Videos
Grassroots #2 Videos
August 5, 2010 by admin · Leave a Comment
The video guys have finished some edits from the last Grassroots competition round.
Gaelen Norman, who usually shoots photos, took some time between his runs to film and then throw together this video.
The next video is from newcomer Will Nakassa. It opens with a pan of the top 16 opening ceremonies which is why you see a bunch of the drivers with their hands on their hearts for the national anthem. Will doesn’t have the full HD setup that some of our other video guys do but he pulls it off with a lo-fi feel. A cool edit with some Black Sabbath!
FD Seattle from AW Films
Abbitt Wilkerson has finished his much anticipation FD Seattle edit.
Being a local he did a good job incorporating in shots of the Evergreen Drift FD pros and ProAm guys to the mix of FD top guns.
Enjoy!
DrivingSports.com TV FD Round 4 coverage with Nikolay Interview
Driving Sports put together a great video on Formula Drift Round 4 at Evergreen Speedway.
It includes some ProAm footage as well as a Nikolay Konstantinov interview.
Check the video for plenty of crash footage as well.
Be sure to watch till the very end to find out if Nikolay is team Edward or team Jacob.
Grassroots #1 Video
June 9, 2010 by admin · Leave a Comment
First out of the gate for video from the Grassroots Comp Round #1 is TL Production.
This video is short and sweet but packs in a lot of good action. Enjoy!
Season Kickoff Open Drift Recap
April 19, 2010 by admin · Leave a Comment
The Evergreen Drift season has officially begun with our first Open Drift event in the bag.
The event used 3 different tracks for non stop drifting insanity all day long.
The old school 3/8ths course is now officially dubbed the ‘Competition Course’. Drivers who are not comfortable with drifting the whole bank get assigned to this course to level up their skills.
The experienced drivers that can clear the whole bank were let loose on the Hot Lap course that was successfully debuted during the Invitational event. The genius of the Hot Lapping format is that two groups of drivers can be on course at the same time doubling the number of runs we can do in a day. Whats not to like about more runs?
It also steps up the challenge with much faster speeds on the bank. A couple of drivers got caught out by these increased speeds with Primo kissing a tire slightly denting his Type X bumper and headlight and Russell’s spectacular shunt after misjudging his entry speed.
The only issue is the extra stress of 3 consecutive Hot Lap runs kills your tires faster and your car has to be solid. With all the extra runs we’re throwing at you make sure your car is dialed so you don’t miss out on any of your run groups due to car breakage. Time to step it up!
Both Andrew Coomes and Mike Phillips took runs on the ProAm 5/8ths course getting ready for the first ProAm round on 5/7. Note to all ProAm drivers: The 5/8ths will be open every Open Drift event for you to test and practice! Take advantage of it.
Thanks to all the volunteers, drivers, and the fans who showed up for a great day of drifting.
Here are the pretty pictures to prove what went down.
Bogz:
Cold Track Days by Danny Sullivan
Hit the jump for tons of photos and video action.
Invitational Story told through Video
March 23, 2010 by admin · 2 Comments
It’s no secret that the NW has videographers that are just as talented as our drifters.
As the drivers skills improve through practice so do the video guys.
Justin Shreeve managed to capture not only the on track action but the entire ethos of the event and community that makes them so great. With a well picked soundtrack and some narrative editing the day’s story is retold for all to enjoy. This is the most popular video of the event with over 8,000 views to date and counting!
Hit the jump to continue the journey and see the rest of the videos from the day . . .
Better late than never
March 10, 2010 by Russell · Leave a Comment
Guess what? We have another ‘09 ProAm Nationals Edit!
Grady Nugyen is the equally talented compatriot of the well known photographer Linhberbgh Nguyen and both are partners in the KINOD Collective photography project.
In fact, your’s truly hooked Grady up with media credentials at one of his first pro drift shoots at the Formula Drift Red Bull World Drift Championships.
Grady is branching out into the video medium and turned in a top quality and artsy take on the ProAm Nationals.
Via [Cold Track Days]
Roland Gallagher 2009 Season Video by AW Films
March 10, 2010 by admin · Leave a Comment
AW Films kicks out another quality cut featuring Roland and his 2009 season exploits.
Roland had a busy ‘09 traveling from Vegas to Willows to Irwindale.
His competition accomplishments included:
- 5th in the Evergreen Drift Championship
- 3rd at the Vegas Drift ProAm
- 4th at the Evergreen Drift ProAm
- Failed to qualify due to a busted chassis but earned a Formula Drift Pro License at Nationals
Enjoy Abbitt’s ode to Roland shredding all last season.
With plenty of raw talent and a high dosages of style Roland is set to kill it in 2010.
Look for him at FD pro events and Evergreen Drift events throughout the year.
AJC Drift on ze Dyno
March 7, 2010 by Russell · Leave a Comment
Another day, another Evergreen Drift ProAm driver pre season dyno video.
This time it is Andrew Coomes of AJC Drift with an SR20DET.
354 horsepowers and 315 torque. Not bad for just having recovered from snapping a rocker in testing 4 days prior!
Preseason test sessions and dyno tuning. Looks like Andrew and team will be ready to hit the track at the first event!
The first Evergreen Drift Open Drift is 4/11 and it ’s the only Open Drift prior to the kickoff ProAm comp on 5/7. Will you be ready? The full Evergreen season schedule can be found here.
Check www.ajcdrift.com to keep up on the team’s activities.
Evergreen Drift drivers on Wealth TV
March 5, 2010 by Russell · 2 Comments
Browsing the Formula Drift Blog I noticed this post:
“Last season during Round 4: All In Wealth TV came to film an episode of their show focused on Formula DRIFT. The episode airs this Sunday March 7 at 7PM (EST). It will periodically air on their network, but be sure to check your local listings – More info HERE.”
The video in question -
This Wealth on Wheels episode was filmed at the ‘09 FD Vegas round and it features an excellent layman’s overview of drifting and equal parts ProAm and Pro coverage.
Evergreen Drift drivers Roland Gallagher and Andrew Coomes made the trek down to the ProAm and took 3rd and 4th respectively earning invites to the ProAm Nationals (full story here).
The crazy thing is they show up in the Wealth on Wheels TV episode!
Check:
- Roland font and center on the YouTube preview for the video
- 2:07 - ProAm Drivers Meeting. Spot the locals.
- 3:05 - Roland gives us the lowdown on his engine and drops the knowledge like a pro.
- 5:31 - Andrew battles Johnny Kanavis in the finals.
ProAm drivers take note. You never know who is watching or what opportunities will pop up.
[Source] Formula Drift Blog and Wealth TV
A Premier Drifting Championship based in the Pacific Northwest, Evergreen Drift is the only series that you'll see locals and pros tackle Evergreen Speedway's 5/8ths course. 
