Everything Drift
C. Campbell Photography
Song White Stripes – Hardest Button To Button
Gear Sony A7S II – Tamron 2.8 28-75 – Rokinon 1.4 85 – Tokina 2.8 11-16
Everything Drift
C. Campbell Photography
Song White Stripes – Hardest Button To Button
Gear Sony A7S II – Tamron 2.8 28-75 – Rokinon 1.4 85 – Tokina 2.8 11-16
Everything Drift
C. Campbell Photography
Son Lux – Easy
Gear Sony A7S II – Tamron 2.8 28-75 – Rokinon 1.4 85 – Tokina 2.8 11-16
May 10, 2012 (Los Angeles, Calif.) — Jhonnattan Castro is probably the only driver that ever prepared for a Formula Drift event by spending time at the legendary Nurburgring.
Invited to drive on the world-famous 14-mile circuit by Banco del Progresso, Castro was able to sample the track aboard an Audi R8 V-10. Having driven it previously in video games, Castro was blown away by the circuit in real life.
“It’s just crazy, it’s an unbelievable place,” said Castro. “The whole experience was great and I am really thankful that I got the chance to see this amazing track. It was raining the whole time so I was very careful, but even still it was incredible. It’s crazy to think that they still have a 24 hour race here on the Nurburging, but I think it would be really fun to try driving it in the Banco del Progresso / City Tire Online Nissan 350Z!”
With his experience on the Nurburging now behind him, Castro has his sights set on this weekend’s second round of the Formula Drift championship at Road Atlanta, near Atlanta, Georgia. The recently announced change to the Formula Drift circuit at Road Atlanta will go a ways towards leveling the playing field for Castro, who has never seen the circuit before. After a challenging first round on the Streets of Long Beach – where Castro never got a chance to learn the circuit after his Banco Progresso / City Tire Online Nissan 350Z encountered electric problems during practice – he is looking forward to a fresh start in Atlanta.
We’re just 48 hours away from the 6th Formula D event at Road Atlanta, and as we get closer to the event, we have some great information on some cars heading to Atlanta. As of now, there are 38 drivers registered for the event (full list after the jump), and we just found out that there will be a few changes to some cars at the event. For a few years, we’ve seen Chris Forsberg’s V8-powered NOS Energy Drink Maxxis 350Z compete, and Tyler McQuarrie’s V8-powered Falken Tires 350Z roadster as well as Rookie Jodin Lejeune’s Stillen supercharged VK-powered Drift Emporium G35, which graced the January cover of Import Tuner, debuted at the Long Beach event. In Atlanta, at least 2 other cars will have VK power under the hood… Can you guess who they are? We’ll give you the answer Friday Morning after both cars hit the track for Practice… and don’t forget, we’ll have live updates all weekend long!
Full drivers list after the jump!
April 17, 2009 – Mishimoto is proud to announce the new partnership with Chris Forsberg Racing. Mishimoto will be sponsoring the NOS Energy Drink 350Z for the 2009 Formula D season. Forsberg will be competing in all Formula D events this year, so make sure you check www.Mishimoto.com for season updates.