The thing about racing is that sometimes things don’t go as planned. Fredric Aasbo and the Papadakis Racing team goes through another blown engine and races against time to get back on the grid while Ken Gushi faces a former Formula DRIFT champion early on in the rounds. Ryan Tuerck’s car spits flames, in an unfortunate manner, as he takes his last run.
Remember the TRD-spec turbo Scion FR-S Release Series 1.0 video we did with Ken Gushi burning tires at Irwindale? Well we took that same car to Buttonwillow and invited the Baker Skateboards team for a little fun. Here’s a video where we blend two extreme sports worlds together: skateboarding and drifting, with some of the best in the biz. And yes, Ken Gushi is the one driving the RS1.
The 2nd MOTOR HEAD HILL CLIMB event took place at the Touge roads of Hakone Turnpike in Japan with yet another lineup of vintage and current race cars. For more details about the cars and the event, grab a copy of the MOTOR HEAD Magazine Vol.18!
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The Formula DRIFT 2015 season has been a very exciting one after what seemed like it was going to be a slow start. Ken Gushi ran into some issues during Round 1 at Long Beach, but was able to bounce back with consecutive podium wins including a never-ending One More Time battle at Atlanta. Watch the highlights of Ken Gushi in the 2015 Formula DRIFT season and see how he took 2nd place overall in the cup.
