POST WHATEVER..(as long as it is drift related.. you drifting/your cars/you with your car/extremely hot girl with homemade Tri-State Drift sign(wearing clothes*)..I already told you I dream big lol).. TEXAS I SEE YOU ON HERE..  SEND US PICTURES OF HOW THE SOUTHWEST DOES IT.. WE'RE ALL ABOUT AMATEUR DRIFTING, TRI-STATE DRIFT WELCOMES ALL! WE JUST PRIMARILY COVER/PROMOTE/ENCOURAGE TRI-STATE EVENTS(who knows what the future holds?! Tri-Continent Drift?... BUT AS DRIFTERS WE'RE A COMMUNITY.. EVEN THE LONE BRAZILIAN WHO COMES ON THE SITE EVERY COUPLE DAYS...   HELP US GROW!! this is only 2 months old! I KNOW THE WHOLE SEND US YOUR PICS THING SOUNDS CORNY AND WHATEVER BUT ONCE YOUR PIC IS ON HERE.. LITERALLY THE WORLD SEES IT.. don't let "TRI-STATE" fool you... like I said in one of my first posts no one likes the too cool a**h*le... unless your in Formula D your not above sending in a pic lol... KEEP drifting FUN!

Send Your Name, Hometown, Car Make/Model/Year/Mods, and PICTURES(also no drifting in traffic trying to be a hero sh*t)
TriStateDrift@hotmail.com

WHATS IN THE WORKS FOR TRI-STATE DRIFT IN THE COMING WEEKS

    Keep checking back within the next few weeks for a couple EXCITING(ooohh..ahhhhhhh) new things on the site.... ONE!.. a BIG A** schedule.. this way you can keep on top of all official and some unofficial drift events in the tri-state including Club Loose AND Formula D(even though that's a one time thing) also even though it isn't drifting... I'm going to have import car shows because we're all one big happy family..so I will post the major import car shows (not every test and tune lol just the major things)... TWO!.. there will be an "Events Coverage" page with pictures and videos(way more pictures than videos FOR NOW) from all the local events... and THREE!.. and my favorite.. a "Drift 101" page which will be a compilation of information any amature drifter can use... this will be constantly updated everytime I see something worth posting.. and don't worry I'm not posting any personal tips or tricks(those of you who read this read about how I just replaced my entire passenger side suspension due to some sand and a "learning curb"(get it..learning curb/curve.. I guess you had to be there... jk.)

Better Late Than Never... Tanner Foust Mulholland Drift

       I just got back from vacation.. and although I managed to get some posts up.. It's nearly impossible to post a video using my Bold on AT&T... all those commercials about where people get 3G coverage.. I really hope there are no postcards from Florida because sh*tty EDGE was all I got!
 So.... even though tri-state tuner forums BEAT ME to posting it... (I saw it the a week ago(before them!! lol)).. I literally saw it the day I got to Florida.. it was torture not being able to post it BUT like I said.. better late than NEVER... Here it is...Tanner Foust "street drifting" (controlled environment)

__________S U P P O R T TRI-STATE DRIFT ____________

               OVER THE LAST TWO WEEKS I HAVE BEEN PUSHING THIS BLOG EVERYWHERE I POSSIBLY CAN.  I AM TRYING TO MAKE THIS THE GOTO SITE FOR TRI-STATE DRIFT EVENT INFORMATION.  WHY??? BECAUSE I WAS DRIFTING (Clutchkicking/Doing Figure 8's) BEFORE I EVEN KNEW IT WAS A SPORT..  THAT WAS YEARS AGO. NOW I'M TRYING TO MAKE DRIFTING HERE AS BIG AS IT IS ON THE WEST COAST... SAY WHAT YOU WANT BUT THE FACT IS, WE JUST AREN'T THERE YET.  SO FOR THE SITES THAT ERASED MY POSTS DUE TO SELF-PROMOTION (horrible... more concerned with site visits than the actual growth of the sport), I (somewhat)UNDERSTAND WHERE YOUR COMING FROM BUT THIS IS MORE THAN A SITE... IT'S A SOURCE.. A SOURCE OF DRIFT INFO FOR THE TRI-STATE (all on one site).  PLEASE SUPPORT TRI-STATE DRIFT... THIS SITE IS FOR THE LOVE OF 

THE

 SPORT... 

I'm constantly reading

drift information online

and magazines.. I know

there are better sites..

Drifting.com,

WreckedMagazine.com, DSPORT's Dragsport.com, Super Street's Superstreetonline.com.. but this site is UNIQUE... there will be amateur coverage of every NY/NJ/PA sanctioned drift and Englishtown Street Wars event here... I'm not one of the people making a "blog" just to have a way for people to hear me talk.. this is me doing my part in making the sport I love grow and my ultimate GOAL is to get DRIFTING in the X-GAMES (I dream big)

            When people come over my house, and my parents are explaining to them why my car is in the backyard on jackstands, and they say "oh, he drifts" and that person doesn't respond with "Ohhh... my kids loved the Fast and the Furious.."  I'll be satisfied.    

 *****t r i - s t a t e d r i f t . b l o g s p o t . c o m******

.KEEP DRIFTING FUN. 

Michael Essa 2010 Formula D Build (M5 transplant)

Love at first sight...LOOK AT THE RIMSSSSS!!!!!!!

NATURAL BEAUTY.

        THE 335i IS A BEAUTIFUL CAR EVEN WHEN IT'S NOT STOCK BUT "FACTORY(it's from THE Honda Commercial)."  WHAT WE HAVE HERE IS FORMULA D DRIVER MICHAEL ESSA'S 335i DRIFT BUILD FEATURING A V10 BMW M5 ENGINE...  2010 will have a GTR, 335i, and a 2010 CAMARO... I'm speechless.. anyways I would write more on this but Essa(ers) have commented on other sites about how they robbed this from him and they should just link to his site... if this car wasn't so hot I'd say their beat.. BUT.. this is on track to being one of the sickest Formula D cars this year so to read more on the build click here.