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Y U No Mantry?

Chris — Fri, 13 May 2011 15:00:08 +0000

Atlanta has the best fans on the FD Circuit. Period!
Of course Im a little bias. Every year we step up our fan-game and this year was no exception. With 4 foot tall drawings and illustrated thumbs-up signs that lit up at night, there is not another stop on the Formula D circuit that hang with us. Period. This year was slightly different for me in the fact that I didn’t have to ‘work’ the event. Typically, Im doing media or running a booth throughout FD weekend. Although,my media responsibilities this year lay with MotorMavens, all I had to do was simply watermark, and upload Twitter pics through the weekend. Since I do that anyway, it was a breeze and I was able to actually enjoy the event itself and the company of good friends. Here’s a few pics from the weekend. The whole gallery is at the bottom. You can also check out some proper coverage on MotorMavens (Day 1 / Day 2) and of course S3 Mag.

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Post tags: Atlanta, driftmechaniks, Formula D, Formula Drift, signs, team rowdy

I’ll be uploading pics live from Formula D Atlanta. Here’s where to find them.

Chris — Thu, 05 May 2011 18:03:24 +0000

Its seems like a lot of people will be missing FD Atl this year. If you are one of those poor, unfortunate souls, you may be happy to know that I’ll be uploading pictures (perhaps some video) live from the track all weekend on behalf of MotorMavens. To see them, simply follow me on Twitter and/or watch my Twitter Pics page for updates.

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We are hoons for Joon @joonmaeng

Chris — Thu, 13 May 2010 16:00:54 +0000

If there is one driver in FD that is loved by all, its Joon Maeng. We are huge fans of his dedication, passion, and determination within the sport. This is for you Joon! (see video below)

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There’s fans. Then there’s FANS.

Chris — Wed, 12 May 2010 16:00:21 +0000

Them.

and then there’s us.

We win.

Check out the rest of the pics from S3′s coverage.

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Post tags: Atlanta, Drift Atlanta, driftmechaniks, fans, Formula D, Formula Drift, team rowdy

This is how we do Formula D in the durty souf

Chris — Tue, 11 May 2010 20:02:04 +0000

More from the weekend at FD Atlanta coming soon in video form.

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Formula Drift drivers on Twitter #followfriday #formulad

Chris — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 17:30:40 +0000

Since I write about Twitter last year, Im please to say that many more automotive people are jumping on board. And to my surprise, there are quite a few Formula D drivers with accounts. There’s a few that aren’t utilizing the service (looking at your Dmac) but perhaps that’ll change. Regardless, Ive put together a small list of Formula D drivers with Twitter accounts. Be sure to follow them during this weekend’s Round 3 at Wallspeedway in Jersey.

Formula Drift
These are the guys that make it happen.

Jarod DeAnda aka “JRod”
The voice of Formula D. If you have ever attended a FD event, then you’ve heard this guy on the mic.

Joon Maeng
Driver of the infamous green S13.5 and by far one of the nicest guys you’ll ever meet. And one hell of a driver. He’s coming off a 4th place finish at FD Round 2: Atlanta. You can check out his website as well: http://www.joonmaeng.com/. He updates several times a week.

Tommy suell
Pilots the Allegiant AE86. Those that already know his profession will see the humor; or lack there of. Tommy has been quite the blogger as well. http://tommysuell.com/

Dai Yoshihara
Proud new owner of the Discount Tire IS350

Darren McNamara
Originally for Ireland, Dmac is campaigning the Saturn Sky in FD this year. To my chagrin, he’s slacking on his Twitter responsibilities and has yet to post an update.

Tony Brakohiapa
Driver of the Team X Ford Mustang

Vaughn Gittin Jr.
I heard a rumor he drives a Mustang too.

Matt Waldin
Somewhat of a new face to Formula D, but certainly not the scene. Matt has a licenses with in every North American drift series. He also owns a performance shop Import Intelligence in West Chester, PA.

Kyle Mohan
Driver of the Kyle Mohan Racing 2009 Mazda RX-8

Samuel Hubinette
Meh.

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Formula D Atlanta 2009 wrap-up

Chris — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 16:00:21 +0000

The entire weekend can be summed up in one picture…. this one:

Team Rowdy/dM were by far the loudest and voicefull group throughout the entire track.

<3 Wes.

Jerry attempting to brake his neck.

Poor Andy He was plagued by car issues throughout his ProAm qualifying runs. [Read his wrap-up here].

There were a ton of people this year. At this rate, the grandstands will be completely full within two years.

RayRay knows how to roll.

This Navigator was massive!

Amanda enjoying some of the top32 runs

I admit, I had a few drinks. WTH is up with my hair?!?! ugh.

Preach on brothah!

Mr. DVANZ and Brian Eggert.

Dennis and Marty.

Don’t piss off the albino yeti!

Team Rowdy / driftMechaniks holding it down.

hooray! BM made it out

Awards ceremony.

Joon Maeng getting abosolutly swarmed by fans after his top 4 finish.

Hanging out in Andy’s pits.

Southeast Drift was definetly representing strong at FD. Advertising for their Triple Threat was every where. Post on that coming tomorrow.

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Corolla is running and ready to destroy

Chris — Thu, 07 May 2009 16:00:41 +0000

I haven’t updated this thing in a minute. Sorry about that. Been pretty busy pulling in freelance work and applying for jobs which is for another post. But real quick, I got the Corolla running and she’s pretty much ready for battle in Atlanta this weekend. Still got some loose ends to take care of but nothing major. One of the things I really wanted to do was add a Studio Rhoad sticker to the car. After all, the more work I get through SR, the better the car will become (see ‘extra money’). So I orded a big rollcall of companies either owned by me and/or friends from VoodooGarage. I decided to just use the Studio Rhoad sticker as a windshield banner for now. I’ll add the rest later. Oh and I had to take the Centerline’s off for now. The tires GTE hooked me up with are slightly too big and rub the fenders. Yes, I could roll/pull the fenders to prevent that, but I don’t want to run 185/65/15′s anyway, so I’ll wait till I get a decent size tire before rolling/pulling the fenders.

Right… short post. Thats all for now. If I don’t post tomorrow, be sure to follow me via Twitter from the Formula D event on Saturday and Triple Threat all day Sunday.

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Bill Sherman may not return

Chris — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 19:45:48 +0000

After chatting with Bill Sherman last week we have to make a retraction from our Issue 3. It appears he won’t be attending the NOPI Drift series this year as of right now. In fact, Bill seems to be the top finisher in Formula D (8th) without a ride for 2008. Hopefully he finds his way into a car by the end of the season. If your looking for a driver late in the game for 2008 picking up Bill Sherman is a must!

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