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Signal Auto at Formula D, April 1st & 2nd 2006!
Signal Auto's flagship vehicle, the 1000+ whp R34 Skyline GTR will be drifting the Streets of Long Beach during the first round of the 2006 Formula D season!
The Signal Auto R34 has been an icon among the tuning community as an ultimate tuner car. The Signal R34 Skyline has been featured in numerous magazines, magazine covers, and has competed in a wide variety of events over the last several years.
Originally designed as Signal Auto owner's Kousuke "Mad K" Kida high speed, highway battler, this vehicle ruled the highways of Osaka for many years before being transformed into a drag car in which it did the quarter mile in under 10 seconds on only STREET TIRES.
With over 1000whp on tap, this vehicle was the epitome of "all show, all go." The car was eventually tuned for circuit racing, and competed in various road racing events in Japan and in the US, most notably taking first place during the very first US "Time Attack" at Buttonwillow Raceway, shattering the record in the process. Little known was the fact that Signal Auto's monster R34 took the record and the trophy while running on only BF Goodrich street tires, while all other competitors ran R-compound racing slicks.
Mad K's R34 has undergone one more transformation...as a drift car. Conquering drag racing, and taking top road racing honors, Kousuke has his eyes set on once again on drifting. The AWD monster has been converted to RWD for this event, and will be a potent contender against the highest power vehicles campaigning in Formula D this year.
Signal Auto was one of the first companies to bring drifting to the United States by being the first Japanese tuner to exhibit and introduce drifting in the US. In 2002, Signal Auto exhbited to a small cult following of drifters in Hawaii, and the small group of enthusiasts got their first tastes of a true drift car, and the immense skill of their Japanese counterparts.
That small event in 2002 would start the wildfire as amateur video from the exhibition spread throughout the internet. In 2003 Signal Auto again would amaze the crowd at the first mainland US drift event, at Drift Showoff. The rest is history, and drifting became a mainstream term among motorsports enthusiasts worldwide. Signal Auto is back in 2006 to amaze the crowds.
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