Formula Drift – Wall Speedway, New Jersey
Coming into Round 3 of the Formula Drift series in New Jersey, Dai had many expectations of his car but mostly of himself. Not performing to his normal standards in Rounds 1 and 2, Dai came into New Jersey with much anticipation and excitement to prove that he has what it takes to win. His new car, the Lexus IS350, went through major improvements so that it will be in the best condition possible for the race. With the hard work of his team, they were able to fix some major bugs and improve the cars handling.
Due to rain, the practice and qualifying rounds were cancelled on Friday and were pushed to Saturday morning. After qualifying 9th overall Saturday morning, Dai was paired up with Taka Aono for the Top 32 competition. In the first pass, Dai had led and drifted the course with ease and had an advantage over Taka and his AE86. In the second pass, Dai followed and gave Taka a run for his money but spun his car at turn 3 which knocked him out of the main competition.
Although Dai’s weekend had come to an end, he supported his teammates and helped celebrate with Falken Tire’S podium sweep. “Unfortunately I couldn’t make it to the podium this round, but I am so happy for my teammates! They worked hard and I congratulate them all,” stated Dai.
Round 4 of the Formula Drift series will be held in Las Vegas, NV…be sure to stay tuned as Dai is even more focused to get back into the race for points!
Adam’s Drift
Every Thursday night in Fontana, CA, amateur drifters come out to drift at a place called Adam’s Drift. The track, originally laid out for go-carts, is comprised of several well-placed turns and long straight aways. Although the track was built for go-carts, it is still wide enough and big enough for streetcars to race on and practice their drifting. From time to time, professional drifters such as Samuel Hubinette and Calvin Wan have visited the course and drifted with other local drivers.
Eventually hearing the buzz of these Thursday night drift sessions, Dai decided to go and check the scene out for himself and even took a few laps around the course to practice his drifting. On June 11th, the Falken crew and Dai decided to take the Falken Tire / Discount Tire Lexus IS350 to Adam’s for a few laps around the track, entertaining drifting enthusiasts and encouraging their grassroots effort to give more exposure to the sport. Dai explains, “Coming out to Adam’s drift is amazing!! Drifting in a professional series is awesome, but to be out with such hard-core enthusiasts and taking it back to the grassroots level is exciting and reminds me of Japan.”
2008 Falken Tire / Discount Tire Lexus IS350
If you don’t know, now you know! Here’s the latest low down of the Lexus IS350.
Modifications:
• 6.7L Hasselgren V8 engine swap
• Kinsler ITB’s
• Motec ECU
• Griffin Radiator
• Fuel Safe 8 gallon aluminum fuel cell
• Heat Shield products
• JSP headers
• Sparco seats, safety equipment, Fire harness
• K&N air filters
Exterior Modifications:
• Seibon carbon fiber hood and trunk
• Ings +1 Body kit
• APR GTC wingt
• IPF 8000k hid’s
• Speedglass lexan windows
Wheels & Suspension:
• Iforged Aero wheels
18×9.5 +30 front
18×10.5 +60 rear
• Falken Azenis RT-615
245/40-18 front
315/30-18 rear
• Hotchkis sway bars
• Project Mu big brake kit front and rear
Driveline Modifications:
• Gforce “NASCAR only” four speed GSR transmission
• Exedy Triple Carbon Clutch
• OS Giken 2 way limited slip differential
• Drive Shaft Shop axles
very da gud performance,
scary about the modification specification. looks like this car so strength.