BMI Racing Needs Your Support for Formula Drift R3 New Jersey

[Jeff Abbott]

Good luck Adam, Sarah and Brian..
I have talked with Adam and Sarah. They are legit. Brian is also a stand up dude. He really helped me out in a jam and didnt know me at all. Just help because I was trying to get to the track.
This drift bidness is disgustingly expensive. Thats why people like me, Tommy, John ect.. dont see the Eastside tracks or WA.. We do what we can because we love it. Its a great time, and people like the BMI team and Brian make you want to go back for more.

Good luck everyone. I hope to see you all as soon as I have some cash too

[BandwagonS13]

I want to wish you guys the best of luck. I know first hand how tuff it is to run a full series out of pocket. Drifting at the formula D level is not easy at all. I was involved/ran championship teams in drag racing and drifting is just as much work if not more.
Last year I heard that Takatori didnt have a car to drive. So loving the sport as I do and his passion to drive I offered up my car. With no major sponsors it took everything we had as a small team made up of me and friends working for free to get the car to every event. We had our fair share of problems and took longer to dial in the car than I had hoped. We spent a lot of money! A lot of late nights! We didn't do as well as I thought or know that we could have. But through all the pain I loved every minute of it. I have no regrets other than not giving Takatori a better car to drive.
My point is I think I know exactly how this team feels and I respect them for what they are doing. I wish you guys all the best of luck and hope you find a way to make it out to NJ. With out some last minute help from Embertek Brakes and Victor Reyes we would not have been able to get the car to east coast. That would have been a shame because some of our best times were on the east coast.

[BWilkerson]

Just wanted to stop in and say thanks to Jason, Collin, Jacob and the others for the kind words. Sarah & Adam at BMI Racing are a die hard team that have a TON of passion for the sport of drifting and im glad to be a part of that team. Ill be out @ Wall to spectate and support regardless, but id rather be there wearing my suit and blowing out ear drums with this RX8.

[Bebop]

blaze1 what impact have you made on the sport ? except for being a forum f@g ???

I support sponsors... I'm a consumer. I worked in the industry ages ago... don't know if I made a impact.

Other then being a forum f@g.

Now what do you do?

Not trying to be a *Censored**Censored**Censored**Censored* or anything... but what exactly do you do? lol

Wow man, that's pretty harsh. Did it ever occur to you that they are asking for help so they CAN go qualify and move up the ranks?

Yeah, that's true but the same goes for the other 40+ teams out there. And seldom do we see a team ask for direct financial support from the fans....in any motor sport. And in this situation, it almost seems unprofessional and is obviously not original.


I really do wish the team luck, I still have high hopes for the team. I just don't think this is the way to go around it for them.

Thats NOT how you support this industry.

Do your thing BMI!!!

The race team is the middle man between the sponsor and the consumer. You support the industry by supporting the sponsors involved.

Momo
Haltech
DBA (best brake rotor in the world!)
Mazdaspeed
K&N

I own many products from these companies, these companies just so happen to sponsor BMI. I think I've done my fair share of support lol.

[2JZdude]

ehhh im a die hard rotary fan

but you guys are pretty new and have not made such a impact in the sport yet to be really asking for handouts imo

might want to stay in cali and keep on developing the car

good luck

Thats NOT how you support this industry.

Do your thing BMI!!!

[cfrost]

But I cant justify donating money to a team that hasnt even qualified for a event yet.

I can, and did. Best of luck BMI!

I'm with Jacob on this one. I wish there were more "mom and pop" style teams getting in on this action.

[AE86_Fan]

blaze1 what impact have you made on the sport ? except for being a forum f@g ???

[Slapshotnerd]

PS - as some of you know, NJ has one of the most die-hard Rotary communities here in the US. If there's 1 event that deserves to see this 4-rotor car in person, it's NJ!

[Slapshotnerd]

There are fewer mom-and-pop type operations in FD than just a few years ago, due to rising costs. This is a race team that easily could have put their car into Time Attack or car show circuit, but instead chose to go drifting. They are giving a very deserving driver a turnkey opportunity to focus on driving and not spending thousands building his car, trailering to events, buying tires, etc...

