The Xtreme Drift Ciruit just announced their trio of judges for the 2010 season. Headlining the judges pannel is 2009 Formula Drift Champion Chris Forsberg. Joining Forsberg are Matt Petty and Michael Schnider. The XDC also dropped loads of new information about the upcomming Irwindale event on March 20th. See all the details in the press release below.
Press Release:
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
XDC Judges and Irwindale Event Enhancements Announced
March 2, 2010 (Tustin, Calif.) - With three weeks to go before the first XDC event on March 20 in Irwindale, the series is happy to formally announce its 2010 list of judges. Raising the bar of Pro-Am judging, XDC is pleased to announce the judging trio of Chris Forsberg, Matt Petty, and Michael Schneider for the 2010 season.
Forsberg is no stranger to any fan of drifting. The 2009 Formula Drift champion became the first series champion whose driving career originated from grassroots drifting, and is uniquely placed to advise and guide the next wave of professional drifters coming up through the XDC. Petty, organizer of the grassroots drifting organization Club Loose, organized the first drifting event at Raceway Park in Englishtown, NJ in 2003 which he runs to this day. Under his guidance, more Club Loose competition drivers have reached podium status than any other organization’s drivers in the United States. Schneider has served as the head judge of USDrift for the past seven years, and has also judged several PRO/AM regional and national events alongside Formula Drift’s judges in addition to assisting other regional organizations as a guest judge.
“The XDC series is a great opportunity for up-and-coming drivers to compete on a national level, building the bridge between PRO/AM and the Formula Drift Pro Championship Series,” said Forsberg. “I am very excited to have been chosen as a judge for their inaugural year, and look forward to seeing the best grassroots talent America has to offer.”
The XDC Supershow
The XDC will not only provide a platform for the country’s semi-pro drifters to compete on a national level at professional tracks, but XDC Events will provide entertainment above and beyond that of a typical drifting event with ancillary attractions planned in conjunction with industry organizations and promoters at each event. In addition to the series’ association with Formula Drift as a Formula Drift affiliate series, and the REMIX Award Tour which will be at every event, the circuit will also collaborate with Primedia’s Super Lap Battle, Hyperfest, Hot Import Nights, and Adams Motorsports Park at events throughout the 2010 season. This is just the start - there are several more industry partnerships to be announced. Select events will also see lifestyle collaborations with the World of Dance Tour and the leader in nightlife, ClubDistrict.com.
Product Support for drivers of XDC
Several companies have joined the XDC to provide parts and discounts for the drivers of the series in an effort to support and grow the industry by means of giving back to the grassroots community. In addition to contingency support from Genius Tools, ACT, and Belle-1 Communications, varying levels of product support will come from Cooper Tires, Enkei, Rays, Volk, Gram Lights, Seibon, and Killer Glass.
“We are really excited to see these companies dedicated resources to the grassroots community, which is the backbone of the automotive aftermarket,” said Michael Munar, President of XDC Events. “This is a similar trend we saw when producing HIN in the late 90’s where companies who supported the enthusiasts needs early on, became industry leaders for years to come. Timing is everything, and hence our mission to aid in the growth of the industry now, rather than later.”
JDM Parts Sale added to Vendor Midway
The Vendor Midway at Irwindale Speedway will see the addition of a special one day only sale on rare and unique parts from Bride, Bomex, 5-Zigen and JP. Seats, bodykits, wheels, and other hard-to-find parts will be sold on Saturday, March 20 at XDC Irwindale in the Vendor Midway between 11am and 7pm.
Media Coverage
Fulfilling its aim to provide a higher level of media and industry exposure for the next wave of professional drifters and car show competitors, XDC has secured media arrangements with Primedia’s Super Street and Import Tuner, PAS Mag, Wrecked Magazine (www.wreckedmagazine.com), Drifting.com, plus dozens of other industry publications and websites.
