K’s Drift

Formula D Las Vegas “All In” from Joshua Herron on Vimeo.

Formula D Las Vegas 2009 from Will Roegge on Vimeo.

Joon Maeng on last weekends Inside drift talk show. All drifters should listen to Joon’s philosophy on the sport. Met him for the first time a couple years ago at FD. Nicest guy you’ll ever meet.

So for all you guys complaining about not drifting cause you didn’t get your sponsorship this year….get a pen and paper, listen to Joon

Interview with Joon Maeng on the Inside Drift

Formula D Atlanta 2009 from Will Roegge on Vimeo.

Great video!

Formula D New Jersey 2009 from Will Roegge on Vimeo.

First top 32 competition in Formula D for Matt Waldin

Newcomer Matt Waldin Challenged Series All Star Chris Forsberg in the First Ever Formula Drift Top 32 Tandem Battle

West Chester, PA (PRWEB) A new year brings a new event set up for Formula Drift including tandem battles that start at the top 32 drivers instead of the top 16 offering spectators more head to head tandem battles than ever before. At the Formula D season opener, Streets of Long Beach, the top 32 tandem battles started with Matt Waldin, a new driver to Formula D, and Chris Forsberg, a seasoned, top driver for the series.

Matt and Chris are old friends from the east coast drift scene. Chris took the leap early and devoted his time to drift competitions. Matt remained on the east coast and runs an east coast hot spot, Import Intelligence, where the team there builds drift cars and other performance vehicles. Having two old friends from the same little town in Pennsylvania, both in 350zs, one rookie, one all star ? meet up for this epic, first ever Formula Drift top 32 tandem battle, seemed fitting.

Naturally having the 32nd qualifying driver (Waldin) compete against the 1st qualifier (Forsberg), gave the obvious advantage to Forsberg, but all were surprised when Matt entered the course and more than held his own. Forsberg took the win and moved on, but not without having to put up a fight with this formidable rookie.

?Chris is one of the best drivers out there and I was stoked for the challenge of our heads up tandem battle. Competing with top level drivers pushes me to improve my own driving so running against Chris really made me step up my game,? commented Matt Waldin after completing his first ever Formula D tandem battle. ?I?m looking forward to the challenge of proving myself in the Formula D series. With a couple more tweaks to the new car we expect to qualify much higher in Atlanta.?

Matt Waldin is sponsored by Tuner Icons, Import Intelligence, Dunlop Tires, Mishimoto, SPL Parts, Competition Clutch, NGK Spark Plugs, BC Racing suspension and is a member of the Drift Brigade driving team. More information is available at mattwaldin.com.

Formula D starts their 2009 season this weekend at the Long Beach grand prix. With their new top 32 judging format 2009 proves to be a season with more competition and excitment for the fans. Check out the results from Day 1 below and NBC coverage: