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Discounted Coilovers for Formula Drift Irwindale

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We’ll be attending this year’s Formula Drift event at Irwindale Speedway on October 13-14, 2017.

Rumors abound that this will be the last Formula D event at this specific track (which has been the same rumor for the past five years or so; seems to be a legitimate claim this time).

As always, we’ll have our merchandise for sale, as well as some products on display.

We’ll also be bringing some discounted coilovers that we brought to JCCS (which was kind of a last-minute notice).

*These are technically used coilover kits (test & evaluation). In actuality, they were mostly used for fitment testing and for obtaining ride height adjustment range data and were not really driven on. These kits will be sold as-is and without warranty.

GSB14-1UAS2

GSK10-1UAS2

GSP26-1UAS2

GSHD6-1USS2

VSM40-C1SS1

DSE20-LUSS2

GSB90-51SS3

 

See special pricing below:

*Prices are for cash payment (we will not be able to process credit card transactions during Formula D)


***We will only be bringing qty 1 of  each part number listed. The list below is solely to show applicable vehicle models by part number***

Formula Drift Rd. 7 (Irwindale Speedway)

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We’ve been attending all the California Formula Drift events for the past few years now. This year we decided to attend all U.S. events. While quiet on our blog about this, we’ve kept followers up to date on our Facebook and Instagram feed (@teinusa). So of course we’re looking to go to the final event for the 2015 season!

Irwindale-Speedway-closes-its-doors

An old-school picture of the Irwindale Speedway, probably in its prime and definitely well before drifting ever became a thought.

As we understand it, and as it has been a threat looming over this particular event, this may be the last Formula Drift event at Irwindale Speedway, as the current owners/investors have plans to bulldoze the facility and track and make way for a,,,,,,,,, shopping center?

 

Kinda BS if you ask me. Anyway, if this is true, we hope the race will truly be a memorable one. This season’s Formula Drift was full of unexpected turns (semi-pun intended??), and almost every event has had its own controversial matter. We’re almost guaranteed a big bang finale.

In terms of exposure in the drifting scene, TEIN has been relatively quiet. There are two cars out there using our suspension, but we’re not inclined to say who. Last season, we had Geoff Stoneback on board with TEIN, but for 2015, being his first year full-time in the Pro class (was Pro 2 last year), he was picked up by another sponsor. To be honest, we’re quite proud of that. It goes to show that Geoff is truly a talented driver, and now he has the backing of quite a few sponsors! We know he’ll only be doing bigger and better things for years to come! Fortunately we keep in touch with him, and he’s kind enough to pay us a visit at the TEIN booth for every event so far! Truly a great friend of ours!

Go Geoff!!!

Go Geoff!!!

Anyway, like always, we’ll be there and will have TEIN goods on hand. So stop by and say hi! We’ll also have our good friend Reginald Cunanan and his beautiful Mitsubishi Evo X on hand.

Reginald CZ4A blog 6

Rd. 7 for Formula Drift is on October 9-10, 2015! Get your tickets at the Formula Drift Webpage

 

Formula Drift 2012

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The last event for Formula Drift 2012 was this past Saturday, October 13th. Luckily I attended the event not only as a spectator but also an employee of TEIN, as we had our own booth.  Unfortunately I only got glimpses of the actual drift event as most of my time was spent behind the counter. It was a very busy, busy, busy event I must say.  However I did get a chance to walk around and take a look at all the hard working models (wink wink) and attending show cars.

Customers came in by our booth throughout the day. It was nice to meet and speak with many of our customers.

It seems as though everywhere I looked there was a lowered FRS/BRZ plastered with sponsor stickers, body kit, and/or graphic designs. Of course there were other vehicles like Fords, Honda’s, Mitsubishi Evo’s , Mazda’s, Toyota’s, etc., you name it.  One car that stood out to me the most was our very own United States Air force project car. This Dodge Challenger was more beefed up than a plate of sloppy joes, with a double cheeseburger, and a side of carne asada. Ill spare detailing the modification as I’m sure most of you can look that up.

United States Air Force built this Challenger. Looked and sounded mean.

In a nut shell the event was great. Daigo Saito and his Lexus SC430 were crowned the winner of this season. Unfortunately Vaughn Gittin Jr. and his Mustang (rocking our coilover’s) came in second. Still, a great season for Vaughn.

One mean looking ride- Vaughn Gittin Jr.’s Monster Mustang.

Justin”JTP” Pawlak also had a good race this past weekend, taking second place for the closing race of the season.

Justin Pawlak in the Falken Mustang. This guy, as well as all the Falken backed drivers, are crazy talented in what they do!

Nevertheless the turn out was exactly as we anticipated (sold out). It was a great day for us and we look forward to attending next year’s season.

Just a small view of the sold out event. The grandstands were literally packed with fans. Pretty crazy to experience that!

 

HRE Wheels had a nice display, showing an old school Toyota 86 next to the new school 86 (Scion FR-S).

 

Brian from Mackin Industries (Distributor of Volk Racing and Advan Wheels) Scion FR-S. He uses TEIN Flex dampers on this setup.

To all the fans, drivers, teams, and organizers for Formula Drift, thank you for another great season! See you all next year.

 

*some pictures sourced from Speedhunters.com

 

 

 

 

 

 

Formula D Rd. 7 at House of Drift

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This past weekend turned out to be one of the biggest and best turnouts for the Formula D series for 2011. As with past Formula D events, the Irwindale, CA event is a special one- It’s the last event for the year! So most spectators expect teams and drivers to go all out, because they know that for the driver, going home with the win is a big deal.

