Formula D round one Long Beach photos!

[Checowa]

People and Pit photos added!

Check them out:

http://www.driftfotos.com

-Larry


Here is a preview:
http://www.larrychendesign.com/fd/roundone2008/people/17.jpg

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http://www.larrychendesign.com/fd/roundone2008/pits/10.jpg

http://www.larrychendesign.com/fd/roundone2008/people/15.jpg

http://www.larrychendesign.com/fd/roundone2008/pits/1.jpg


Check them out here:
http://www.driftfotos.com/

Thanks to all of those drivers running DriftFotos.com Decals on their cars!

-Larry

[ESmorz]

Wrong section. Cool photos.

[boogerlovers]

nice pix man..+rep, i could hear them practicing from my house...its getting me psyched up for tommorow :coold: :wiggle:

[spikNspan]

very nice fotos.

[mr_240sx]

whats with all the gay roof scoops? feels like F&F

[ILoveMyRHS13]

I hate that Viper more and more every time I see it... The roof scoops are getting annoying, yes.

[burnsauto]

its so nice to see the cars new and shiny. no badges of duct tape and misfit zipties holding pieces together. :)

awesome shots.

did gushi's TC get in? (havent looked at the pics yet)

[apex]

whats with all the gay roof scoops? feels like F&F
the scoops are to get more air in and all the smoke out yes they
all are workin air scoops not just for looks cuz they look like crap

[boogerlovers]

the scoops are to get more air in and all the smoke out yes they
all are workin air scoops not just for looks cuz they look like crap
im sure we all know what they are for...its just the fact that they look lame...:keke:

[Antihero983]

hmm...when did tanner foust pick up rockstar as a sponsor? and do they still sponsor dai yoshihara?

and who the hell drives the viper now? is hubinette still rocking that weak sauce charger?

[fallen soul]

I love that three fifty!

[koukikat180sx]

awesome as always larry!!!!!

[bmx22]

ross petty baby my boy form hawaii..................

[DP-AE86]

hmm...when did tanner foust pick up rockstar as a sponsor? and do they still sponsor dai yoshihara?

and who the hell drives the viper now? is hubinette still rocking that weak sauce charger?

dai is sponsored by RMR (Rhys Millen) driving the ol' GTO
and sam is driving the viper since the other car is not ready for the tracks yet

[boozels]

sick ass pics

[sockoner]

Those hood scoops are sick, I cant believe know one likes them. The viper is a little much but the 350 looks sick........
Thats it im doing to my coupe so people make fun of me.
Nice pics by the way

[CAPTAINNEO]

dai is sponsored by RMR (Rhys Millen) driving the ol' GTO
and sam is driving the viper since the other car is not ready for the tracks yet

yea. rockstar 'picked up' tanner ('picked up' for drift, cause he's already sponsored for Rally America by Rockstar...). dai was picked up by RMR, driving the Rhys Millen/REDBULL gto.

Sam's driving the Viper this weekend, i guess the Challenger isnt ready...


on another note, Hiro's IS sounded SICK.

[Antihero983]

then wait, whatever happened to the old HKS s15 that he was running last year?

fuck im so confused. see what happens when you dont follow drifting for a year?

either way, tanner is still my favorite driver.

[CAPTAINNEO]

oh...and www.driftfotos.com?


DOPE (as always).

[jackjack]

kick ass pics..........

[rubelcon]

sicko fotos thanks for posting them.

[Matej]

Nice shots, but I don't know, professional drifting in America does nothing for me, all the cars look slapped together without any taste, except maybe for Justin Pawlak's FC which is actually decently low and has proper fitment.
Also, Falken should paint the entire cars in the light green color.

[IIIXziuR]

For the most part, the vinyl layouts on American "Professional" drift cars always looks lack-luster to say the very least. And I feel bad for those guys running the Motegi wheels with the 50000mil spacers.

