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.
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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 Announces Second Season of Formula DRIFT Insider
May 1st, 2012 by Robert
Formula DRIFT Announces Second Season of Formula DRIFT Insider
Long Beach, Calif. – May 1, 2012 – Formula DRIFT has announced today the continuation of the popular online program, “Formula DRIFT Insider.” The first episode will premiere on Thursday, May, 3 on Formula DRIFT’s social media outlets and website.
After a successful trial during the last 10 weeks of the 2011 Formula DRIFT Championship season, Formula DRIFT will launch the second season of “Formula DRIFT Insider,” this Thursday, May 3. Subsequent episodes will air every other Thursday until the conclusion of the season in October. Formula DRIFT Insider will cover much of the behind the scenes action of the world’s premier drifting organization and go on the road with teams, drivers and staff to show exclusive access never before seen to the public. The show will continue to be hosted by Formula DRIFT co-founder, Ryan Sage.
“We are really happy that Insider was received well by fans last year,” said Jim Liaw, president and co-founder of Formula DRIFT. “Now we have the chance to cover the entire season and it should make for some really exclusive and captivating content to share with our fans.”
The first episode of Formula DRIFT Insider will have an exclusive interview with 2011 Champion, Daijiro Yoshihara, an exclusive news release surrounding one of the top teams in the Series and finally a surprise surrounding the second round of competition at Road Atlanta, which takes place on May 11-12.
For more information visit: http://www.formulad.com/
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