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Formula Drift ...all about drift..layannnn
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ACARA Formula Drift Thailand yang dipersembahkan oleh Goodyear padaminggu lalu di Bangkok, Thailand memperlihatkan saingan dramatik antarajuara drifter dari New Zealand, 'Mad Mike' Whiddett dan pemenang D1Japan Grand Prix 2004, Ryuji Miki.
Akhirnya, Whiddett diumumkan sebagai pemenang dalam pertandinganyang melibatkan tiga pusingan. Sementara tempat ketiga direbut olehdrifter dari Malaysia, Tengku Djan yang merupakan juara Formula DriftSingapura 2009 pada Julai lalu.
Whiddett, melakukan aksi drift menggunakan tayar Goodyear Eagle F1Asymmetric dan berjaya mengatasi cabaran daripada Tengku Djan padapusingan knockout yang berlangsung dalam hujan. Hujan sebenarnya telahturun sebelum pusingan Final Four bermula lagi.
Satu-satunya litar drift bertaraf antarabangsa di Thailand,Wonderworld Park, Ramindra dipenuhi para peminat selama dua hariberturut-turut. Malah, 7,000 tempat duduk strategik untuk menontontelah ditempah sepenuhnya.
Persaingan kian memuncak pada hari kedua apabila 32 orang drifteryang berjaya melayakkan diri, termasuk 23 orang drifter dari Thailandmenunjukkan kemahiran dan teknik masing-masing di atas trek. Asap yangterhasil daripada tayar, ditambah dengan bunyi enjin penuh kuasamembuatkan penonton semakin teruja.
Seramai tiga orang juri Formula Drift dari Amerika yang dijemputmembuktikan kesungguhan penganjur untuk membawa Formula Drift Thailandke standard yang lebih profesional.
Raja drift Thailand, Kiki Nana merupakan antara drifter yang layakuntuk bersaing sehingga ke peringkat lapan terbaik. Namun, dia terpaksaakur dengan kehebatan para drifter lain dan tersingkir.
Semua drifter dari Thailand yang mengambil bahagian mengakui FormulaDrift Thailand kali ini paling impresif pernah mereka sertai. Biarpungagal membawa pulang sebarang piala atau gelaran, bersaing dengan ramaidrifter terbaik dari seluruh dunia menjadi pengalaman yang mengagumkan.Mereka juga mendapati standard pertandingan antarabangsa sangat sukardan mencabar.
Pada penghujung cabaran, drifter dari New Zealand dan Jepun layakuntuk mempamerkan kehebatan mengendalikan jentera masing-masing. Bukandua pusingan seperti pertandingan-pertandingan lain, sebaliknya merekaberdua perlu bertarung dalam tiga pusingan memandangkan kemahiran yangditunjukkan sangat seimbang.
Para juri juga sukar untuk membuat satu keputusan yang sepakat.Sebab itulah, pusingan ketiga diperlukan bagi menentukan siapakahjuaranya.
Berdiri antara satu sama lain di atas pentas, Whiddett dan Mikiberdebar menantikan keputusan juri. Sebaik sahaja juri ketigamengumumkan skor terakhirnya, semua penyokong bersorak gembira danbertepuk tangan.
Whiddett menjuarai Formula Drift Thailand dengan skor 2:1.
Formula Drift akan berkunjung ke Malaysia dengan Goodyear bertindakselaku hos pertandingan akhir siri drift ASEAN. Ia bakal berlangsungpada 19 dan 20 Disember di MAEPS (Malaysian Agro Exposition ParkSerdang), Serdang Selangor. |
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Were you there at Goodyear Formula Drift Malaysia? If you made your way to MAEPS Serdang yesterday, I’m sure you’ll agree with me that the event served up great sideways action and drama – I was even hoping that the show will drag longer with few more “One More Time” runs! For those who didn’t, here’s what you missed: Malaysia’s Tengku Djan outdrifted 54 others from across Asia-Pacific to be the inaugural Goodyear Formula Drift Malaysia champion!
Read the full report and view the gallery after the jump!