[WoolyS14DET]

Nice fotos !!! too bad the viper is geh

[ALEXTHESUS*PECT]

nic pics larry!

damn i want an fc when i see them done like this!
http://www.larrychendesign.com/fd/roundone2008/36.jpg

also good luck to the privateers trying to make a name for themselves.
http://www.larrychendesign.com/fd/roundone2008/28.jpg
http://www.larrychendesign.com/fd/roundone2008/34.jpg

[HyperTek]

to think how could something like formula d rent out the longbeach streets *the gp is next week*.. means they must be racking in tons of dough$$

dam i didnt go, but its freaking awesome, theres not really any room for run off so mistakes are costly. But as a spectator, you will ONLY see 1 turn lol

[young gun]

that red z is so bad, worst looking drift car ever.

[status:one]

Great pics!!

[Silverbullet]

whos driving that Skyline GTR?

[drift freaq]

to think how could something like formula d rent out the longbeach streets *the gp is next week*.. means they must be racking in tons of dough$$

dam i didnt go, but its freaking awesome, theres not really any room for run off so mistakes are costly. But as a spectator, you will ONLY see 1 turn lol

It was not bad Chris Forsberg won. I saw more than turn one where I was.
Also saw some hot chicks ( my girl will like them). Also a FD with a 1JZ!
http://s30.photobucket.com/albums/c301/nasubi05/formula%20d%202008/?action=view&current=DSC01308.jpg
http://s30.photobucket.com/albums/c301/nasubi05/formula%20d%202008/?action=view&current=DSC01307.jpg
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http://s30.photobucket.com/albums/c301/nasubi05/formula%20d%202008/?action=view&current=DSC01318.jpg
http://s30.photobucket.com/albums/c301/nasubi05/formula%20d%202008/?action=view&current=DSC01328.jpg
can't wait to see more of your pics Larry.

[an_orange_s2k]

great photos

[boogerlovers]

the event overall was alright...the 2 hour wait from 32 to the top 16 was ridiculous though...:tweak::-/ not to mention the sunburn haha...

[s14freak93901]

nice. thanks for the pics. so many new rides for 08. anyone know about the other R34? not the signal auto one. boo for dai not driving the S15 nemore but im sure RMR is goin to bring in new opportunities for him.

[eulalia]

It was not bad Chris Forsberg won. I saw more than turn one where I was.
Also saw some hot chicks ( my girl will like them). Also a FD with a 1JZ!
http://s30.photobucket.com/albums/c301/nasubi05/formula%20d%202008/?action=view&current=DSC01308.jpg (http://s30.photobucket.com/albums/c301/nasubi05/formula%20d%202008/?action=view&current=DSC01308.jpg)
http://s30.photobucket.com/albums/c301/nasubi05/formula%20d%202008/?action=view&current=DSC01307.jpg
http://s30.photobucket.com/albums/c301/nasubi05/formula%20d%202008/?action=view&current=DSC01302.jpg
http://s30.photobucket.com/albums/c301/nasubi05/formula%20d%202008/?action=view&current=DSC01318.jpg
http://s30.photobucket.com/albums/c301/nasubi05/formula%20d%202008/?action=view&current=DSC01328.jpg
can't wait to see more of your pics Larry.

dang i didnt see that

the only thing i saw that was kind of crazy was the tc that was rwd.. lol

overall i was disappointed, the 2 hour wait was wakkkkk

i liked irwindale better, its at night so its not hot. you could see the whole track, and best of all more car crashes.. lol

[suprafreak1000]

u mean the autobacs skyline?? the blue one?

[da1ndonly]

it was pretty sick for just one turn there was some pretty cool drifting going on but could of been alittle better if there was a couple more turns

[drift freaq]

dang i didnt see that

the only thing i saw that was kind of crazy was the tc that was rwd.. lol

overall i was disappointed, the 2 hour wait was wakkkkk

i liked irwindale better, its at night so its not hot. you could see the whole track, and best of all more car crashes.. lol

hehehehehe, My friend (old schooler socal240sx.org) Chris Santos bailed midway, he was bored. If I had not run into Amanda and run around with here for a good part of it, LOL, I would probably have gotten bored as well. Then I ran into Azndoc and hung with him, but ya they really dragged it out and the sun toasted me. lol

[Matej]

Ughhhh the more I see those pics the more I hate professional drifting here.
They're trying to market it as a serious motorsport, one that requires special performance parts and a bunch of big name sponsors, and they're trying to stick as many new and American cars in it as possible because it's all about money here.

