If you hadn't heard already, former D1 driver Michihiro Takatori will be competing stateside this year in Formula D. Takatori is no stranger to drifting and has been competing in D1 both in Japan and in the US behind the wheel of his A31 Nissan Cefiro and ER34 Skyline coupe. Just like in the past, the FD team is being supported by the Kyoto Fushimi branch of Super Autobacs.
The small team has been facing challenges as they adapt to the American drifting scene. For the past several weeks they have been hard at work building an all new R34 that complies with Formula D safety standards.
After many hectic weeks the new car has finally been finished. The single turbine RB26 should provide more than enough power to slide across the US this year.
Here we see the car dockside as it is prepared for shipment across the Pacific for the next month's opening round at Long Beach. It is now on its way west coast.
It will be interesting to see how this car does against the Signal GT-R which has been running in FD for a couple years now. With this, and many other off-season developments, 2008 is shaping up to be an exciting season for FD.
Photos courtesy of the official Super Autobacs Formula D Project site . Check it out for more info.
Wow thanks for the heads up about this!
Posted by: Jeff | March 24, 2008 at 12:24 AM
wow, can't wait to see this car competing
Posted by: fwd | March 24, 2008 at 01:31 AM