Thanks to all that showed up at the Formula Drift Event today!

[quattro30v]

... Audizine represented in full force at the carshow, hence this!! (won Best Crew, Congrats to All!!)
(where's Anth? )




... again thanks to everyone that showed up, good times.... get to see some good drifting and some of this too :







more pix to come later... i'm sooo tired!

[craftwerx_girl]

Congrats AZ crew! So "froud" (proud) of you guys! That's not a very good picture (3rd pic)...the water bottle is in the way! GHAAALEEE!! (Manong Ed's quote)

[Anthony]

Wow, good job guys!

I was at Josh's for dinner, and we were talking about how we shoulda gone.

[cdub]

Nicely done Lolo! Thanks for the crispy patas! Dat was da bomb I'll post some pix tomorrow (gotta watch some F1 right now)

[Chard]

It was a great event! It was my first time seeing drifting in real life (something other than Initial D) so everything was really exciting.

Next time, everyone don't forget their water to stay hydrated.

CONGRATS to all the people who showed...best crew around!

[piaadoll]

i'm going to costco tomorrow to buy one of those mid size cooler thingiemabobs on wheels....cuz man, my big cooler couldn't fit in my car today!

anyways...CONGRATS again...especially to those who showed!!

i'm late for my piaanap.

mucho props to ken tot for organizing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!! THANK YOU kentot!

[quattro30v]

not a good one huh? Here!! clear shot!

Originally posted by craftwerx_girl
That's not a very good picture (3rd pic)...the water bottle is in the way!

[Audiboy]

Great job Ken!! It was a blast. Now it's hard to sleep with some sunburn on my neck I think Sears Point is the best drfit track on the West side. And we got pretty good parking to watch it. mucho props to PiaaTot too for the shade Ok. time for bed

[Audiboy]

Originally posted by quattro30v
not a good one huh? Here!! clear shot!

Nice!!!

[Audiboy]

Originally posted by Audiboy
Nice!!!

Now can't sleep. Waiting for more Ken pics

[dtmevolution]

Mucho props to Ken for setting this up. Dinner was also great! This was my first drift event and it was quite exciting seeing 240's, Hachi ROku's flying around the track. Cant wait till next year.

Link to my photos.
fotki

[funkadelic]

congrats on winning best crew guys! wish i could have hung out and say hi but these events always are a lot of work for me & i was unfortunately unable to say hi to everyone...at least i can bring you some eye candy

uh Tarzan, Autumn's eyes are a little higher up


joyce lex


lisa kaye


drifitng over the berms


Mr Tarzan Yamada himself


anyways, we'll have full coverage on www.CarAndModel.com later this week. i think i got shots of all the cars in the AZ group

[kchan156]

congrats.....i was there! i shoulda dumped my car in your nice bunch too! haha

[maxh2o]

Daaaammmnn!!! My neck is sooo red this morning! I put on the SPF45 all over yesterday and I'm still burned! If I show up with a huge mariachi sombrero next week for the ALMS, you'll know why! Sorry I left early, but I was done watching "the Gootch". Tarzan was cool though. Definatley had fun with the "Best Car Crew" out there!

[piaadoll]

gtg at chevy's anyone??? i'll say it's EVERYONE's birthday so we can all get a hat for ALMS!

i kid i kid!

man, our cars had a gorgeous view at first....then we were moved near the port-a-pottys. man, did it stink during the end of the day! but at least, we're the first cars people see when they entered the event.

[openthelite]

HEHEHE! guess wut i heard about my husband ken gushi

his dad has a AE86 and he's been driving since he was 8. his dad trained him.



god hes so hot... HAHAA

anyways, it was really seeing everyone and thank you again for letting me tag along. although most of u guys should thank me-i watched ur stuff again. xD

[Mike M.]

LOL! As i was telling Curtis, it was only a matter of time before "The Gush" came up somewhere here. Too bad he "gushed" the S13 into the barrier, and drove another team car. That kid (17 years old) has serious skills.

I think that JGTC Benihana Viper was just insane with that driver, Sam. I have never seen tires go up in smoke that hard at 60+mph, flip a 180 while going forward, and then continue to slide and cook tires to complete a perfect 360, WHILE STILL MOVING IN A PERFECTLY STRAIGHT LINE??!!! Now that was vehicle control.

Rhys Millen and the GTO had a good showing as well, but some overtly aggressive behavior knocked him to 4th. Kudos to Calvin Wan, an SF/DC local, who took him out for 3rd place after a vehicle breakdown and teammate vehicle swap.