I can't believe people are actually buying into taking a bunch of cars sliding around seriously.

Drifting isn't serious, it's a joke, even on the professional level in Japan it's way different, who cares to watch drifting if the cars look like something drawn by a blindfolded eight-year old. I don't care about their suspension and ride height professionally set up for drifting, I want to see totally epic awe$ome looking cars getting crazy having fun sliding around scraping aero with wheel lips hitting fenders, the kind of cars that inspire everyone to try and immitate, the drifting itself is a far second.

Sorry, rant over.

[drift freaq]

Ughhhh the more I see those pics the more I hate professional drifting here.
They're trying to market it as a serious motorsport, one that requires special performance parts and a bunch of big name sponsors, and they're trying to stick as many new and American cars in it as possible because it's all about money here.

I can't believe people are actually buying into taking a bunch of cars sliding around seriously.

Drifting isn't serious, it's a joke, even on the professional level in Japan it's way different, who cares to watch drifting if the cars look like polished garbage. I don't care about their suspension and ride height professionally set up for drifting, I want to see totally epic awe looking cars getting crazy having fun sliding around scraping aero with wheels lips hitting fenders first, the drifting itself is a far second.

Sorry, I'm done with my rant.
wow, lol, I actually think its interesting to see other cars than S chassis's and AE86's all the time. I suggest you go to Japan and tell them drifting is a joke. They do take it seriously. Ya they joke around because guess what? Japanese people like to joke around. You don't think the suspension and ride height in Japan is not set up for drifting?
You are the typical dumb American fan. Who cares less about skill and more about crashes. In Japan people don't scream and yell at events, they clap! I suggest taking a trip to Japan or maybe watching some more old option video's.
Now is Formula D at the level of D1? No, is it getting better? Yes. Are some of the rules lame? Yes , in my opinion. Though its the only serious organized professional drifting series in the U.S.
Do you think D1 does not cost a lot to run? Do you think big names and sponsors are not part of D1? Seriously, what rock did you just crawl out from under?

[Flybert]

Sorry, rant over.

THANK GOD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[SeRated]

Clean pics...

[blu808]

I can't believe people are actually buying into taking a bunch of cars sliding around seriously.




:ugh: no comment.

[240boy90]

i likethe r 34...my favorite picture

[Matej]

wow, lol, I actually think its interesting to see other cars than S chassis's and AE86's all the time. I suggest you go to Japan and tell them drifting is a joke. They do take it seriously.
Well I think it's great to see different cars, I'm definitely not saying I only want to see 240's and Corollas drifting, almost all cars can look great and terrible depending on how they're done up, it's all about the overall package.
And I know Japan takes drifting seriously, probably way more seriously than we do here, but it seems more like a lifestyle get-together circle of friends kind of thing, while here it feels sort of like a first second third place sporting event kind of thing, I don't know.
I mean, I absolutely love drifting, I've been to one professional event and maybe that's not enough to draw judgments from, but personally I get more excited when I see a nice 240 sitting in the Target parking lot, I'll rather go watch an amateur event any day.

[luftrofl]

Well I think it's great to see different cars, I'm definitely not saying I only want to see 240's and Corollas drifting, almost all cars can look great and terrible depending on how they're done up, it's all about the overall package.
And I know Japan takes drifting seriously, probably way more seriously than we do here, but it seems more like a lifestyle get-together circle of friends kind of thing, while here it feels more like a first second third place sporting event kind of thing, I don't know.
I mean, I absolutely love drifting, I've been to one professional event and maybe that's not enough to draw judgments from, but personally I get more excited when I see a nice 240 sitting in the Target parking lot, I'll rather go watch an amateur event any day.

I think that the "circle of friends" that you're talking about also exists here in the U.S.- look at the socal drift sessions/comps. FD is just kinda crazy.

