Hahaha!
This guy doesn’t cease to amaze us all at any point. The Formula Drift veteran is out in a new video once again, this time at the Ford factory taking a spin in one of his Monster Mustangs. Pretty awesome shenanigans, as expected!
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Formula Drift 2012
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
Vaughn Gittin Jr. Holds on to Formula Drift #1 Spot
As the final race for the Formula Drift season approaches, we should be prepping ourselves for one great season finale!
As it currently stands, Vaughn Gittin Jr. holds first place with a 25.5 points lead over second place Daigo Saito. And just 44.75 points back sits Rhys Millen, the winner of this past weekend’s Formula Drift in Las Vegas. I find myself growing more and more white hairs on my head than ever before just thinking about how many close battles there are in competition, whatever the sport. And Formula Drift is no different. This has been one of the best seasons so far. Just a little stressful to watch, I suppose!
As aforementioned, Rhys Millen in the Red Bull Hyundai Genesis Coupe, took the win this past weekend. Remaining podium spots were filled with Fredric Aasbo in the Team Need For Speed Scion tC and Vaughn Gittin Jr. in his Monster Falken Mustang.
Great work, Vaughn! We look forward to catching another exciting race at the season closer!
Pics sourced from Speedhunters.com
Monster Falken 2012 Mustang
Working here at TEIN USA, I’m usually getting picked on because I would rather drive American muscle vs. a Japanese import. Now don’t get me wrong, Japanese import vehicles are reliable cars that can be tuned to perfection. But I’m more of a supercharged, convertible Roush Mustang with a Dual Flowmaster exhaust system type of guy. The 2012 Monster energy/ Falken Tire sponsored Mustang is a very good example of what I’m talking about. It has a roaring 800 horsepower 6.7-liter V8 engine. It also sports a set of Azenis RT615K tires and HRE Wheels Competition Series C21. I bet you guys are wondering, “OK, it’s a beast of a car, but what does it have to do with TEIN”, right? Well of course I wouldn’t be blogging about this beauty just because of its performance tuning and RTR body kit if it did not sport our TEIN 2-way adjustable coil overs with dual EDFC custom made to maneuver this pony 🙂
Falken Tires’ New Commercials!
Falken has made a new commercial for 2012 focusing on their participation in AMA and ALMS. But they also put in some nice clips of their Formula D cars in action!
Falken has built up a nice history in motorsports Stateside over the past few years, making a mark not only in drifting, but in American Le Mans and the aforementioned AMA. They don’t seem to be slowing down their pace, either.
As some of you may know, we get to work side by side with Falken’s drift car builders Autosport Dynamics. I can say, with certainty, that Falken is fully vested in making competitive vehicles with the sole purpose of winning. I’m sure this directly translates into developing a great product readily available to the consumer. We are more than glad to get to work with such a company in their Formula D program.
When you have time, check out their website, they have a great page detailing their motorsports side and some information on their drivers and their cars. Not to mention, some great info on their ALMS Porsche GT3 RSR car. OH MY…..
A look back at US Drifting – Part 2
From 2003 to 2009 TEIN USA supported the following cars/drivers:
TEIN 350Z – Murao TEIN/ OS Giken S14 – Murao
TEIN JDMRice S13 – Murao DRFT FD3S – Utsumi
DRFT S13 – Utsumi Team Falken S13 – Koguchi
Team Falken S14 – Yamamoto Team Rotora S13 – Ken Gushi
Team Rotora S13 – Ernie Fixmer Team Falken S13 – Gittin
Team Falken/ Discount Tires – Young Team Falken EF – Hatakeyama
Team Falken Camaro – Hampton Team Falken FD3S – Yamamoto
Team Falken FD3S – Angelo Team Falken G35 – Wan
Team Falken Mustang – Gittin Team Falken S15 – Forsberg
Star Girl Racing S13 – Mei Team X Mustang – Beckford
Honda R&D Element – n/a Milano Auto – Kregorian
Team Falken/ Discount Tire IS300 – Sumida Team Falken/ NTB RX-8 – Yamamoto
Team Falken/ Boso Garage S13 – Petty Team Falken Sky – McNamara
Team Falken 350Z Convertible – McQuarrie Team Falken 2010 Mustang – Pawlak
Monster/ Team Falken 2011 Mustang – Gittin
Ross Petty’s ride back in 2007 which used custom valved Super Drift coilovers.
Falken IS300 from 2007 which was driven by Hiro Sumida. Utilized mono tube TEIN coilovers and EDFC.
2008 Falken Sky driven by D-Mac. Using TEIN Super Street coilovers and EDFC.
2009 Falken 350Z convertible driven by Tyler who finished third overall in FD last year. Utilizes a Super Racing coilover kit with custom valving and dual EDFC.
2010 bodied Ford Mustang driven by JR in 2009. TEIN 2-way coilovers and dual EDFC.
For the 2010 FD season TEIN will be used on 4 Falken drift cars which include:
Falken Sky driven by D-Mac
Falken 350Z Convertible driven by Tyler
Falken 2010 Mustang driven by JTP
Monster Engery/ Falken Tire 2011 Mustang driven by JR