formula drift

The tenth season of Formula Drift kicked off this past weekend in front of a sell-out crowd in Long Beach, California. Celebrating a decade of smoke-spewing sideways drift racing is a solid testament to the popularity of the sport that delivers everything racing enthusiasts seek - high horsepower ...

With the 2013 Formula Drift Championship season kicking off in Long Beach this weekend, we couldn't think of a better time to share this smoke-filled video of pro drift driver Ryan Tuerck getting sideways in his brand-new Scion FR-S (pictured above). Tuerck will be throwing down some serious ...

During a brief interlude at the tail end of the Formula D season, Scion Racing decided to pull the squad together for some shenanigans at Willow Springs. As the Figurehead of their Formula Drift efforts, Ken Gushi was on hand to get up to his usual brand of trouble. This video definitely drops ...

In the past decade, we have seen an explosion of cars being imported to North America from Japan for the purposes of stripping them, ripping them and drifting them. There has always seemed to be an aversion to purchasing cars that were readily available on our shores. Why buy domestic when you ...

Whether you follow the sport of drifting or not, you have to admit that it has taken off. Seeing this popularity, Ford has just announced its sponsorship of Formula Drift as an official partner through the 2013 season. Ford has already had involvement with the steadily growing sport, through its ...

Ford gave the green light to Formula Drift stat Vaughn Gittin Jr. to do what every red-blooded race car driver would want to do with acres of wide open asphalt, car obstacles and a banked high speed half oval - shred it. Since 2004, every single Ford Mustang has been built in this Flat Rock, ...

Drifting is quickly becoming one of the fastest growing motorsports in North America with each passing year garnering more fans, sponsors and talent. Drivers from across the world are competing across the continent for the chance to be crowned as a tire slaying champion. If you don't know what ...

Early privately-owned drift cars were fitted with with either turbocharged Nissan Japanese-spec 240SX motors (the Silvia SR20 turbo-4) or turbocharged Toyota 2JZ (six-cylinder) powerplants from Supras. They were easy to work on, reliable, and they produced plenty of the wheel-spinning power ...

Every once in a long spell, we get an email asking how an ambitious young writer can work his or her way into the automotive sphere. The answer is always the same: work harder. Work harder than you ever have in your entire life. Work harder than anyone else around you. Sacrifice your time, your ...

Earlier this month, Rhys Millen took to Formula Drift Long Beach to introduce his newly updated 2013 Hyundai Genesis Coupe racer. After securing second place during qualifying and besting Nice D'Alessio in the top 32 battle, Millen spun on his second run of the top 16 contention versus Daigo ...