http://news.drift.com en-us http://news.drift.com N/A info@drift.com Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:02:02 -0600 20 http://news.drift.com/articles/71/1/Formula-DRIFT-Mid-Season-Report-and-Launch-of-New-Online-Shop.html Formula DRIFT launches new e-commerce website with official Formula DRIFT licensed apparel. The season is halfway complete and with only a few points separating the leaders of the Castrol SYNTEC Power Cup which is still up for grabs... info@drift.com (Drift.com covering Formula Drift) Thu, 02 Aug 2007 00:00:00 -0500 http://news.drift.com/articles/70/1/Formula-DRIFT---Round-4-Drift-Slide-Collide-Evergreen-Speedway-Results.html The Formula DRIFT Championship presented by Circuit City continued the season with a stop at Evergreen Speedway for Round 4. The Pacific Northwest event proved to be both action packed and entertaining with Daijiro Yoshihara gaining his 2nd career win... info@drift.com (Drift.com covering Formula Drift) Tue, 17 Jul 2007 00:00:00 -0500 http://news.drift.com/articles/69/1/New-Stars-And-Cars-For-Sydney-Showdown.html An international ace, new cars and new drivers will be out to make their mark when the Toyo Drift Australia Series hits Sydney's Eastern Creek Raceway on July 7-8. For the first time in the series' three-year history, a Japanese driver will join the field, with D1 star Shinji Minowa set to make a one-off appearance in round three of the 2007 season... info@drift.com (Drift.com covering Formula Drift) Sun, 01 Jul 2007 00:00:00 -0500 http://news.drift.com/articles/66/1/Braille-Auto-Racing-with-Blake-Fuller-join-the-Formula-D-Professional-Drift-Series/Braille-Auto-Racing-with-Blake-Fuller-join-the-Formula-D-Professional-Drift-Series.html Summit Point, WV (June 4th, 2007) – Braille Auto Racing Team enters the Formula D Professional Racing Series at Round 3 held at Summit Point, West Virginia. The Formula D is well known for its high level involvement from Vehicle Manufacturers to aftermarket companies. This series is a test of both vehicle and driver and an obvious step for the Braille Auto Racing Team... info@drift.com (Drift.com covering Formula Drift) Mon, 04 Jun 2007 00:00:00 -0500 http://news.drift.com/articles/63/1/BFGoodrich-Tires-Wins-Round-Three-of-Formula-Drift-Series/BFGoodrich-Tires-Wins-Round-Three-of-Formula-Drift-Series.html BFGoodrich Tires out performed the competition last weekend during round three of the 2007 Formula Drift Championship at Summit Point Raceway in West Virginia.  Samuel “The Crazy Swede” H&uumlbinette (Mopar/BFGoodrich Tires) took first place while Kazu Hayashida (Signal/BFGoodrich Tires) of Team Signal qualified 12th and advanced to the quarterfinals before being eliminated... info@drift.com (Drift.com covering Formula Drift) Mon, 04 Jun 2007 00:00:00 -0500 http://news.drift.com/articles/61/1/Formula-DRIFT---Round-2-Road-Atlanta-Fight-Night-Results/Formula-DRIFT---Round-2-Road-Atlanta-Fight-Night-Results.html Formula DRIFT entered Road Atlanta for Round 2 of their Championship Series and the first stop on the Tires.com Triple Crown Event with Chris Forsberg taking home the victory... info@drift.com (Drift.com covering Formula Drift) Mon, 14 May 2007 00:00:00 -0500 http://news.drift.com/articles/64/1/Fighting-Irishman-Battles-His-Way-To-A-2nd-Place-Finish/Fighting-Irishman-Battles-His-Way-To-A-2nd-Place-Finish.html Falken Drift Team newcomer, Darren MacNamara, is relatively unknown to United States drift fans.  