Anyone going to the Formula D drift event in Monroe this Saturday? I think I'm going with a friend or two...

www.formulad.com

I think it's the first time a drift event has been held in WA.

 

I'll be there. I've never been to the Evergreen Speedway before. Do they allow you to have video cameras?

 

I'll be there. Anyone want to organize a group Z/G drive up to the event?

 

I read some forums' posts about past Formula D events and they said there was a lot of video cameras around, so I'm thinking they do allow them.

 

i might be interested in going too! if we do a group drive, im all for it.

 

sounds fun.. I am going to see if I can drive.. I hurt my knee the other day.

 

Yup, I'll be down there.

 

I'm going...gonna caravan down with some Hachis. Prob just ride w/one of them, since I don't feel like leaving my car vulnerable out there all day...lol...

 

Aight, wonder if it will go all day til 7 or whats... See ya there!

 

Hope you guys had as good a time as I did, thought I'd share a few shots I snapped at the event:

 

I was there. Does anyone one record the match with Yellow 350z and the mustang and the match before the mustang? My camrecorder was out of battery. If u do, pls post. The yellow 350z is hella sick and agressive ....too bad he lost.

 

That was Tanner Foust vs. Vaughn Gittin (AKA: JR). After pre-qualifying I went over to AEM's pit to check out their Z. From what I could tell, unless it had a stroker kit, it was an all motor VQ35. That's pretty impressive considering Gittin's Mustang must've been well over 500 hp to make that type of stadium filling tire smoke.

While I was there I got to meet Tanner Foust. Talked to him about that drifitng thing he did on that tv show Tournament of Champions where he gratter cheese . A real nice guy.

I got some video too. I'll try to get it posted.

 

Looks like Tanner's running an APS single or twin turbo on that motor. You can see the logo on the intake piping and the BOV. Personally I thought he should have won the round vs. Gittin and gone on to the final 4. Tanner's control and ability to accurately close the gap mid-drift in the front turn was pretty awesome.

 

What a Great Event !!

Tanner looked good, should of gone further I thought !! Great driver and his Speed !!!!

 

Anyone else find it amusing the Ford had mechanical problems? hehehe...

Felt pretty sad to see a Chaser hit a Skyline in the final round. I didn't get to stick around after the last round since I rode with my brother and his wife was chewing him out on the phone (note to self, drive separate next year). Formulad.com is showing the Chaser won the final round. If you ask me, it looked like the Chaser F'ed up the first corner and caused the crash. He hit the wall early on and then over-corrected and T-boned the R34. The Skyline looked far more controlled in the corners as well. If you ask me, the victory should have gone to the R34 based on that and the fact that he fired the car back up and finished the round despite being T-boned by the competition.

For those of you that were able to stay and hear the final judging, what was the justification for giving the win to the Chaser?

 

Is this right? I thought a Chaser won.

Formula D Round 5, Seattle | Official Top 16 Results
August 19, 2006
1. Aono 96.33
2. Okubo 96.17
3. Millen 96 (faster speed)
4. Gittin Jr. 96
5. Foust 95.83
6. Canul 94.67
7. Hubinette 93.83
8. Yamamoto 92.83
9. Forsberg 92.50
10. Sumida 90.83
11. Gushi 90.50
12. Yamanaka 90.33
13. Nishida 88.83
14. Ho 88.33
15. Wan 88.17
16. Angelo 85.83

Taka Aono in an AE86. Is this life imitating art?

 

Ah, formulad.com is listing the top 16 qualifiers. Okubo did win. Here's the finals from driftlive.com:

Winner: Yukinobu Okubo!

Final Matchups:

* Okubo v Yamamoto

Top 4 Matchups:

* Yamamoto v Gittin
* Okubo v Millen

Top 8 Matchups:

* Angelo v Yamamoto
* Gittin v Tanner
* Okubo v Hubinette
* Millen v Canul

Top 16 Matchups:

* Taka v Angelo
* Yamamoto v Forsberg
* Gittin v Nishida
* Foust v Yamanaka
* Okubo v Wan
* Hubinette v Hiro
* Millen v Ho
* Canul v Gushi

 

No props to the Sear's Roadster with the Titan V8 engine? that thing was sick, I was rooting for Tanner too! Friday during qualifications, Tanner was doing REALLY REALLY good! I'm glad to see you guys made it out. I was the guy out at Corner 2 with the headsets. :] Formula D will be back next year, so hopefully we can get more Z lovers out there for the support!

 

 

My bud talked to Tanner's head mechanic, and they are running an APS Twin Turbo in there.

The judging is pretty rigged, lots of stuff didn't make much sense at all... but at least they give the crowd a good show.