Autocon 2012 Teaser Video
June 21st, 2012 by RobertYOU’RE INVITED TO THIS SUMMER’S HOTTEST AUTOMOTIVE EVENT!
The 3rd annual AutoCon Event returns to Los Angeles on Saturday, July 21st, 2012!
Experience and see hundreds of the nation’s finest modified, luxury and exotic vehicles on display, gourmet food-trucks, big-tent attractions with company/ vendor giveaways, exclusive clothing and parts sales, manufacturer ‘new vehicle’ debuts and product releases, live magazine photo shoots, model runway and merchandise lounge, and a drive-up main stage where select vehicles will be featured and interviewed by our audience and guest speakers.
EVENT INFO:
2012 AUTOCON | LOS ANGELES
SATURDAY, JULY 21, 2012 | 12PM-7PM
SANTA ANITA PARK: 285 W HUNTINGTON DR., ARCADIA, CA 91007
Formula DRIFT Round 3: Daigo Saito is Victorious!
June 4th, 2012 by Robert
Daigo Saito is Victorious at Round 3: Invasion at Palm Beach International Raceway;
Pawlak Remains in the Pro Championship Points Lead
Long Beach, Calif. – June 2, 2012 – Formula DRIFT returned to Round 3: Invasion at Palm Beach International Raceway for the second consecutive year. Rookie Daigo Saito in the Achilles Tire / Bridges Racing Lexus SC430 takes the victory and closes in on the points leader Justin Pawlak in the Falken Tire Ford Mustang.
Round 3: Invasion saw an increase in attendance in the second year of competition at Palm Beach International Raceway. The Driftstream saw over 200,000 viewers in a 24 hour period.
“We’re happy to be able to run the original track configuration due to the improvements by Palm Beach International Raceway which made for an improved event for the fans,” said Jim Liaw, president and co-founder of Formula DRIFT. “Additional grandstands were brought in to accommodate for the increase in fan attendance. The dedication and investment by the venue shows their support for our Series and look forward to returning next season.”
Points leader and winner of last year’s Palm Beach event, Justin Pawlak and the 2011 Formula DRIFT Champion, Daijiro Yoshihara in the Discount Tire / Falken Tire Nissan 240SX faced off in a battle for third place. Yoshihara took the win after Pawlak spun out on his chase run and moves into third place overall. The final match of evening pitted Chris Forsberg in the NOS Energy / Hankook Tire Nissan 370Z against Formula DRIFT rookie Daigo Saito. After a close battle Saito was crowned the winner and has now found the podium for the third consecutive event and increases his chances to win the coveted rookie of the year honors.
“This is the first time being in Formula DRIFT and I was able to take the victory and am extremely happy about that,” said Daigo Saito, winner of Round 3: Invasion. “I want to thank everyone and my sponsor Achilles Tire. All my runs weren’t perfect, but I am happy with the final outcome.”
The Formula DRIFT Pro Championship continues with Round 4: The Gauntlet on June 22-23, 2012 at Wall Speedway.
For more information visit: www.formuladrift.com
Formula DRIFT Professional Championship 2012 Point Standings After 3 Events
1. Pawlak, Justin Falken Tire Ford Mustang 280 Points
2. Saito, Daigo Achilles Tire / Bridges Racing Lexus SC430 259.50 Points
3. Yoshihara, Daijiro America’s Tire / Falken Tire Nissan S13 197 Points
4. Millen, Rhys Hankook / Rhys Millen Racing Hyundai Genesis Coupe 185 Points
5. Tuerck, Ryan Team Retaks Nissan 240SX 183.50 Points
6. Forsberg, Chris NOS Energy Drink / Hankook Nissan 370Z 183 Points
7. Bakchis, Aurimas “Odi” Bakchis Motorsports Nissan 240SX S14 177.25 Points
8. Aasbo, Fredric Need for Speed / Papadakis Racing Scion TC 176.50 Points
9. Gittin Jr., Vaughn Monster Energy / Falken Ford Mustang 169 Points
10. Yoshioka, Toshiki RS*R Nissan Silvia S15 162.75 Points
11. Essa, Michael GSR Autosport / Nitto BMW ZR4 152.50 Points
12. Powers, Matt Need for Speed / Nitto Nissan S14 151 Points
13. Moen, Kenneth Lutz Performance Nissan 350Z 149.50 Points
14. Gushi, Ken Greddy / Hankook Scion FR-S 140.50 Points
15. Kado, Ryan Ryan Kado Racing Nissan 350Z 138.50 Points
16. Mohan, Kyle Nexen Tire / Mazdatrix Mazda RX-8 133.75 Points
Round 3: Invasion Event Results
1. Saito, Daigo Achilles Tire / Bridges Racing Lexus SC430 Winner
2. Forsberg, Chris NOS Energy Drink / Hankook Nissan 370Z Second Place
3. Yoshihara, Daijiro America’s Tire / Falken Tire Nissan 240SX Third Place
MOTION Auto Show 2012
May 24th, 2012 by RobertMotion 2012 was held at the Long Beach Convention Center in sunny Cali! This event is hosted by the ProMotion Distributing, PMD has one of the leading Distributor’s of fine aftermarket parts and accessories. This year they had a dance and bikini contest with more competitors from previous events.
