driftsucky

I'm more on Vaughn's side of this (call it bias from DA days and saltiness from Wang never bringing drift sumi-e to the Android platform and me not getting a chance to enjoy it since my wife took my iPod almost 8 years ago), but this may be the funniest version of this I've ever seen. I can't stop laughing.

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OBEEWON

Wow, this just made me lose respect for Gitten. Even if he feels this way this isn't his place to say it. Super unprofessional.

crap. this is an FD discussion and I said unprofessional. Jokes on me.

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OBEEWON

Good lord,
I've never seen prostitutes look so awkward.

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xilovelsdx

Damn you are dumb. That was Calvin Wan not Forrest Wang.

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xilovelsdx

Sure looks like he just dropped speed hard right before the hit. Not.

Regardless his shit was broke he got hit everything got fucked up and a call was made that was dumb the whole situation was dumb.

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forrestwang808Dear Fans, Sponsors, Friends, and Family*

There have been many questions as to why *I announced to leave the series so sudden*ly. *I want to let everyone know that the inci*dent between Chris Forsberg in NJ was not* the cause of it. *Sure, at that time there were a lot of em*otions on both sides of the team and we f*elt disappointed with the outcome. *I decided to announce my retirement becau*se I felt that it was necessary to have m*y voice be heard, as I felt there were is*sues with judging and the direction that *Formula Drift is taking. *I appreciate how the sport of drifting ha*s evolved over the years, but I feel that* there is less emphasis on driver skill a*nd style. *It is a challenge to adapt and adjust to *the changes but smaller teams like myself* with a limited budget makes it almost im*possible to keep up with the competition. *I think that by implementing some new cha*nges, it can be more exciting and will ch*allenge the drivers as drivers. *

Formula Drift has been open ears with my *ordeal and has been very supportive and a*re willing to listen to what I have to sa*y. *It will be a challenge for everyone but I* believe that it is important to work tog*ether to make drifting a sport that will be appreciated by all. *

I’m passionate about drifting and have de*voted my life to it. *I don’t want to disappoint my fans, crew,* sponsors and fellow drivers. *I’m excited to return to complete rest of* the season of 2016 Formula Drift. *I appreciate all of the support from ever*yone, especially my fans, to give me the *courage to speak up and return to the ser*ies.

Thank you* -Forrest Wang*

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tomato tomato

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Matej

They should make the entire series like this incident. It finally added some entertainment and people are actually talking about Formula D.

First of all, completely scrap the current format.

Make it so that the leading driver tries to psych out the chase car. Changing angle mid-drift, changing speeds, go wide one run and narrow the next, reverse entries, ride the wall, whatever you can do to make the other driver mess up and show that you have more skill. The chase driver's job would be to stay as close to the lead car as possible while mimicking its every move to the best of the driver's abilities.

That would really require some talent and showcase the skill of the drivers. No more having them follow some perfect computer-generated line. If I wanted to see that, I would watch autonomous cars drifting.
We all know that Formula D will never look cool like grassroots drifting with pretty cars, so they may as well make it exciting to watch, because right now it has nothing going for it.

Mister.E

This was something I never had

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Beas

you should try actually going to an event. watching a livestream is much less exciting no matter what series it is.

brndck

kumakubo used to do this all the time. he would mash down the straight, enter with tons of angle, slow waaaaaaaaaaaaaay down till the apex, then rocket out to the next section. mostly it was due to his power levels/setup being way better than everyone else, (you can thank koyama-san for this). People would complain about it then too. Eventually everyone else just improved their cars till they had comparable power/grip levels.

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Ronald_Mcdonald

I've been to an event, and I still agree with him.

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brndck

bruh. you still alive????
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2016/06/29...-drive-in.html

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Ronald_Mcdonald

That's hilarious, but it's not my actual name.

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Matej

Someone always says that those who have never been to a Formula D event should not criticize it, yet I think Monaco Grand Prix or Pikes Peak are exciting and I have never been.

