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General Motors Dominates American Drifting?

The Cars:
The manufacture breakdown for vehicles in the Top 10 spots represents a shift in the drifting landscape, with GM makes and models accounting for 5 of the top 10 cars. Conrad Grunewald in a Chevy Corvette, Rhys Millen and Ryan Tureck in Pontiac Solstices, Darren MacNamara in a Saturn Sky, and Daijiro Yoshihara in a Pontiac GTO. Nissan follows GM with 3 cars and Ford and Chrysler round out the top 10 with a car apiece. Although the Toyota Corolla may still hold the hopes and dreams of amateur drifters out there, not a single Championship point has gone to a Corolla yet in 2008, the closest thing being Ken Gushi in 21st place with his Frankenstein Scion tC.

Points Race:
Enough about cars, lets take a look at the drivers. So far the Formula D winners podium in 2008 has been a game of musical chairs. After a strong start in Long Beach, neither Chris Forsberg nor Samuel Hubinette managed to break past the top 8 in Atlanta or New Jersey. Rhys Millen, who sat out the Long Beach event, and Tanner Foust have each made two appearances on the podium, with Tanner Foust taking the championship points lead. Most interesting to me is how close the points are for the top 10 drivers, only 87 points separate the number 10 driver, Darren MacNamara, from first place.

Looking Ahead:
The next event this season takes place in Las Vegas at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway on July 12th. The D1 GP has used this venue in the past, but this is the first time that Formula D hits the Vegas Strip. The track and air temperatures at this event will put a considerable amount of stress on engine and suspension setups and should make for an interesting show.

DriftLive unofficial Top 10:

1. 259 - Tanner Foust - Nissan 350z
2. 228 - Samuel Hubinette - Dodge Viper
3. 226 - Chris Forsberg - Nissan 350z
4. 217 - Daijiro Yoshihara - Pontiac GTO
5. 206 - Michihiro Takatori - Nissan Skyline
6. 199 - Ryan Tuerck - Pontiac Solstice
7. 187 - Rhys Millen - Pontiac Solstice
8. 182 - Vaughn Gittin Jr - Ford Mustang
9. 173 - Conrad Grunewald - Chevrolet Corvette
10. 172 - Darren McNamara - Saturn Sky

See the Full Formula D Score Sheet

In 2008, Tanner Foust Conquers New Jersey

1st - Tanner Foust
2nd - Tyler McQuarrie
3rd - Rhys Millen
4th - Daijiro Yoshihara

Final:

• Tanner Foust v Tyler McQuarrie

Final 4:

• Daijiro Yoshihara v Tyler McQuarrie
• Tanner Foust v Rhys Millen

Top 8:

• Daijiro Yoshihara v Chris Forsberg
• Samuel Hubinette v Tyler McQuarrie
• Tanner Foust v Ryuji Miki
• Rhys Millen v Conrad Grunewald

Top 16:

• Daijiro Yoshihara v Darren McNamara
• Chris Forsberg v Vaughn Gittin Jr
• Samuel Hubinette v Blake Fuller
• Tyler McQuarrie v Tony Angelo
• Tanner Foust v Stephan Verdier
• Ryuji Miki v Ryan Tureck
• Rhys Millen v Ross Petty
• Michihiro Takatori v Conrad Grunewald

Qualifying:

1. Daijiro Yoshihara - 98.75
2. Tanner Foust - 97.50
3. Rhys Millen - 97.13
4. Samuel Hubinette - 96.88
5. Tyler McQuarrie - 96.75
6. Michihiro Takatori - 96.75
7. Ryuji Miki - 96.38
8. Chris Forsberg - 96.25
9. Vaughn Gittin Jr - 93.63
10. Ryan Tuerck - 93.38
11. Conrad Grunewald - 92.50
12. Tony Angelo - 92.50
13. Blake Fuller - 91.5
14. Ross Petty - 91.38
15. Stephan Verdier - 90.63
16. Darren McNamara - 90.63

Results via www.everythingdrift.com

Alex Pfeiffer: [insert clever headline]

Drifter’s Have Blogs

Seems like a theme for 2008 is to step up the visibility and accessibility of drifting on the Internet. Now in addition to all their youtube and myspace content, you can get stories right from the drivers keyboards. All these blogs have been added here to the sidebar of DriftLive, which is automatically updated every time one of the driver blogs gets an update, or follow the links below:

Vaughn Gittin jr - speedhunters.com/members/2262172425/default.aspx

Colin Frost - shift-lock.net/cfrofosho/nfblog/

Tony Angelo - wreckedmagazine.com/tonyangelo/

Samuel Hubinette - blog.samuelhubinette.com/

Chris Forsberg - www.chrisforsberg.com/blog/

Michihiro Takatori - sa-drift.com/

added (06/06/08):

Dai Yoshihara - www.gtchannel.com/user_blog.php?uid=38

Ken Gushi - www.kenshirogushi.com/blog.html

Hold my Snake, Please?

A behind the scenes look at Samuel Hubinette and his Mopar/Nuformz team at Formula D Road Atlanta 2008. For me the highlight of this video has to be the girl that brings a live snake to a drift event.

Overdrift Stage 2: Duncan Bros. Rule!!

“You know, it takes more then speed to get into Overdrift.” - “Besides, driftin’ ain’t what it used to be, it’s lost the heart, the soul” - “Gramps told me I could find the best here, sorry to waste your time.” -

It’s Viper against Viper

Looking over the Dashboard of Conrad’s Corvette

Life on the Windshield of a Mopar Viper

Follow along as Samuel Hubinette punishes the Mopar v10 powered, Dodge Viper through the drift course at Road Atlanta.

Chris Forsberg openly admits to seeing Dinosaurs

I’m not exactly sure what the whole riceboy.tv thing is all about, but it looks like this is going to be an ongoing video series. This clip has some footage of the top 16 tandem battles, and a nice segment on the DA “Stay Hungry” movie premiere. Enjoy!

Formula D Atlanta Pictures

Wrecked Magazine Gallery

Florida Racing Gallery

DriftLive’s own, Alison Merion