During our discussions about who the Personality of the Year nominees should be, Linhbergh summed up our objectives pretty well: "An automobile is just a cold hunk of metal at the end of the day. It takes the beating heart of a passionate personality to turn that hunk of metal into something with a soul." So it's time to have a look through our nominees and vote for your favourite!
Above: Kazuhiko "Smoky" Nagata
Daijiro Inada
Fredric Aasbo
Dandy Tanaka
Kamui Kobayashi
Bill Caswell
Nobuhiro "Monster" Tajima
Matt Powers
Peter Tarach
James Allen
Vaughn Gittin Jr.
Patrick Soderlund
Lewis Hamilton
Larry Chen
Luke Fink
James May
Mark Arcenal
Tanner Foust
Ken Block
Sebastian Vettel
Linhbergh
Jason Plato
Miki Taka
Jeremy Clarkson
James Rumsley
Atsushi Kuroi
Darren McNamara
Nobushige Kumakubo
Michael Burroughs
Adrian Newey
Chris Rado
Jon Sibal
Eric & Marc Koz of Twins Turbo Motorsport
Jonny Lieberman
Eddie Jordon
Justin Fox
Jarod DeAnda
Amir Rosenbaum
Will Roegge
Bryn Musselwhite
David Coulthard
Mark Webber
Dino Dalle Carbonare
Paddy McGrath
Mike Garrett
Jonathan Moore
"Alex"
OFFICIAL SPEEDHUNTERS SUPPLIERS
Smokey!
miki taka. however you did leave out a certain mad drifter?
Alex
James Rumsley
+1 for smoky!!
Jeremy Clarkson...the greatest asset to the motoring world...in the world.
bill caswell!!
Ken Block
Fredric Aasbo
Luke Fink.
Jeremy Clarkson
Mark Webber
James May!
Michael Burroughs
Adrian Newey
One that you left out guys!!! Ross Petty of Garage BOSO!
Will Roegge! hes a badass.
SMOKEY FTMFW!
seriously, hes like 4ft tall and has more balls then a chucky cheese play pit!
"Alex"
+1 block
Jeremy Clarkson
Michael Burroughs.
It has to be Alex!!
Jeremy Clarkson is by far the funniest and most creative.
However, Matt Powers is the true personality of the year
Michael Burroughs
Ken Block and the gymkhana craze fo sho
Michael Burroughs
fink
fink
Michael Burroughs
Mike burroughs!
Michael Burroughs
Mike Burroughs.
M. Bfurroughs FTMFW
James May
Michael Burroughs
Matt Powers
fredric aasbo
Was going to go with Powers, Smokey, or Mr. Inada, but i'm going to have to say Kuroi. R.I.P. man. =(
Frederic Aasbo! Most humble, friendly and entertaining person I have met in the industry. With his crazy angle and good humor. He can't be beat. He is exactly a perfect example of what competitive racing is about. Your my boy Aasbo!
Michael Burroughs
James May
"Alex"
Michael Burroughs
Tanner Foust. He's accomplished so much this year, it's remarkable.
Bill Caswell
Michael Burroughs
Kazuhiko "Smoky" Nagata
james may!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Michael Burroughs
M.Burroughs
Clarkson.
Michael Burroughs
Sebastian Vettel gets my vote. The guy had a crazy formula one season and still won.
1. Smoky
2. Jeremy CLarkson
3. James May
Atsushi Kuroi,Nobuhiro "Monster" Tajima,Kazuhiko "Smoky" Nagata,Miki Taka
Mark Arcenal
Bill Caswell, hands down. That guy is the ultimate speedhunter
Mike Burroughs.
JONNY LIEBERMAN!
I think either Matt Powers or Will Roegge.
"Go Go" Daijiro Inada
Bill Caswell
Webber!
bill caswell no doubt
Smokey seems to be the coolest and the top nominee for personality of the decade at the very least. But in all reality, I don't know most of these guys to know who to vote for. Though I know enough to know that there is no wrong in voting for Kazuhiko Nagata. 'Cause Smokey's a speedhuntin' free spirit.
Nobushige Kumakubo. talk about an absolute ambassador to not only drifting but motorsports in general. He's more than just 4 million youtube hits, or a couple funny pictures
Bryn Musselwhite
Luke Fink
Luke Fink and Ken Block for keeping things entertaining!!
Erhmm... How about those who passed away this year, who left their mark on cars and racing? Tom Walkingshaw and Hiromu Naruse come to mind.
Sebastian Vettel
Dino Dalle Carbonare
Chris Rado. The man is mad...
miki taka. however you did leave out a certain mad drifter?
Jeremy Clarkson!
matt powers
Michael Burroughs
Fredric Aasbø
Fredric Aasbo
mmmmm keiichi tsuchiya??????
