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| Southwest Showdown @ P1 Kart Circuit Tucson, Arizona, April 26th 2008 - The first event of the Arizona Drift Machine Amateur Series went down with a lot of excitement on a typical clear sky Tucson afternoon. A high speed e-brake entry to a series of technical turns, proved a mighty challenge to beginners and pros alike. Forrest Wang took first place beating Joe Haven in the final with Dayton Beck wrapping up third place in the advanced group. In the beginner group Sean Fahey walked away with first place honors as Joel Mondragon and John Lawson wrapped up second and third place respectively. Congratulations to those who placed and a big thanks to P1 Kart Circuit for contributing one of the best facilities in Arizona to the local drift scene. Click HERE to view the photos. |
Formula D @ Streets of Long Beach, California, April 11th 2008. - The finals looked poised for a 350z matchup between Chris Forsberg and Tanner Foust until Samuel Hubinette had his hand in foiling the battle of the Z's by defeating Foust in the semi-finals. Forsberg slayed his oponnents one by one until the final showdown against Hubinette which he won narrowly after some very close runs. Congratulations to Chris Forsberg for his 1st place podium finish, an incredible accomplishment given the field of competition. Click HERE to view the photo gallery.
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Drift Assault Nopi Qualifier @ P1 Kart Circuit, March 22nd, 2008 - Turn Style Drift hosted the first drift event ever at the scale replica of Suzuka, otherwise known as P1 Kart Circuit in Tucson, Arizona. Five drivers were awarded their licenses to compete nationally in the Nopi Drift Series. Congratulations to Jeff Jones, Jordan Yeh, Cyrus Martinez, Jeremy Vanleeuwe, and Matt Vigil. Click HERE to view the photo gallery.
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Club Racing Arizona @ Phoenix International Raceway, January 6th, 2008 - There's always plenty to see at the Club Racing Arizona NASA race days where drivers can participate in several HPDE sessions as well as drifting. With track temperatures ideal on a breezy winter day in Phoenix, hot lap times and fast entry speeds were present on every corner of the PIR road course. Click HERE to view the photos.
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Club Drift @ Southwest International Raceway, February 23rd, 2008 - AZDrift Machine hosted it's first Tucson event. It was a good day to come out and practice and destroy plenty of tires on the SIR cheese grater parking lot. Things are heating up as drivers prepare for the spring race season as plenty events headed our way. Click HERE to view the photo gallery.
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| SEMA 2007 was a blur of autmotive exhibition. Manufacturers, Vendors, Buyers, Sellers, Gear Heads, Inventors, Models and more. There was simply too much to look at in a weeks worth of roaming exhibition halls. Industry parties enterained guests of SEMA in the evening making for an always memorable experience. Click HERE to see a small tour of what SEMA 2007 had to offer | Don't let the October date fool you, it's plenty hot in Arizona even as fall is upon us. Click HERE to view the event coverage as it was featured in Dsport Magazine Issue #49. |
HSR West @ Phoenix International Raceway, February 10-11th, 2007 - See some of the action from the Historic Sportscar Racing event. Click HERE to view the photo gallery. HSR Participants, print order form HERE, for information on selecting and ordering photos.
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Club Race Arizona @ Phoenix International Raceway, November 24-26th, 2006 - A mash up of drifting, road course, and endurance racing. Club Race Arizona put together an exciting weekend of motoring for Arizonans to enjoy. With track temperatures well into the 80's during the last weekend of November, you can see why Arizona is a special place to enjoy motoring year round. **Click HERE to view photos** |
Laughlin International Rally & Motorsports Festival @ Laughlin Nevada, November 9th-12th, 2006 - A three day melee of motorsport that brought together Rally Racing, the Pro Am Nationals drift competition, auto cross, and car show. See why you should be in Nevada next year to catch this event. **Click HERE to view photos** (Photos by Guteraction.com).
Formula D Pro-Am Drift Competition Results Click HERE |
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CRA Drift 3 @ Firebird International Raceway, November 11th, 2006 - Check out the action from Club Racing Arizona's night drift event. See why Arizona is a hotbed for talented drifting action in a safe track environment. **Click HERE to view photos**
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Hot Import Nights @ Firebird International Raceway, October 14th, 2006 - Last year Arizona showed the promoters of HIN how much we crave automotive lifestyle and culture and they responded to our market with an encore presentation of the top car show event in America. A warm afternoon quickly became a chilly evening, but the entertainment and attractions were blazing hot as a huge turnout showed up for this years HIN Nightshift event. Oh yeah, there were cars too. **Click HERE to view photos** |
| GT Live @ Phoenix International Raceway, May 12-13, 2006 - The hot son took it's toll on competitors and fans alike. Click on each of the links to take you to its respective gallery of photos and see why GT Live is a motorsport event you don't want to miss next time it graces our raceway.
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| NOPI NHRA Season Opener @ Firebird International Raceway, March 18-19, 2006 - Even rain couldn't stand in the way of the action as NOPI annually presents Arizona with drag racing and plenty of attractions for spectators. Click here to view the action as presented in the pages of Dsport Magazine. |
| D1GP All-Star Exhibition Japan vs. USA, December 16-17, 2006 - Cloudy weather and frigid night drifting didn't stop the crowd at Irwindale Raceway from standing on its feet everytime Vaughn Gittin Jr. devasted whoever lay in his path. Leaving behind an ominous cloud of smoke he took down top opponents one by one, starting with 2005 D1 series leader Yasuyuki Kazama, then Youichi Imamura, Masato Kawabata, and ending with a hard fought struggle against Tatsuya Sakuma and his S15. Driving flawlessly, no one stood a chance in keeping Gittin Jr. and his Team Falken 2005 Mustang from being the first USA driver to be in the finals and win. Click on the photos to view galleries from the competition and event coverage. |
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| Hot Import Nights Phoenix October 15, 2005 - The parking lot of the Cricket Pavilions played host the very first HIN event in Arizona. There was plenty of excitement and entertainment to take part in as Nitto tires put on a drift exhibition amidst the largest car show AZ has seen. Click here to see why HIN Phoenix was such a success. Visit Cardomain.com for more coverage as the first two pages were contributed by Desert Imports followed with photos submitted by Friscomix.com. |
| IDRC Drag Racing Event October 8, 2005 - While the crowds were thin, it didn't stop some of the regions finest from putting down fast times on a sunny day at Firebird International Raceway. Click here to view more photos, and visit the IDRC website for official bracket results. |
SCO Nights June 25, 2005 was an enticing event bringing together some of the best of what Southern Arizona has to offer. Entering the venue treated visitors to some exciting if not completely wild custom cars that drew a crowd preceding the drag event. As more cars entered and completed tech inspections, the line grew quickly with competitors waiting to put their cars to the limits. Amidst the drag racing was a drifting exhibition courtesy of Bondurant and the fine ladies of SCO were available for photo ops with the overly eager male spectators. Be sure to support the next SCO event, you won't disappointed. Click on the photos to see what you missed. |
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