It was definitely interesting to put it mildly. Lot's of Hachi's, 240/Silvia's, a couple Skyline GTS's, an RX7, a Miata, a Supra, and some American muscle. Too bad the Z's had a poor showing. That one Axis 350 driver was laying power, but couldn't get it to come around correct.

Well, a fun day overall. Thanks to Ken for setting up the spectating/parking arrangements, receiving the Audizine team award (did my Z count? ), and the great food at Max's. The chicken and patas were excellent, though the pansit bihon set me over.

[cdub]

Originally posted by openthelite
most of u guys should thank me-i watched ur stuff again. xD

enuff about the Gooch, that announcer killed it

Thanks for watching our stuff Ash. I know it was hard work




Here's a bunch of other pix from yesterday...

So that's how Dusty gets bizzzay




no, not the line to get Lolo's autograph, that's the freakin' line for bottled water!


Shade was at a premium and we hadda start charging admission to the AZE tent




oh my back is killing me...


ahh that's better...




Guess who's camera shy. (not Sean Penn)




don't forget yer sunblock...(virtual watch)


Hungry much?!




Thanks Lolo

[maxh2o]

Hey anyone wanna help build a hooptie drift for next year? I was thinking out loud yesterday about a 2nd Gen RX7 GSL or a Mitsu Starion. Hell, if guys can come out in a El Camino and an 80's mustang, why not us? We can load it up with decals to make it faster too!

[cdub]

Originally posted by maxh2o
Hey anyone wanna help build a hooptie drift for next year? I was thinking out loud yesterday about a 2nd Gen RX7 GSL or a Mitsu Starion. Hell, if guys can come out in a El Camino and an 80's mustang, why not us? We can load it up with decals to make it faster too!

Edwin and Lolo Ken were thinking the same thing but for a double duty car (drift and autocross). We should definitely work on that. I think we have enough talent to pull it off. Plus Saturnine has an extra Benzo!

[quattro30v]

NICE! pix as always Norm.... can't wait to check out C&M for more...thanks

(I think Ashley wants a close up pic of the Gush! )

Originally posted by funkadelic
congrats on winning best crew guys! wish i could have hung out and say hi but these events always are a lot of work for me & i was unfortunately unable to say hi to everyone...at least i can bring you some eye candy


anyways, we'll have full coverage on www.CarAndModel.com later this week. i think i got shots of all the cars in the AZ group

[10 tenths]

Nice to see the AZ guys out there! I was driving the Silver Supra in the event. Went up against the Viper in the first round:( One of our Turbos was not working so we were down 250 hp the entire day! Had a good run with the Viper but the Viper must make the show acording to the judges, which is crap! Oh well, I'll get them in Irwindale! On my way home some jack a$$ lost his load off his truck on 680 and ripped off my front air dam and put a hole in my gas tank!!! A Bad day at the track got worse!

[piaadoll]

Originally posted by 10 tenths
Nice to see the AZ guys out there! I was driving the Silver Supra in the event. Went up against the Viper in the first round:( One of our Turbos was not working so we were down 250 hp the entire day! Had a good run with the Viper but the Viper must make the show acording to the judges, which is crap! Oh well, I'll get them in Irwindale! On my way home some jack a$$ lost his load off his truck on 680 and ripped off my front air dam and put a hole in my gas tank!!! A Bad day at the track got worse!

we were totally rooting for you!!!!!!!!! so glad you posted on this thread! i think you did great!

man, that dayam viper!!!!! grrrrrrrrrrrrr

horrendous about that your front air dam and gas tank!! uuuurgh!!!!!!!! i feel for you!!

[quattro30v]

CONGRATS! all in all, you did good! we stopped by your pit but you weren't there , anyways... you guys put up a good show to all the spectators, all good, too bad it wasn't "D1ish" kinda competition hahaha.

Originally posted by 10 tenths
Nice to see the AZ guys out there! I was driving the Silver Supra in the event. Went up against the Viper in the first round:( One of our Turbos was not working so we were down 250 hp the entire day! Had a good run with the Viper but the Viper must make the show acording to the judges, which is crap! Oh well, I'll get them in Irwindale! On my way home some jack a$$ lost his load off his truck on 680 and ripped off my front air dam and put a hole in my gas tank!!! A Bad day at the track got worse!