Fredric Aasbø, of course! None other.
bill caswell for sure
Mark Arcenal
Chris Rado or Jonathan Moore. lol who the hell is Alex?
I think i vote Smokey Nagata.
But i also loved the way Dandy Tanaka try'd to break some topspeed world records in his FC.
Daijiro is a guy i always have to laugh about.
But my choice is Nagata,the way he made a top secret career at an other company to get faster and faster.
And the person himself is unique.
clarkson
Luke Fink.
whoever alex is.
CLARKSON!!!
Kumakubo!
smokey nagata
The all mighty Kazuhiko "Smoky" Nagata
Dino
Jeremy Clarkson !!
Jeremy Clarkson has the personality game on lock.
jonny lieberman and his flip flops get my vote.
Jeremy Clarkson!!!
Jeremy! well said mr. kang
Bill Caswell
Fredric Aasbo
and definately not the block cock
Jeremy Clarkson
Jeremy Clarkson
Kamui Kobayashi
Aasbo
BILL CASWELL
Will Roegge
-10 for jarod, +10 for caswell.
Clarkson + Vettel! Miki for the OHMYGODLOOKATTHATHELLANICEGIRL award.
Bill Caswell
Jonny Lieberman
Bill Caswell
Bill Caswell
Linhbergh!!!
Lieberman > VG Jr.
Aussie Grit! Mark Webber!
Mr. Bill Caswell!
Mike Burroughs mos definately. That man puts more soul into his cars than buddha himself
AASBO!!!!! FTW
That guy rock balls out and needs a hardcore major sponsor!!!
Fredric Aasbø for life
Linhbergh !
BURROUGHS!
Bill Caswell
Not on the list, but i think would be a great add on........Hiromu Naruse
jeremy clarkson
Burroughs
Michael Burroughs
MTP! MTP! Matt best!
Matt Powers??????
NOT ON LIST, but totally worth adding!!! Hiromu Naruse !!!
Michael Burroughs because I love him
Mark Webber!!!
In the top of the table!
Kazuhiko "Smoky" Nagata
smokey nagata
Linhbergh
+1 Michael Burroughs
I hesitate between Paddy McGrath and Frederic Aasbo...
Michael Burroughs
Fredric Aasbo
James May
Jeremy Clarkson
Michael Burroughs
definately Michael Burroughs!
WAY too many candidates, however my vote goes to Fedric Aasbø.
ho,ho,ho Sebastian Vettel
Jeremy Clarkson
Adrian Newey
SMOKY NAGATA!!!!!!!
"Alex" without question should be the winner.
Michael Burroughs
james may the faster men in a orange car...
Tough between Jeremy Clarkson and Smokey Nagata, but I choose Smokey
Ken Block
Matt Powers
Michael Burroughs.
Kazuhiko "Smoky" Nagata ! There is just no comparison!
Jeremy Clarkson
Mike Burroughs
Fredric Aasbo
fredric aasbo
Adrian Newey
Michael Burroughs FTW
Clarkson!
Jeremy Clarkson. HAHAHAHAHA ALEX!!!!! LOL HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA that was great, i was looking at all these faces and cool ppl and then last but not least Alex.
James May
Kamui Kobayashi!!! I love how he squeezes every last drop of performance from his Sauber and more on the track.
Mike Burroughs.
It's gotta be Mark Webber. Pulling out comments like "not bad for a number 2 driver" in the epicenter of the worlds journalists, while trying to win a WDC for a team that doesn't like you. Epic Epic Personality.
Adrian Newey
Aasbo for showing mad determination and as a rookie nudging some of the best in FD
Bill Caswell
Jeremy Clarkson
JAMES MAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! CAPTAIN SLOOW:D
Matt Powers
Fredric Aasbo
Kazuhiko "Smoky" Nagata.
Common' people!
KUROI KUROI KUROI KUROI KUROI!
RIP
Fredric Aasbø: A humble nice guy, who works hard and really deserves to be where he´s at today! A star rising!
Micheal Burroughs. Super nice guy and has changed how lots of people view cars and what they can do to them.
Vettel.
Bill Caswell, the true Jalopnik Hero...
Atsushi Kuroi!!! Riverside!!!!!
Smokey
Clarkson!
Kazuhiko "Smoky" Nagata
Kazuhiko "Smoky" Nagata
Clarkson
Bill Caswell for sure!
smokey
James May aka. Captain Slow
Fredric Aasbo
I'm repin' for Jeremy Clarkson
GO POWERS!!! XD
Mark Webber
Jeremy Clarkson
MBurroughs
burroughs
definitely Atsushi Kuroi, thank you for all the years of pioneering drifting~
couldnt make up my mind so you can choose for me. my three choices were Smoky Nagata, Daijiro Inada, and final option is Mark Arcenal
Fredric Aasbo & Von Gittin Jr.
