It’s with a mixed feeling I’ve been drifting today. After a crazy season with Mopar out as a sponsor and the loss of our team owner and friend Shaun Carlson, this weekend will be the end of a long and successful couple of years with Team Nuformz.
After no practice on Thursday we came out to the track this morning with the wrong gearing. The Nuformz boys changed it before the qualifying and I qualified 9th. The gearing was still a little off so the boys changed it a second time. The fan broke during qualification so we took the fan from my Demo car that I had on display.
During the top 32 practice the car over heated after 1 run. Unfortunately when they swapped the fan air came in to the cooling system and caused the car to over heat.
So over all not the best day but we are in the competition and tomorrow it’s all about tandem drifting. successful
Samuel
On Tuesday I went out to El Toro to check out the Ford X-games rally team at their practice for the X-games this weekend. It was good times with all the Swedes that are running the team and it was great to see Kenny Bräck back in racing.
Today I’m going out to see them practice at the Home Depot center!
I had a pretty good weekend at the FormulaD in Las Vegas. The Viper ran really good in the heat with over a 100 farenheit. It was our first event without the Mopar support.
After qualifying at 6th place on Friday I was going up against Alex Pfeiffer in the Tanaka Racing Corvette in top 32. I moved on to top 16.
In top 16 I was going up against Ruji Miki. We had a tight battle and unfortunately the judges called the win to Miki. After this event I moved up to 3rd place in the total standings. So over all I advanced up one place!
Drift Ya Later
Today was a good day. The car was solid and I qualified at 6th place.
At yesterdays practise the gearing was off, but the boys change it felt good.
I look forward to the competition tomorrow! Drift Ya Later!
They changed the track from last year. Still not sure that I like it. Testing went good. Back tomorrow for more testing and qualification. The car has a new look for this event due to Mopar leaving us. But that is not the first time we change colors. Its been a few over the last years.
Drift Ya Later
Ride along with Samuel Hübinette, Casey Currie and Tracy Jordan as they run the course ahead of the SCORE Baja 1000 race last year. While racing the 1000 is nothing to take lightly, that doesnt mean the pre-run cant be a lot of fun.
Today I am heading out for round three of FormulaD in Jersey. This will be our last event with the Mopar flag on. Because of the immediate pull out of Mopar we will stay in the Viper most likely for the rest of the season. It is a proven drift car for us and have been good to us.
Between last event till now I have been out to Baja for the 500 and also out to the Torc off road race last weekend. It has been great to learn more about their programs and getting down in the dirt.You gotta love it.
I have also been reaching out to other potential sponsors and I am exited about the new future for the team and my self.
I can’t wait till next weekends event and to get back in to the drift mode. The Wall speedway is a quite slow track but demanding due to its banking and elevation change in the middle of the course. Last time we competed there with the Viper I believe I won so we should be in great shape to do that again.
Drift Ya Later
Check out this great commercial with the new 2010 Golf Gti sliding around barrels and in to a building. Samuel was the stunt double for the German rap star.
