ATL – Slammed Society Car Show

Almost every stop on the Formula DRIFT tour features a Hellaflush Slammed Society car show, put on by our friends at Fatlace. We rarely cover car shows because none of our staff are enamored by them, and as you know if you've read our About LB page, we only cover stuff that we like. Here, blasterfans, is a rare exception wherein… Read More

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Photo Dump! – Ayala’s Atlanta Shots

  As an addition to our usual event coverage, I've been thinking lately about doing something a little different. We usually leave the track with tons for photos that don't ever relate to an actual story and don't ever get used. So I've decided to make this the first of my "Photo Dump" posts where I pour all my unused photos here for you guys to enjoy. Also, please leave feedback and let us know what you want to see in future Photo Dump posts, whether… Read More

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Back Where it All Started

Who could have guessed that Road Atlanta would hold such a prestigious place in American drifting history? For sure the South is a hotbed of car culture and racing activity, but most Japanese influence is in Los Angeles and the rest of the West Coast. Eventual FD founders Jim Liaw and Ryan Sage were involved with D1 coming to Irwindale in 2003 so when it came time to start the US's own professional drifting series in 2004, where would it make sense to hold the first event? Read More

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Formula DRIFT Kicks off its 10th Season at Long Beach

That's right, folks, the 10th anniversary season of Formula DRIFT is now underway! Round 1 is in the books, and Life Blasters is here for you with the play-by-play, but before we get into the details we would like to extend a huge thanks to Formula DRIFT for signing us on as an official Media Affiliate. We are proud to be recognized for our previous media coverage efforts, and look forward to bringing you a whole season of killer stories as  they happen. Read More

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Long Beach Qualifying

Formula Drift implemented a new qualifying method for 2013. Before, each driver would get two nonconsecutive runs, starting with the lowest ranked driver and working up the list. Now they start with the highest ranked driver and work their way down, and after the first run the top 16 drivers are locked in and don't get another run. The remaining drivers then take their second run and try to claim one of the remaining 16 spots. The implications of the change aren't small,… Read More

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Best of Ayala 2012

  It's about that time of year again, It's crazy looking back through this year and throwing stuff together for this "Year End" post. I checked out my post from last year and couldn't stand anything I shot. I can only hope to hate this post as much when December rolls around in 2013. I'll pick this up where I left off last year, right before the 25 Hours of Thunderhill. Aside from Pikes Peak, this was one of the coldest events… Read More

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25 Heures du Thunderhill

We've been anxiously awaiting this year's 25 Hours of Thunderhill, thinking of shots, going over ideas, planning, and waiting. But then sometimes the unexpected happens. Just a week or so before North America's longest endurance race was set to start, Geoff got a call from NASA Race Director Jeff Mohler, to see if he'd be interested in flying to Willows with him in a Cessna. Of course Geoff wanted to do that, but he also arranged for Jeff to give Joe and me an aerial… Read More

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Drift Union’s Trek to All Star Bash

This is the tale of three young men, Logan Noël, Shawn Browne, and Steven Thomposon, in their quest to one of the greatest grassroots drifting events to ever take place on planet earth! 24 hours of driving, 2,266 kilometers, and crossing three American states, the Internet famous purple drift team known as "Drift Union" made their way to All Star Bash 12 in Rosamond, California. Read More

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