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| [16 Jun 06] :: A Beginner's Guide to Drifting |
 The ideal drifter is a lightweight, front-engine, rear wheel-drive sports car with (of course) a manual transmission - and to be authentic, it has to be Japanese. Fathers of the sport prefer the Nissan 240SX and Toyota Corolla GT-S. In factory form, both are relatively low on horsepower but possess the two most important characteristics of a drift machine: exceptional balance and handling. You should be able to find one on a used car lot for around $3,000. But hurry - as drifting's popularity increases, so do the prices.
1. Since you'll be learning to drift [...continue] |
| [16 Jun 06] :: "The Fast & The Furious: Tokyo Drift" Headed To PAL Territories |
 Electronic Arts (NASDAQ: ERTS), the world's leading interactive entertainment software company today announced plans to co-publish with Namco Bandai Games Inc. a racing game based on Universal Pictures' upcoming summer feature film release "The Fast and the Furious:Tokyo Drift". Developed for the PlayStation2 computer entertainment system and PSPTM (PlayStationPortable) system, the video game (titled The Fast and the Furious) will be available from late summer 2006 in PAL territories.
The Video Game Inspired by the events of Universal Pictures [...continue] |
| [16 Jun 06] :: Living in the fast lane |
 IN the sexy and colourful underground world of Japanese drift racing, the newest and fastest customised rides go head-to-head on some of the most perilous courses in the world.
Sean Boswell (Lucas Black) is an outsider who attempts to define himself as a hot-headed, underdog street racer.
Although racing provides a temporary escape from an unhappy home and the superficial world around him, it has also made Sean unpopular with the authorities.
To avoid jail, he is sent to live with his gruff, estranged father, a career [...continue] |
| [16 Jun 06] :: Drifters slide into sponsorship |
 Popularity of Drift Racing increases along with the sport's revenue potential.
Full speed ahead, sideways.
For the last 32 years, the Grand Prix Association of Long Beach has organized the city's largest event, the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach, and in the past promoted events such as the PPG Firestone Indy Lights Championship and the Mazda Raceway at Laguna Seca.
Beginning this month, the group will begin shopping drift car racing to prospective sponsors after signing a 2 ½-year contract with Irvine-based Formula Drift, [...continue] |
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