February18th
I figured this wouldn’t exactly be cheating since I am still part of NissanPacific, haha. Here’s a direct rip from my site. Thanks for supporting!
Yezzir they came in today! Stoked! Big thanks for Chris at StudioRhoad for vectoring these for me and another big thanks to Timm at VoodooGarage for cutting them. Without these two fellows these stickers would still be chilling in my hard-drive. They made this possible!
For prices and all that jazz, follow this link!
December29th
A cold December day that was spent with a monster. As hinted in the title, this car is definitely something different. This 1991 Silvia conversion creates quite the commotion. Back in 2008 the car took “Wildest Nissan” at Hot Import Nights, Seattle. I was a photographer at the event and I remember the crowd that it drew. Things have changed for the Silvia quite a bit since then. Nowadays the car is housed in the “Gem” state also known as Idaho. Who’d a thought.
The car gets noticed by many wherever it goes due to many reasons, one being the sound it makes. When behind the car you notice the huge exhaust system. Then you start to notice the stunning paint job and start looking at the little things. Then the car gets even more intriguing. I have seen quite a few cars in my day and this is the first that I have ever seen with Veilside rims. 18×10 in the rear and 18×9 in the front, which seem to be a perfect fit. The black A and B pillars paired with the Seibon carbon fiber hood adds another nice touch. When you make it to the interior of the car a couple things catch your eye. I first noticed the Apexi AVC-R in the middle of the dash where most people have a cd player. As my eyes then wandered over the matching red Sparco seats I found the boost guage, which reads up to 2.0 bar.
When y
ou turn the key all hell breaks lose. This is where this Silvia begins to become very unique. The heart of this car comes from an RB26 out of an R34 that is fed by a pair of HKS turbos. Which happens make 733hp on 18psi and the power is put down through a R33 Skyline 5 speed gearbox and rear end. Although when I drove the car it was not at those kind of numbers, I wouldn’t trust myself with a machine like that either. When you get past the detail and the beauty of the Veilside rims you notice the 4 piston Brembo calipers up front and the 2 piston calipers in the rear. This brake system on the Silvia is a tried and true setup as they are the OEM calipers on other cars such as the 350z, Evo and STi.
For this shoot I picked up the Silvia and had it for about 2 hours. In the short amount of time that I had the car to myself I fell in love with it. The noises that it made, the sounds from the twin turbos as it began to make boost were just incredible. The steering input and the feeling from shifting the Skyline tranny are definitley going to leave an impression with me for quite some time. I had always wanted to drive a car with the heart on soul of Godzilla and this Silvia sure had both.
For more photos from the shoot check out my website at www.kanokus.deviantart.com and www.kanokusphotography.com
December6th
Here’s the other Auto-x video from earlier in the year! I ended up placing 9th overall at the end of the day for my class! Here’s the times i got for the day as well.
Run 1-72.517
Run 2-64.085
Run 3-62.020
Run 4-62.214
Run 5- 61.764
Fastest Time of the day- 55.614
Final Standings- 9th place for Novice Class
December6th
Hey guys, Terrell Broomer here. I realized that I forgot to post my footage from the auto-x events earlier in the season. So, here it is!
Run 1-73.395
Run 2-65.151
Run 3-64.396
Run 4-64.415
Run 5-67.138( i played around in this run^_^)
Fastest time of the day -57-085
Final standings -12th place
October22nd
“The House of Drift” well that’s what they call the Toyota Speedway in Irwindale, and this is where the final round of the Formula Drift season took place this last weekend. The event definitely lived up to its name and made an amazing finale. 
The top 32 elimination round kicked off with some surprising results. The first driver to be eliminated was Rhys Millen in the Hyundai Genesis Coupe, who was beaten by Tyler McQuarrie in the Falken 350z. Tyler would finish up the night in 2nd place being outdone by Ryan Tuerck. Tanner Foust with the Rockstar Energy Drink Scion Tc took 3rd.
Although Ryan Tuerck took first place at this event the true victor was Chris Forsberg. After qualifying for the top 32 Forsberg only needed to eliminate one opponent to earn enough points to win the 2009 Formula Drift season. Chris accomplished this very early on after knocking out Doug VanDerBrink. When the judges made their announcement Chris was met at the starting grid by teammates and friends and hoisted in to the air.
At the victory ceremony that evening Chris not only took first place for the season, but became the first for a couple of other things. He also won the Tires.com Triple Crown bonus, and was announced as the first non-traditional race car driver to win the Formula Drift Championship.
August12th
I want to say THANK YOU for all of your hard work this last event. I received several compliments from people within the Formula DRIFT saying that our staff was the best out of all events so far this year. When Formula DRIFT comes to Seattle, they pack the stands but we have the hardest working volunteer’s out of all of the events. There wasn’t any Go-cart barrier chasing this year which was nice but still the efforts of everyone shows the dedication of the Northwest towards the sport.
THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!!!
Patrick aka Sroines
Formula DRIFT Staff
August8th
Nikolay coming off the 5/8ths bank hot, clocking speeds north of 70mph.
The local drivers were locking in on the 5/8ths bank, coming into power alley hot and heavy. Our top qualifiers move onto Top 8 Tandum. The final battle will commence later today. Two Californians qualified, but the northwest drivers are ready to defend! Who will take home the 4 ProAm International Invites?
1.) Victor Moore 74
2.) Ian Fournier 62.6
3.) Cyrus Martinez 59.9
4.) Andrew Hateley 54.3
5.) Roland Gallagher 49
6.) Trent Stromkins 44
7.) Andrew Coomes 41.3
8.) Chris Scremin 35
Photo by Danny Sullivan, for more ProAm / Formula Drift coverage please check out:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/dsullivan/sets/72157621853226839/
July27th
Hey all!
I am handling the volunteers for Formula Drift Round 5 in Seattle this year and so instead of emailing and PM’ing eDDi, please PM me here on NP or shoot me an email: patrick@nissanmontana.com
I will need the following so I can contact you with more information and time frames for volunteers to be present at the event.
Name:
Phone Number:
Email Address:
Volunteering will involve the setting up and tearing down of the event. You will also be volunteering to staff the actual event.
You will be supplied with a STAFF shirt but we have requirements for on track staff.
Pants and closed toe’d shoes are REQUIRED!!! If you do not meet these requirements on the day’s that you are present you will not be allowed on track. This is for your safety.
I hope to hear from people soon as I have some volunteers but could use more.
Thanks much guys/gals!
Patrick Cawley
Formula Drift Holdings, LLC
June22nd
Last Sunday, we had a photographer come out from Idaho. His name is Matt Galantuomini, also known as Kanokus Photography. Galantuomini grained his experience as a professional photographer shooting for drivers like Dave Mirra, Ken Block and Tanner Foust. A hobbiest turn professional, Galantuomini has clientele that books private photoshoots.
You will see more of his work come July and August, as we provide him the opportunity to shoot at Formula Drift. Keep an eye out on his Deviant Art and online portfolio!
May26th
Eight days, 3400 miles, 13 states and nine race tracks later, the Nissan GT-R of Steven Rankins and Will Taylor takes the 2009 Tire Rack One Lap of America crown. The season-of-racing-in-a-week concluded this morning where and how it began: On the skidpad at the Tire Rack’s headquarters in South Bend, Indiana.
-Carlos Lago
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