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!

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.

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

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!!!!

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 in Singapore... Car Porn Productions..

Formula Drift Singapore 2010 from Struan Wallace on Vimeo.

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)

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" 

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

RHYS MILLEN VIDEO!

"THREADING THE NEEDLE" in HD

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

FORMULA DRIFT 2010-Commercial

The Official Commercial For Formula Drift 2010..

Formula DRIFT 2010 Commercial from Formula DRIFT on Vimeo.

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.

MATT POWERS.. Sponsored?!

     

       Matt Powers is sponsored.  I am just as shocked as everyone else.  I am very happy for him, but still very, very shocked.  He is probably my favorite drifter BECAUSE for the longest time he was busting ass with no sponsor... going up again Tanner Foust, Rhys Millen, etc with unlimited money for their cars.. and proving that Drifting involves skill.  Matt Powers is like Nate Robinson in the dunk contest.. an automatic fan favorite.

      Matt is known, I'm not really on a first basis with him (I actually never met him/talked to him in anyway), I just feel like he's one of those people your on an auto first name basis with.. ANYWAYS.. Matt Powers was known as a Free Spirit in the drifting world for a while now.  He is a great drifter, has great driving skills (came in 4th at Irwindale to end last season), and has dedicated fans..me and my boys included.. HOWEVER until now, he was missing a sponsor.  NITTO just changed that.  Matt Powers announced today that Nitto will be sponsoring his s14 this 2010 season.  Congratulations Matt Powers.

(2009 when Matt was VERY unsponsored lol)

2010 Formula D Schedule w/ Something Pretty to Look at....

Round 1Streets of Long Beach-April 9th-10th LONGBEACH,CALIFORNIA
Round 2Road to the Championship-May 7th-8th GEORGIA
Round 3The Gauntlet-June 4th-5th NEW JERSEY
Round 4Throwdown-July 9th-10th WASHINGTON
Round 5After Dark-August 20th-21st LAS VEGAS
Round 6Point of Impact-September 10th-11th SONOMA,CALIFORNIA
Round 7Title Fight-October 8th-9th IRWINDALE,CALIFORNIA

Robbie Nishida is going to be ditching his 350z and piloting the 2010 Hankook Nissan GT-R this year at Formula D.  These photos courtesy of Wrecked Magazine.com show Nishida's new ride fresh from Hankook's Booth at this year's SEMA show.  Look for this as well as the new 2010 Chevy Camaro at Round 1 Streets of Long Beach, April 9-10th.