Category Archives: Drifting

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Fredric Aasbo at Formula D Long Beach 2012

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Torco Oil posted this video of Fredric “The Norwegian Hammer” Aasbo from Round 1 of the 2012 Formula D Drift Championship at The Streets of Long Beach. He drives the Papadakis Racing / Need for Speed Scion tC. Aasbo took over the ride after Tanner Foust left Formula D to pursue rally and his spot on Top Gear USA.


MotoIQ got an inside look at Fredric’s car as it was being converted from a NASCAR V8 to a turbocharged 4 cylinder engine. They’re currently using a built version of the 2.7 liter engine from the Toyota Sienna minivan. It’s set up with a Borg-Warner turbo with built-in wastegate and blow-ff valve being fed with E85. Head over to MotoIQ to see the rest of the pictures of the engine and suspension.

Fredric Aasbo's tC via MotoIQ

Source: Torco Oil on YouTube and MotoIQ

The Ebisu Jump

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Jalopnik posted this video today of some grassroots drifting at the Ebisu circuit in Japan. Ebisu is the track with the famous jump from the Daigo Saito video. It’s kind of cool to see what the run up and the jump look like from inside the car. That’s gotta be one of the most exciting things to drift.


Source: YouTube user shoutrogue via Jalopnik