March 20, 2010 XDC/REMIX Toyota Speedway of Irwindale, Irwindale, CA
May 22, 2010 XDC/REMIX Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Las Vegas, NV
June 19, 2010 XDC/REMIX Summit Point Raceway, Summit Point, WV
July 31, 2010 REMIX Sunlife Stadium, Miami Gardens, FL
August 7, 2010 XDC/REMIX Englishtown Raceway, Englishtown, NJ
September 25, 2010 XDC/REMIX Texas Motor Speedway, Fort Worth, TX
October 16, 2010 XDC/REMIX Firebird Raceway, Chandler, AZ
December 11, 2010 REMIX Blaisdell Expo Center, Honolulu, HI
ABOUT XTREME DRIFT CIRCUIT
The XDC is the country’s premier national Pro-Am drifting championship, featuring a six-round championship with the rising stars of professional drifting set in a full-scale lifestyle festival. For more information, visit www.xtremedriftcircuit.com. Competitors with rulebook and technical questions should contact Michael Schneider at mike.c@usdrift.com. Drivers with general event questions should contact Brian Eggert at brian@xtremedriftcircuit.com, or by calling (804) 65-PROAM (77626).
The REMIX Car Show Competition will host the ultimate platform for the nation’s top builders and car junkies, featuring music, dance, cars, fashion, sports, art, and lifestyle. For more information, contact nate.leon@remixevents, or visit nate.leon@remixevents, or visit www.remixevents.com.
Check it out, Mr. Joon Maeng just uploaded some recent video of the FullTiltPoker.com/Burgenholtz Racing Mazda RX-8 being tuned on the dyno by none other than Eric Hsu of Cosworth USA. Turn up the speakers and watch the beast pound the rollers to the tune of 604HP at the rear wheels!
You’ve might have heard about this already but late yesterday we got official confirmation from NOS Energy Drink that they recently shot a commercial at Willow Springs Raceway featuring 2009 Formula D Champion Chris Forsberg. NOS Energy Drink plans to air this commercial on national television during select NASCAR races this season. This will be one of the first national commercials featuring drifting and with airings during NASCAR races there is potential for a lot of new eyeballs to be exposed to the not so little and not so new motorsport. I can’t wait to see where this may lead. For more info about the commercial and its air times hit up DrinkNOS.com.
Sorry that today has been a bit slow but while I continue to scour the interwebs for current freshness check out this video I found called “off-season” featuring a very scenic background, high definition camera work, and some awesome driving by Ryan Tuerck. Enjoy!
Normally drifting on public roads is frowned upon. Unless however you some how get the cops to close off one of the country’s most famous twisty roads just for you. Then all bets are off and anything goes! It looks like Scion and Rockstar signed a check and let Tanner Foustplay on Mulholland Drive all on his lonesome in his NASCAR powered Scion tC. The video below is just a trailer but the full feature should be pretty awesome.
I Just got this in from Joey over at WreckedMagazine.com. They’re starting a Fantasy Drifting league! Now we can go beyond just calling the podium on forums! Check out all the information below straight from Wrecked.
The long awaited game for Formula Drift has arrived on our website. Once you register you become a Formula D general manager commanding a roster of four drivers. You can compete in public leagues where you can invites friends and have randomly assigned players join to fill the league. You can also run a private league which requires you to invite anyone you want to play into your game. So start a league with work, your drift buddies, or some degenerates from your favorite car forum and draft up for Long Beach!
The game will allow you to score one point for these 10 categories:
1.Top 32 (Anytime a Driver Of Yours Makes It Into the Top 32 You Will Receive One Point)
2.Top 16 (Anytime a Driver Of Yours Makes It Into the Top 16 You Will Receive One Point)
3.Top 8 (Anytime a Driver Of Yours Makes It Into the Top 8 You Will Receive One Point)
4.Podium (Anytime a Driver Of Yours Makes It On Podium You Will Receive One Point Regardless of what Place on the Podium)
5.Vehicle Malfunction (One point will be rewarded to your team if any driver on your team has some sort of vehicle malfunction)
Example: This could be anything from blowing a transmission to not starting at the line.
6.Wreck Tow Off (One point will be rewarded to your team if any driver on your team wrecks his car and must be towed off the course by a tow truck.)
7.Wreck Drive Off (One point will be rewarded to your team if any driver on your team wrecks and is able to drive off on his own will.)
Example: For your driver to qualify into this category he must leave some parts on the track. No bumper taps will count here.
8.One More Time (One point will be rewarded to your team if every time a driver on your roster participates in a One More Time battle regardless of what round he is in.)
9.UnderDog (One point will be rewarded to your team if every time a driver on your roster wins a tandem round of drifting against someone who qualified better than him at the current event.)
