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Red Bull Drift Championship
November 15-16 2008

Late in the day you will notice the orange color to the pictures, this wasnt a color balance problem. There are fires around and it blew some of the smokey air from the fires across the long beach track. It was raining ash all day.

click link for photos - Mark's pics

SATURDAY

http://www.floridaracing.org/drifting/redbull08/

SUNDAY

http://www.floridaracing.org/drifting/redbull08/Sunday/

 

 

 

Ter-Tech Florida Drift Series Qualifier
November 1 2008
South Florida Fairgrounds

click link for photos - Jerms Photos

http://www.floridaracing.org/drifting/tertechqual11108/

check our Vimeo account for videos of the event http://www.vimeo.com/user896875/videos

more on the drivers click here

 

Desoto Drift Practice
October 24 2008

click link for photos - Jerms Photos

http://www.floridaracing.org/drifting/desoto102408/

 

Stunt Wars Drift Demo
Orlando Speed World
October 8 2008

click link for photos - Jerms Photos

http://www.floridaracing.org/drifting/stuntwarsdrfitdemo100508/

 

Desoto Drift Practice
September 19 2008

click link for photos - Jerms Photos

http://www.floridaracing.org/drifting/desoto091908/

 

Formula D Sonoma
September 12-13 2008

Special shout out goes to Bill for his first ever podium finish in Formula D. Bill also rocks the Floridaracing.org stickers for good luck and more angle!

click link for photos - Mark's pics

SATURDAY

http://www.floridaracing.org/drifting/FDSonoma08/Sat/

FRIDAY

http://www.floridaracing.org/drifting/FDSonoma08/Fri

 

Formula D Vegas
July 11-12 2008

Lighting wasn't that great and was mainly a night race, so I didn't shoot as many pictures as normal. So the gallery is combined.

click link for photos - Mark's pics

http://www.floridaracing.org/drifting/FDVegas08/

 

Desoto Drift Practice
August 22 2008

click link for photos - Jerms Photos

http://www.floridaracing.org/drifting/desoto082208/

 

Desoto Drift Practice July 25 2008

click link for photos - Jerms Photos

http://www.floridaracing.org/drifting/desoto072508/

 

Desoto Drift Practice
June 27 2008

click link for photos - Jerms Photos

http://www.floridaracing.org/drifting/desoto062708/

 

Drift Sessions @ Countyline Dragway
Practice Session

June 6 2008

click link for photos - Jerms Photos

http://www.floridaracing.org/drifting/countyline060808/

 

 

 

Desoto Drift Practice Day

April 13 2008 Desoto Speedway

Jerms Photos - click link for photos

http://www.floridaracing.org/drifting/desoto041308/

 

Formula D - Long Beach
April 11-12 2008

Mark's Pics
Friday
http://www.floridaracing.org/drifting/LBFD08/

Saturday - Top 16 starts at the hairpin (wide angle) shots
http://www.floridaracing.org/drifting/LBFD08/sat/

 

NOPI Drift Round 1 Moroso Florida April 6 2008

It was a very hot and humid day at sunny Moroso Motorsports Park. A few delays lead to a long day, one of which was lightning that track staff officals called. Estie Falero in his first professional drift event took him first place on his home track. Brian Wilkerson came in 2nd place after several one more times by the judges to finally decide a victor. Juan Henao also a native South Floridian took the third spot on a track that later became soaked with rain.

Jerm's Photos - clink link for photos

http://www.floridaracing.org/drifting/nopimoros040608/

 

Long Beach Grand Prix Media Day

Marks Pics - click link for photos

http://www.floridaracing.org/drifting/20080408_LBGP_Media_Day/

 

Desoto Drift NOPI Qualifier Open Practice

Desoto Speedway March 2 2008

Jerms Pics - clink link for photos

http://www.floridaracing.org/drifting/desotonopi030208/

 

Ter-Tech NOPI Qualifier

Moroso Motorsports Park

February 16 2008

Jerms Pics

http://www.floridaracing.org/drifting/tertechmorosonopi/

Jerms Videos

http://www.eccentric-photography.com/videos/feb162008/

 

Desoto Drift Practice

February 3 2008 Desoto

SuperSpeedway

Jerms Pics

http://www.floridaracing.org/drifting/desoto020308/

Jerms Videos

http://www.eccentric-photography.com/videos/feb032008/drift/

 

Desoto Drift NOPI License Qualifier

December 16 2007 Desoto SuperSpeedway

Jerms Pics - click link for photos

http://www.floridaracing.org/drifting/desotonopi/

Juan Henao And Jeff Frontcakas took home a license.

