Formula D Diaries - Rockstar 350Z - Import Tuner Magazine

At Wall Speedway in New Jersey last year I went up against Dai in the Final Four and lost. Guess who I'm up against in the Final Four this year? Dai! I'm so determined to get on the podium at this point, losing is not an option. After some more close drifting, I beat Dai and found myself in the finals against Tanner. I followed on the first run again, and Tanner's was a little shallow in Turn 1, but I was able to close the gap and get on his bumper through the second part of the course. In my lead run, Tanner was all over me in Turns 1 and 2, but I was able to pull away in Turns 3 and 4. I knew it was close, but I had no idea how the judges would go with this one. We drove up to the podium, and they announced that Tanner was the winner of Round 3.

So close to a win, I was disappointed we didn't top the podium, but Second Place is a great result for us, considering how far we fought from the first two events. This was a very long time coming. The Porsche drift program is so far outside the box that a lot of people doubted the car and thought we were crazy. But we showed what the car can do, and I'm looking forward to smoother sailing (drifting) for the rest of the season!

Tyler McQuarrie
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Hankook Tire
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JIC
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Tanner Foust
The Golden Boy Foust had a great '07 season. Formula D championship? Check. X-Games Gold? Check. Next on his list is a back-to-back repeat adding a second Formula D title in his 350Z. And after going off track in Atlanta and blowing his chance for a points lead, you can bet he's in New Jersey to kick some smoky ass.

We won! What a great way to wrap up a strong two weeks. With a Second Place finish at Rally America the week before FD, our teams are on the right track for the rest of the season for rally and drift!