[illusive45]

Originally posted by quattro30v
... Audizine represented in full force at the carshow, hence this!! (won Best Crew, Congrats to All!!)
(where's Anth? )

So Ken...does everyone who went get to keep the trophy at their place for a week at a time or is the event organizer gonna be selfish and keep it all to himself? HAHA

Let's win another one this weekend at ALMS!

[quattro30v]

yes they can, but YOU can't! since you were a wuss to show up!

well, last year we won, but i didn't get to see the trophy ever again after i picked it up the stage.... wonder where it went!

Originally posted by illusive45
So Ken...does everyone who went get to keep the trophy at their place for a week at a time or is the event organizer gonna be selfish and keep it all to himself? HAHA

Let's win another one this weekend at ALMS!

[s4play]

man, I didn't know about this event and was sitting at home watching TV most of the day...haha

How do I get notified of these events....one day I will return with an Audi again :)

btw, I have a neighbor with a new body style Nogaro blue S4 avant w/ all Milltek exhaust, downpipe - big fella...anyone here know him? he says he's on AZ too!

rick

[quattro30v]

dang rick! didn't i give you the flyers at the ND show? i've been trying to get a hold of Jaime but i guess you guys were busy! i saw 1 EP car there (silver E36 M3), well if you wanna go to the ALMS next weekend, let me know

Originally posted by s4play
man, I didn't know about this event and was sitting at home watching TV most of the day...haha

How do I get notified of these events....one day I will return with an Audi again :)

btw, I have a neighbor with a new body style Nogaro blue S4 avant w/ all Milltek exhaust, downpipe - big fella...anyone here know him? he says he's on AZ too!

rick

[bdaddy]

Tyler,

shoot me an e-mail please

bwiley AT lasallefinance D0t com

the rest of you peeps I'll see you next week at ALMS

Brooks

[maxh2o]

Originally posted by 10 tenths
Had a good run with the Viper but the Viper must make the show acording to the judges, which is crap! Oh well, I'll get them in Irwindale!

If its any consolation, we noted that the Viper-club crowd were all balding old fat guys dressed in lame golf shirts and baseball caps.

Sorry to hear about your ride home. Hope your insurence is paid up!

[cloudpicker]

Great job Ken,

for setting this event up, it was a really cool event besides the sun. if you don't remind us comming early, i don't think we can get such a nice spot we had.

hey cdub,

really really great pictures.. wish i have a camera that can snap pic as fast as urs.. post up more if you have..haha

too bad that i didn't get pics from the car show..the sun is just too strong..

thanks piaa

for bring the tent you saved a lot of us,even some non related people..we all love you !! and avant is really cool!! it can carry alot of stuffs.

from this bad experience nwxt time we should bring a big cooler, alot of water and do our own BBQ, then we don't have to line up for an hour.. we may even make some profit out of it by selling burgers..haha..

hey chard,

sorry for not calling you at the line..by the time i remember you saying call you when i am in line for food i am alomst the first person at the line and my gf was watching the drift so i can't reach you.. but actually the line is gone after couple people after me coz' everyone went back and watch the drifter 's free style introduction..

[Chard]

Hahaha, no sweat Howard, I was just teasing you a little. I ended up getting a hot dog later on. It was good to see you out there!

[BramellS4]

Sam is a friend of ours down at the shop...so congrads on winning sam!

Tyler...dont worry buddy...Jason "big pimpin" Kritikos still thinks you are a bad ass. If your good in Jasons book, you are good in mine.

[Anthony]

Originally posted by quattro30v
...well, last year we won, but i didn't get to see the trophy ever again after i picked it up the stage.... wonder where it went!

Hmmnnn...

[cdub]

Originally posted by Anthony
Hmmnnn...

I'll settle this once and for all. Give it to me to retain as a neutral third party designee. Whenever I receive prior express written notice in a timely fashion of any event that has been so deemed approved by all parties, then I shall make said trophy available for such period of time as is necessary. Otherwise, it shall remain in my care as bailee.

Whew, another potential fracas averted by the timely invention of a lawyer

[jenzTTerama]

kudos to ken for making all the arrangements for everyone and to piadoll for bringing the tent. piadoll, i like your bike

formula drift was a blast. it's nice to see the drift cars for reals and tarzan...he's a pretty trippy dude

some pics to share...sorry my lens is kinda crappy



oops, i forgot to change the date settings

[jenzTTerama]

drift! drift!

[flynn]

i missed sunday due to autox, but i did get footage on saturday at the practice. voila:

http://violentgrounds.com/i/formulad.wmv (~25mb)