Fredric Aasbo
Daijiro Inada. you have done more for Drift as a whole than (almost) anyone in the world. this sport needs to grow and you did all you could to get it where it is today. tributes and thanks as you leave D1gp to other ventures.
M. Burroughs!
Vaughn Gittin and Tanner Foust are assholes. there's too much hype around Ken Block for anyone to know what his "personality" is like.
Kazuhiko "Smoky" Nagata
man deserves respect
Bill Caswell
Michael Burroughs
Atsushi Kuroi R.I.P
Stanceworks obsession much?
Dandy for me. I just love their style and it's obvious their whole soul is in what they do.
James Rumsley
Aasbo
Gitten
Kuroi
Kamui Kobayashi
Michael Burroughs or Matt Powers
Michael Burroughs , the little man who could.
Bill Caswell
Michael Burroughs, without a doubt
Adrian Newey
Fredric Aasbo
Smoky
Nobushige Kumakubo
Bill Caswell
Bill Caswell, who cares if he didn't finish at Baja!
jeremy clarkson
Fredric Aasbo
Definitely LarryChen, or Jarod Deanda!
2 of the best dudes in motor-sports.
smoky Nagata and KenBlock-tie.
Sebastian Vettel
alex
DMAC!!!
Pretty boy Tanner Foust has my vote. Although I do feel like Jeremy Clarkson and Johnathan Moore impregnate women by simply casting a glance in their direction....
ken block
Why is my Clarkson vote not being posted? Censorship is lame.
Daijiro Inada. Chosen one!
Linhbergh
Jeremy Clarkson
DINO!!! without him all the best shots and stories would not be here. give the man props
Fredric Aasbo
Fredric Asboe!
JEREMY CLARKSON!
James May.
What a stupid list, should be half the length it is.
Mike Burroughs all the way.
1-Caswell
2-Aasbo
3-Atsushi Kuroi -RIP-
Atsushi Kuroi RIP.
Luke Fink!
SMOKYYYYY
Atsushi Kuroi, Smokey, and not list MAD MIKE
SMoky Nagata, of course!
Fredric Aasbo
Fredrik Aasboe !
Jeremy Clarkson and Linbergh, both
Sorry I can't decide
James May
James May!
Fredric Aasbo!
Smoky!
Fredric Aasbo for sure!
Mike Burroughs
Smokey!
It's obvious! Vaughn Gittin Jr as Personality of the Year! What an incredible year he's had! Stay tuned for 2011 . . .
I thought choosing the best cars would be nearly impossible and turned out to be pretty straight forward this year. I never would have imagined this would have been the most difficult category to choose...In the end my vote is for the sole female nominee Miki Taka. Physically a 10, openly bi-sexual, and common intersts. Good luck Doing anything in a car that'll sway my opinion here.
Luke Fink
Kazuhiko "Smoky" Nagata
Kazutoshi Mizuno anyone?
Fredric Aasbo!!!!
Bill Caswell!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Jeremy Clarkson
1. Matt Powers
2. Ken Block
smoky, an icon in the tuning world
Sebastian Vettel
smokey!!!!!!!
Bill Caswell!
Michael Burroughs
Fredric Aasbo!
Luke Fink
Bill Caswell, followed by Vaughn Gittin Jr., both good friends.
Kazuhiko "Smoky" Nagata - This guy can do nothing all year and still be personality of the year.
Fink
Nobuhiro "Monster" Tajima
Matt powers 4 sure
Bill Caswell
aasbo + 1
Sebastian Vettel
Jonathan Moore
James May
J. Clarkson, without a hint of doubt...
Mike Burroughs for sure, the man is an automotive artist. If you're going by the quote in the opening paragraph: "An automobile is just a cold hunk of metal at the end of the day. It takes the beating heart of a passionate personality to turn that hunk of metal into something with a soul." then it has to be Mike.
Smokey...
Mike Bfurroughs!! aka Burroughs
Kuroi and Foust !
Smoky !!!!
Sebastian Vettel!
So where's Richard Hammond from the TG fellas? Defend the 'lil guy! >:D
smokey nagata
mike burroughs
Larry Chen
Smokey Nagata!
Atsushi Kuroi
Bill Caswell
Fredric Aasbo
Frederic Aasbo for sure.
Bill Caswell
Fredric Aasbo! But Kuroi was an amazing driver
Lewis Hamilton
Fredric Aasbo for sure
Fredric Aasbo!
Have to vote for Atsushi Kuroi, RIP
Michael Burroughs
M.Bfurroughs!!
