By Speedhunters

Car Culture At Large

Here is a sweet video of Ryan Tuerck tearing it up in his street car I wanted to share. It was shot and edited by Andy Laputka. That is one huge snapping turtle!!!

By Vaughn Gittin Jr.

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By John Naderi

StreetFire.net

The 2009 Formula Drift season is in the books and what a wild ride it’s been. At times it even felt out of control, like a Crown Vic careening backwards down a hill with no steering wheel while your hands are tied behind your back (see Wrong for reference). And yet somehow amidst all the chaos and cacophony they created there were the drivers and teams at the center of the storm hanging it all out with reckless abandon. And yet as a hapless spectator I am continually amazed at constant improvement in skill and precision from the entire FD field. Take a jump with me and I’ll show you some of the goings on from Irwindale’s House of Drift.

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By John Coyle

Deputy Editor

We heard about the crazy contact that happened while Ryan Tuerck and Katsuhiro Ueo were battling during Formula D  Vegas, but this is the best footage we’ve seen of it. Apparently, Tureck was just inches from Ueo when he jammed on the brakes, and the resulting collision caused all four wheels of his Pontiac Solstice to leave the ground. In the post-run interview, Tuerck tells commentator Miki Taka the car jumped four feet in the air, and while it looks closer to two feet, it must have felt pretty wild.

By John Naderi

StreetFire.net

Formula Drift’s Round Five has officially kicked off at Seattle’s Evergreen Raceway. Ryan Tuerck rode the banks of the bullring with greater speed and angle than the rest of the field to put him in the number one qualifying spot. Other big news surrounded the protest of Tanner Foust’s tC that was broken by our boys at Wrecked Magazine. Hit the jump to see the complete list of qualifying results with video! And we’ll be back with more from tomorrow’s main event at Evergreen including more video coverage.

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