I did not think it was possible, but the Formula Drift finals just keep getting better and better. This was my favorite drift event this year by far. Race tracks like Spa Francorchamps and the Nürburgring have such rich history and they are very visually appealing, but Irwindale has its moments where I just stop [...]
Formula Drift at Irwindale is easily the biggest event of the year on the drift calendar, and I was honoured to be invited over to join the Speedhunters team for this great event. So, for me it was direction Los Angeles for the last round of the championship. Europe now appears rather small in comparison; everything [...]
It all started a few months ago, on what I had assumed would be a typical skype conversation with our fearless leader, Rod Chong. “I have big plans for Irwindale this year” he told me, “and I have an idea for you… but I might be crazy.” I smiled and paused in anticipation to hear [...]
I always like to go to the track early on race weekends to get some nice shots of teams setting up. It was the morning of qualifying day at the Formula Drift finals. I heard the unmistakable sound of a turbo Ford Fiesta and being the nosy journalist that I truly am, I decided to investigate. This is what I saw. [...]
I’d wager that last Saturday the largest gathering of car enthusiasts in North America, possible the world, converged at Irwindale Speedway. For those twenty four hours the course was not only the home of the final round of Formula D, but also had a paddock full of vendors, a parking lot bursting with street sweepers [...]
It’s Saturday afternoon at Irwindale Speedway. The gates have just opened and drift fans are lining up to get inside the track. An endless procession of cars pulls into the parking lot under traffic direction for the Irwindale Police Department. At this moment I’m walking away from the track and toward the parking lot with my camera in hand, glancing down the rows of vehicles. I must have looked pretty strange.
I think it’s safe to say that every member of the Speedhunters team present at Irwindale Speedway this weekend is feeling pretty exhausted at this point. Whether it was working on our #FEATURETHIS or #IAMTHESPEEDHUNTER activities, chatting with readers in the Speedhunters booth, or recording the nail-biting action that unfolded on track Saturday evening, we [...]
The smoke has finally settled and for the first time in Formula Drift history an FD rookie wins the Championship. Daigo Saito won the championship by a mere 19.5 points after finishing in 1st place at Irwindale. He has said time and time again that he would not try to compete in Formula Drift until he had [...]
As exciting as it’s been to witness the expansion of Speedhunters this year, I couldn’t help but feeling a bit left out when it comes to the big events. Sure it was great fun to read the tales from those amazing events in Europe, but I’ve been patiently awaiting for the USA to get the full scale Speedhunters treatment this year.
There was Gatebil, there was Spa, there was Silverstone, and now there’s Irwindale. The wait is over.
I feel like I have been planning for this one competition all year, but I am still far from ready even as qualifying day comes to a close. I don’t think I will ever be prepared, as there is just so much to cover and to see. There were so many driver entries that they actually had to limit [...]
As you are reading this, myself along with several other members of the global Speedhunters team are at Irwindale Speedway preparing for this weekend’s Formula Drift event. While our team will be very busy with a full booth along with our #FEATURETHIS and #IAMTHESPEEDHUNTER activities, the battle that’s about to unfold on track is not to be overlooked. For this week’s poll, we are once again asking for your predictions on the Formula Drift championship fight.
Whether you will be at the event with us, or watching from the comfort of your own home, who do YOU think will stand as 2012 FD Champ come Saturday night?