Fredric Aasbo
Fredric Aasbø
FREDRIC AASBO!! =)
kamui kobayashi
definetly: CLARKSON!!!!
bill caswell man!
LOL. What's Alex doing there? HAHAHA. Alex don't know what he's talking about sometimes and he's overflowing with confidence sometimes trying to embarrass people.
Bill Caswell. He lived the dream and showed us we can compete in the WRC and Rally America withi nothing but a junked E30 and a spare engine. After totaling it at the Maine Forrest Rally, he hung out in the spectator area and watched the rest of the rally with us, truly a great, down to Earth guy. And what does he do when his rally car is done? He turns his parts car into a freakin' Baja racer! No contest, this man deserves the win.
Vaughn Gittin Jr.
Mr. Kazuhiko "Smoky" Nagata
Smoky Nagata!
Fredric Aasbo!
luke fink
Jeremy Clarkson
Atsushi Kuroi RIP.
Ken Block or Tanner Foust
Jason Plato. Congrats on his BTCC series win!!
fredric aasbø
Linhbergh
FINKY!
Fredric Aasbø!
WOOOOOWWW!!!!!!!!!
You have just WON the GOLD MEDAL for self WANKERISM!! How do you feel abut taking your trophy of TOOLNESS??!! You are WORTHY of being on the same page as people like Clarkson and co.
You're such GODS among men - those that we should fear and respect.
But alas...No one can be as CRAP at posting pictures of themselves on the net as speedhunters. You guys take LOSERVILLE to a whole new extreme level.
Caswell!
1: Matthew Tyler Powers
2: Luke Fink
3: Jeremy Clarkson
James May
aasbø
I don´t get it, who´s Alex?
Mike Burroughs
Bill Caswell!
Where's Jan Magnussen?
Fredric Aasbo
Bill Caswell
Atsushi Kuroi. We remember.
bit sad, you put some of your own editoral in the selection.
Anyway, I'd go for Jr (and Andy Blackmore if he was listed) for bringing us into the build of the RTR-X
+1 Michael Bfurroughs.
I lol'd @ "Alex" hahahahahahahahahahaahahahahahahhahaahahaa
Seriously? Smoky, every time. Every time.
Michael Burroughs
Adrian Newey
Adrian Newey
Hiromu Naruse
Fredric Aasbo
Caswell
JONNY!!!! LIEBERMAN!!!!
Miki Taka
Fredric Aasbo
Eric & Marc Koz of Twins Turbo Motorsport, easy choice!
Larry Chen ! ! !
Matt Powers
Michael Burroughs -- Dare to be different and bring something fresh to the scene. Love his photography and his car 'Rusty'. Great stuff! All the nominees are awesome people though.
mark webber
Smokey
Atsushi Kuroi
aasbø
alex
James May
Fredric Aasbo
Kamui Kobayashi
Dino Dalle Carbonare
Luke Fink!
Bill Caswell
Fredric Aasbø
Fredric Aasbo
I would say two ones: Dino Dalle Carbonare for bringing me a little bit of japan everyday and Nobushige Kumakubo he is the present and the future of drifting he's an icon for every drifter
gittin jr. and powers .... fuck F1 drivers
"smokey" nagata
Smoky Nagata!
Fredric Aasbo
First vote for Hiromu Naruse...
Second for Sebastian Loeb...
Third (and the one that will count) for Monster
Atsushi Kuroi for respect.
Linbergh
Luke Fink
Bill Caswell
Caswell has sacrificed more and has given more back to the fans than any other nominee.
Bill Caswell
burroughs
Bill Caswell
Smokey Nagata
how about the Stig........ ^_^
Bill Caswell
Sebastian Vettel, more than proved he has what it takes.
Bill Caswell
Bat sh*t crazy. Doing what it takes to race!
Fredric Aasbo
Darren McNamara
Fredric Aasbo...
(something is fishy here regarding mike burroughs)
Bill Caswell. This man is amazing.
Jon Sibal
linbergh
Tanner Foust
Smokey Nagata ftw!
Atsushi Kuroi!
Bill Caswell! He's doing some great stuff on the cheap!
Bill Caswell
(Besides Vettel, the others need better PR/whatever to reach my eyeballs.)
Luie Fink
Luie Fink
Fredric Aasbø!
Smoky.
AASBOO
Matt Powers
Jeremy Clarkson
Caswell!
Luke Fink.
Hiromu Naruse. There's no story...he's the man of 2010.
Fredric Aasbø!
PLS CAN ANY ONE TELL ME WHAT SUNGLASSES KEN BLOCK IS WEARING???
Hiromu Naruse would be my first pick. But SMOKEY takes it.
Smoky Nagata
Jeremy Clarkson
Aasbø. First post obviously didn't make it..
Chris Rado!
