DRIFTVISION – a look on the history of drifting

Join us at the Xtreme Drift Circuit event in Orlando, FL! We will be attending this drifting event and snapping photos once again for event coverage! More info & tickets at www.xtremedriftcircuit.com

We will be posting more events from the past, the very beginning of drifting events in the U.S. The first Formula Drift events, D1GP USA, and more… stay tuned!

D1 Grand Prix 2005 USA vs Japan This exciting weekend composed of U.S. and Japanese drivers going head to head for the honors of winning this exhibition match. In the end, JR Gittin wins it all for Team USA!

D1 Grand Prix 2005 USA vs Japan – Day 2 Qualifying and Practice A day of practice and qualifying for both the U.S. and Japanese drivers. The intense battle puts the drivers against themselves to qualify for the top 32 and then practice sessions for the rest of the afternoon.

D1 Grand Prix 2005 USA vs Japan – Driver Search and Practice The first day three for a long weekend of great drifting from U.S. and Japan Drivers. Teams and drivers got a chance to test their cars and drift the track at Irwindale speedway.

D1 Grand Prix 2005 USA vs Japan – Pits, Models, and Cars This gallery features all of the action in the pits with cars getting worked on, vendors, sponsor booths, and models. You can find all the vehicles before they may have been damaged from the weekends intense competition.

Congrats to Chris Forsberg for winning the final round of the Formula Drift series. Foresburg burned rubber till the end and even caught a tire on fire. The exciting finale of the 2005 Season came to a closer with Rhys Millen winning the points race and crowning grand Champion for the ’05 series.

Formula Drift 2005 Irwindale Qualifying Round 6 of the Formula Drift Finals was held at Irwindale Speedway aka “the House of Drift”. Once again a great day of drifting with tons of smoke and action.

Formula Drift 2005 Houston Round 3 Ken Gushi wins!!! The Texas sun threw down the heat with extreme temperatures and intense drifting in the 3rd round of the Formula Drift Series.

Formula Drift 2005 Houston – Day 1 Qualifying Probably THE HOTTEST day of weather for qualifying and drifting ever. Houston had drivers crashing and even flipping cars, but the good spirit of all the drivers helped each other out when accidents did occur. A great day of qualifying as the drift machines fought the heat [...]