Held over the weekend, Goodyear Formula Drift Malaysia comes just a little more than a month after Goodyear Formula Drift Thailand, which was held back in November (FD Singapore happened in July). The location in Malaysia Agro Exposition Park Serdang (MAEPS) inside UPM Serdang isn’t easy to locate if you’re not familiar with the area, but the giant car park proved to be a very good drift venue – the surface is new and smooth, its valley like surrounding is spectator friendly and there’s an adjacent big building with a bird’s eye view of the course.
Practise and qualifying on Saturday wasn’t very well attended, but that’s normal in Malaysia where even F1 doesn’t draw a crowd for qualifying. A total of 54 drivers were registered here, three more than in Thailand. The organisers revealed that they had to turn down a large number of overseas drifters as they didn’t meet strict Formula Drift regulations (for cars); even those competing in Formula Drift USA are enquiring about FD Asia, a sure sign that the series is gaining momentum.
Saturday qualifying’s aim is to trim down the 54 drivers to a top 32 group that will feature in Sunday’s showdown, and each driver is given two runs, with the best of two taken into account. The session wasn’t as straightforward as expected, though. New Zealand’s Mike Whiddet a.k.a Mad Mike, winner of FD Thailand and one of the big favourites for this event, spun out in his first run and got a zero for his efforts. The pressure was on for the flamboyant Red Bull Mazda RX-7 driver for his second run – he qualified eventually, but in a lowly 19th place.
he other favourites had less problems. FD Thailand podium finisher Tengku Djan was the top qualifier of the day with 88.7 points and runner-up to Mad Mike, Japanese Ryuji Miki qualified third. An unexpected name popped up in second: Hanizam bin Hamzah from Team GT Radial scored 81.2 points in his Nissan A31. Team Goodyear Malaysia – comprising Ariff Johanis, Azrina Jane, Michael Gan and Johan Norman – had mixed feelings as only one of them made the top 32, but Ariff was up there in fourth with a strong run.
In Formula Drift, drivers are judged on speed (faster is better), line (the car must come as close as possible to the designated front and rear clipping points; car must change direction at pre-determined transition point), angle (of rear slip, bigger is better) and overall impression, which is a subjective criteria that includes drama and excitement. Maximum score is 100 points.
On Sunday, the capacity crowd were treated to tandem battles, where rivals go head-to-head. They will take turns as the lead car, which must do a perfect run without being distracted by the following car. The follower needs to mimic the lead car’s line and stay as close as possible, overtaking is a no-no. All big names cruised through their first tandem battle, but one Malaysian called Mervyn Nakamura who is sponsored by Federal Tyre caught my eye – he then went all the way to the semi finals where he lost to Djan. Team Goodyear Malaysia’s challenge stopped here as Ariff bowed out.
The ‘Sweet 16′ stage saw a couple of compelling battles. First up was Mad Mike versus Ryuji Miki – the Japanese just “didn’t show up” and lost out to Mike in tame fashion. The Supra driver was much better in Thailand so it was quite a disappointment to see him go out this way. The other standouts were Thai Drift King “Kiki” and Bridgestone Malaysia’s Ivan Lau. The former’s beautiful S15 Silvia spews out coloured smoke from its rear tyres while Ivan’s bashed up AE86 had the look of a giant slayer.
His giant lie in the last eight, and it was Mad Mike and his insanely loud four-rotor RX-7. The Kiwi hit Ivan when the Malaysian was the lead car, denying him a chance to show full potential. Kiki (who looks like WWF’s Stone Cold Steve Austin) saw off Saturday’s surprise qualifier Hanizam to move into the semis, where he met Mad Mike. The crowd favourite showman hit Kiki in the side, and paid the penalty as the Thai moved on to the finals. I asked them later to clarify the incident and Mike owned up, saying that it was his fault and he couldn’t see Kiki with all that purple smoke in the way. The other side of the table saw Djan easily knocking off Mervyn Nakamura.
So it was Djan versus Kiki in the finals. In the picture below you’ll see two S15s, but Djan’s Nismo backed car actually started life as a 180SX – see side profile pic in gallery for the difference. Why this and not his iconic Hachi roku? Our guess is that unlike tighter local courses, international level drifting requires higher speed and more horsepower to keep up with the competition, as Team Goodyear Malaysia found out in Thailand.