[Checowa]

I just added 16 photos from today's top 16 battles!

Check them out:

http://www.driftfotos.com

-Larry

[adrians_s13]

Ughhhh the more I see those pics the more I hate professional drifting here.
They're trying to market it as a serious motorsport, one that requires special performance parts and a bunch of big name sponsors, and they're trying to stick as many new and American cars in it as possible because it's all about money here.

I can't believe people are actually buying into taking a bunch of cars sliding around seriously.

Drifting isn't serious, it's a joke, even on the professional level in Japan it's way different, who cares to watch drifting if the cars look like something drawn by a blindfolded eight-year old. I don't care about their suspension and ride height professionally set up for drifting, I want to see totally epic awe looking cars getting crazy having fun sliding around scraping aero with wheel lips hitting fenders, the kind of cars that inspire everyone to try and immitate, the drifting itself is a far second.

Sorry, rant over.

http://www.tunerzine.com/news/106/banner.jpg

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call me narrow minded or whatnot... but I had a hard time accepting that a TC made it past the qualifiers... no offense to Ken

nice pix btw... and fucking hell it was hot. I gotta mean ol tan line around the neck of my shirt :-/

[Sonic Motor]

Also saw some hot chicks ( my girl will like them). Also a FD with a 1JZ!
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c301/nasubi05/formula%20d%202008/DSC01328.jpg

very nice :bigok:

[Brian]

hehehehehe, My friend (old schooler socal240sx.org) Chris Santos bailed midway, he was bored. If I had not run into Amanda and run around with here for a good part of it, LOL, I would probably have gotten bored as well. Then I ran into Azndoc and hung with him, but ya they really dragged it out and the sun toasted me. lol


i am from that era too

[johngriff]

God this looked sweet, wish I could have been there.

By the time I realized I had enough time and $$ to make it, jet blue tripled their flight prices.

Looked Really cool though.

[DWvinny]

Dayum Larry!!! those pics are amazing i only wish i was half the photographer you are!!

[nairdalavodnas]

i want to work for you larry.

[Bushido]

nice pics, ugly cars...

[drift freaq]

i am from that era too

I think we were talking to you Brian, LOL . I was with Amanda and Larry rolling around for a bit.

[Brian]

yes you were dave

[drift freaq]

yes you were dave

hahahaha thats me. Cool to put a face with the SN. Its was nice to see some of the old school camaraderie going on. I ran into a bunch of people I had not seen in ages.

[eulalia]

Well I think it's great to see different cars, I'm definitely not saying I only want to see 240's and Corollas drifting, almost all cars can look great and terrible depending on how they're done up, it's all about the overall package.
And I know Japan takes drifting seriously, probably way more seriously than we do here, but it seems more like a lifestyle get-together circle of friends kind of thing, while here it feels sort of like a first second third place sporting event kind of thing, I don't know.
I mean, I absolutely love drifting, I've been to one professional event and maybe that's not enough to draw judgments from, but personally I get more excited when I see a nice 240 sitting in the Target parking lot, I'll rather go watch an amateur event any day.

well the difference from us and japan, is that there cars arent out to sell you something, why do you think there so many damn stickers and names on the car...

thats what i hate so much of "pro" cars so many gay stickers and advertising

great example of an bad ass car is the pink godzilla?? ive seen it on this forum, and i saw it there, its a blue s14, simlple body kit, but it is seriously super super clean

i just hate that the "drift" cars are like sliding advertisment

but i guess thats why drifting events are rigged... to get americans to buy items.. lol

[ill_concepts]

i as kinda disapointed. To big of a crowd for a small area. Too Hot and 5 dollar lemonades were wack. Scion was sick, Dia did good in the GTO and cant wait for the challenger to come out.

[crameur]

very nice :bigok:

Damn , She's Hot !

[s14_legend]

great looking pics

[1five10]

Like it or not guys, Formula D is here to stay. It's always about the $$$$$$$$ and they're making tons of it right now. Formula D is just like any other business, they are out to take the money out of our pockets and put it into theirs. If you don't like it, don't go to the events.