Fredric Aasbo
atsushi kuroi! R.I.P
"Smoky" Nagata = COOL
Lewis Hamilton = GAY
Fredric AAsbo Ftw
Sebastian Vettel - all day, everyday.
K. Block!
Bill Caswell
Linhbergh!
Smoky ftw
Jeremy Clarkson FTW!!!
Jeremy Clarkson
Michael Burroughs.
Mark Arcenal.
definitely Daijiro Inada and Jeremy Clarkson, they both have the kind of personality that makes you feeling good about being a carfanatic.
Burroughs
Fredric Aasbo
Bill Caswell!
Michael rusty borroughs!
Adrian Newey
Mike Burroughs!
Mike Burroughs
MTP
Mike Burroughs
Caswell because he actually got people to believe in the DIY attitude once again.
For me it would have to be Sebastian Vettel!
for not leading the championship through out the season until it came to an end is really an incredible thought when you think about how many times he was on pole!
oh and Adrian Newey for making a remarkable machine!
Fredric Aasbo
mr. Burroughs
Darren McNamara!!
Mike Burroughs!!!
aasbø
Fredric aasbo!
Atsushi Kuroi, may he rest in peace.
Bill Caswell. hero of every car guy!
VETTEL
The other 'of the year' posts are spot on. This is flawed, I don't understande why James Allen, David Coulthard, Eddie Jord'A'n are on the list? What did they do.
You put Jon Sibal up, but not your own (to quote Jon Sibal's McLaren Blog last week), 'legendary ' designer....
My vote.. Fedric Aasbø
Fredric Aasbo!!
Sebastian Vettel
Fredric Aasbo
matt powers and luke fink lol
Fredric Aasbo....
Fredric Aasbo !
FREDRIC AASBO!
Kazuhiko Nagata for sure...screw Gittin, Foust and Block..
Fredric Aasbø !!
Kazuhiko "Smoky" Nagata
Sebastian forSure!
Jeremy Clarkson
Mike Burroughs.
Aasbo!
kuroi
Fredric Aasbo!!!
Bill Caswell
Kazuhiko "Smoky" Nagata !!!
Man is a tuning LEGEND
matt powers, jeremy clarkson, james may
i couldn't pick between them
Micheal Burroughs
What this one man has accomplished in the past year is awesome. Uniting a whole community with hundreds, maybe even thousands of people under his Stanceworks banner, pushing awareness for wheel and tire fitment and achieving fame in certain circles all over the world, not to mention building a car that has become modern legend (Rusty)... Hats off, Mike, hats off.
MICHAEL BURROUGHS!
Bill Caswell, obviously.
Michael Burroughs
Fredric Aasbo:>
Mike Burroughs.
Find me another car with it's own ravenously popular Facebook profile.
Rusty Slammington does indeed have a soul.
Ken Block
Bill Caswell
Matt Power ftw!!!!!
Mike Burroughs
Kuma-chan without a doubt for all what he have done this year for drifting...
But Dino is not far, for all the amazing pics and reports from japan.
Jeremy Clarkson!!
jEREMY!!!!!!!!!!!!
Fredric Aasbo!
James May
Fredric aasbo
Kazuhiko "Smoky" Nagata
Michael Burroughs
And shame on you for not having Fernando Alonso on that list while having Hamilton... tsk tsk
Jeremy Clarkson
M. Burroughs. I knew him before Rusty got rust.
MATT POWERS!!!
Fredric Aasboe for sure!
smoky
Fredric Aasbo
Fredric Aasbo
Fredric Aasbo
AAAAAAAASBOOOOO!!!
Kobayashi.
Why did F1 commentators and automotive show hosts make the list???
ME !!! LOL
No seriously. I got to fucking complain, AGAIN !
How can SP possibly associate Hamilton/ Vettel or even Daichiro Inada to people like the SP staff pictured above?
Those folks are professional car drivers and as far as Inada; well he established the JDM culture before most of SP staff members were sucking milk from their mom's tits.
Most SP staff members are followers are best (read, wannabe). They should not be catergorized in the same list (and neither should I !).
Break down the list to:
Tuners, (JDM and non).
Real journalists, (SP staff members do not qualify)
Drift drivers (since that's all you guys seem to cover).
F1 drivers.
Photographers.
Trend-setters (such as Mark Arcenal),
and last and CERTAINLY least, trend-followers, such as some of you.
YOU HAVE JUST LOST A TONNE OF RESPECT....I saw this posted on a forum earlier
putting yourself in the same vote as Newey, Vettel and Nagata
Nakai san from RWB!!!!!!!
aasbø
GITTIN
Luke who? Winning a 2 horse race is easy right?
Stephen Brooks would be my first choice but hey, your powers are weak at SH - Check his video roll call guys
Has to be Asbo for not getting the results he so clearly deserved
Bill Caswell for sure!