Several Manufactures were on site showing off their latest and greatest product lines. Plenty of clean rides and Hot Females made for a jam packed event!
Can’t wait to see what the have in-store for next year’s event!
On with the Pictures!
Date: May 20th 2012
Location: Long Beach Convention Center, CA
By: Robo
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Carlisle Performance & Style ’12
May 18th, 2012 by Elusive MediaI’m always down for a good drive, and this year’s Carlisle P&S was well worth it with the forecast finally in Performance & Style’s favor. With over 1,500 cars and close to 20,000 enthusiast, P&S is one of those shows where has something for everyone;all makes and models, from the extreme to the lightly modded rides. To kept the crowed entertained all weekend long, Starboyz returned with the stunt and (new)tire smoke show, AutoX/Drift Track presented by NICO, Bikini Contest and lastly the burnout contest are always a good way to break up the car browsing and vendor shopping. The past few years the show has had bad luck with cold and rainy weather, I’m happy to see we’ve finally broken that streak and already looking forward to next year!
Date: May 12-13th, 2012
Location: Carlisle Fairgrounds, PA
By: Erik & Scott
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Formula Drift Update: Justin Pawlak Takes the Victory at Round 2
May 14th, 2012 by Robert
May 12, 2012
Justin Pawlak Takes the Victory at Round 2: Road to the Championship;
Pawlak Remains on Top of the Standings and Becomes the Tires.com Triple Crown Leader
Long Beach, Calif. – May 12, 2012 – Formula DRIFT returned to Road Atlanta for Round 2: Road to the Championship. Justin Pawlak takes the victory in the Falken Tire Mustang increasing his point lead in the Pro Championship Points Standings.
Round 2: Road to the Championship brought the Formula DRIFT Pro Championship back to the Series birthplace nine years ago. Fans came in droves seeing an increase in attendance at Road Atlanta. This marks another consecutive season of growth.
“It’s very satisfying that Road Atlanta and Formula DRIFT have formed a partnership nine years ago to help grow drifting in this region,” said Jim Liaw, president and co-founder of Formula DRIFT. “We look forward to our ten year anniversary at this venue next season.”
Justin Pawlak takes his second consecutive victory to increase his points lead. Additionally, Pawlak is now the points leader in the Tires.com Triple Crown bonus prize. Pawlak faced Fredric Aasbo in the Need for Speed / Hankook Scion TC and edged out the 2010 Rookie of the Year to take the victory. Walker Wilkerson in the Falken / Fatlace / Garage Autohero Nissan 240SX battled Formula DRIFT rookie, Daigo Saito in the Achilles Tire / Bridges Racing Lexus SC430 in the consolation round. After a one more time battle Saito beat out Wilkerson to take his second third place finish of the season.
“The boys at ASD and Falken gave me what I need to help me get to that number 1 spot,” said Justin Pawlak, winner of Round 2: Road to the Championship. “Next round is West Palm Beach and with a great car and great team we were able to take the win there last year and plan to remain focused and keep this momentum going.”
The Formula DRIFT Pro Championship continues with Round 3: Invasion at West Palm Beach International Raceway on June 1-2, 2012.