However in Europe, D-Mac as he is affectionately known, is an established standout in the PRODRIFT European Series... info@drift.com (Drift.com covering Formula Drift) Sat, 12 May 2007 00:00:00 -0500 http://news.drift.com/articles/57/1/Formula-DRIFT-Team-Drift-Challenge-Determined-by-Race-Fans/Formula-DRIFT-Team-Drift-Challenge-Determined-by-Race-Fans.html Formula DRIFT held the first of five, Team Drift competitions at this year’s 33rd Annual Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach and Team “Fast & Furious 3” came out on top. Fans helped determine the winner via Verizon Wireless’ “Text2Vote” system... info@drift.com (Drift.com covering Formula Drift) Wed, 18 Apr 2007 00:00:00 -0500 http://news.drift.com/articles/56/1/Formula-DRIFT---Round-1-The-Streets-of-Long-Beach-Results/Formula-DRIFT---Round-1-The-Streets-of-Long-Beach-Results.html Formula DRIFT began the season in true form with record attendance and providing another exciting event with Mitsuru Haruguchi, piloting the Falken Tires Nissan/Silkroad S13, taking the victory... info@drift.com (Drift.com covering Formula Drift) Mon, 09 Apr 2007 00:00:00 -0500 http://news.drift.com/articles/59/1/Haruguchi-Makes-A-Bold-First-Impression-At-Formula-D-Round-1/Haruguchi-Makes-A-Bold-First-Impression-At-Formula-D-Round-1.html April 7th marked the season opener for Formula Drift in Long Beach, CA.  Falken Tire kept all things drift interesting for 2007 by introducing 2 new campaign girls, a 3rd state of the art 53ft. motorsports rig, and added a pair of world class drivers, Mitsuru Haruguchi and Darren McNamara... info@drift.com (Drift.com covering Formula Drift) Sat, 07 Apr 2007 00:00:00 -0500 http://news.drift.com/articles/55/1/Formula-DRIFT-Launches-New-Website-and-Logo/Formula-DRIFT-Launches-New-Website-and-Logo.html Formula Drift announced today the launch of the company’s new website, www.formuladrift.com, and introduced a new corporate logo. A new addition to the website will allow designated users access to media downloads, forms, and high-resolution images... info@drift.com (Drift.com covering Formula Drift) Thu, 22 Mar 2007 00:00:00 -0500 http://news.drift.com/articles/54/1/Formula-DRIFT-2007-Season-Update/Formula-DRIFT-2007-Season-Update.html Entering its fourth season, Formula DRIFT revs up for their most exciting year with a new TV package, new drivers and cars, new sponsors and partnerships, and almost a half million dollars in prize money available... info@drift.com (Drift.com covering Formula Drift) Tue, 06 Mar 2007 00:00:00 -0600 http://news.drift.com/articles/50/1/Formula-Drift-Signs-ESPN-as-Television-Broadcast-Partner/Formula-Drift-signs-ESPN-as-the-exclusive-broadcast-partner-for-the-2007-Formula-Drift-Championship.html After the holiday break, first on Formula Drift’s agenda is the announcement regarding their TV plans for 2007. Formula Drift announced today that the 2007 Formula Drift Championship will be broadcast exclusively on ESPN2... info@drift.com (Drift.com covering Formula Drift) Wed, 03 Jan 2007 00:00:00 -0600 http://news.drift.com/articles/51/1/Vaughn-Gittin-Jr-Still-Ranked-as-1-American-Drifter-in-the-World/Vaughn-Gittin-Jr-Still-Ranked-as-1-American-Drifter-in-the-World.html Saturday December 16th was the D1GP Championship. The last big event of the 06 season. A serious rain downpour for most of the day seemed as if it would put a damper on things... info@drift.com (Drift.com covering Formula Drift) Mon, 01 Jan 2007 00:00:00 -0600 http://news.drift.com/articles/48/1/Hankook-Tire-America-Corporation-Debuts-Drifting-Porsche-to-Compete-in-2007-Formula-Drift-Series/Hankook-Tire-America-Corporation-Debuts-Drifting-Porsche-to-Compete-in-2007-Formula-Drift-Series.html Hankook Tire used the big stage at the annual SEMA tradeshow to announce its sponsorship of the first U.S. Drifting Porsche. The specially built, custom 993 GT2 Porsche, designed and manufactured by JIC USA/CROSS North America, made its official debut in the Hankook Tire exhibit at the Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) Show October 31, 2006.... info@drift.com (Drift.com covering Formula Drift) Fri, 08 Dec 2006 00:00:00 -0600 http://news.drift.com/articles/46/1/JR--The-El-Salvador-Invasion/JR--The-El-Salvador-Invasion.html JR and his Drift Alliance brother Chris Forsberg went to El Salvador to both teach a clinic on