 

Formula D Irwindale
November 24-25, 2007

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Mark's Pics

Saturday Pictures
http://www.floridaracing.org/drifting/d1gpirwindale07


Sunday Pictures
http://www.floridaracing.org/drifting/d1gpirwindale07/sun

 

 

 

Ter-Tech Drift Night

Moroso Motorsports Park 11-10-2007

http://www.floridaracing.org/drifting/tertechmoroso/

 

 

Desoto Drift Practice 10-21-2007

http://www.floridaracing.org/drifting/desoto102107/

 

Formula D Irwindale
October 12-13, 2007

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Mark's Pics

Friday & Saturday Pictures
http://www.floridaracing.org/drifting/FDIrwindale07/misc/


Top 16
http://www.floridaracing.org/drifting/FDIrwindale07/Top16/

 


Desoto Speedway Drift Practice September 23 2007

http://www.floridaracing.org/drifting/desoto92307/

 

NOPI Drift Finals Atlanta September 15-16

A very climatic and exciting ending to the first season of NOPI Drift. Bill Sherman takes first, with Dan Willie going home with the silver.

Saturday

http://www.floridaracing.org/drifting/nopiatlanta/saturday/practice/ - Practice

http://www.floridaracing.org/drifting/nopiatlanta/saturday/qualifying/ - Qualifying

Sunday

http://www.floridaracing.org/drifting/nopiatlanta/sunday/top16qual/ - Top 16 Qualifying

http://www.floridaracing.org/drifting/nopiatlanta/sunday/top16/ - Top 16

http://www.floridaracing.org/drifting/nopiatlanta/sunday/top8/ - Top 8 till finals

http://www.floridaracing.org/drifting/nopiatlanta/sunday/awards/ - Awards

 

drift

August 10-11, 2007
Formula Drift Sonoma

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Saturday

http://www.floridaracing.org/drifting/fdsonoma07/sat

Friday

http://www.floridaracing.org/drifting/fdsonoma07/fri

 

 

 

drift

July 13, 2007
D1 Grand Prix Las Vegas

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http://www.floridaracing.org/drifting/d1gpvegas07/

 

 

 

June 30-July 1, 2007
NOPI Drift - L.A.

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Saturday

http://www.floridaracing.org/drifting/NOPILA07/

Sunday

http://www.floridaracing.org/drifting/NOPILA07/sun/

COMPLETE Top 16 and Practice VIDEOS!
www.sportcompact.tv

 

 

 

Formula D Round 2 at Road Atlanta. May 11-12

Another glorious event. Its always an enjoyment to return to Road Atlanta every year, such an amazing backdrop for a stellar fun weekend. First drift event without Mark Gearhart, it was a bit weird, but good. Coverage is broken down the best I could

1st Place - Chris Forsberg
2nd Place - Darren McNamara
3rd Place - Tanner Foust

Friday

Practice - http://www.floridaracing.org/drifting/fdatl07/friday/practice/

Qualifying - http://www.floridaracing.org/drifting/fdatl07/friday/qual/

Top 32 Practice - http://www.floridaracing.org/drifting/fdatl07/friday/32prac/

Saturday

Practice - http://www.floridaracing.org/drifting/fdatl07/saturday/top32prac/

Qualifying - http://www.floridaracing.org/drifting/fdatl07/saturday/qual/

Top 16 - http://www.floridaracing.org/drifting/fdatl07/saturday/top16/

Great Eight - http://www.floridaracing.org/drifting/fdatl07/saturday/great8/

Final Four - http://www.floridaracing.org/drifting/fdatl07/saturday/finalfour/

Closing - http://www.floridaracing.org/drifting/fdatl07/saturday/ceremony/

Pits - http://www.floridaracing.org/drifting/fdatl07/saturday/pits/

 



November 4, 2006
OSW Event
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Wow, two months since the last coverage. Why is it cloudy/party cloudy EVERYTIME we go to OSW for a drift event?

What can I say, racing season is pretty dead from November to March. I sold my 30D and am currently in a search for a 1D Mark II, used of course. This was the first event I had a chance to try out my new 1.4x Canon extender. Works really well but it slows down the focus some.

Mark's Shots
http://www.floridaracing.org/drifting/OSWjan07/

Jerm's Shots
http://www.floridaracing.org/drifting/OSWjan07/jerm

 

October 13-14, 2006
Forumla D Irwindale
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Mark's Shots
Friday
http://www.floridaracing.org/drifting/irwindale06/fri/

Saturday
http://www.floridaracing.org/drifting/irwindale06/sat/

 

June 24, 2006
Drift Fury- Atlanta
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Mark's Shots
Favorites
http://www.floridaracing.org/drifting/driftfuryjune/fav/

Remaining Shots
http://www.floridaracing.org/drifting/driftfuryjune/gallery/

Jerm's Shots
http://www.floridaracing.org/drifting/driftfuryjune/jerm/

 

June 9-10, 2006
Formula Drift Round 3- Chicago
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NOW 25% LARGER PICTURES!