As for all the advertising on the cars, how the heck do you think these professional drifters provide for their families. This is their full time job. Forsberg won yesterday and pocketed $5,000, Hubinette $2,500, and Foust $1,500 for third. Their winnings doesn't even pay for the tires they use in one day. The expenses for a professional drift team probably exceeds $10,000 per event.

This is where sponsors and advertisers come in. It's the same thing for every sport, especially motorsports. Check out NASCAR, I bet half of you don't know Tony Stewart's car number, but you know that he drives the Home Depot car.

I go to both D1 and Formula D events. There's no comparison between the drifting, D1 guys are so much faster and smoother. Formula D just puts on a better event and that's why they will run the show in the US.

So stop the hating and accept the fact that the drifting scene is becoming commercialized. It's the American way...

[eulalia]

Like it or not guys, Formula D is here to stay. It's always about the $$$$$$$$ and they're making tons of it right now. Formula D is just like any other business, they are out to take the money out of our pockets and put it into theirs. If you don't like it, don't go to the events.

As for all the advertising on the cars, how the heck do you think these professional drifters provide for their families. This is their full time job. Forsberg won yesterday and pocketed $5,000, Hubinette $2,500, and Foust $1,500 for third. Their winnings doesn't even pay for the tires they use in one day. The expenses for a professional drift team probably exceeds $10,000 per event.

This is where sponsors and advertisers come in. It's the same thing for every sport, especially motorsports. Check out NASCAR, I bet half of you don't know Tony Stewart's car number, but you know that he drives the Home Depot car.

I go to both D1 and Formula D events. There's no comparison between the drifting, D1 guys are so much faster and smoother. Formula D just puts on a better event and that's why they will run the show in the US.

So stop the hating and accept the fact that the drifting scene is becoming commercialized. It's the American way...

not hating, just saying i hate how we "americanize" drifting

its like white people making mexican food, just not as good.. lol:eek3:

[Dousan_PG]

i love threads like this

the people who hate it are NOT the people who do it (drivers)
everyone can bitch and moan and how much it sucks and all this
but they arent driving. they dont know how much work a driver, the team, the event organizers have, and how reward and FUCKING FUNNN AS HELL IT IS!!!!

cry all you want

but when its gone it will be worse.

i love this shit, my friends are driving i get to see old friends and acquantinces i havent seen in ages and meet new people.

its awesome.

anyways. FD is FD. deal with it.

[all show no go]

Man all my desktop wallpaper comes from Driftfotos.. they're so damn good.:rawk:

[eulalia]

i saw people with media passes

but how do you get the all access passes, or atleast baller seats?
anyone have connections, or know how to get them, id be down to put good money for good seats for the next d1

[tt99ol]

i love threads like this

the people who hate it are NOT the people who do it (drivers)
everyone can bitch and moan and how much it sucks and all this
but they arent driving. they dont know how much work a driver, the team, the event organizers have, and how reward and FUCKING FUNNN AS HELL IT IS!!!!

cry all you want

but when its gone it will be worse.

i love this shit, my friends are driving i get to see old friends and acquantinces i havent seen in ages and meet new people.

its awesome.

anyways. FD is FD. deal with it.

/\well stated brother, well stated/\
listen to this man he is zilvia's top poster
he WILL destroy you
Even though i dont agree with some of the judging it was still fun.
does anyone have any action shots of the maziora s14, it was so sick

[Dousan_PG]

i saw people with media passes

but how do you get the all access passes, or atleast baller seats?
anyone have connections, or know how to get them, id be down to put good money for good seats for the next d1



know drivers.
work for drivers.
be drivers.
be media.

[ALEXTHESUS*PECT]

well the difference from us and japan, is that there cars arent out to sell you something, why do you think there so many damn stickers and names on the car...




looks like they are selling to me.........
http://carsmedia.ign.com/cars/image/article/682/682440/2006-tokyo-auto-salon-part-2-20060120032414707.jpg
http://www.teamorange.jp/e-plofile/car-tanaka.jpg
http://blog.gtroc.com/dino/bx3.jpg


don't worry kid you must have just missed all the chrome stickers!:ghey:

[1five10]

oh btw, if it's written in Japanese and you have no clue what it says.....it's advertising.

