Event Coverage: GGP Practice Day, a Prelude to the Mexican Standoff.

Open Lots and 100 degree weather. That, is Texas Drifting.

Josh Nevrslo Steele gettin' it sideways

Josh Nevrslo Steele gettin' it sideways

Mayday Mikey Ventured out to the Dog Tracks south of Texas to go hang out with some of our local drifting buddies as veteraned drift organizer, Aaron Losey hosted yet another Texas event. Aaron, like anyone who has a passion, continues to host and promote drifting in Texas no matter how small or large the event may be. That, is Commendable. This event in particular was the prelude to the Mexican standoff which is the 2nd round of the Lonestar Drift Series. More information about this event can be found HERE

J. Rodgers on some TE Equipment.  Balls

J. Rodgers on some TE Equipment. Balls

All business.

All business.

A couple of our friends were venturing all the way from Louisiana to drift on Texas soil and get their practice on, so out went Mikey to rep Mayday and say whats up to our Local Drifters and Louisiana folk. DavidD lent Mikey the ol’ D700, gave him a crash course in panning, and sent him on his way to shoot drift for his first time. And I must say, Mikey did a pretty damn good job equipped only with a 50mm 1.4 and some swift David Do training.

Kim Tran, drove all the way from Louisiana, and all the way back.  This guys does not fuck around.

Kim Tran, drove all the way from Louisiana, and all the way back. This guys does not fuck around.

Kim in all 50mm goodness.

Kim in all 50mm goodness.

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Formula D Irwindale: The Mayday Perspective pt. 1

Seven deep and over 1000 miles from home, Mayday Garage ventured out to the west coast to watch and cover the finals of North America’s premiere drift series, Formula D. Drifting, Hardparkers and Shorties were on our agenda for the duration of our stay in California and I think we accomplished our goal. Today we are going to venture into the core of Formula D, Drift. Formula D Final round was taken by the Rockstar NASCAR Motorplant Scion, driven by Tanner Foust. Following him for the day was series points leader Vaughn Gittin Jr. Our friend Linhbergh from Speedhunters had told us that we had picked a great event to go to because the amount of drama that ensued throughout the event. From series rivalries to wrecks, we witnessed an amazing event for sure.

Last years series winner, Chris Forsberg.  Consistent all day, but a spin out would take him out.

Last years series winner, Chris Forsberg. Consistent all day, but a spin out would take him out.

Rhys Millen, a force NOT to be reckoned with!

Rhys Millen, a force NOT to be reckoned with!

Gardella Racing, great team, great driver, but luck wasn't on their side this past weekend.  Either way, balls out in style.

Gardella Racing, great team, great driver, but luck wasn't on their side this past weekend. Either way, balls out in style.

Justin Pawlak driving the Falken Stang like a bat out of hell.

Justin Pawlak driving the Falken Stang like a bat out of hell.

Conrad Grunewald's Hankook Camaro is no Joke

Conrad Grunewald's Hankook Camaro is no Joke

The competition was stiff, even amongst teammates.

The competition was stiff, even amongst teammates.

Wrecks, not uncommon

Wrecks, not uncommon

California doesn't play, they were out to support in full force.

California doesn't play, they were out to support in full force.

The Man of the Day

The Man of the Day

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Breaking News: D1 Grand Prix USA coming to Texas, August 2010.

D1 Grand Prix USA is making a stop in Texas this year, Fort Worth to be exact for the series’ first two rounds. It is good to see a national event touch base here in the good ol’ Lonestar State, and it is happening on August 13 & 14.  It has been a minute since the Texas audience has had the opportunity to experience Japanese drivers near home, and here’s our chance.  Appartenly D1 was teamed up with SPEED Channel to help bring the energy to the US series.  Man, I hope this turns out to be good!

More detailed information can be found at the source.

Source: Drifting.com

Here is the 2010 tentative schedule, starting with Texas.

Round 1- August 13 – Texas Motor Speedway, Fort Worth, TX
Round 2- August 14 – Texas Motor Speedway, Fort Worth, TX
Round 3- September 24/25 – Atlanta Motor Speedway, Atlanta, GA
Round 4- October 29/30 – Homestead Miami Speedway, Homestead, FL
Round 5- November 27/28 – Toyota Speedway, Irwindale, CA

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– JohnP

 

 

 

YESSSSSSSS: Formula 1 returns to the USA. In Austin, Texas!!!!

Someone slap me, is this a dream?

Taken from Formula1.com

Formula One World Championship Limited and Formula One Administration Limited (together, the F1 Commercial Rights Holder) and Full Throttle Productions, LP, promoter of the Formula 1 United States Grand Prix™, announce that a historic agreement has been reached for Austin, Texas to serve as the host city of the Formula 1 United States Grand Prix™ for years 2012 through 2021.
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Weekend Trip: Keep Drifting Fun Invades Texas

This past weekend we ventured out to Austin, Texas to catch a little bit of drifting in the sun at a local show called Mean Streets, where the streets are mean.  Anyhow, this event was by no means of normal standard because the infamous Will Roegge and Joshua Herron were on a mission, a Keep Drifting Fun mission, and this event was one of their nationwide stops for their documentary.

Keep Drifting Fun

Keep Drifting Fun

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Mayday Gear: MaydayGarage Vinyl w/ Serial Authenticity.

Featured Here is the first limited edition vinyl bumper sticker for MaydayGarage.  This is going to be the first “serialized” sticker in a series released here on MaydayGarage.  If you are wondering why the design might be familiar, it is because the first print was on Mayday Mikeyyy’s S14, seen here.  Priced at $10.00, you can have one of these limited edition bad boys for your personal collection.  Only 100 stickers are available for sale and all have serial numbers on the bottom right corner to guarantee authenticity.  They go up for sale next week only here on MaydayGarage.com. 

Thick Quality

Only 100

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Baller Status: 20″ ADVAN RS-D in Bright Chrome

So if you remember a couple of days ago, we had released some photographs of an 8-Pot Greddy Big Brake upgrade for a 370z that is sitting quietly in a vicinity here in Houston. Well, those big brakes need to be paired with some big baller wheels, especially for a car with a butt and front as wide as a Fairlady 370z. These pictures are only of the front, I never got to the rears. As you can see, these fresh new Advan RS-D’s are going to sit very nicely on the 370z. I still can’t get past the Bright Crome finish, it goes hard, hella hard.

Bright Chrome

Bright Chrome

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Destined For Greatness: 3 370Z’s Prepare for the Arrival of Top Secret

Secret Services Auto was surrounded by 370z’s last thursday as Planet Zero, Swat Performance and Baker-Jackson Nissan were dynoing their Nissan 370Z’s in preparation for Smoky Nagata’s (of Top Secret Japan fame) arrival and tune starting on March 29th, just in time before Import Reactor Unlimited. I must have counted 5 or 6 370z’s that day in front of the shop, three of which sported a small “Top Secret” decal on the rear window.

On the rollers

On the rollers

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Wek-Fest 2010: MaydayGarage coverage pt. 1

So, we continue our coverage of Wek-Fest. As we had mentioned before, we had been awoken to the sound of exhausts and scraping frames at about 6:00am on Sunday morning.  When I had run outside of the hotel to see what the hell was going on, it was apparent that cars were already starting to line up to enter the show. …

Infinite Line

Infinite Line

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