Mark's Shots
1000+ Total
Editors Picks
http://www.floridaracing.org/drifting/fdchi06/fav/
Remaining Shots
http://www.floridaracing.org/drifting/fdchi06/gallery/



 

May 12-13, 2006
Formula Drift Round 2- Atlanta
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A few weeks ago I got my upgrade from my Rebel XT in, my Canon 30D. I also just recently purchased a 70-300mm EF dual IS telephoto, but I have always wanted to try out the amazing L series lenses. Before I dropped $1700 on a lens, I wanted to test it out. I got in contact with a rental place in Atlanta that had reasonable rates. I then picked the 70-200mm F2.8L IS lens up on the way to the track Friday morning. I know why now people like them so much. You can tell a considerable difference in the shots that lens takes, especially under low light conditions. With that all in mind, I decided to order one next week so I can have one for Formula D Chicago.

My (Mark's) Pics
FRIDAY
Editors Picks
http://www.floridaracing.org/drifting/fdatl06/frifav/

Remaing Shots
http://www.floridaracing.org/drifting/fdatl06/fri/

SATURDAY
Editors Picks

http://www.floridaracing.org/drifting/fdatl06/satfav/
Remaining Shots
http://www.floridaracing.org/drifting/fdatl06/sat/

Jerm's shots
Friday
http://www.floridaracing.org/drifting/fdatl06/jerm/fri/
Saturday
http://www.floridaracing.org/drifting/fdatl06/jerm/sat/

 

April 2, 2006
Formula D Round 1 Long Beach Sunday
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Editors Choice
http://www.floridaracing.org/drifting/LBFD/sunfav/

Remaining Sunday Pictures
http://www.floridaracing.org/drifting/LBFD/sun

Winners Circle Pictures
http://www.floridaracing.org/drifting/LBFD/winners/

 

April 1, 2006
Formula D Round 1 Long Beach Saturday
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Editors Choice
http://www.floridaracing.org/drifting/LBFD/satfav/

Remaining Saturday Pictures
http://www.floridaracing.org/drifting/LBFD/sat

 

March 26, 2006
shift-lock.com Drift Practice- Orlando
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847 Total Pictures

My (Mark) Pictures
http://www.floridaracing.org/drifting/OSW/

Jerm's Pics
http://www.floridaracing.org/drifting/OSW/jerm/

 

February 17-18, 2006
Formula D Qualifier- Houston
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http://www.floridaracing.org/drifting/houstonqual/

It all started in Tampa. Five people, two trucks, two trailors, and two S13s headed toward Houston. 1000 mile, 15 hour trip each way. Weather was absolutely miserable. Wet, 40 degrees and about a 15 MPH wind. I hate shooting overcast days, it makes good pictures harder to come by. Since the purchase of the XL1s video camera, I have been saving up for my 2.8L glass, which will help a lot over my 3.5-5.6F in situations as these.

 

January 21 , 2005
Orlando Speedworld Drift Practice
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My (Mark) pictures
http://www.floridaracing.org/drifting/floridadrift2/

Jerm's pictures
http://www.floridaracing.org/drifting/floridadrift2/floridadrift2jerm/

I can't believe it has been over a month since the last update here. There has simply been no decent racing events since the last drift practice to cover. This time we brought out the new camera and boom . The camera is a Canon XL1s. The video will be up after a bit, as it has been about 3-4 years since I edited my last video. The day was mainly an overcast day, which makes shooting people in mid 3rd gear hard without getting a little too much motion blur. Also doesn't help when you keep getting breaks with the sun. JR Gittin was down on vacation and decided to come buy and do a little drifting.

 

December 10, 2005
Floridadrift.com Drift Practice- Orlando
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http://www.floridaracing.org/drifting/floridadrift/

Looks like each driver got 2 minutes to do whatever they wanted. You could drift the oval or the infield. After 1 minute a yellow flag was waved. Then a checkered, which meant to exit the track. It was an over cast day with patches of light which kept playing with my pictures.