Nobody embodies the passion of racing like this guy and nobody has done more with less.
He's the every day here of all of us. A guy that decided he would stop watching and reading about racing and just go race.
Chen, then Rado!
Will Roegge for capturing the spirit of drifting for everyone to see.
Fredric Aasbø, end of story. You guys haven't seen ANYTHING yet, trust me.
Smoky Nagata
Dino Dalle Carbonare. Without his photography and commetary this place wouldn't be the same.
Or Alex, haha... it's always fun to read his comments.
Monster Tajima
Bill Caswell
Fredric Aasbo for sure!
Luke Fink!
LUKE FINK!!!!
<3 u babe
Luke Fink
Michael Burroughs
luke fink!
2 times chapionship
Bill Caswell
LUKE FINK FOR THA MOTHER FUKIN WIN!!!!!!
yeh i agree, luke fink !!!
Luke Fink FTW
LUKE FINK!!!!!!
Fredric Aasbo, Norways proud!
DDC! Obvously!
Lewis Hamilton
Jeremy Clarkson for sure
Kamui Kobayashi!
I've seen many F1 drivers, but I've missed Alonso...Isn't he a good one? Wouldn't he deserve a Speedhunters Nomination? Why is everybody against him? Is his nationality a problem? A lot of questions occur to me...
Where's Tunku Djan the awesome drifter?
Bill Caswell!!
Luke Fink
Bill Caswell, a great gut.
DMac
I vote for FINK!!
Mike Burroughs
ATSUSHI KUROI!
RIP
I dont like this post because i dont see Nakai San from RWB!!!!! speedhnters u failed for no NAKAI SAN!!!!
Bill Caswell
This is a very hard one. I love what Mark Arcenal is doing combining the Drift, Hellaflush, and Streetwear scenes together. The guy has style I can relate to and puts everything into it. Linhbergh on the other hand is my absolute photographic inspiration as of late. I was shooting concerts for the longest time and losing interest but Linhbergh's unique style of shooting and presentation makes me want to be on the side of the nearest track.
Flip a coin.
Linhbergh
Sebastian Vettel
voto por smokey nagata
Kazuhiko "Smoky" Nagata
Caswell all the way!
After MUCH thought: JR. He had an amazing year and has a great personality (and ain't too bad at driving neither!)
ATSUSHI KUROI
Mike Burroughs
Bill Caswell
Because we should all aspire to take the last $500 we have in the world, go out and buy a car off of Craigslist, and place 3rd in a WRC event. We should all hope to achieve that level of AWESOME someday...
Jeremy Clarkson
Matt Powers!!
atsushi kuroi
aasbo
larry chespeedhunter casey
Matt Powers! or james may
Nobushige Kumakubo
Jeremy Clarkson
Aasbo.........
aasbo. no contest
Mike Burroughs.
FINK!!!!!
Bill Caswell!
Bill Caswell, indubitably
and jeremy clarkson
Jeremy Clarkson.
CASWELL for sure!
Fredric Aasbo, he is one crazy outsider!
Nobuhiro "Monster" Tajima
Mikel Burroughs.
Jeremy Clarkson
After viewing TGUS
I realize the importance of personality in motorsports...
We need him...
Bill Caswell Rocks! He gets my vote.
Bill Caswell
What he did, is just awesome
Jeremy Clarkson or Smokey Nagata. Your choice.+1 for one of them.
Jeremy Clarkson
Bill Caswell
Fredric Aasbo!
Clarkson or Smoky!
Kazuhiko "Smoky" Nagata
FINK
luke fink
LUKE FINK
LINBERGH
1) Jeremy Clarkson
2) Tanner Foust
3) Ken Block
Luke Fink is a real douchebag,
1. Luke Fink
2. Matt Powers
3. Mark Webber
luke Fink
Luke Fink
LUKE fiNK!!!!
Michael Burroughs!
Luke Fink
Fredric Aasbo
LUKE FINK!!
Its easy to choose ;]] "Kenny from the block" like he says, Ken Block
James May!
Smokey Nagata sonnnnnnnnnnn
c'mon you can't make us choose.
Vettel, it has to be Vettel.
Adrian Newey, no doubt about that!
Im Surprised Richard Hammond wasnt on this list.
Any of the top gear presenters have great personalities.
Smokey Nagata and Lewis Hamilton.
For me as it's personality of THIS year, my vote goes to Luke Fink.
Mike Burroughs and Rusty.
How is it there is a bunch of no name guys on the list but you leave out Nakai-san from Rauh-Welt???
Dandy Tanaka!!
