Formula Drift - Round 1 - Long Beach, CA - 04.07.12

Formula Drift kicked off the 2012 season on the streets of Long Beach, CA this weekend.  Playing host to over 10,000 fans and spectators a record number of drivers (nearly 60) entered for their chance at qualifying into the weekends Top 32.  All in all, nearly 20 of these drivers were 2012 rookies and would soon test their skills between the very unforgiving concrete walls/barriers that surround the Turns 9, 10, and 11 at the infamous Grand Prix circuit.

This was also the debut of some brand new cars and drivers for the 2012 season including Ken Gushi in the highly anticipated Scion FR-S and Daigo Saito from Japan in his 1,200 HP Lexus SC430.

RESULTS:

First Place - Justin Pawlak - Falken Tire Ford Mustang

Second Place - Daijiro Yoshihara - America's Tire / Falken Tire S13

Third Place - Daigo Saito - Achilles Tire / Bridges Racing Lexus SC430

Formula Drift Rd. 7 "Title Fight" - Toyota Speedway 10.08.11

The final round of the 2011 Formula Drift Championships were held this past weekend at the "House of Drift" at the Toyota Speedway at Irwindale.  Entering the weekend points leader Daijiro Yoshihara looked to capture his very first championship title after 8+ long and difficult years of professional drifting in North America.  Giving close chase in the points were Justin "JTP" Pawlak, and 2009 Champion Chris Forsberg.  After a hard fought battle by all of the drivers throughout the championship round, Daijiro captured the 2011 Formula Drift Championship by a narrow margin of 6 total points over JTP.

Below are a handful of images from the drifting action, Enjoy!!

Motion Auto Show - 08.21.11 - Long Beach, CA

The Motion Auto Show rolled into the Long Beach Convention Center on Sunday, August 21 for its 6th annual showing of some of the hottest customized imports, Euros, and domestics in Southern California.  The show was presented by ProMotion Distributing, the industry's largest wholesale distributor of High Performance Aftermarket Products.

Here are some pictures from throughout the day...

Extreme Autofest - 07.10.11 - Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, CA Part 3

Last but not least, Part 3 of the images from Extreme Autofest...THE GIRLS.

NOS Energy Drink hosted the Model Lounge, which featured a number of girls in attendance promoting their goods.  As usual, this attracted all of the dudes, and many of them simply hung around all day to check them out.

Here are some pics for your viewing...