DA_Drift Alliance 2008 Events & Vaughn Gittin Jr (drifter) Blog

[javieringo1]

Check this out, pretty awesome!!

They don't let FWD in since some guy drifted in an Acura, so they converted this scion to RWD!!

I keep seeing on all the forums and blogs people bashing Formula D for allowing a FWD car (Scion tC) to participate in Formula D in 2008. The Scion tC is a rumor we broke last month. Allowing this car into their series seems to have most people thinking it is against the rules. Here is perhaps an answer or just a bigger gray area, the Toyota Avensis (sister model of the Scion tC) since the Scion tC is a North American exclusive comes in an AWD format in the 2.0 Xi model.
This is what the Formula D rulebook currently states:

8.1.1.3 Cars must have been originally designed as either Rear Wheel Drive (RWD) or All Wheel Drive (AWD).

I have verified this with some Toyota nuts, friends in Japan, and also the Wikipedia entry on the Toyota Avensis all confirm an AWD edition. Should this be just cause to allow the car into Formula D? Keep in mind that back in 2004 Blake Fuller ran an Acura Integra in the Formula D series, which was before this rule above was added into the rule book. But then again the Acura Integra (Honda Integra Xi 4WD) did exist in Japan holding true to the same idea that would allow the Scion tC into Formula D.

I just was mailed a document from one of my favorite sources before we left out of town and inside was a 10-15 page document laying out the plans for Scion to enter Drifting in 2008. Yes, that is right……Scion is stepping up in a HUGE way in 2008! They are converting a Scion tC into a RWD drifting machine under the flagship of well known RSR. Here is the cover of the Scion Drifting packet.

Now this is what I call having a good time at the track!!

Here's a video of the event:
http://wreckedmagazine.com/blog/category/scion/

another one
http://www.slideamerica.com/slide-blog/

some of the drivers blog:
http://speedhunters.com/archive/tags...r/default.aspx

Vaughn's blog (ain't that a champ)

http://speedhunters.com/archive/2008/05/28/drivers-gt-gt-vaugh-gittin-jr-blog-entry-1.aspx

his website

http://www.vaughngittin.com/

read up and enjoy!

 

[HYBRID]

thats some awesome info there man!!

love the read! very nice post...

god damn that girl is hot ( the one posing with the ae86 :rockon: )

kon

 

[Sheldon]

thats some awesome info there man!!

love the read! very nice post...

god damn that girl is hot ( the one posing with the ae86 :rockon: )

kon

x2

if you ha vent mentioned the ae86 i wouldn't have noticed it

 

[Auto EP82]

those two 180sx's with s15 front lights look so smart

 

[javieringo1]

glad you liked it!

and wich ae86 are you talking about? hahaha

seems next season they won't let any cars that aren't originally RWD drift, so bye bye scion , doesn't that suck?