For more information visit: http://www.formulad.com/
Formula DRIFT Professional Championship 2012 Point Standings After 2 Events
1. Pawlak, Justin Falken Tire Ford Mustang 209 Points
2. Saito, Daigo Achilles Tire / Bridges Racing Lexus SC430 157.50 Points
3. Aasbo, Fredric Need for Speed / Papadakis Racing Scion TC 152 Points
4. Millen, Rhys Hankook / Rhys Millen Racing Hyundai Genesis Coupe 127 Points
5. Powers, Matt Need for Speed / Nitto Nissan S14 126.50 Points
6. Tuerck, Ryan Team Retaks Nissan 240SX 120.50 Points
7. Yoshihara, Daijiro America’s Tire / Falken Tire Nissan S13 118 Points
8. Bakchis, Aurimas “Odi” Bakchis Motorsports Nissan 240SX S14 117.25 Points
9. Kado, Ryan Ryan Kado Racing Nissan 350Z 114 Points
10. Mohan, Kyle Nexen Tire / Mazdatrix Mazda RX-8 109.50 Points
11. Yoshioka, Toshiki RS*R Nissan Silvia S15 108.50 Points
12. Essa, Michael GSR Autosport / Nitto BMW ZR4 97.50 Points
13. Gittin Jr., Vaughn Monster Energy / Falken Ford Mustang 96 Points
14. Forsberg, Chris NOS Energy Drink / Hankook Nissan 370Z 93 Points
15. McQuarrie, Tyler Mobil 1 Camaro 88.50 Points
16. Moen, Kenneth Lutz Performance Nissan 350Z 87.50 Points
Round 2: Road to the Championship Event Results
1. Pawlak, Justin Falken Tire Ford Mustang Winner
2. Aasbo, Fredric Need for Speed / Hankook Scion TC Second Place
3. Saito, Daigo Achilles Tire / Bridges Racing Lexus SC430 Third Place
EuroFest ’12
May 3rd, 2012 by Elusive MediaThe highly anticipated EuroFest show has return, but it has outgrown it’s original location! This maybe only the 3rd EuroFest that Eurowerkz has put on, but in 3 short years, it has gone from an overcrowded parking lot at Paul Miller BMW to an easily accommodating Metlife Stadium parking lot. Last year’s car numbers were in the 600+ range, but just 5 days til this years event, rain moved into the forecast which started to get everyone worried. But thankfully as the week continued, the rain turned into a cloudy forecast, then finally into a perfect 65f and sunny (perfect minus high winds all day…hah). With clear skies, this year’s event almost tripped in size to around 1500+ cars! The Sponsors/Vendors had also stepped it up this year, with an estimate of $16,000 in giveaways, it was sure to bring in a crowd for these two wonderful charities, Project Kids Worldwide and The Marines Always Faithful Committee. With the vendors/sponsors, the Dyno that just kept going (even 2hrs after the show was over), food, DJ (kept the music comin’ all day long), and what it felt like the “never ending” raffle, it was one hell of a great event! At the end of the day it was all for charity, and EuroFest raised considerable amount over last years totals. Congrats to everyone that made this event possible and look forward to next year!!
On with the pictures, Enjoy!
Date: April 29, 2012
Location: MetLife Stadium, NJ
By: Erik
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Formula DRIFT Round 1: Streets of Long Beach – (Coverage)
April 14th, 2012 by RobertFormula DRIFT 2012 season started off this year in wonderful Long Beach California. Perfect weather was in place to kick start this season record number of rookies (19) took part in this round of competition.
Ken Gushi debuted his new Scion Racing FR-S, this is going to be the hottest platform to hit the import market. High amounts of aftermarket support will follow the release of this car.
Rookie driver Daigo Saito from ASIA Formula DRIFT came out in full force. His Achilles Tire/Bridges Racing Lexus SC430 this guy is going to bring it HARD this season!
As always the FormulaDRIFT presented a great event for all to come and enjoy!
The stands were packed and the pits were more packed with fans!
Make sure to check out http://www.formulad.com/ for the latest action and schedule to upcoming events!
RD2 will take place in Atlanta May 11-12 so if you are in the area make sure to check it out you won’t be disappointed.
Date: April 6-7
Location: Long Beach GP Street Course
By: Robo
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2012 New York International Auto Show
April 9th, 2012 by Elusive MediaThe auto show returns to the Jacob Javits Center to show off the 2012-2013 production models, along with the concept cars. The biggest talk of the show is the return of the Dodge Viper. The 2013 SRT Viper GTS pushes out 640hp and 600lbs/torque, but between the high end exotics to the fuel efficient consumers, there is plenty to keep you busy throughout your day at the show.
