Results tagged with "Nissan"
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DESKTOP: Chris Forsberg’s NOS Energy Nissan 370Z
As Formula Drift's 10th season rolls on, one of the most familiar sights on the track has got to be Chris Forsberg's orange and black Nissan 370Z. The 2009 Champion is running his own team for 2013 as lead sponsor NOS Energy Drink dials back its program, but that hasn't stopped Forsberg from rising to the challenge… -
BEHIND THE SCENES: Stickers, Fans, Sparks and More From FD ATL 2013
While attending Formula Drift's second round of action in Road Atlanta, Drifted took a closer look at the culture behind the sport. From fan antics to car decorations and more we caught the latest trends. Follow with us as we breakdown what's new, what's hot, and what's downright crazy! -
EVENT: FD Atlanta 2013’s Main Competition
With qualifying finished, Saturday was all about Formula Drift's main competition at Road Atlanta. -
EVENT: FD Road Atlanta 2013 – Practice and Qualifying
After a wild start to the 2013 Formula Drift Pro Championship in Long Beach, CA the series headed down for the second round of competition at Road Atlanta. This was the 10th year for Atlanta to play host to a Formula Drift event, and the entire grid wanted to write their names into the next chapter of history, aiming high for the podium from the first practice session... -
EVENT: King of Europe Round 1: Austria
Every year, I especially looking forward to the first big competition drift events, because that's when many new builds that were completed over the winter get revealed and properly drifted in anger for the first time. One such project that didn't only take one but actually two whole winters (plus the bit in between) was the S14a of Philippe "Dirt Drop Phil" Guillod. It was with him and two more drifters of the Driftteam Switzerland, Florian Zimmermann and Patrick Gafner, that I made the trip to Greinbach in Austria for this year's King of Europe (KoE) Round 1… -
EVENTS: Spring Matsuri, Anneau du Rhin
It's almost a tradition that the season for most of the southwest drifters starts in Anneau. In 2013, Speed Industries hosted their first event in the first week of March. In a time where more and more drift events are getting closed or banned, Anneau du Rhin is one of the last castles that remain. Due to this fact, the cars showing up at Anneau keep getting better and better; many European pro drifters have trained here. -
BEHIND THE SCENES: An S13 & a Barn in The Woods
In these winter months, especially here in Norway, all around our fair country we find lonesome barns and garages where people prepare for the season start. Somewhere north of Oslo in nowhere-woods there's a garage where a few friends keep all of their projects. -
VIDEO: Kenneth Nornes RFS Performance
Kenneth Nornes out of RFS Performance in his Nissan Skyline R34. The trusted 2JZ, cranking out 713hk og 967nm where the rubber meets the pavement, sits within this Japanese thoroughbred from the land of the rising sun. -
Team D Spec 570z
When Sky Zhao announced early last year that he was building a 350z for the 2013 season of D1NZ, I couldn’t really hide my excitement. Nicknamed the 570z after the choice of engine conversion - the Nissan is now running a 5.7L LS1 along with tons of parts shipped over from the US. -
STAFF PROJECT: The Life and Death of the Swagger Wagon
Every auto enthusiast has that one car... for some, it's their first car, for other's it's that old ratty pick-up, or any vehicle inbetween. That one car that stands out in your memory as the all time favourite... -
VIDEO: GIR – Gutten i Røyken Ep.1
The first of many episodes to come, where we follow Kenneth Groth through his drifting experiences. He drives the AutoMester S13, 450bhp SR20 and is a madman behind the wheel. This episode consists of the mad-dash to rebuild a new car after a crash, in less than two weeks before the main event of the season, Gatebil Rudskogen, in July. -
DESKTOP: Team Falken 1JZ S14.5
While we finish up our British Drift Championship Silverstone coverage have a lovely new desktop, on us! We accompanied our partners at Team Falken today as they were filming for a segment on the Fifth Gear TV show in the UK. Some of the footage the guys got is unreal and we can't wait to see it when the show airs! -
EVENT: Formula Drift – Round 4 – The Gauntlet Pt. 2