10.Team Tire Podium (One point will be rewarded to your team if any driver on your roster who shares a tire company with a driver on the podium.)
Example: Note that your own driver will not count for this. For example, since I have Michael Essa and he runs Maxxis Tires I received points at 2009 Irwindale Speedway Round 7 since Ryan Tuerck was on the podium.
If your not a Fantasy Game professional we understand and if the all the information is a little overwhelming we have made two tutorial videos on how to get going:
Ever since Sevenstock in ‘09 BMI Racing’s RX-8 has been making a pretty big splash on the Internet and within the Mazda community. That kind of thing happens when you’ve got the only RX-8 in the world with super rare hand built four-rotor engine. So far all this car has had to do is park somewhere and start the engine and hundreds of car nuts and rotor heads will come running to get an earful of the violent symphony that comes from underneath this beast’s hood. While most were content with that,a recent article on Mazda’s website revealed that BMI Racing intends to bring their one of a kind creation to Formula Drift for the 2010 season with Pro-AM graduate Charles Ng as their driver.
Word has it that the car is going out for its first drift test session pretty soon, so we’ll try to crash that event and get some footage of this thing sideways.
Calvin Wan has been busy in the off-season! Over the drifting break he collab’d with Fatlace and a design firm called Objectify LLC to create a drifting game/app for the iPhone/iPod Touch that combines drifting with a Japanese form of painting called “Sumi-e“. It looks pretty fresh but to me this is both a win and a fail at the same time. How can it be both you ask? Well it wins for the obvious reason that its a unique game that combines art and drifting. However it fails because right now it is only for the iPhone/iPod Touch AKA “hipster’s idol god”. Its great that they created a mobile app that combines one of our favorite motorsports and art all together but trendy Steve Jobs fanboy hipsters aren’t the only ones that like drifting!
I’m sure there is a good reason why this is iPhone/iPod exclusive right now but I would love to see this app for Android, BlackBerrry, and Windows Mobile devices in the near future. So, if you have an iPhone or iPod I encourage you to download this and tell all your friends to do the same. Because the more people who buy this app the sooner Calvin will have the resources to port Drift Sumi-e to other phones!
The Hankook 2010 Camaro is finally ready for battle. A short video was leaked out today of Conrad Grunewald’s new beast carving it up in a short technical course. It is likely they were sorting out their suspension set up. Either way, this thing looks absolutely furious. If you are going to be a pro competitor in Formula D this year then make no mistake. This Camaro hates you..
We just got the news that hot on the heels of the Bergenholtz announcing their FullTiltPoker.com title sponsorship Falken Tire has announced that they have just signed former Bergenholtz driver Justin Pawlak to drive their 2010 Ford Mustang as Vaughn Gittin Jr. jumps into his 2011 model Mustang. Video and full press release below:
Press Release:
JUSTIN PAWLAK TO DRIFT 2010 FALKEN TIRE
FORD RACING MUSTANG
FONTANA, CA (Feb. 12, 2010) - Fontana, CA. - As the 2010 Formula Drift season gets ready to begin, Falken Tire would like to welcome the newest member to its drift team, Justin Pawlak. Campaigning the newly built 2010 Ford Mustang sporting Falken Tires world-renowned blue and teal livery, Justin looks to march toward the top of Formula Drift in his 3rd full season. ASD in Charlotte, North Carolina is prepping the Mustang for its 2010 debut at Long Beach and will work closely with Justin to get him comfortable in his new ride.
As a full-time driver in the 2008 Formula Drift season, Justin got his first podium at Irwindale finishing 16th overall for the season earning him an invitation to the Drifting World Championship. He followed that up with multiple Top-16’s and a 9th place overall points finish in 2009.
Affectionately known as “JTP”, he’s looking forward to the new season and all that comes with it. “I’m speechless! I’m very excited to join the Falken Tire/Ford Racing team and the Falken family! Falken Tire has been pushing drifting to the next level and I’m very excited to be a part of it.”
A new season brings a new set of challenges as Justin makes the transition from a 3-rotor turbo power plant to 650+ horsepower V8. Despite the fact that he’s drifted rotary-powered Mazdas for over 5 years, JTP fully expects to do things in the Mustang that “have never been seen before.” Justin’s aggressive driving style complimented by the new Falken Azenis RT615K tire should prove to be a lethal combination in his efforts towards the 2010 Formula Drift championship.
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