It wasn’t much of an epic battle, and to be honest, by this point most would have already “known” that our Prince of Drift is going to win. Kiki was pretty close to Djan when he was following, but Djan stuck to the Thai like a leech when when the latter was leading. This victory should be very sweet for Tengku Djan, as he fought all out in difficult conditions in Thailand, only to go out in highly debatable circumstance. With this triumph, Djan has been on the podium in all three FD Asia events this year, winning two of them.
“Malaysia Boleh” is not always applicable in the world of sports, but drifting is one arena where our flag can be proudly flown high – Tengku Djan is among the best in the business.
http://paultan.org/2009/12/21/te ... ula-drift-malaysia/ |
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Keiichi "Dorikin" Tsuchiya
Keiichi Tsuchiya or the “Drift King,” as he is more widely known, is a living legend within the drifting community. Keiichi Tsuchiya is credited with developing several drifting techniques widely used by professional drivers today. Unlike most professional drivers that come from wealthy families or have previous racing experience in other motorsports, Keiichi Tsuchiya earned his reputation and honed his drift skills from illegal underground street races. In fact, Drift King Keiichi Tsuchiya had his license suspended for illegal street racing not long after he began his professional racing career in the amateur Fuji Freshman racing series.
Keiichi Tsuchiya was born January 30, 1956 in Nagano, Japan and started his professional racing career in 1977. Beginning with the amateur Fuji Freshman Racing Series, Tsuchiya would continue his racing career in the Japanese Formula 3 Series, Japanese Touring Car Championship, and Super Touring car championship class. Throughout the Drift King’s racing career, Tsuchiya made a name for himself driving, and drifting of course, a Nissan Skyline GT-R, Nissan Silvia, Honda Civic, Honda NSX, Toyota GT-One, and perhaps his favorite car the Toyota AE86 Sprinter Trueno or “Hachi-Roku” in Japanese, which translates literally to “eight six.”
Keiichi Tsuchiya’s most notable wins and races:
* Class win and a top ten finish at the 1995, 24 hours of Le Mans in a Honda NSX.
* Second place at the 1999, 24 hours of Le Mans, with co-driver Ukyo Katayama in a Toyota GT-One.
* Tsuchiya holds the record at his home course of Usui with his Honda NSX-R.
* NASCAR-sanctioned exhibition races at Suzuka Circuit (Suzuka Thunder 100) and at Twin Ring Motegi Super Speedway for the 1998 NASCAR-sanctioned exhibition and 1999 NASCAR Grand National Division, AutoZone West Series races at the circuit, both named the Coca-Cola 500k.
* Tsuchiya’s last race was round eight at Suzuka for the Japanese GT Championship race.
At age 47, Keiichi Tsuchiya announced his retirement from professional racing. After retirement, Keiichi Tsuchiya became Team Director for the GT500 Class ARTA All-Japan Grand Touring Car Championship (JGTC) team for a year and GT300 Class of JGTC Team until the team disbanded the GT300 operation at the end of the 2005 season. Later in 2005 Tsuchiya sold his aftermarket suspension company Kei Office to Ogura Racing Clutch.
Drift King continues to judge the D1 Grand Prix drift championship and also hosts the Japanese video magazine “Best Motoring,” now “Best Motoring International,” which features road-tests of new Japanese cars, including a special section called “Hot Version,” which focuses on performance modified cars. Tsuchiya can also be seen guest staring in Video Option’s monthly video magazine “Drift Tengoku,” which covers D1 Grand Prix and other drift related events and the Super GT video magazine also in Japan. Tsuchiya is also an editorial supervisor on the drifting anime Initial D and appeared in episode 23 as a special guest. He can also be seen in the semi biographical film Shuto Kousoku Trial 2, 3, 4, and Max. In 2006, Keiichi made a cameo appearance as a fisherman in the movie The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift.