The Formula Drift series once again made its annual stop in Wall, NJ for Round 4 of the 2012 championship. This not only marks the halfway point of the season, but it is also the final event of the East coast. Many of the drivers consider New Jersey to be their home stomping ground, and it always fuels their desire to win... -
EVENT: Formula Drift – Round 4 – The Gauntlet Pt. 1
Round 4 of the 2012 Formula Drift Pro Championship finishes out the East coast run with a stop to Wall Speedway in New Jersey. Those who may be unfamiliar with this track can check out my intro to the circuit from last year, or even my welcome post from 2010. I've been coming to this event since 2007! -
GRASSROOTS: Capital City Drift Season Opener
Winter came and went, now skid season is back in full swing. Last years heroes have spent the past six months building and testing. The kids who watched them at the previous events have saved up their precious pennies, bought their own cars, and have scrambled for seat time. The gates to Western Speedway in Victoria, BC are open.... -
BEHIND THE SCENES: Details from Formula Drift Atlanta
Formula Drift's second round of the 2012 season has now concluded, but that doesn't mean the stories are over. With plenty of new cars on this year's grid, let's take a closer look at some of the new ways each team is making their own mark on the sport. Read on.... -
EVENT: Formula Drift Round 2: The Road to the Championship
The first round of the 2012 Formula Drift season had shown that last season's form was no fluke when Justin Pawlak powered to the top of the podium. How would he do in Round 2, at a track that has historically not favored those who did well in Long Beach. Would no. 1 qualifier Mike Essa step up to the challenge, or would Daijiro Yoshihara go for the three-peat after coming through victorious in 2010 and 2011? Read on to find out. -
EVENT: Road Atlanta’s New Challenge for Formula D 2012
Although 2012 marked was Formula Drift's 9th consecutive year coming to Road Atlanta, a new course flow and tons of new cars on the grid meant all bets were off when practice got underway on Friday. Read on to find out how things shook out, and what impact the revised track layout had on the running order. -
GRASSROOTS: S2 Drifting Events – Drift Again
Its hard to think about whats going on in the world around you when you're sliding in the car you've built in your garage. The car that took blood, sweat and several girlfriends... -
VIDEO: Biltema Drift Night
Biltema Drift Night was a non-alcoholic charity event held in Skien, Norway on a closed stretch of public road. A night for the whole family, an exhibition run with no formal competition - a good way to spend a night! Click the jump for videos and photos from the event.... -
FEATURE: Countdown to Road Atlanta
Just so you know this will not be a formal write up on FD Round 2 2011 in Atlanta, Ga. The reason is because well, everyone already knows what happened in Atlanta. The Road to the Championship is what they call it and oh how it is a perfect name for this event. Atlanta brings the most energetic crowd, drivers and even media.... -
FEATURE: 2011 in Pictures: Damien O’Connor
With Ireland's Prodrift series going from strength to strength in 2011 and the Irish building and importing some of the finest cars on this side of the planet, Drifted's Damien O'Connor had his work cut out covering the Emerald Isle by himself! It's time to check out his 2011 in Pictures! -
VIDEO: Kenneth Groth
Meet Kenneth Groth and his 415bhp SR20DET S13 running a GT3076R turbo and a BMW M3 gearbox. Daniel Hovdahl put together this sweet promo video for the upcoming season, take a look! -
GRASSROOTS: Capital City Drift ‘Mo’vember Practice Day
Thank goodness it's Movember and I have this nice bushy mustache to keep my upper lip warm, because the final Capital City Drift practice day was a chilly one. -
DESKTOP: A Warrior Emerges
Two go into battle, only one emerges, battered and wounded but victorious none the less. An awesome Drifted Desktop all the way from Norway courtesy of Daniel Hovdahl. -
EVENT: European Drift Championship: The Fight: Part I
For three years the Nürburgring has played host to the European Drift Championship the first weekend in October. The expectations for this years edition were big, already a week before, the weather forecast told us that the whole weekend will be sunny and dry, it couldn´t start any better. -
DESKTOP: What Would Matt Powers Do?
