fortune favors the brave

DF Drift Day on Friday. East Coast Bash Saturday and Sunday. 

Once again filmed and edited by Michael Lafleur. Thrash.

heart attack

Footage from DriftFaction 2011 Kickoff Event.

Big thanks to Sir Jeremy White, all other media, drivers, and attendants. 

DF is hosting five more of these for 2011. Come get you some!

Back by popular demand

vintage

before HD, there were camcorders

DriftFaction Dave

way back when

you make lemonade

massachusetts got the first snowfall not too long ago.

it was kind of disheartening to walk out to this.

then this happened:

DriftFaction Jesse was on his way to school in the datsun pickup just as
I was pulling off the highway, and he ended up right behind me. 
He was johnny-on-the-spot with the cell phone and captured this little number:

DriftFaction Derek

can't help wanting to drift every time i see a snow flurry.

reminds me of the end of 'driftworks 3' when the black fc, big tourer, and orido in the impreza coupe

are sliding around that kart course, and ancient bihoku videos in the dead of winter

with the course plowed and snow still falling.

wish our tracks were that cool.

that's it for '09. it went by too fast.

my young boys wildin' for respect

word was that hartford street races were gonna have a big turnout one last time for 2009

most of the serious DriftFaction cars are blown up, in pieces, or both at this
point of the year, so DriftFaction Kyle led the young'ns down to catch some action

the night's roster was:

DriftFaction Kyle:   boro hatch / sexystyle / CST

DriftFaction Steve: beat kouki / origin / battle

DriftFaction Ryan:   black coupe / rust / XXR

mandatory gas station shots

cannot wait for paint on this thing

the kids ran a few cars, but before long
they were back to their old ways:

wide three-car donut starring Kyle, Steve, and Ryan

then point-and-shoot + flash + bad shot-framing

led to a handful of pictures looking way 90's

this kid approved

 

first time in a while people were able to run all night.

no cops, no stabbings, no crashes, no tow trucks

left plenty of spare time to hit some corners, like so:

DriftFaction Kyle tagging some shrubbery

bass ackwards

looks like fwd snow-drifting

thanks mike

now quit flippin cars and fix your M30

*LATE EDIT*

came across some better angles of this entry

0:09-0:12

stolen from salty, grainy blog

http://jasonsgrainofsalt.wordpress.com/

fresh paint

DriftFaction Matt

new setup:

pignose bumper, vertex sides, kouki rear.

painted third brake bezel, shaved rear sidemarkers, and
murder tint only on the quarterglass for extra j-points


 oldz kewl





when you buy a popular tuner car from a previous owner who was also an enthusiast,
you're always gonna end up with a mod that wouldn't have been performed under your watch. 

in this case, DriftFaction Matt's new chassis got into a fight with
a few rattlecans of flat black long before he scooped it up.

before:

cat scrapin'

so the man finally decided on a color, and the car got sprayed

fresh out of paint:

once more:

pignose bumper, vertex sides, kouki rear.

painted third brake bezel, shaved rear sidemarkers, and
murder tint only on the quarterglass for extra j-points

oldz kewl

DF does D1

D1 made their stop at E-Town earlier this month.
DriftFaction was there.

The event was supposed to be in Philly, but got changed like four times and

 ended up back at E-Town like the last stop in 2007.   This time, the bunk-ass parking lot

was used for just that, and the new road course was utilized for the weekend. 

Obviously the J drivers made a mockery of the course and stomped all over it from the get-go.

especially this feller here:

i'm pretty sure he was drunk at the night-practice session the night before the main event. 

i know i was.

The unfortunate and untimely demise of this season's second SR for DriftFaction Dave meant

there was no way he could try to snag that D1 license this year. bummer.

looks fast. sounds like a train crash.

DriftFaction Joe had the only other car in the lineup with a cage that

satisfied D1's rulebook,  so we went down and watched him put his license to use,

and show off his new exterior setup.

sexy front, sexy sides, vertex rear. clears up front, all reds out back.

dig it.

Joe qualified. Congrats!

I think we were the only New Englanders driving the event.

Due to some wiring issues, and having a huge power disadvantage, Joe decided

to not give D1 another $250 to drive the following day.

We packed up the car, drinking ensued, much money was spent, and many lessons learned.

Like Times Square looks very different at 50mph.

Manhattan 56th and 9th has the best chicken and rice bowls I've ever eaten.

A line of 50 people at 4:30am agree with me.

When operating a motor vehicle, police on horseback are more intimidating than those in cruisers.

Strip clubs in NY don't serve alchohol...... so byob. 

Like I said, many lessons learned.

We caught about an hour of sleep at Carlos Doria's place, who gets the MVP award

for the weekend for letting us all crash for free, and for snaking me on the drunkest chick ever.

After that, it was back to the track to check on the truck/trailer/car, and enjoy the show.

None of us had half a mind to bring the camera, but the parking lot had the best cars of the entire show. 
There were a couple cool ones on display though.

got a chance to meet Waldo and peep his immaculate Supermade setup

some local guys that frequent DriftFaction events were there too.

as for driving, the event got pretty dragged out because of some sketchy driftbox issues,

and then a bunch of wasted time on judging. as the announcer, Ernie Fixmer made bad jokes

and was generally trying to kill way too much time, so it got annoying.

however the saviors of D1's technical difficulties and rough work on the site deserve a nod. 
Matt Petty did a fine job judging, and Tim aka walkietalkieman

was doing his best to keep things running smooth.

Good closing shot of Petty being a rockstar and Tim still getting the girl.

perfect

burn out, not fade away

it was short and sweet

DriftFaction Kyle

man entry

CRASH! girlfriend in the car

those bumps he hit that straightened him out were so bad,

that we were all getting air over them.

not to mention they're right on the entry going 50 straight at 6 tons of concrete wall.

DriftFaction Mike demonstrates

aftermath

heavy.

we salute you, white car

on to bigger and better things

WRECKED Mag snaps

some serious keepers from the guys at WRECKED


DriftFaction Joe

DriftFaction Mike

240SXMOTORING Jay

DF does ECB

some DriftFaction dudes made the trek down to jersey for some road course action at East Coast Bash.

there was a ton of media there.

like this crazy cat

DriftFaction Mike

Group A vent, Cusco cage, SR with a/c blowing cold, double-din DVD playing porn with full interor

white on white like a bowl of rice and a rail of coke on a paper plate with a glass of milk in a snowstorm

DriftFaction Joe

URAS aero, pearl white Gravity Gullflames, fresh paint, caged and gutted track car/paperweight

DriftFaction Steve

Origin aero, eye-searing highlighter Battles, beat to shit chassis

DriftFaction Jon

hammered-and-floored chassic, SR, XXR, up-and-coming star

very soon moving to bigger and better things. keep an eye on this guy.

DRIFTFACTION FRIENDS

THE BILLDOZER

representing IslandSlide

BIG JAY

representing 240SXMOTORING

should be lots more pictures and videos surfacing soon.

keep an eye peeled