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VIDEO: ASD Wins the 2011 Formula D Final at Irwindale

VIDEO: ASD Wins the 2011 Formula D Final at Irwindale

Come along for the final race of the season as the ASD team runs Irwindale Speedway. With 2 drivers in a fight for the 2011 Championship, the gloves were off.
DESKTOP: Team Falken V35

DESKTOP: Team Falken V35

If you haven't seen the Team Falken Facebook page recently then you might not know that their V35 Skyline has gone on a rather serious winter diet in the last week and has been seriously chopped about ready for an all fibreglass one-piece rear end....
EVENT: European Drift Championship: The Fight: Part I

EVENT: European Drift Championship: The Fight: Part I

For three years the Nürburgring has played host to the European Drift Championship the first weekend in October. The expectations for this years edition were big, already a week before, the weather forecast told us that the whole weekend will be sunny and dry, it couldn´t start any better.
EVENT: The British Drift Championship Final Round: Part II: Super Pro

EVENT: The British Drift Championship Final Round: Part II: Super Pro

With the Semi Pro and Pro Classes settled in the 2011 Maxxis Tyres British Drift Championship it's time to settle the all important Super Pro class. As the sun started to drop over the Nissan Factory in Sunderland it was time for business, down to the nitty gritty, game-face time. All bets were off and everyone was going hard for the win.
VIDEO:Autosport Dynamics | Formula Drift Round 6

VIDEO:Autosport Dynamics | Formula Drift Round 6

Vegas was hot. End of story. Check out the video that I made covering Autosport Dynamic's efforts in Sin City.
EVENT: Prodrift 2011 Finale

EVENT: Prodrift 2011 Finale

drifting It's hard to believe we are here again, staring down the barrel of an ever closer cold dark winter. Another fast paced drift season in Ireland draws to a close in spectacular fashion, as International drivers draw record crowds to Kildare's Mondello Park...
EVENT: IDS Round 5: The Ring: Part II

EVENT: IDS Round 5: The Ring: Part II

With the Street Class settled it's time to take a look at the Pro Class at the IDS Series Round 5 at the Green Hell.
DRIVER BLOG: Podiums, Portugal and Awesome Passenger Rides

DRIVER BLOG: Podiums, Portugal and Awesome Passenger Rides

Fresh back from our Nürburgring demo at the N24 in front of thousands of die hard race fans, we were in high spirits and ready for the third round of the 2011 British Drift Championship. Due to hard use at the 'Ring event all three cars needed some maintenance and repairs to be made prior to the event.
VIDEO: Formula D Round 5 – Throwdown

VIDEO: Formula D Round 5 – Throwdown

Check out my latest video following the Autosport Dynamics team at Formula Drift Round 5 in Monroe, WA.
EVENT: British Drift Championship Round 3: Part II: Super Pro

EVENT: British Drift Championship Round 3: Part II: Super Pro

With the Semi and Pro classes decided it was time for the Super Pro drivers to take to the track at Teesside Autodrome. The sun was out, the crowd ready and the drivers ready for fierce competition.
VIDEO: Rubbin’s Racing?

VIDEO: Rubbin’s Racing?

 A quick video we thought we'd share of Falken's Matt Carter letting Team Japspeed's Shane O'Sullivan know where the line is between rubbin' and crashin'. Got to admire taking the time to wind down the window mid drift to express his feelings!
VIDEO: ASD Faces “The Wall”

VIDEO: ASD Faces “The Wall”

Autosport Dynamics never ceases to amaze me. The technology and development that they put into each of their four cars is unlike any other drift car I have seen.
DRIVER BLOG: Nürburgring Roadtripping Part II: GP Circuit Demo

DRIVER BLOG: Nürburgring Roadtripping Part II: GP Circuit Demo

We woke up on the Friday morning after enjoying the last 'proper' nights sleep we would get all weekend. However we woke up to the Nurburgring weather we had been told to expect! We were due to be out on the legendary main GP circuit later that evening in front of a packed grandstand of thousands of German race fans so rain was not the ideal ingredient!
EVENT: FD Wall’s Main Competition: Good Things Come To Those Who Wait