It's Wednesday! So in the name of alliteration here's another Wallpaper to adorn your computer or phone screen with. Except we failed on the alliteration and called them Desktops. So it's Desktop Wednesday! It kind of works. -
SNAPSHOT: A Cloudy Sunday Night
It was a rainy and a rather boring Sunday afternoon when I got a call from a friend of mine who was also equally bored. He came to pick me up so we could drive around and see if we couldn't find something to do. That's when we met Kenneth Groth, the owner of this S13. -
EVENT: IDS Round 5: The Ring: Part II
With the Street Class settled it's time to take a look at the Pro Class at the IDS Series Round 5 at the Green Hell. -
EVENT: XS Carnight Drift Demo
My friend Markus Bruhn invited me to come to Dresden former east Germany, where he and the "Clutchkillers" team were invited to do a drift demo at one of the biggest tuning meetings in Germany. -
VIDEO: Monkeys and Bananas – Gatebil
The DriftMonkey crew, myself included have been waiting for this Gatebil event all year. Rudskogen has been completely rebuilt, it's twice as long and infinitely more exciting. Long swooping corners, tight hairpins, elevation differences and high speed straights proved to be a challange even for the more experienced drivers -
EVENT: FD Wall’s Main Competition: Good Things Come To Those Who Wait
Wall Speedway's main competition was an all-out brawl. Round Four was the halfway mark of the season, and Justin Pawlak came into the event with a comfortable lead in the 2011 Formula Drift standings. Could anyone chase him down and close the gap? Follow the jump to find out! -
EVENT: Into the Oval at Formula DRIFT Round 4
The Formula Drift circus made its final East Coast stop at the short oval track known as Wall Speedway for Round Four of the 2011 Pro Championship. Let's kick off the weekend's coverage with a stroll through the paddock and coverage of Friday practice. -
EVENT: JDM Allstars Round 4 : Bienvenue en France
The JDM Allstars is one of the best known drift series Europe. Many highly skilled drivers, a lot of spectators, and big action are the reasons for their success. The second race outside the UK brought the drivers to France; in the Alsace, a beautiful region in eastern France close to the German and Swiss border... -
EVENT: Sportauto Driftchallenge Hockenheim (D)
Sportauto Magazine is one of Germany's biggest car magazines. They've hosted the Driftchallenge since 2004, at the Hockenheimring. Since its beginnings, the Driftchallenge was the drift event with the most spectators in Germany and one of the most high profile... -
FEATURE: Hybrids – The Future.
Sambo bought his car in 2006 as a non-running, naturally aspirated, automatic Silvia. After a few solid days work, it ran a stage2 CA18 and various other parts directly transplanted from his previous UK S13... -
EVENT: FD Atlanta’s Main Competition: Only the Strong Survive
Road Atlanta never fails to provide a night to remember, and Round 2 of the 2011 Formula Drift series had it all. With suspense, disappointment, fires, big V8s and turbo fours, the competition featured all of the tire burning excitement that drifting fans dream about. -
EVENT: Qualifying from Formula DRIFT Road Atlanta
It's time to take a look back at qualifying for Round 2 of the 2011 Formula Drift Pro Championship from Road Atlanta. -
EVENT: Kicking Off Formula DRIFT from Road Atlanta
You've seen a teaser from Zak Kerbelis, and a sweet mix from Dan Cyr, but now it's time to get into the real details and see what made this year's Formula Drift event from Road Atlanta truly special. -
SNAPSHOT: The Beauty & The Beast
Santi takes a sneak peek at two car's which he'll be doing full features on soon... -
GRASSROOTS: Evergreen Drift School 2011
Every year Evergreen Speedway puts on a drift school to help drivers new to the sport get their cars as slideways as possible. -
GRASSROOTS: Drift What Ya Brung 2nd May
The sun was out, I had a free day off work, and Santa pod had drifting on. Perfect way to spend a bank holiday Monday. -
EVENT: DSD Round 1-187 In Glendale
First of all let me introduce Dirty South Drift, or as we call it DSD. Atlanta is kinda slack on the drift series events right now, so when I came up with the idea to start one up I didn't have any issues getting support. -
Car Park Heroes
For a change this post isn't going to be about the projections and thoughts of the season to come or a reminiscent rant of champions gone before, instead before the driver's come and take all the spotlight I thought what an opportunity it would be to showcase some of the cars that the fans drive.... -
Winter Blues
"What is your favourite season?" Classic question for first dates. A quick google search tells me that thirty-one percent of the population would tell you the best answer: Summer. Spring and Fall are also acceptable answers, some people just can't take the heat! But can you believe there are folks out there who say: "Oh! I just absolutely LOVE winter!"? -
VIDEO: IGNITION TV Show Pilot
This is a short teaser for a motoring show we're trying to put together. The show will be based here in the Philippines. We already have a network planned but we still need sponsors. So please let us know what you think. -
The Hakadal Bro’s
I found myself at the train station (that's how I roll, no license yet) one nippy Sunday afternoon, trying to find the right train out of the city. The purpose of this ordeal, was to head out to two brothers building up their drift cars ready for this upcoming season. -
Xtreme Drift Circuit Toyota Speedway
This past weekend, Round 1 of the Xtreme Drift Circuit (XDC) was held at the House of Drift in Irwindale Speedway. -
Brendan Stone’s RB’ S2000
Welcome to Brendan Stone's s2000 drift car build for 2011. Brendan, an ex Irish Time Attack champion tried his hand in the Irish Prodrift series in a loan car last season and has clearly got the drift bug as he embarks on this build of what is now one very bare Honda s2000 shell. -
GRASSROOTS: Santa Pod DWYB
Santa Pod holds regular DWYB (Drift What Ya Brung) days throughout the year. The idea behind these days are simple, you pay your money, turn up with you RWD car and have loads of fun.