TunerIcons is sponsoring rookie Matt Waldin for his rookie season in Formula D, and we met the crew on their trip out here to Long Beach from Pennsylvania. They had a bunch of video cameras with them for the trip, and churned out this quick video for everyone to enjoy.
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2009 Formula Drift: R1-SOLB – Round Of 32
2nd Update: This has been cancelled and will not be a rerun, Casper wasn’t able to run and was allowed the bypass via not running to save time. Justin will move on to Top 16
Update: Casper Canul and Justin Pawlak will run a 2nd run. Apparently both broke from the tap and JTP was supposed to do a bye run. That didn’t happen, so they will both get to go at it for their 2nd run. This will happen at the begining of the Top 16 to determine a winner.
Daijiro Yoshihara Vs. Jeff Jones
Dai leads, and comes out with Jeff giving chase and mirroring his entry. Dai able to pull away a bit and maintain a gap through the sweeper. Good run from both
Jeff leads, and comes in with a sick entry on the wall past the tire wall. Entry into the tranisiton is again close and Dai spins! Jeff Jones moves on! A privateer from the grassroots scene.
Taka Aono Vs. Pat Mordaunt
Taka leads, and come out sideways. Pat is close behind and both stay in drift through the course. Slight correction at end by Taka.
Pat leads, and comes out with a very nice angle. Taka is close and mirrors Pat with a slightly shalower angle. Pat spins and comes to a halt at the end. Taka moves on
Matt Waldin tests the Import Intelligence 350Z
Matt Waldin earned his Formula D license for 2009 at the ProAm East event at VIR last October. He drove his S13.5 Coupe through the 2007 and 2008 NOPI seasons, and did quite well. For 2009, he will be driving a 350Z coupe which was freshly finished and taken to Summit Point for testing recently.
We haven’t heard from Matt as to what events he’ll be driving in 2009, but we’re excited to see the Z whenever it comes out