Drifting looks like loads of fun (and by most accounts it is), but there’s at least one expensive elephant in the room (provided you aren’t a pro with a tire company sponsorship that hooks you...
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Tanner Foust has been a busy fella in recent years, so busy in fact that he hasn’t been able to compete in any Formula Drift events since the 2010 season finale. That’s rather unfortunate, since...
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ETdHQFb6nSw[/youtube] Ah, Valentine’s Day…the holiday (which is tomorrow, so you can commence your panicking if you haven’t already) foisted upon the public by Big Floral, Big Chocolate and Big Lingerie in order to pressure folks...
Have you ever driven over a twisty bit of road and thought to yourself, “Self, this would make a fantastic race track and/or drift course.” Well, that’s apparently what happened to at least one person...
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WUqVTHV14Lg&list=UUsert8exifX1uUnqaoY3dqA[/youtube] We’ve previously gone on record as saying that drifting needs to be taking place in fewer parking lots and permanent racing facilities and more mountain roads and other venues where there’s genuine sense of...
[vimeo]http://vimeo.com/107764504[/vimeo] You! Yes, you! Surely you lie awake at night wondering what the classic Tom Cruise/Nicole Kidman/Tony Scott project Days of Thunder would look if it was set in the world of present-day amateur drifting...
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=76JukaHuwH8&list=UUBcSz0X2VSbYHvis-VM-sIQ[/youtube] Last week, we brought you the trailer for DomesticMango’s latest hoonage-heavy paean to Ken Block’s so-viral-Ebola-wants-to-be-like-it-when-it-grows-up video series, Grand Theft Gymkhana 3. Naturally, as trailers are wont to do, it didn’t reveal too much,...
Most people who follow the video game industry will probably tell you that the good old days are happening right now, particularly if you’re into racing games. Any of us who have spent time with...
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mmuDLZHwl4U&list=UUBcSz0X2VSbYHvis-VM-sIQ[/youtube] Considering how popular Ken Block’s Gymkhana videos have been, it’s no surprise that countless spoofs, parodies and other homage videos have been made. Some of our favorites have come from Australian YouTuber DomesticMango, who...
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9bCogKdcHeM#t=20[/youtube] As with any other form of motorsports, drifting doesn’t have a whole bunch of female competitors. However, as we’ve seen previously, they are out there; you just have to know where to look. And...