FORMULA Drift "TELEVISION DEAL" with G4TECHTV

[Formula D]

guess that is OK, and ultimately will push Comcast to produce something at a much higher level for adults. This is becoming much clearer now that Comcast execs have explained it to me. The video prodcution will not be top-notch by any stretch, nor is it designed to be broadcast quality.

Thanks for telling us what is in our contract.

[DriftGirl]

*Steel cage match*

[my 1 88 u]

fight! fight! fight!

[my 1 88 u]

Hey formula d, will round 1 be at road atlanta again? By any chance will there be plans for a drift track/s to be built? How is your relationship with D1GP? because rumors of tension between organizations have been floating around such as Tsuchiya threatening to bar d1 drivers from judging Formula D events.

[Formula D]

Hey formula d, will round 1 be at road atlanta again? By any chance will there be plans for a drift track/s to be built? How is your relationship with D1GP? because rumors of tension between organizations have been floating around such as Tsuchiya threatening to bar d1 drivers from judging Formula D events.

As of now Round 1 is planned to be at Road Atlanta again. When you say drift tracks to be built what do you mean by that? Do you mean are there proposed ideas of anyone building tracks purpose built for drifting? Our relationship with D1 at this point is pretty good. We have an open door policy and would love to work again with them. We have talked about some fun things for the future but who knows what will happen. It is true that D1 told certain Japanese drivers not to judge or participate in our events this year. Our '05 rule book still does not allow anyone that has competed in 2004 Japanese D1 events to participate in our series. This may change in '06 but as for now this is the rule we can to due to some extensive conversations with drivers, teams and sponsors. However that doesnt mean Japanese drivers cannot compete. As you know there are lots of drivers that do not compete in D1 or have not for a while that still drift. Seigou is one of them, Plan on seeing him at FD next year.

[swifty949]

I dont know how many of you know but Slipstream (formula D) were the ones 4 years ago pushing for D1 to come to the US.

They held the event here, and unfortunatly Sunpros (owner of option) politics got in the way, so Sunpros asked the folks at IDRC to hold the next d1 event...and guess what, IDRC got bent over as well.

I hold slipstream in the highest regard, for keeping the fight going and taking on a difficult task of developing US professional drifiting on a national level.

[G4tv]

facts, delivered fresh

Black Flag, you are horribly uniformed. Here are some facts for you.

G4 is in 50+ million US homes on Comcast, Timewarner, Cox, Adelphia, DirecTV, EchoStar (Dish Network), Brighthouse, Insight, Cablevision, Charter, CableOne, Bresnan, RCN, Mediacom and several others. The network is adding homes daily, expanding from premium digital to basic digital and analog cable in some areas. The network is available in all 50 of the top 50 markets in the USA including New York, Los Angeles, Orlando, Tampa, Chicago, etc… I should also mention that DirecTV and Dish Network are national providers and G4 is available on both, with a total of something near 25 million homes on satellite alone.

I’d also like to point out that other than operating investments; Comcast has nothing to do with the production of G4’s shows. Formula Drift on G4 will be produced by G4 and Formula D. Comcast has zero input into that process. No one at Comcast would have any idea if G4 plans to cover the amateur side of the sport as opposed to the more “adult” and serious side of the sport. G4 is talking to everyone in drifting, including D1 and WDC. If G4 only wanted to cover amateur drifting, they would have made a deal with Drift Association instead of Formula Drift.

As for promotion, this is a 2005 programming initiative. As such, it will be promoted in 2005. Programming announcements about the nature and scope of the Formula Drift TV property will be announced in January 2005 as explained in the Formula Drift press conference at SEMA.

No Comcast exec with any knowledge of G4’s drifting involvement could have briefed you accurately on G4’s coverage of drifting because no Comcast exec is authorized to do so or even armed with the knowledge necessary to comment. I hate to call you out on a lie, and I’ll even give you the benefit of the doubt that you spoke to someone. Unless you spoke to me or my boss, you don’t have any accurate information about G4’s coverage of Formula Drift.

