Aside from of course watching Formula D, I drove all the way down from Norcal to see the car scene! Slammed society was where I was at most of the time (not just because I didn’t have seats to watch the drifting though ) Here’s our coverage of it, enjoi!
Going to FD this year was one epic trip! So many things went wrong, yet so many things ended up going right. The NorCal CxH crew all rolled down to SoCal to take over Long Beach! Here is just a preview, the full coverage will be up soon so check back, and make sure not to miss the video .
photos by John Kingston & RJ Deslate words by RJ Deslate
Irwindale, CA; The eight of October in the year 2011 was not just any normal day. It was a day that marked every drifting history book as by far THE BEST DRIFTING EVENT EVER . In this tandem per tandem coverage of Formula D Round 7: The Title Fight, you will see the unlikely events, twists, shockers and redemption that made this event earned its street title.
John Kingston and I were assigned to cover the event and I must say we are very privileged to hear the roaring engines of drift cars and see the finesse driving abilities by the Formula D drivers. Indeed it was very intense being media, we were having our nose clogged due to the tire smoke, being deaf because of the roaring engines of drift cars and being blinded by the little tire chunks that was sprayed unto our faces, ah, those did not matter for these didn’t concern us or distracted us from experiencing the ultimate Mecca of car enthusiasts. Click continue reading to witness our point of view from the Top 16 battles to the final tandem of this divine and ravishing drifting event.