I raced in the 1994 Bonnrville Salt Lake Flats with him. He and his mechanics made my car, a 350Z based 380Z and I was the driver. He's been a champion himself in 1990 and since then have gone back to Bonneville numerous times travelling half around the planet each time.
I definitely vote for Dandy!
Bill Caswell, living the dream ^^
i "Fink" its Luke FTW !!!!!
Mr. Angle RoXxX !
Our vote goes to Michael Burroughs!
Jeremy Clarkson!
It's been a good 2010 but I don't deserve to be nominated, that's not a feigned attempt at modesty. Just fact. I vote Daijiro Inada, I know it's personaility of the year, not lifetime award... But I've always liked the guy for personal reasons.
Bill Caswell!
Atsushi Kuroi
Definitively!!!!
Darren McNamara
Darren McNamara
Luke Fink
Luke Fink.
Miki
Fredric Aasbø
Bill Caswell - he's my hero.
Matt Powers
Luke Fink. Grassroots events!!
Fredric Aasbø!
Caswell for the win
Luke Fink!
Matt Powers
Smoky Nagata!!
Bill Caswell
EZ pick...Chris Rado & Alex! Most entertaining people on Speedhunters this year!
Bill Caswell. That guy is just nuts in a good way and is the epitome of being a gearhead above everything else.
Bill Caswell
Bill Caswell!!!
Mike Burroughs.
Aasbo, he brought the excitement back into FD.
Just want to say Sebastian Vettel is a lame.
Bill Caswell. Best story of 2010!!
Otherwise Clarkson and May no doubt.
Caswell all the way.
Mike Burroughs
Michael Burroughs
CASWELL for sure
1)Dino Dalle Carbonare
2)Clarkson
Michael Burroughs for sure. The stance scene has become huge and he has done so much to further the opinion of many people to accept what is going on in the scene right no.
There are a ton of people that have no business being on that list.
Bill Caswell. He is the freaking man!
Lieberman!
hard decision...
matt powers, tanner foust, jarod deanda
linhberg and will
also sebastian vettel
but my vote goes to ATSUSHI KUROI (RIP)
Hiromu Naruse
This one is easy.
Smoky Nagata
Kobayashi!!
Amir Rosenbaum! You've gotta know him to understand... but personality is an understatement.
Smokey Nagata for sure, the man is a living legend.
Vaughn Gittin Jr. or Ken Block.........
Bill Caswell!
James May
Michael Burroughs
Bill Caswell--doing the MOST with the LEAST!
im putting in 2 votes 1 for luke fink for what he has done and is still trying to do for drifting in aus and 1 for Atsushi Kuroi cause he had the best reverse entries in d1 R.I.P.
CASWELL!!!!!!!
Bill Caswell all the way!
Somebody told me this is the HQ for the Jonny Lieberman fan club
Will Roegge!
Luke who?
Nah Luke fink for driving from Spain to the uk just to take part in a sub standard drifting contest where half of the drivers can't be bothered to drive north of Nottingham...oh touchy subject? Maybe that's why the Nissan track has been awarded to bdc next year and not jdm...
Fink gets my vote for his dedication.
Linhbergh
Caswell and his E30's are awesome. While not a F1 driver or pro drifter, he has done more in the past 12 months to encourage guys to start living the dream and race cars.
Jeremy Clarkson x)
I'd vote M.Burroughs, but it would be for "photographer of the year", nah?
luke fink for sure!
Luke Fink
Luke Fink is awesome!
Luke Fink, Atsushi Kuroi and Mark Webber
Luke Fink Is the best and deserve alt in his career....
FINK FTW
FREDRIC AASBO!!!! HOLD STUMT!
Luke Fink
Bill Caswell is my hero. I had a chance to talk with him at Pikes Peak and was blown away by his attitude. Down to earth, having fun, and just wanted to be racing alongside his own personal heros. Way to go Bill!
luke fink!
Michael Burroughs
Jon Sibal.
/contest
Michael Burroughs
Hands down best personality
luke fink
LUKE FINK
Mike Burroughs
Jonnny "Loverman" Lieberman gets my vote...!
LUKE FINK!
Jonny Lieberman. His ability to drive a car with a manual transmission while wearing flip-flops is unparalleled.
All the way with Lieberman
Jeremy Clarkson
My vote is for Michael Burroughs!
luke fink
LUKE FINK !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Lindbergh doing the leap
@Larry obviously hasnt watched any vids of FINK drifting in flip flops.. thats the normal attire for drifting in australia lol
SO VOTE FOR FINK!!!!!!!!
Bill Caswell
Kamui Kobayashi
Luke Fink FTW!!!
Made a Huge impact this year, very few people can win a series in a foreign country on their 1st attempt
Bill Caswell, definitely. His story has to be the best one of the year by far!
