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Team Falken Tire Finishes 1-2-3 at Formula Drift’s ‘New Jersey Gaunlet’

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History in the Making!

TEAM FALKEN TIRE FINISHES 1-2-3 AT FORMULA DRIFT’s ‘NEW JERSEY GAUNTLET’

WALL TOWNSHIP, NJ (June 7, 2009) – Performance and preparation paid off as Team Falken Tire’s factory drivers swept the podium at Wall Speedway in Saturday night’s round 3 of the 2009 Formula Drift season. Darren McNamara took the top rung in his Saturn Sky; Vaughn Gittin, Jr., earned second with his 2010 Ford Mustang GT; and Tyler McQuarrie finished third, driving his Nissan 350Z.



The achievement was historical as this was the first time ever for three Team Falken cars to take the top three positions as well as the first time one team has dominated the podium.



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Daijiro Yoshihara – Post Event Report

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Daijiro Yoshihara
2009 Formula D – Atlanta Event Report

With the weather forecasted for rain in Braselton, GA during round 2 of the Formula Drift series, the newly built Falken Tire/Discount Tire Lexus IS350 piloted by Daijiro Yoshihara was going to be a challenge. This was especially the case since he was drifting in Road Atlanta Speedway, one of the most technically challenging courses in the series.

Practice sessions provided Daijiro more time to adjust to the Lexus before competition. Due to a new build for 2009, the Lexus was still not 100% ready for competition. “The car has a small window of drivability,” explains Daijiro. “If I can drive the car in that window, then I’m ok. If not, I have to work harder to make the car drift.”

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Check out a Preview of Calvin Wan’s New Falken Tire S15 Silvia on Speedhunters.com

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We released a post a few weeks ago with a sneak peak of a Falken s15 being loaded on the back of a trailer.  Original story here… 

Today Calvin Wan on his blog over at Speedhunters.com released a full run of pictures of the car, sponsors information and some build information.   For the full write up and story visit Calvin Wan’s blog at Speedhunters.com’s

Daijiro Yoshihara & Tyler McQuarrie To Join JR, Wan, and DMac on Team Falken

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Fresh off the presses, we’ve just gotten the official press release from Falken HQ, confirming what we’ve heard in the off season. Tyler McQuarrie and Daijiro Yoshihara will be joining Calvin Wan, Vaughn Gittin Jr, and Darren McNamara as the faces of the Falken Tire Drift team. The PR also mentions the new cars each driver will be driving, full details after the break

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