Posts Tagged ‘drift’

Photos by Vinnie Nguyen and Andrew Kolstad. Words by Vinnie Nguyen

Last weekend, I had the pleasure of attending the opener for the 2013 Evergreen Drift Pro/Am and Grassroots series on Saturday, and Northwest Nissans‘ NissanFest 2013 on Sunday. It was a weekend filled with drifting and very nice cars. For the Pro/Am series there were 16 competitors, and over 40 competitors for the Grassroots series. It was my first time being at the Pro/Am and Grassroots competition and from what I saw, the rest of the series shows a lot of promise.

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Words and photos by Vinnie Nguyen

We’ve had a great season filled with many shows and different events. What better way to end it than to end it with a huge show displaying best cars in the Northwest and a huge drift event?

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Photos by Joe Glockner, Vinnie Nguyen, Andrew Kolstad, and Zach Taiji / Words by Joe Glockner, Ryan Kemper, and Zach Taiji

The Summer of the Pacific Northwest this year was quite a warm one – with temperatures reaching almost record highs of a scorching 90 degrees and above on the west sound. This created the perfect opportunity to host some great events, including some new like NSX2K and others for their annual showing like StanceWars, The Old School Reunion, and Formula Drift Seattle.

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Photo by Jesus Calles

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Photos by Nico Castronuevo and Troy Stoddard / Words by Nico Castronuevo

This past Saturday Evergreen Speedway in Monroe, WA served as the venue for Round 5 of Formula D. The Pacific Northwest has a very underrated drift scene but the sold out crowd at Evergreen represented Washington, Canada, and Oregon to the fullest.

Hometown hero and FD rookie Walker Wilkerson in his Purple Sr20det S13 is shown here keeping up with 2nd place finalist of the event Chris Forsberg in his V8 powered 370z during a practice run.

Walker wasn’t able to get past the 1st round of the top 32 but is still placed 16th overall.

Another driver that was exciting to watch was FD veteran Rhys Millen driving the Red Bull Hyundai Genesis.

Dai Yoshihara fought all day and came out victorious claiming first place.

2010 Fd winner Vaughn Gittin JR tries to finally get a victory against Dai but is unsuccessful

If you’ve never been to a Formula D event, I can honestly say you’re missing out. Everything from the sound of the engine backfire to the continuous smell of burnt rubber, it’s something every car enthusiast should experience. Be sure to check out all of the photos below!

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