Results tagged with "Toyota"
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STAFF PROJECT: The Life and Death of the Swagger Wagon
Every auto enthusiast has that one car... for some, it's their first car, for other's it's that old ratty pick-up, or any vehicle inbetween. That one car that stands out in your memory as the all time favourite...
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VIDEO: GATEBIL – The Game Changer
Gatebil, as ever, is the go-to event of the year. 50 000 car-crazed people from all over the world join together to make the biggest and baddest car event on this side of the hemisphere. This year, was absolutely no different. New Zealand, England, Germany, Russia, Italy, Finland, USA, just some of the countries represented out on the track that weekend. Alongside the 'regulars' from Norway and Sweden. What does all that mean? Absolute and utter pandemonium out on the track... And off track.
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EVENT: Formula Drift – Round 4 – The Gauntlet Pt. 1
Round 4 of the 2012 Formula Drift Pro Championship finishes out the East coast run with a stop to Wall Speedway in New Jersey. Those who may be unfamiliar with this track can check out my intro to the circuit from last year, or even my welcome post from 2010. I've been coming to this event since 2007!
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VIDEO: Gatebil – The first of the year
The first Gatebil event of 2012. And boy was it a hot one!
Not much to say, only that this was maybe the best start of a season one could ever get. Great people, great driving, beer, sun all weekend (for once..) and so much fun!
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GRASSROOTS: Capital City Drift Season Opener
Winter came and went, now skid season is back in full swing. Last years heroes have spent the past six months building and testing. The kids who watched them at the previous events have saved up their precious pennies, bought their own cars, and have scrambled for seat time. The gates to Western Speedway in Victoria, BC are open....
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EVENT: D1GP 2012 Kickoff at Tokyo Auto Salon
Before the D1GP 2012 season gets into full gear in a few months, fans could catch a preview of the kind of action they can expect to see this year at the annual kickoff event during the Tokyo Auto Salon.
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SNAPSHOT: Uber Cool Old Skool
Rewind to July '09, taken straight from the archives, I had my first ever DSLR about 6 months I reckon, this event in Watergrasshill was one of my first; rain, hail or snow could not keep me away and this KE70 Corolla made it all worth it.
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GRASSROOTS: Capital City Drift ‘Mo’vember Practice Day
Thank goodness it's Movember and I have this nice bushy mustache to keep my upper lip warm, because the final Capital City Drift practice day was a chilly one.
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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.
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EVENT: IDS Round 6: buon giorno monza!
The sixth Round of this year's IDS season is also a premiere: First time in Italy!
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GRASSROOTS: Drift-Ops with some CoolKids
Drift day on September 10th! Dope! This event was hosted by Wayne Lee from Drift-Ops and the Coolkids club. A bunch of good dudes that make it possible for us Southern Ontario peeps to get out there and freshen up on our driving skills, and have a good time!
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SNAPSHOT: Street Status 86
Rode along for a morning Tofu run last week and snapped a couple shots during some downtime. Wolfpack Corolla keepin' it legit. There's just something about driving an AE86 on a nice open road in the early hours. If you've never experienced it then add it to the 'bucket list'.
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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.
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EVENT: IDS Round 5: The Ring: Part I
Last weekend the German IDS Series hosted the fifth round of this season at the legendary Nürburgring. The drift race was in the programme of the DTM Touring Car Championship, which was held on the Grand Prix course.
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Happy AE86 Day!
Not that we need much of an excuse to celebrate the mighty Toyota Corolla AE86, but today being the 8/6 (in American date format anyway) it's the ideal opportunity to post up some of the awesome AE86 we've shot over the past years!
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VIDEO: Monkeys and Bananas – Gatebil
The DriftMonkey crew, myself included have been waiting for this Gatebil event all year. Rudskogen has been completely rebuilt, it's twice as long and infinitely more exciting. Long swooping corners, tight hairpins, elevation differences and high speed straights proved to be a challange even for the more experienced drivers
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INTERVIEW: Off-Season catch up with Hugo Maclean
The 2011/12 D1NZ season is only a few months away so Drifted.com decided to catch up with Hugo Maclean to see how his car was progressing during the off-season. Hugo campaigned his low and loud AE85 Corolla in the 2010/11 season with very pleasing results for his first competition series.
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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.
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Keep it JDM AE86
On the first round of Powerdrift a few weeks ago (better late than never, hey) I took a closer look on this very good looking AE86 standing in the paddock. More on this car after the jump!
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SNAPSHOT: C’s Garage Wagon
Joel and Adam of C's Garage had their Corolla wagon out at Meremere Dragway on Saturday. This was the first time I had seen this car in person, it looks so fun to drive!
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EVENT: DSD Round 1-187 In Glendale
First of all let me introduce Dirty South Drift, or as we call it DSD. Atlanta is kinda slack on the drift series events right now, so when I came up with the idea to start one up I didn't have any issues getting support.
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Daily Drifted JZX100
I organized a cruise over the weekend for a couple of local car forums I am on and a wide variety of cars showed up. One of my favorites was Nigel's JZX100 Chaser. I have a huge soft spot for luxurious 4-door cars that can get up and boogie when they need to.
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Winter Blues
"What is your favourite season?" Classic question for first dates. A quick google search tells me that thirty-one percent of the population would tell you the best answer: Summer. Spring and Fall are also acceptable answers, some people just can't take the heat! But can you believe there are folks out there who say: "Oh! I just absolutely LOVE winter!"?
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Xtreme Drift Circuit Toyota Speedway
This past weekend, Round 1 of the Xtreme Drift Circuit (XDC) was held at the House of Drift in Irwindale Speedway.
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VIDEO: Drift Posse 101
Even now, every year the pro drifting season ends, the big scary race cars go back in to their little garages; and our country (for the most part) gets blanketed with wonderful white stuff called snow. Every year, just like the year before, the local drift crew dusts off their trusty old 'winter beater' drift cars and waits patiently for the right conditions to get out and practice.
