Justin Banner 02-20-2011 06:52 PM I don’t think we will see the true results from the new tire rule. This is a slow course that you don’t see the big angles at. What we will see at Long Beach is, however, how do drivers that have switched up from what they were running in ’10 to what they are running now will cope and start to see who will be the most adaptive driver.
Top five in no order:
Gitten, Forsberg, Millen, Whiddett, and Aasbo.
wesismyhero 02-20-2011 07:03 PM Anybody know if Takatori has a ride for 2011?
Bebop 02-20-2011 07:52 PM Quote: Originally Posted by Justin Banner (Post 247027) Whiddett I heard whiddett is out of FD for 2011, and D1NZ has their final round the weekend of long beach.
My predictions
Sam H Rhys M Chris F
My fourth slot is a toss up between Ryan T and Vaughn, we still don’t know what Ryan will be driving and ASD’s success all depends on off season testing. Justin Banner 02-20-2011 08:19 PM Quote: Originally Posted by Bebop (Post 247031) I heard whiddett is out of FD for 2011, and D1NZ has their final round the weekend of long beach. That would be disappointing if true. If so, then my alternate would have to be Joon. Got to make a pull for the nice guy 😀
my 1 88 u 02-20-2011 11:10 PM Dai Yoshihara
akuma S14 02-21-2011 06:29 AM Jeff Abbott Tommy Roberts Matt Powers Pat Mourdant and anybody else that ever ran in Drift Buffet! Of course I love all my friends but the ones who put it down years ago at a little 1/4 mile track with walls and people in the stands gots my wishes. Tear it up R.G.R.D. – ( Real Grass Roots Drifters) SD9K WHERE YOU AT?
Bridges Racing 02-21-2011 08:41 AM Quote: Originally Posted by wesismyhero (Post 247028) Anybody know if Takatori has a ride for 2011? Unfortunatly Takatori will not be back to the states this year.
and I also heard mad Mike isn’t coming back.
YOitzJDM 02-21-2011 10:38 AM Quote: Originally Posted by Bebop (Post 247031) I heard whiddett is out of FD for 2011, and D1NZ has their final round the weekend of long beach. Mad Mike shipped his RX8 to Abu Dhabi. Any car that was shipped to Abu Dhabi will not be back in town in time for Long Beach.
wesismyhero 02-21-2011 04:58 PM Quote: Originally Posted by YOitzJDM (Post 247079) Mad Mike shipped his RX8 to Abu Dhabi. Any car that was shipped to Abu Dhabi will not be back in town in time for Long Beach. So I’m guessing that means Forsberg will have a new car for Long Beach?
Slapshotnerd 02-21-2011 05:24 PM Quote: Originally Posted by wesismyhero (Post 247113) So I’m guessing that means Forsberg will have a new car for Long Beach? Yes. So will Tuerck.
Chris Kashi 02-21-2011 05:40 PM Watch out for the new rookies coming in!
Bebop 02-21-2011 11:50 PM Quote: Originally Posted by Bridges Racing (Post 247077) Unfortunatly Takatori will not be back to the states this year. Podium today….no ride/no sponsor tommorow
Good ole American Drifting
This is seriously getting out of control, only 1 confirmed Japanese driver for this year (if you don’t count Taka and Dai)
wesismyhero 02-22-2011 02:49 PM Quote: Originally Posted by Bebop (Post 247145) Podium today….no ride/no sponsor tommorow
This is seriously getting out of control, only 1 confirmed Japanese driver for this year (if you don’t count Taka and Dai) It seems like our foreign drifters are all coming from Europe now. It sucks no more Miki, but if he has a full ride in D1, I don’t blame him.
I’m hoping Forsberg is going to drift his Infiniti.
Bebop 02-22-2011 03:43 PM Quote: Originally Posted by wesismyhero (Post 247218) It seems like our foreign drifters are all coming from Europe now. I don’t know… I smell fish
Aasbo is cool, I cant wait to see him. Same goes for Dean but he doesn’t have a confirmed ride. Dmac is unstoppable in the right car, the sky seemed a bit over engineered. But Kearney and EOS…. I think they might need to go back to their native countries and get back to the drawing boards. Everything cant be blamed on car setup….
While there are guys like Yamanaka, Ueo, Okubo, Yoshioka, Takatori, Yamamoto, and now Miki who are proven drivers with podiums being left in the dust. Nishida is like the perfect Japanese import (speaks perfect english) and he barely got a ride for this year. It seems as if talent and experience are worth even less in the series now and its darn frustrating!
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