My vote goes to Caswell. Best story of the year and maybe the decade. I mean when has something like his story ever happened?
Smokey Nagata of Top Secret and Nakai-san of Rauh Welt. Aryton Senna?
Matt Powers
Mr. Lieberman, of course
Bill Caswell for President!
LUKE FINK!!! no other man can make a car do what this guy can do with it, hes probably the only guy i no of that could jump into ANY car an drift the life out of it! CLUB OUTRUN FTW.....!!!!!
LUKE FINK... Just watch his videos and you will see that he is all about drifting for the fun of it
FINK
LUKE FINK
Luke Fink!!!
Fink all the way for his dedication to drifting, but most of all this comp is about 'Personality of the Year' And Luke def has a unique one! He is determined, passionate and knows how to keep drifting fun!
He travelled the world to drift and won the JDM All-Stars comp when his car broke in almost EVERY ROUND!! Not to mention the hard time he and his gf had trying to get to the competition in the first place.
He does not have big name sponsors or financial support and look at what he has achieved so far?
LUKE FINK
Michael Burroughs, nice couch
LUKE FINK
LUKE FINK
LUKE FINK
LUKE FINK
Luke fink!!!!!
Luke fink!!!!!
Luke fink!!!!!
LUKE FINK
Luke fink!!!!!
FINK
Luke who?
Luke fink
LUKE FINK!
Michael Burroughs is a winner!
Fink
LUKE FINK. Repping the Aussies!
Luke fink!
Jeremy Clarkson and luke fink!
LUKE FINK
Kuroi easy.
LUKE FINK!!
Ken Block as the most popular
Vaughn Gittin Jr for the amazing drift
Luke Fink !
FINK FTW
LUKE FINK FTMFW
James May
Luke Fink all the way!
Vaughn Gittin Jr.
Mike Burroughs! Rusty FTW!
LUKE FINK!!!!
LUKE FINKKKKKKKK
Bill Caswell - he embodies what every average joe dreams of: building a racecar, going to the big show and beating the high-dollar outfits.
some drifter is probably gonna win this...i love drifting but yeah drift fanboys need to relax theres other motorsports out there. i hope to go tanner foust does not win.
MY VOTE GOES FOR JEREMY CLARKSON
Fredric Aasbo ! He`s the best!
smoky is smoky he can't be beaten
Luke Fink
Atsushi Kuroi and Luke Fink
Kazuhiko "Smoky" Nagata
Atsushi Kuroi
Atsushi Kuroi
jarod deanda
Bill Caswell - livin the dream
Where is Sebastien Loeb ???!!!
Caswell, He entered a WRC level event in a $500 car and survived and placed. Supposed to be a pretty good guy to hang out with too. Dude gets my vote.
however i am not supprised to see Vaughn gittin jr. and Ken Block. I am supprised to see Jeremy Clarckson there it supprised me. He hosts a tv SHOW! AND HES BRITTISH! its makes everything he says seem alot more interesting.
Fredric Aasbo
i think hes done a lot in making rally known in the U.S.
Rob Dyrdrek deserves a spot in this.
Ken Block
Fredric Aasbo
Caswell for sure but who is alex?
Vaughn Gittin
Vaughn Gittin Jr.!
Jeremy Clarkson!
James May
ken block and vaughn gittin jr
Mike Burroughs!!
Fink for the win!!
Mike Burroughs
Luke Fink
as much as he caused a stir this season in europe the boy has certainly got skills, and seems to be able to drive anything with whe=eels
He left more of mark in europe in one day of competition then what team orange did over a season!!!!
balls to the wall driving style has to be seen to be believed and his dediciation to the sport travelling halfway across the world
Jeremy Clarkson!
Vaughn Gittin Jr.
luke fink!!
jeremy clarkson or james may or lewis hamilton or jason plato or smokey for getting banned fromthe uk for speeding that fast deserves credit
jeremy clarkson or james may or lewis hamilton or jason plato or smokey for getting banned fromthe uk for speeding that fast deserves credit
Ken Block for the win!
Ken Block
Vaughn Gittin JR
Ken BLock
Ken block, Vaughn Gittin Jr
Ken Block
Ken Block!
Ken Block, he's awesome!
KEN BLOCK!
1. JR
2. Ken Block
3. Tanner Foust
1. JEREMY CLARKSON
2. KEN BLOCK
3. JAMES MAY
Ken Block!
Fink
vaughn gittin jr...
speedhunters there has to be a better method of taking a poll.
http://tomuse.com/wordpress-poll-plugin/ check this out.
Luke Fink FTW
this one isn't even fair. Smoky Nagata is an old-school favourite as is Jeremy Clarkson. I'd have to say a new face that is becoming popular is Matt"ley Crue" Powers. Wild Stallion, that one...