This year’s finale for Formula D was a sold out event. Again, there are normally some high expectations for this round. And, anyone who was following the series points knows how tight a race for season championship it really was. Drivers such as Justin “JTP” Pawlak, Daijiro Yoshihara, Chris Forsberg, and Darren “D-Mac” McNamara looked to be all in contention for the championship. Talk about keeping competition tight!

But this year, the event win goes to Tyler McQuarrie in the Falken 350z. A big congratulations to him, as well as to the crew at Autosport Dynamics (ASD) who prep and maintain his car. These guys are truly a hardworking team!

Photo courtesy of Formula D

Also, another big congratulations goes out to Daijiro Yoshihara for his season championship! Everyone who’s followed Formula D since its infancy knows that “Dai” has been there from the beginning. After putting in over 8 years into this, I’m sure the title of “champion” makes it all worthwhile. Our hats off to him and the Falken/Discount Tire S13 team!

Photo courtesy of Formula D

Let’s all look forward to an even better season for 2012!

S. Verdier Podium Finish with Video

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A big congratulations goes to Stephan Verdier and his crew for the 3rd place podium finish at Rd.1 of the Global RallyCross Championship.

Stephan finished behind Marcus Gronholm and Tanner Foust in the Saturday final which is outstanding considering many of the other competitors have HUGE budgets and some are factory backed.

From watching the in-car videos it looks like Stephan had a lot of fun on the Irwindale Speedway course which featured a 70′ gap jump and 50/50 tarmac to gravel road surface.

Our own engineer, Mr. Katsuma Nakai, was on hand for suspension support. A few minor tweaks were made to the Gr.N dampers which performed flawlessly.

Check out the in-car video from MotoIQ and Saturday’s final.

Images taken from MotoIQ, Urban Racer and Subie-Life.com. Video taken from MotoIQ and XGames.

ID Auto Festival

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Thanks for those who stopped by our booth at the ID Auto Festival. If you did not attend, this was a car meet and garage sale. There were free prizes, shopping sprees and cash prizes given throughout the day for various categories. Many top manufacturers came out with some awesome deals on used and NEW products.

TEIN booth nestled between C-West and Cusco. Other manufacturers included Greddy, Mackin, Apexi, ATI, Seibon, LOT USA, 5 Zigen, all in all about 20.

We were selling both new and open box items. There were some great deals to be had throughout the event.

Our booth was selling TEIN, DEFI, Fujitsubo and Peltor products. Some new and some used – all at special prices.

Anything in the box  for $30.

Some nice vehicles on display.

Abe Ko’s LS sitting on TEIN FLEX Sedan coilovers and Platnium VIP Cup Kit. 2-3″ of in-car ride height adjustment.

Many raffles held throughout the day. Every person who entered the event got a raffle ticket for FREE. Each manufacturer donated items to the general raffle and their were special raffles for largest forum turnout, Longo Scion tC test drive, etc…

Two winners of the general raffle. TEIN provided the Carbing Radicator Cooling Panel.

Raffle winners from the two largest forums in attendance.

Raffle winner from the Best Car Crew (Platnium VIP), $400 CASH MONEY.

The event was super chill. I saw many people come and just hang out. No entrance fees. People could come and go as you please. Tons of free prizes. DJ spinning some good music. Food Trucks.

Hope to see everyone next time.

BLACK SUNDAY SUPER SALE

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TEIN will be participating in the ID AutoFestival on November 28th at Toyota (Irwindale) Speedway. This is a huge manufacturer BLACK SUNDAY sale and car meet. Many big brands will be at the event selling products for low low prices. There will also be prizes for the largest turnout by a forum and best car crew.

TEIN will have some open box and old demo items as well as selected new items for sale. We will also be selling a host of TEIN Goods which make great stocking stuffers.

Open Box coilover kits and lowering springs.




Complete DEFI gauges which were used for display.

TEIN Goods: T-Shirts, Mechanic Gloves, Keychains, Backpack, Dampachi Dolls, Bottle Openers, etc…

Get out of the house. Check out the cars and manufacturer direct deals.

We hope to see you there.

More information can be found at IndustryDay.org

2010 Season Champion

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Congratulations to Vaughn Gittin of the Falken Drift Team for winning the 2010 Formula Drift Championship.

TEIN is a proud sponsor of the Falken Tire/ Monster Energy Ford Mustang as well as Falken Sky (D-Mac), 350Z (Tyler) and Mustang (JTP). These four vehicles are built and maintained by new Authorized TEIN Dealer, Autosport Dyanmics (ASD) out of North Carolina.

TEIN has supported various cars on the Falken Drift team since the days of Koguchi and Yamamoto. Great to see that one of the biggest teams in professional drifting has taken home the title.

Various TEIN USA staff members were at the House Of Drift both in the stands and in vendor alley. The championship fight was exciting, and to witness Vaughn clinch the top spot at the final event was awesome.

Ryan throwin up the Ws. Two other TEIN USA staff in the background who came to watch the action

Can’t wait until next year as the cars and drivers just get better and better. The entry speed, angle and distance between cars/ objects is amazing.

Images from DriftFotos.com (Larry Chen) and TEIN USA staff.

10% Coupon for TEIN Goods

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This Saturday is the final round of the 2010 Formula D season at Toyota Speedway (Irwindale). We will have a booth selling all types of TEIN goods at discounted prices. If you present the below coupon at time of purchase you will receive an additional 10% off your entire purchase.


Items for sale include: T-Shirt, Key-chains, Dampachi Dolls, Mechanic Gloves, Hats, Umbrellas, Stickers and much more.

Gates open at 2PM. Come early as some items have very limited quantities. Bring cash as we do not accept credit cards.

The final round of action should be exciting as current points leader, JR, only needs to make top 16 to become the 2010 champ.

See you Saturday!