 

November 19, 2005
Atlanta Drift Expo
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http://www.floridaracing.org/drifting/atlantadriftexpo/

Well the cones were new at the beginning of the day, but they sure did get broken in well at the event. The event went extremely well. The staff was pretty professional, and no major car damage (other then the normal bumper wear) or crashes. The course layout was planned well. It had a nice high speed entry sweeper into a slower more technical course, so it really exercised your technical and higher speed drifting. A lot of good talent was there, most that I had not seen before since a lot of them don't make it down to the Florida events. Big congrats to Harri from Ter-Tech on bringing home the win on behalf of Florida!

 

 

October 15, 2005
DDAY8 Drift Practice- Ocala
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2 sets of pictures

http://www.floridaracing.org/drifting/DDAY8

http://www.floridaracing.org/drifting/DDAY8/set2

Another DDAY in the books. The back oval was not used this event (though it would have made for some good shots) and just ran the course like they did at DDAY4. There were 4 run groups with 10 runs per group. Each group got a total of 25 runs. For some reason though, everyone this time decided to go off roading. The course had to be cleaned multiple times during the event.



September 25, 2005
Ter-Tech Slideways 2005 Competition
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http://www.floridaracing.org/drifting/tertech/

http://www.floridaracing.org/drifting/tertech/set2/

Florida's first big money drift competition took place at Orlando Speed World Saturday September 25th. First place paid $750+ prizes and was awarded to the well known Florida drifter, "Hachi" Bill Sherwood. Being a higher speed course with walls, I was suprised (and happy) to see that no one made any serious contact with the wall. The event went very well and had a few good drifters I have not seen before. Hats off to Ter-Tech for fronting the cash prizes for these drivers. Florida needs more competitons as well as practice spots.

 

September 3, 2005
DDAY7- Ocala Drift Practice
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http://www.floridaracing.org/drifting/dday7-2/

 

August 6, 2005
Formula Drift Chicago
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http://www.floridaracing.org/drifting/fdchicago05/

I took the above picture from the 103rd floor of the Sears Tower. I found it funny that you could make out the drift course simply from the tire marks.

A week prior to the event, my new Canon Digital Rebel XT arrived in the mail. Five days later I was off to Chicago. Some how my camera got switched off of AWB (auto white balance) and to tugsten, which made 95% of my pictures have a blue tint to them. I didn't realize it was like this until the end of the day, so I had to auto correct the color in photoshop, which in turn decreased the image quality and color some. Next event the pictures will be better.

About 90% of the major drivers crashed at this event. It was a high speed entry, followed by a sharp right 180 degree turn. Most people didn't slow down enough for that turn and were smacking into the wall. I was unable to get there for Friday, which is when most of the wrecks occured.

Congrats to Sam Hubinette, winner of round 5, Chicago.

 

June 11, 2005
Formula Drift Houston
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http://www.floridaracing.org/drifting/fdtx05/

This course was definately different. I would say it was rather dangerous due to the lack of run off area. The first corner was a high speed corner and if it was not hit just right, you were in the wall. About 5 cars hit the wall, most of them corollas. This was a lower speed and more technical course compared to Atlanta. You can visit http://www.formulad.com for winners standings.


May 6-7, 2005
Formula Drift Atlanta
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SECOND SET OF PICTURES ADDED!!
OVER 1600+ PICTURES TOTAL!
NEW- http://www.floridaracing.org/drifting/fdatl05fri
NEW- http://www.floridaracing.org/drifting/fdatl05sat
http://www.floridaracing.org/drifting/fdatl05

1000 miles of driving from Tampa to Atlanta and we are back. Road Atlanta is an excellent venue since the drift section sits in a valley and is surrounded by grassy hills in which spectators can stand or sit on any where and have an excellent view of the track. The day vs night drift is a nice contrast to keep things different. The battle of the day definately went to Taka vs Sam. The competition was so close that they had to run them 3 times to get a winner, but going onto the 4th run Taka had heating problems so Sam moved on.Quick 8 was at followed:

Rhys vs Bubba drift (mike peterson)
Sam hubinette vs taka aono
Dai vs kenji yamanaka
Calvin wan vs Gushi

Sam hubinette vs rhys
Dai vs Calvin wan

Sam vs. dai in finals

Sam wins

 

 

April 30, 2005
DDAY6
Link to pictures
http://www.floridaracing.org/drifting/DDAY6/

Another beautiful Florida day was the setting for the 6th Florida DGTrials event. This is the 4th event at the Ocala Grand Prix. The track layout was similar to the last event, but this time the drivers had the choice of either doing the back 180 or going straight through it (how it was setup last time) before exiting onto the oval. Enjoy the pictures!

 

 


April 9, 2005
Long Beach Grand Prix Drifting Expo
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http://www.floridaracing.org/drifting/LBGP/

1+ mile curcuit + hot lapping + concrete walls = lots of damage and over heating