Larry Chen once again does his thing as he follows “Team America” over in China for the World Drift Series. Great action, fun and antics through out this whole video. Enjoy!
Formula DRIFT Announces Ryan Lanteigne as a New Judge for the 2011 Season; Lanteigne to Replace Ernie Fixmer on the Judging Panel
Long Beach, Calif. – April 6, 2011 – Formula DRIFT has announced the addition of Ryan Lanteigne to the Formula DRIFT judging panel for the 2011 Pro Championship season. Lanteigne will take Ernie Fixmer’s position as the third Formula DRIFT judge.
Fixmer has recently taken a position in the aerospace field and will be unavailable to judge the Formula DRIFT domestic events due to time commitments. He is still very dedicated to the sport ofdrifting and will continue to be part of the community, but looks forward to the new career opportunity. Hisdeparture creates an opening in the 3-judge panel where Lanteigne will takeover the role of third judge.
“We are happy to see Ernie taking a position in the field he loves and though we are saddened by his departure,Ryan will be a great addition to the Formula DRIFT family,” said Ryan Sage, vice-president and co-founder of Formula DRIFT. “Not only is Ryan a seasoned driver, he has judging experience and has worked with both Tony (Angelo) and Andy (Yen) which is a great way to start the new relationship.”
Lanteigne brings both the experience as a professional driver and judge for the DriftMania Canadian Championship (DMCC). Lanteigne has a working experience with both current Formula DRIFT judges Andy Yen and Tony Angelo and they have expressed their approval for Lanteigne to join them on the judging panel for the 2011 Pro Championship season.
“I am truly very excited and honored to be a part of the Formula DRIFT family. We were fortunate to haveFormula DRIFT judges in the Canadian series when I was competing, which introduced us to the rules, scoring and demands of the big leagues early on,” said Ryan Lanteigne, new Formula DRIFT judge. “After my early retirement, working as a judge with Tony and Andy really opened my eyes to the intricacies of the sport while reinforcing just how important it is to be impartial and objective while in the judging tower. Ilook forward to meeting all of the drivers at Round 1: Streets of Long Beach and to the entire season ahead.”
Lanteigne will make his debut as Formula DRIFT judge on April 8-9, 2011 at Round 1: Streets of Long Beach.
For more information visit: www.formulad.com.
Vaughn Gittin Jr. Pre Season Testing (Video)
Top Drift Rd.2
Well if you Missed round one then same on you cause man it was a blast. So make up for it and Join the JD crew For round 2 of Top Drift presented by NOS Energy Drink. So be sure to head over to the Just Drift Web Site for full up to date event information and registration.
2011 Clipping Point: Charlie Ongsingco
We had the opportunity to ask Charlie Ongsingco of the Drifting organization Just Drift some questions to get to know him better and allow you some of the drivers of the Top Drift series some insight to Charlie.
EverythingDrift: When did you first get into drifting and how did you find out about it?
Charlie Ongsingco: Initial D!!!!! Just kidding.. lol. I raced carts when I was a kid, and I would just toss it sideways all the time and laugh. I wasn’t going to win anyway; I was too heavy for karts. So I just messed around and
had fun with it. Then 10 years or so ago, I was watching drift vids with friends before going to the canyons and run. Few chassis later… we learned drifting. The hard way.
DriftWars North 2011: Round 1
Going down in Drive Park on Wednesday, April 6 · 6:00pm – 9:00pm
N.Rysio, Thessaloniki, Greece
For more info click on the flyer above or click here…