Been busy you know that, we all are in different degrees, family, work, stress, happiness, celebrations, sickness, health, wealth, happiness… The ebbs and flows of LIFE!
Check out my last couple weeks of doing my deal being “The Voice of Drift” Formula DRIFT round 2 at Road Atlanta and then headed to SE Asia for round 1 of Formula Drift Asia in Kuala Lumpur, SEND IT!
FD Atlanta always impresses, the driving, the fans, the pandemonium is just AWESOME!
Here’s 3 of the media dudes Joshua ‘Hobo’ Herron, “Gay” Andy Laputka and Ryan “YAER” Davis getting in front of instead of behind the lens…
I swear FD and drifting has some amazingly talented individuals in our media pits!
Here’s a video from YAER
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y0Y6E5A_ipY[/youtube]
A video from Andy
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LSPft3BcHyI[/youtube]
And the BIG 30 minute film that took 2 years to make from Josh Herron & Will Roegge, Keep Drifting Fun!
[vimeo]http://vimeo.com/42252944[/vimeo]
Lastly a recap episode from Formula DRIFT Insider episode 2, recapping ATL!
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wIKG4eJzsp8[/youtube]
Packed house! DRIFTING IS STILL GROWING SHUT UP HATERS!
Left to right as you scroll down…
And this was just for practice…
What up egaS ynaR…
That’s FD Atlanta now off to Malaysia!
30 hours of traveling Phoenix door to Malaysia Hotel door…
Who do I see at LAX? Andy Roddick tennis champion, nice dude…
Then rendezvous with another champ, Dai Yoshihara… He’s an FD Asia judge btw
Keep it humble, that middle seat there is all mine for the next 10 hours, layover in Japan then another 7 to SIngapore, yeah!
Hello KL and the rad skyline, Petronas Towers to the right…
Happy Birthday to Jason one of critical staff in FD Asia series…
There they are, KL Towers from our hotel…
A RAD TUNNEL going under the city…
Sweaty and ready to judgy & MC…
Bullzai one of the FD Asia drivers…
Tan Tat Wei in his Rotary powered AE86…
Drivers meeting…
Daigo is unstoppable even in practice…
AmanDIO from Indonesia and his S15…
Cartoon DIO…
Daigo’s IS250 dedicated FD Asia ride, notice it’s a convertible, top doesnt work.. haha
Good to know!
Orido leading Daigo chasing in Nations Cup, 5 nations teams of two showing synchronicity and tandem, they won..
Marcus Lim, President of TyrePac and curator of FD Asia presenting the trophies and checks
Def not 18 and I am not muslim so cheers after day one of qualifying and nations cup!
Dai and Orido rapping out…
Like the container tower at Speed City KL a dedicated drift course owned by KL drifter the Prince of Drift Tengku Djan, nice rides huh?
Malaysia Pride!
This camera guy was JAMMING THE WHOLE TIME EVEN WHILE FILMING, HE WAS HITTING GEARS AND SUPER PSYCHED!
Ryan Sage co-hosting the LIVE ESPN TV broadcast…
Then the rain came! Bummer but no worries, keep sliding no smoke but STEAM!
The must see battle! Tengku Djan Ley and Daigo Saito, Daigo won… Daigos car is blazing fast!
Finals, Daigo versus Orido and well Cant stop the DAIGO! He wins!
Pop em!
Great dude and NOW GREAT DAD! Congrats on 3rd place buddy Djan!
Headed back to the hotel and spotted this set up #NBD
Marcus took us out to a great dinner at one of his fav spots in KL, Dai had to get a pic of front of this…
Sultan fish…
YUM!
we got down! This is after a few other dishes!
Notice my beers lined up!
Slammin coconut dessert and that’s a night cap, EARLY WAKE UP CALL HEADED HOME!
430am headed to the airport, KL to Singapore to Japan to LAX to PHX = HOME!
Peace out KL until next year! Thanks everybody!
KLIA terminal…
Hey, that’s me. With the APE -> RAPE t-shirt. You guys really did good job for the Formula Drift Asia. See y’al next year.