OBEEWON

LOL dang.

msgln\gth

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driftsucky

I've been to formula drift events and I enjoy them for what it is. But, I'd much rather spectate at a final bout event. That's really just the nature of corporate/mainstream venture tho (fd). It's a machine built for the masses to enjoy. It's filled with advertisements and endorsements and V8's and smoke and ridiculousness. And if you take it as that, it's enjoyable. If you watch it at simply face value and don't try to mold it into something it CLEARLY isn't and hasn't been for YEARS, it's enjoyable. And if you take someone who only knows drifting as FD and try to introduce them to a Final Bout/grassroots style event, they'll think it's boring. They don't get the spirit or the fun or the comradery or the community of what drifting really is. FD is a live action incarnation of any given F&F movie before 4fast4furious. It's the corporate exploitation of an underground culture, molded to fit the masses for profit. But, that's what IT is supposed to be. I think we're just upset because back in 02/03, it wasn't that. And I'd imagine that FD might have been the reason that many (younger guys) picked up an option/hot version video so they kinda feel betrayed. Personally, Drift Alliance used to be my favorite group of guys. When they "made it", I was happy. Then, just like a great cover band that ends up getting a major label record deal, they went to crap shortly after and I stopped enjoying them as much. Perhaps others feel the same way. Just a theory.

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xilovelsdx

I watched a 30 min raw file of Final Bout, and all I gotta say is that shit was so fucking boring watching everyone fall on their asses on the first entry. It was just nerve wrecking and embarrassing to say the least.

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tricky_ab

Jr is a chatty patty...

And what does this have to do with the Fomula D thread?

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driftsucky

I brought up Final Bout. Maybe he's referencing it.

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tricky_ab

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driftsucky

I meant to put a shoulder shrug emoji in there and forgot it. lol

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xilovelsdx

Dis

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driftsucky

I saw this picture and just went through that entire interview in my head. I laughed for a solid 7 minutes.

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OBEEWON

Hahahahaha. I watched it again myself. Never gets old.

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conrad_s13.5

Judges have been steady making questionable calls, Forrest has been on the shit end of those calls a few times now, and Forsberg just drives to win. Bending the rules as far as they go, pulling off being a clueless veteran somehow.

All that drama was just the perfect shit storm, that if anything brought to light that the judging needs some serious restructuring.

Maybe they need more than 3 judges..?
Maybe they need to judge differently. Why have an angle judge if thats not what they're looking at anymore?
They need figure it out though.

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pacotaco345

I went to FD Long Beach and Final Bout SSW this year.. I fell asleep in the grandstands at FD (granted being hammered drunk probably contributed to that), but it was fun walking around and drunk poking fun/yelling ridiculous slander at cars surrounded by people who actually took it seriously.

Made a 14 hour mission one way to SSW on Saturday night with a friend because we had nothing better to do and from an entertainment standpoint it was less than spectacular. I did get some rides with a few friends and enjoyed roaming the pits sober, seeing (mostly) cool cars and talking to people from the internet though.

It all just depends on the attitude you show up with

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driftsucky

Yeah. I think that's the most accurate observation (and possibly unbiased lol). When I started drifting, the coolest thing in the world was seeing guys that you drove with make it "pro". It USED to be really cool. IN all honesty, like I said before, seeing the DA guys go up against the guys I watched in DVD's was kinda surreal. It was like hometown hero makes good. It's not that anymore...at all. I wouldn't even want to see any of my friends or even the drivers I look up to go pro (unless it was like a viable financial means for their family...then, I'd be like ok lol). I'd rather go to a chill event and do pit stuff and whatnot. But, if/when I do go to FD events (on occasion) I just see it as a nascar/monster energy event. Then, I'm cool with it.

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kingkilburn

How the fuck did Ghitten even get into the final? Heilbrunn had clear advantage on both runs of the first set and even more advantage on the omt.

I love drifting but Formula D needs to fucking go away.

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