BUT right before SEMA I ventured to Jakarta, Indonesia AKA The Big Durian for the 1st ever Formula Drift Indonesia round of the SE Asia Formula Drift Championship….

Yep, I carry on even when I fly International, that way no chance of losing my sweet Incipio luggage…
Check the INCIPIO goods, Expat backpack, Weekender bag, f38 headphones, feather case on iPod and Kickstand case on the iPad…
INCIPIO’d OUT!
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First leg, well PHX to LAX then LAX to Hong Kong…

Next leg…
International = free beer & booze…
Caught up on a few documentaries & flicks…

Lonely island…

Touchdown in Jakarta 2pm on a Friday afternoon, head straight to the track…

VISA…

SCOOTERS ARE everywhere and the most popular form of transportation in Jakarta…

Marcus, the BOSS MAN for Formula Drift SE Asia, thanks for everything buddy!

Robbie “Bushido Blade” Nishida in the mix…

Ryan showing off Millions!

A large field of up & coming and very talented drivers…
SE Asia is a hot bed of talent…

The last we’d fortunately see of rain and it let loose!

“The CHAMP” Formula Drift 2011 Champion Dai Yoshihara is in the building!
Hooked him with a new Incipio iPhone 4 STEP case...

Scooters everywhere!

Our hotel view…

This is Cheryl Tay, she is a hustlin maniac in SE Asia…

The J Crew even in Japan, Robbie, Gushi & Daigo…

Ryan suited & booted!

Now Ryan getting BEATS!!!
Ryan and I spend the most time together around the world, working at FD events, Voiceover etc. He’s a good adventurous type to see the world with, he’s become a great friend and somebody I can have some great conversations with, thanks Ryan!

Track is HOT, literally & figuratively, it is SE ASIA!

Sunsets get me every time…
Especially in far off lands, I can’t believe drifting has taken me around the world! UNREAL!

Sunday morning school children working out…

Some of the crew…

Homeboy hooked up some shirts even for my son!
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It’s all OVER Daigo from Japan wins…
For more on track coverage that I can’t snap because I’m MC’ing CLICK HERE on the SPEEDHUNTERS.com site with Cheryl’s coverage…

Knock off tee’s make me laugh…

Congrats Achilles Radial for the podium sweep and look forward to seeing more of the Purple & green next year in FD USA…

19 years old! Youngest FD drivers to ever podium congrats buddy!
(correction Ken Gushi was 18 years old when he podiumed at Formula Drift Houston in June 2005- Thanks Jacob)
Dido Armando

Celebratory beers…

Now, homeward bound to catch Halloween with the family!!!

I was literally in Jakarta 58 hours and I was traveling longer than 60 hours, haha Oh well not complaining just facts!
Home for 12 hours for halloween then NEXT STOP Vegas for SEMA in the next blog post!

3-2-1 Let it rip!

My wife caught a cute lil monster!