Date: April 6-15, 2012
Location: New York, New York @ Javits Center
By: Erik
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Formula DRIFT Round 1: Streets of Long Beach
April 8th, 2012 by RobertApril 7, 2012
Formula DRIFT Round 1: Streets of Long Beach Results:
Justin Pawlak Wins the Season Opener for the Second Consecutive Season
Long Beach, Calif. – April 7, 2012 – Justin Pawlak in the Falken Tire Ford Mustang earns the victory at the first event of the 2012 Formula DRIFT season. Daijiro Yoshihara in the America’s Tire / Falken Nissan 240SX takes second place while Formula DRIFT rookie Daigo Saito, in the Achilles Tires / Bridges Racing Lexus SC430 rounds out the podium.
Round 1: Streets of Long Beach kicked off the 2012 season to a sold out audience. The largest driver pool participated in the two-day event with the largest rookie field of any season with 19 rookies.
“Starting the season to a sold out crowd is a great feeling,” says Jim Liaw, president and co-founder of Formula DRIFT. “The drivers stepped up and provided a highly competitive event that sets the tone for the rest of the year. We’re looking forward to how the season will unfold.””
Justin Pawlak found the top of the podium for the second consecutive season in Long Beach taking the lead to start the 2012 Pro Championship season. Pawlak battled the 2011 Formula DRIFT champion, Daijiro Yoshihara, in a hard fought battle to win the event. Yoshihara defeated Formula DRIFT Asia champion and rookie Daigo Saito in the Top 4 to move on to Finals eventually taking second place. Saito defeated Matt Powers, who finished in third place in 2011, in the consolation round to find the podium in his very first Formula DRIFT Pro Championship event. Saito is now leads the new X-Mini Rookie Challenge.
“Its just amazing to come back to Long Beach and put down another win 2 years in a row,” said Justin Pawlak, winner of Round 1: Streets of Long Beach. “This is a great way to start the season and go for the championship.”
The 2012 Pro Championship season continues for Round 2: Road to the Championship at Road Atlanta on May 11-12. Tickets are available to purchase online now.
For more information visit: http://www.formuladrift.com
Formula DRIFT Professional Championship 2012 Point Standings After 1 Event
1. Pawlak, Justin Falken Tire Ford Mustang 106 Points
2. Yoshihara, Daijiro America’s Tire / Falken Tire Nissan S13 92 Points
3. Saito, Daigo Achilles Tire / Bridges Racing Lexus SC430 78.50 Points
4. Powers, Matt Need for Speed / Nitto Nissan S14 69.50 Points
5. Tuerck, Ryan Team Retaks Nissan 240SX 66 Points
6. McQuarrie, Tyler Mobil 1 Camaro 64 Points
6. Millen, Rhys Hankook / Rhys Millen Racing Hyundai Genesis Coupe 64 Points
8. Forsberg, Chris NOS Energy Drink / Hankook Nissan 370Z 63 Points
9. Gushi, Ken Scion Racing Scion FR-S 62 Points
10. Moen, Kenneth Lutz Performance Nissan 350Z 61.50 Points
11. Grunewald, Conrad Hankook Tire Chevy Camaro 57 Points
12. Aasbo, Fredric Need for Speed / Papadakis Racing Scion TC 57 Points
12. Kado, Ryan Ryan Kado Racing Nissan 350Z 56 Points
14. Mohan, Kyle Nexen Tire / Mazdatrix Mazda RX-8 55 Points
15. Bakchis, Aurimas “Odi” Bakchis Motorsports Nissan 240SX S14 54.25 Points
15. Yoshioka, Toshiki RS*R Nissan Silvia S15 54.25 Points
Round 7: Title Fight Event Results
1. Pawlak, Justin Falken Tire Ford Mustang Winner
2. Yoshihara, Daijiro America’s Tire / Falken Tire Nissan S13 Second Place
3. Saito, Daigo Achilles Tire / Bridges Racing Lexus SC430
Stay tuned for complete coverage.
HIN @ Pomona Fairplex
March 18th, 2012 by RobertDate: March 10, 2012
Location: Pomona Fairplex, CA
By: Robo
This event replaced NightShift event due the unexpected closing of Irwindale Speedway.
Never less this event was jam packed with Hot Cars and of course Hot Females.
All the anticipated imports were in attendance from Hard Stanced JDM rides to Hot looking Euros. American Muscle was also well represented.
This event was even better since they had beer for sale! I was also able to meet some really cool peeps from Team RareJDM who allowed me to store my gear in one of there cars.
Make sure not to miss the next HIN Event you won’t be disappointed.
Props to Team RareJDM, 1UP crew!
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Props: RAREJDM ,1UP Garage
