The team at Speed Machine Performance built a Mazda RX-8 drift car for Falken driver, Seigo Yamamoto. Seigo will be campaining the car in both the 2007 Formula D and D1GP professional Drift Series. The car was not running at Long Beach, but should be out on the course at Road Atlanta Formula D event as well as the D1GP event in Englishtown New Jersey.
To read about the cars full buildup, browse to falkenrx-8.blogspot.com/ where Dave documented the cars build.
Rx-8 “body in the white” comes off the truck.
Intake manifold with dual Aeromotive fuel pressure regulators.
Polished Intake System + Water Pump.
Dave Gibson working his rotory magic.
If one turbo is good, two must be better.
Fully assembled rotory resting in its new home.
Drift Cars require Mad Steering Angle.
The Finished Car gets a shakedown.
