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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

Rhys Millen at 2012 Formula D Round 2 Road Atlanta

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Rhys Millen and Hyundai are the first of what I’m sure will be several videos of coverage from the Road Atlanta round of the 2012 Formula D Championship. They offer some nice views of the custom suspension in action. Formula D reversed the direction around the loop this year compared to previous years which some people said gave the advantage to the high power cars.


Source: Hyundai USA on YouTube

Nitto Drift Team at Formula D Long Beach

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Here’s one more piece of media coming out Round 1 of the Formula D Drift Championship at The Streets of Long Beach. This one is from the Nitto drift team. Their lineup includes Matt Powers in the Need for Speed S14, Joon Maeng in a Mazda RX-8, Mike Essa in his GSR Motorsports BMW Z4, and Toshiki Yoshioka in the RSR S15. Their highest placing driver at Long Beach was Matt Powers in 4th place.


Source: Nitto Tire YouTube Channel