EVENT: FD Wall’s Main Competition: Good Things Come To Those Who Wait

Wall Speedway's main competition was an all-out brawl. Round Four was the halfway mark of the season, and Justin Pawlak came into the event with a comfortable lead in the 2011 Formula Drift standings. Could anyone chase him down and close the gap? Follow the jump to find out!
DRIVER BLOG: Nürburgring Roadtripping Part I

DRIVER BLOG: Nürburgring Roadtripping Part I

As we mentioned in our last update we were kindly invited to join the European Falken drift team at the Nürburgring for the N24 weekend festivities. A weekend of racing and drifting in front of huge crowds on the most dangerous and notorious circuit in the world, we didn't have to be asked twice!
EVENT: FD Round 4 Qualifying Results

EVENT: FD Round 4 Qualifying Results

Qualifying for Round Four of the 2011 Formula Drift Pro Championship pitted a field of 35 drivers against Wall Stadium's unforgiving figure eight. Find out who made it through, and who was left sidelined.
EVENT: Into the Oval at Formula DRIFT Round 4

EVENT: Into the Oval at Formula DRIFT Round 4

The Formula Drift circus made its final East Coast stop at the short oval track known as Wall Speedway for Round Four of the 2011 Pro Championship. Let's kick off the weekend's coverage with a stroll through the paddock and coverage of Friday practice.
SNAPSHOT: The ‘Ring by Light

SNAPSHOT: The ‘Ring by Light

We're at the world famous Nurburgring Circuit in Germany for the Falken Drift Demo tomorrow and thought it'd be rude not to take in some of this evening's night qualifying session before the N24 race starts tomorrow.
DRIVER BLOG: Gearing Up for The Green Hell

DRIVER BLOG: Gearing Up for The Green Hell

A few weeks has passed since we were last out in action at the British Drift Championship Round 2 at Norfolk Arena and we're busy making preparations for our coming road trip to the world famous Nurburgring Circuit in Germany, AKA 'The Green Hell'.
VIDEO: ASD Invades Palm Beach

VIDEO: ASD Invades Palm Beach

In my last post I talked about how hard the Autosport Dynamics team works, well all of that hard work definitely paid off in Palm Beach, Florida.
EVENT: Into The Arena – BDC R2 – Super Pro

EVENT: Into The Arena – BDC R2 – Super Pro

If you've read Part I of our coverage you'll have noticed that we made a subtle literary connection between great arenas and gladiatorial battles of years gone by and the venue for the MAXXIS British Drift Championship MMXI Round 2, Norfolk Arena. If you thought the gladiatorial metaphors were over think again, time to don armor for the main event, the Super Pro Class....
VIDEO: Driver Films – MAXXIS Tyres British Drift Championship Round Two

VIDEO: Driver Films – MAXXIS Tyres British Drift Championship Round Two

Not one, but two FILMS from BDC Round 2! This time we talk to the drivers who make the championship what it is.
VIDEO: Into The Arena – MAXXIS Tyres British Drift Championship Round Two

VIDEO: Into The Arena – MAXXIS Tyres British Drift Championship Round Two

When gladiators go into battle, champions will be crowned. Into the Arena, the first of two films from the British Drift Championship Round 2.
VIDEO: ASD and Falken – The Road to Atlanta

VIDEO: ASD and Falken – The Road to Atlanta

At Formula DRIFT Atlanta I got to see a different side of the action. I followed the Auto Sport Dynamics Falken Tires team and mechanics behind the scenes to capture all of the hard work that they put in to make their team as successful as it is.
DESKTOP: Ready to Smoke

DESKTOP: Ready to Smoke

A fresh new wallpaper featuring a stack of Falken Tyres ready for smoking!
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