Drifting as well as introduce Drifting to El Salvador during the largest Annual Car Show. At first the two of them didn’t know what to expect, but they went down and did what they do best info@drift.com ( Drift.com News) Wed, 06 Dec 2006 00:00:00 -0600 http://news.drift.com/articles/45/1/Formula-Drift-Working-With-Cars-4-the-Cause/Formula-Drift-Working-With-Cars-4-the-Cause.html Formula D has announced its partnership with the automotive charity, Cars 4 the Cause (C4TC). C4TC will have a booth at all Formula D events starting April, 2007 where, for $1.00, spectators will be able to enter the raffle for a chance to win a specially modified Nissan 240SX... info@drift.com (Drift.com covering Formula Drift) Tue, 05 Dec 2006 00:00:00 -0600 http://news.drift.com/articles/43/1/Honda-Element-D/V6-Powered-Drift-Element.html The Honda Element-D ("D" for drifting) racecar shows what can happen when enthusiastic Honda associates raid the company parts bin. The Honda Element-D racecar replaces the stock 4-cylinder/Real Time 4WD drivetrain with a custom-designed and longitudinally-mounted 3.2-liter Honda V6 and rear-wheel-drive. info@drift.com ( Drift.com News) Tue, 31 Oct 2006 00:00:00 -0600 http://news.drift.com/articles/37/1/Braille-Auto-Racing-Takes-3rd-Place-in-Qualifying-Round-5-of-the-Formula-D-Series/Braille-Auto-Racing-Takes-3rd-Place-in-Qualifying-Round-5-of-the-Formula-D-Series.html Braille Auto Racing took 3rd place in qualifying at Round 5 of the Formula D series held on September 9th, at Wall Speedway in Wall N.J. using a nearly stock Nissan 350Z race car.After a one year hiatus from the FormulaD series, Blake Fuller, the driver of the Nissan 350Z was able to surpass and surprise all his competitors... info@drift.com (Drift.com covering Formula Drift) Fri, 22 Sep 2006 00:00:00 -0500 http://news.drift.com/articles/33/1/Hubinette-Ready-To-Do-Battle-in-D1GP-Drift-Competition/Hubinette-Ready-To-Do-Battle-in-D1GP-Drift-Competition.html “The Crazy Swede,” Samuel Hubinette, will return to California’s Irwindale Speedway this Friday and Saturday to take on the best drifters from Japan and the U.S. in the D1 Grand Prix Series Round 1 event. Hubinette posted a tenth-place finish in a recent D1GP All-Star event at... info@d1gp.com (Drift.com covering D1 Grand Prix) Wed, 23 Aug 2006 00:00:00 -0500 http://news.drift.com/articles/31/1/Professional-Drifting-as-a-Mainstream-Motorsport/Professional-Drifting-as-a-Mainstream-Motorsport.html Recently, D1 Professional Drift USA teamed up with the National Hot Rod Association (NHRA sport compact) to bring together two very different forms of motor sports competition at one event. This pairing of different racing disciplines is becoming more common... notused@hspn.com (Aaron Ekinaka) Sat, 12 Aug 2006 00:00:00 -0500 http://news.drift.com/articles/18/1/Drift-Catching-On-In-The-USA/Hot-Japanese-Motorsport-Taking-USA-By-Storm-Part-I.html Drifting is the latest import from Japan, but it’s not a car or a truck. Drifting is a type of racing, and it’s arguably the most exciting form of motorsports around... info@drift.com (Drift.com covering Formula Drift) Fri, 07 Jul 2006 00:00:00 -0500 http://news.drift.com/articles/16/1/Formula-Drift-Video-on-CNNs-Anderson-Cooper-360/Formula-Drift-In-The-News-Again.html Broadcast media continue to cover drifting and shed a positive light on the sport. CNN's Anderson Cooper 360 aired this 3 minute segment... info@drift.com (Drift.com covering Formula Drift) Tue, 04 Jul 2006 00:00:00 -0500 http://news.drift.com/articles/21/1/Amateur-Drifting-Championship-Series-Announced/Press-Release-Driftcom-Did-Not-Generate-This-Content.html The United States Drifting Association is pleased to announce their partnership with Formula Drift, Inc. in the creation of the Formula Drift Pro-Am Series. The Formula Drift Pro-Am Series is... info@drift.com (Drift.com covering Formula Drift) Fri, 23 Jun 2006 00:00:00 -0500