As for the quality of the production, everything that G4 produces is A) broadcast quality and B) top-notch. We can argue B until we are blue in the face, as for A) the fact is that all those cable operators wont run a signal that is not “broadcast quality”. If you have any doubts as to the level of capability or willingness G4 has to produce “Broadcast Quality” programming, I urge you to find a way to take a tour of the facility and see the millions of dollars G4’s spends to ensure that their broadcast is of higher quality than any partner specifies.

If you would like to know more, and have a legitimate reason for your inquiry, I will be happy to discuss it with you further in a more fitting setting.

[Ris4drift]

blag flag you got owned

[Black Flag]

I don't work for WDC or D1, turn the light on in your cave, I already stated what I do. Although you had some good points you are giving yourself way too much credit. The comments about NASCAR and Open-Wheel racing were irrelevant and in case you have not noticed the wars have already been won, especially in import drag racing. US Drift has to be the biggest joke since NASA added pro racing onto their name and they have done nothing for this sport. It's great that you eat and breathe drifiting, but that won't get you far in my world. You really gotta get out more.

[BooZTT]

Black Flag...a suggestion. Don't bite the hand that feeds you. Especially one trying hard to bring to all of you what you want. Try listening more and complaining less..and that's coming from our world to yours..he's not trying to get anywhere in the "Black Flag" world you're speaking of:

population: 1

Let them do their job. I guess since it's the internet you can complain all you want..but it won't get you far in OUR world.

population: the rest of existance

[Ris4drift]

Originally posted by Black Flag
I don't work for WDC or D1, turn the light on in your cave, I already stated what I do. .

unless its making a total dooshtard out of yoruself i didnt see what you claimed to do? :dunno:


also my $.02 about the "everyone ditching fd for wdc" as you say, (which i laughed at)

since its a fixed number of people invite only i wouldnt doubt some people will show up with what wdc have offered. but everyone in the drifting community knows and respects the facts, which is that slipstream / FD busted their butts for a good while to make fd (and if you think about it even wdc possible) and primedia basically jumped on the bandwagon and started throwing money at it (which im not complaining about) and bam, you have wdc. but i know ( and im sure im not the only one feeling this ) that will say FD / Slipstream are paving the drift road making bigger things possible, and nobody will forget that. i know people invited are prolly doing wdc, but nobody is gonna quit FD like you claim just to do wdc. do their scedules even conflict? (dont think so)

[Ris4drift]

Originally posted by BooZTT
Black Flag...a suggestion. Don't bite the hand that feeds you. Especially one trying hard to bring to all of you what you want. Try listening more and complaining less

did you just tell that to someone on drifting.com?!? ohnoes lol.

[Al]

Originally posted by swifty949
I dont know how many of you know but Slipstream (formula D) were the ones 4 years ago pushing for D1 to come to the US.

They held the event here, and unfortunatly Sunpros (owner of option) politics got in the way, so Sunpros asked the folks at IDRC to hold the next d1 event...and guess what, IDRC got bent over as well.

I hold slipstream in the highest regard, for keeping the fight going and taking on a difficult task of developing US professional drifiting on a national level.

Negative.

It was Drift Showoff Ken Miyoshi that brought the first Ikaten D1 Event at Irwindale. Andy Yen won that event with his AE86.

[swifty949]

Originally posted by .Al
Negative.

It was Drift Showoff Ken Miyoshi that brought the first Ikaten D1 Event at Irwindale. Andy Yen won that event with his AE86.

well as far as dates go for the events. Ken may have had his held first, but Formula D was working on it 4 years ago prior to any drift events being held in the US.

[BooZTT]

Originally posted by .Al
Negative.

It was Drift Showoff Ken Miyoshi that brought the first Ikaten D1 Event at Irwindale. Andy Yen won that event with his AE86.

Uhm...just so you know Ikaten is NOT professional level..so he was correct when he stated "developing US professional drifting on a national level". Ikaten is to develop drivers TO the professional level. Back then we couldn't drift better than amatuer girls in Japan..which honestly most people on this board could still not beat. So drop it.