[eulalia]

lol i just got burnneedddddd.. lol

i guess i was talking out of my ass.. oh well it happens

sorry

[S14Josh]

i love threads like this

the people who hate it are NOT the people who do it (drivers)
everyone can bitch and moan and how much it sucks and all this
but they arent driving. they dont know how much work a driver, the team, the event organizers have, and how reward and FUCKING FUNNN AS HELL IT IS!!!!

cry all you want

but when its gone it will be worse.

i love this shit, my friends are driving i get to see old friends and acquantinces i havent seen in ages and meet new people.

its awesome.

anyways. FD is FD. deal with it.

Seriously.

I had a fucking blast this weekend. Got lost looking for the track friday night, ended up ON the FD course, then ended up falling asleep in a parking lot at the park down ocean blvd and waking up to a bunch of people walking around the car.

Except for this one random idiot who came up to me and hunter.
"Aye fool, lemme get one of those t-shirts for free"
"15 bucks man"
"Man...just gimme it, or give me this rear bumper, your not gonna use it"
"No"
"Then how about this shift knob, cmon fool"
"No"
"What about the front bumper"

it went on for like 10 minutes.
Then he tried climbing into forrest's car.

wouldnt have worked anyways since the kid was like 300+ pounds.

[Brian]

SICK.

how do people NOT like the Long Beach track?

it is fucking amazing.

[deadpirate]

i like how yoshiokas car is under the privateer catagory hahaha.

and seriously, the long beach track is sick. one mistake and your car is done. whats not to like??

all the fan boys bitching about how formula D sucks cuz it isnt D1. FUCK D1

scripted drifting sucks

besides. D1 is going down the tubes. why do you think drivers like takatori, yoshioka and others are starting to compete in formula D?

[cxlo8331]

SICK.

how do people NOT like the Long Beach track?

it is fucking amazing.

YUP!!!
Long Beach track is sweet! Street tracks are always cool! Just wish you could see all of it. i think the front grand stand is the only one that gives you a decent view. you gotta sit up top too in order to see turn 1. at least thats how it was last year. didn't really watch any drifting this year. spent the majority of the time roaming the vendor area and pits chatting it up w/ friends and tryin to stay cool in the shade.

[Checowa]

People and Pit photos added!

Check them out:

http://www.driftfotos.com (http://www.driftfotos.com/)

-Larry

[Z33dori]

long beach is the best FD track.......

[Brian]

Ooooooo la la

[1five10]

i like how yoshiokas car is under the privateer catagory hahaha.

and seriously, the long beach track is sick. one mistake and your car is done. whats not to like??

all the fan boys bitching about how formula D sucks cuz it isnt D1. FUCK D1

scripted drifting sucks

besides. D1 is going down the tubes. why do you think drivers like takatori, yoshioka and others are starting to compete in formula D?
You said it. I've been hearing through the grapevine that a lot of D1 guys are trying to get out of their contracts, so they can run in Formula D..
They, too, are in it for the $$$$$$. Everyone wants to get paid, so all D1 loyalists need to wake up and smell the green stuff...lol I'm talking about money, not the other green stuff...

[tt99ol]

You said it. I've been hearing through the grapevine that a lot of D1 guys are trying to get out of their contracts, so they can run in Formula D..
They, too, are in it for the $$$$$$. Everyone wants to get paid, so all D1 loyalists need to wake up and smell the green stuff...lol I'm talking about money, not the other green stuff...

Toxic sludge?
lol

[hitman]

formula d is to drifting as the early/young sartre was to existentialism.
(kinda gay)
if i had a license for fd i would have tried to drive though lol

[deadpirate]

d1 is corrupt as fck. fomrula D is where its at. why do you think d1 pulled out of usa this year?? no body wants to kick down cash for an event that is scripted. d1 is loosing its support everywhere

[S14Josh]

Totally,

Last d1 vegas they ran like 7 one more times.

Terrible.

[Patr1ckStar09]

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