There need to be more teams like BMI, allowing drivers like Brian Wilkerson to just focus on driving. These drivers don't need to stress themselves out with worrying about getting to each event, or it will show in their driving.

I donated to the cause. I hope others do as well.

[slideways2004]

Wow man, that's pretty harsh. Did it ever occur to you that they are asking for help so they CAN go qualify and move up the ranks?

If they can't get the help they need, they are wasting their driver's time.

[Bebop]

wow, pretty sure that IF they were 'established' like you want, they wouldn't need the help.

help if you can, if not, just say goodluck?

you prolly dont know they had engine trouble in ATL and prolly had to dump a lot of money into a fix instead of the next event.

wilkerson is good people and ill fight anyone who says otherwise... in a thumbwar.

No not really... when Taka (a established name) reached out everyone supported. Why, because he had been doing this forever and he just got dropped from his corporate tire sponsor. He needed and deserved help... and he actually backed it up.

Wilkerson is the best up and coming driver based on the east coast PERIOD. Zombie Horse will be a awsome ride.

But I cant justify donating money to a team that hasnt even qualified for a event yet.

[cfrost]

ehhh im a die hard rotary fan

but you guys are pretty new and have not made such a impact in the sport yet to be really asking for handouts imo

might want to stay in cali and keep on developing the car

good luck

new or not, they're out there doing it and putting a seat beneath a veteran's butt

kudos BMI, and good luck this season!

[tewtone]

Having lurked this board for sometime now and this post irritated me enough to join.

A die hard rotary fan wouldn't insult and make a contrite/ignornant statement as to further bring down a fledgling startup team!

For example "you guys are pretty new and have not made such a impact" NO KIDDING! They're a new team, judging by your lack of grammatical competence one can tell understanding something being new and lack of impact coincide! AMAZING!

But, and this is a big but; I have now seen this car twice once in Atlanta and once on display at SEMA (also leaving SEMA and that was a spectacle in itself). Having talked with Adam and Sarah (ya thats their team husband and wife for those that dont know) at length its nice to see people in this industry that have a passion and aren't in it for the money (cause there is none ).
With new addition and even sweeter hair cut Wilkerson, they can make a bigger impact so you say, but it takes time and money WHICH THEY ARE ASKING FOR BECAUSE THEY ARE A GRASSROOTS START UP! again difficult to understand for someone never involved in motorsport.
-SEMA tons of attention on the car, from photo-shoots to a few magazine friends of mine asking to do DVD features etc. Its a unique vehicle with an even more unique sound.
-Atlanta; the car broke still didn't stop them from sourcing parts and trying to get it back out there to compete. Tons of vids of the car letting people rev the car in the pits etc etc. = win/impact. Put simply they are fun and fun to watch.

What I'm trying to convey to someone who hasn't taken a risk bigger than eating Taco Bell and not having a bathroom within walking distance is this;
-These guys are new they are trying to start a team to actually compete in the circuit. Not having a major paying title sponsor = unless your independently wealthy is dam near impossible to do. Sarah and Adam are blue collar working folk trying to get a foot into a sport they love. If you cant comprehend the cost / risk involved because you've never campaigned a car = dont post simple as that.

[BMIRacing]

While I appreciate your thoughts on the situation. I wouldn't have put the post up if I didn't think it was justifiable.

In 8 months I have had over 300,000 views on my videos, and in 4 months have had over 4,000 people join us on Facebook.

We are a small team, and passionate about what we do, we have been involved with drag racing and drifting back in Australia, and we moved here to continue on with what we enjoy.

We have had a lot of support from those that are in the industry, and quite a few other Formula D competitors want to see us at the next event.

We will keep on doing the best that we can.

Regards
Sarah

[boxmod]

wow, pretty sure that IF they were 'established' like you want, they wouldn't need the help.

help if you can, if not, just say goodluck?

you prolly dont know they had engine trouble in ATL and prolly had to dump a lot of money into a fix instead of the next event.

wilkerson is good people and ill fight anyone who says otherwise... in a thumbwar.