It has been a long time since I've sat behind the wheel of my Vtec Powered Corolla. With all thats been going on in Formula Drift over the last 2 years, the car has sat neglected in a corner of my workshop in pretty much the same state that it returned from the 2008 Drifting World Championships. U
Read Full StoryAnother disappointing weekend at the latest Formula Drift event in New Jersey. After a promising Thursday practice session we were plagued with electrical faults throughout Friday which culminated in our failure to complete any qualifying runs and subsequently failed to make it into the main eve
Read Full StoryHeres some more footage of the recent trip to Road Atlanta for the 2nd stop of the Formula Drift Season. Unfortunately things did not work out how we'd have liked it but it felt good to be back in the car again. ENjoy the video and I'll be back next with the photos and report from the event.
Read Full StoryAs we sit in LAX, waiting for a re-routed flight due to the cancellation of our original passage, its a nice opportunity to report on what was without doubt the most disappointing drift event of my career to date. It has been well documented that neither of the Hankook, Dynamic Autosports cars made
Read Full StoryAfter 13 hours with American Airlines, we have finally arrived in Southern California for final prep for Formula Drift Round 1. We headed straight to the Dynamic Autosports HQ from LAX to check the progress of the Subaru. When we arrived we were met by the noise of the new motor being put through it
Read Full StoryOver the off season, the guys at Dynamic Autosport have been busy making some great improvements to the Subaru Sti. Last year was full of many challenges associated with introducing a new car plus the added challenges of me commuting in for events and driving new track layouts from a left hand drive
Read Full StoryTaken from Gruppe S Blog:
Its Day 2 of our front end face lift on our Drift Competition car. With only 2 more days to work on the car before it gets loaded into the trailer for transport to Formula Drift: Sonoma, its crunch time here at Gruppe S. Adam Depner, the head technician (Gruppe S’s [...]
08.20.09 | News, Uncategorized | PAUL
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The next stop for Eric and his Dynamic Autosports STI is Infineon Raceway, Sonoma. This event will see Formula D team up with the IRL Race Series. This will bring a whole new audience to experience drifting first hand. It is set to be a very busy weekend and Eric and all the team at [...]
08.18.09 | Uncategorized | PAUL
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August 18, 2009 – Mishimoto is proud to announce a new partnership with Dynamic Autosports. Mishimoto is now sponsoring the Hankook/Rockstar Energy Drink Subaru STI, driven by pro-drift driver Eric O’Sullivan.
Born and raised in Ireland, Eric O’Sullivan has been recognized as a “European drifting pioneer”. O’Sullivan brought his drifting skills to America, teaming up with [...]
08.18.09 | Press Release, Uncategorized | PAUL
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Check out the October Issue of DSport, Featuring on the front cover our very own Dynamic Autosports / Hankook Tire / Rockstar Energy Drink Drift STi and the beautiful Kathy Gardiner, who is a member of stunning spokes models group known as “The Hankook Tire Girls.”
This issue hits magazine stands September 1st. So pick one [...]
08.17.09 | News, Uncategorized | PAUL
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After a serious crash @ Evergreen Speedway this past weekend, our team has less than 2 weeks to rebuild and prep the car for the next round of Formula Drift. Adam Depner, one of the main mechanics at Gruppe S has been hard at work piecing back together what used to be our STi. Progress [...]
08.17.09 | News, Uncategorized | PAUL
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Formula Drift Round 5 – Evergreen Speedway
Seattle was the destination for this round of the Formula D series and after the incredible heat of Las Vegas the almost ‘Irish’ climate of Monroe, Wa was very welcoming.
Thursday morning was spent setting up the Hankook Tire pit area, which gave me a chance to walk the track [...]
08.12.09 | News, Uncategorized | PAUL
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The voice of Formula D and all round nice guy Jarod DeAnda has been updating his blog over on Fatlace. Take the time to check it. Here is some of the pictures he got of the festivities in Seattle.
Chilling in the Pits on Thursday.
After the podium with Dmac and Jrod.
08.11.09 | Uncategorized | PAUL
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Tune into Blog Talk Radio this evening with Gary Keith to hear about last weekends Formula D event in Seattle. Special Guest is Eric O Sullivan.
Or Check out The Drift Zone.
08.10.09 | News, Uncategorized | PAUL
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Here is just a few pictures from the build up to Saturdays main event.
First up mid-season tech inspection.
Qualifying time.
Staged on the grid for Qualifying.
Jose Martinez snaps the calm before the storm.
08.10.09 | Uncategorized | PAUL
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Heres how the fans saw the Rockstar/Hankook Subaru of Eric progress through the field at Seattle, Formula D Round 5.
Top 32 V Kenji Yamanaka
Top 16, Great 8 & Final 4 after the jump….
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I wanted to post this up as I'm pretty sure that many of you will be looking to get on-board/in-car cameras for compet...
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