Drift King Keiichi Tsuchiya’s presence and legend only grow larger as the sport of drifting becomes more popular throughout the world. What I personally find inspiring about Tsuchiya’s career is that he was not rich when he started racing and was not handed his legendary title of “Drift King.” Instead, Tsuchiya fought his way up the ranks and earned his skills and reputation in battle – underground street racing. Keiichi Tsuchiya is arguably the greatest drifter ever. There is only one “Drift King,” Keiichi Tsuchiya.
Drift King Keiichi Tsuchiya’s presence and legend only grow larger as the sport of drifting becomes more popular throughout the world. What I personally find inspiring about Tsuchiya’s career is that he was not rich when he started racing and was not handed his legendary title of “Drift King.” Instead, Tsuchiya fought his way up the ranks and earned his skills and reputation in battle – underground street racing. Keiichi Tsuchiya is arguably the greatest drifter ever. There is only one “Drift King,” Keiichi Tsuchiya. |
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Tahniah tuk tengku Djan yg mengharumkan nama Malaysia. Harap sukan drift kat Mesia terus berkembang dan dpt melahirkan bakat2 baru...sepatutnye program yg Asteruk penah buat dlu tu disambung dlm mengcungkil bakat2 drifting nih !!!
http://www.princeofdrift.com/photo-gallery/ |
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seingat aku driver waja tu org indonesia
agaknye dapat no berapa |
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8# weta_studio
Sorry bro..yg tu x de infolah!! |
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Antara kejayaan Tengku Djan
3rd Overall Lotus Kumho Series Championship 2003
2005 & 2006 MME 12Hr Endurance Ranking
D1 Gra ...
yastross Post at 21-12-2009 11:25 AM 
rupanya dah lama mamat ni main drift |
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seingat aku driver waja tu org indonesia
agaknye dapat no berapa
weta_studio Post at 21-12-2009 11:22 AM
laaa bukan waja convert proton punya ke tu |
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12# ShadowChaser
pasal dalam driver line up hanya sorang je bawak waja iaitu org indonesia tu
yg lain termasuk org malaysia rata2 bawak kereta jepun |
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okei baru aku tahu..yg bawak waja R3 Waja tu adalah rifat sungkar salah seorang driver rally terkemuka gak |
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14# weta_studio
so konpom ah tu waja r3 FR tu |
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okei baru aku tahu..yg bawak waja R3 Waja tu adalah rifat sungkar salah seorang driver rally terkemuka gak
weta_studio Post at 21-12-2009 15:09
Yup..yup..nama tu biasa dengar gakk... |
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15# ShadowChaser
yup.. mmg guna waja R3 |
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16# yastross
kiranya icon rally gak dia ni.. |
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16# yastross
kiranya icon rally gak dia ni..
weta_studio Post at 22-12-2009 08:54 
Bley tahan gak mamat ni...rally ade...drift pun dia bedal gakk...
Car # | Driver | Score | Rank | Country | | 12 | Tengku Djan | 88.7 | 1 | Malaysia | | 72 | Hanizam | 81.2 | 2 | Malaysia | | 26 | Ryuji Miki | 78.2 | 3 | Japan | | 18 | Ariff | 77.4 | 4 | Malaysia | | 34 | Ser Ming Hui | 76.6 | 5 | Malaysia | | 59 | Ivan Lau | 72.7 | 6 | Malaysia | | 5 | Tan Tat Wei | 69.8 | 7 | Malaysia | | 46 | Nazrul | 68.8 | 8 | Malaysia | | 84 | Lim Joe Han | 67.3 | 9 | Malaysia | | 9 | Rifat | 67.2 | 10 | Indonesia | | 93 | Faireen | 65.9 | 11 | Malaysia |
No 9..Rifat Sungkar.
http://www.zerotohundred.com/2009/auto-features/2009-goodyear-formula-drift-malaysia-qualifying-results-and-pics/
Rifat on Rally Perlis 2008...
http://psmsc.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default |
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.........but there was one Malaysian other than Tengku Djan who really stole the hearts of the crowd – car #9 – the RWD R3 Waja drift car.The car was rented from R3 by Indonesian drifter who we know as Rifat and he managed to take the car beyond it’s limits and qualify in the top 10 bracket but sadly the car failed to outshine the Silvia S15 of Thai drifter Kiki....
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Post time 21-12-2009 09:48 AM
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