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ItвЂ™s one of the rare good looking вЂњstreetвЂќ based cars in the Formula D series! He qualified 19th.ДЄtlanta driver Dennis Mertzanis has a new paint scheme on his S14-faced RPS13. I wonder what their tires are like вЂ“ I only recently heard of this brand, and IвЂ™ve never even driven on an Achilles tire in my lifeвЂ¦ but apparently theyвЂ™re good enough to get Daigo into and 18th place qualifying position!ДЇlorida-based FC3S RX7 driver Jeremy Lowe made the trip to Long Beach, and weвЂ™re glad he did! IвЂ™ve never met the guy and have no idea what he looks like, but I love the way his RX7 looks, so that makes him cool in my book. However, instead of the FNATZ JZX100 Toyota Chaser weвЂ™re normally used to seeing him drive, Daigo is driving a Lexus SC430 sponsored by Achilles Tire.

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Maybe next timeвЂ¦Д®veryone is excited about having D1 Grand Prix Series Champion Daigo Saito finally here in the USA, driving in the Formula Drift series. Oh well, I donвЂ™t drink beer anywayвЂ¦ if they had a Free Whiskey party, I probably wouldвЂ™ve made Yoshi take the bus. JR texted me about coming to the party, but sadly, I couldnвЂ™t make it because I had to pick up Seattle-based MotorMavens shooter Yoshi Shindo at the airport. Newly married Vaughn Gittin Jr debuted the new livery on his Monster Mustang on Wednesday night, with a Free-Beer-and-Monster-Energy-Drink party in Downtown Long Beach. For the 2012 season, Ross debuted the S15 with a crazy new rasta-camouflage paint scheme, andвЂ¦ no visible tire sponsor?! Tire companies, if you want your brand to become COOL within the drifting crowd, sponsor this guy! Privateer Ross qualified 29th today. ItвЂ™s nice to see ApexвЂ™i back in Formula D after a year-long hiatus, and back in the big show вЂ“ Pat qualified 23rd today.Д¬rowd favorite Ross Petty is still smoking it up in hisвЂ¦ I mean, with his Garage Boso Nissan S15 Silvia. Apparently, he got Ryuji MikiвЂ™s seat this year. Pat Mordaunt is now driving the ApexвЂ™i Lexus SC430.

I just noticed that thereвЂ™s an OS Giken sticker on the car вЂ“ I had no idea that OS even made parts for Camaros! This year, it has a lot more black paint covering the car, although it still carries the Hankook theme.

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Mr Classy qualified 20th.Д¬onrad GrunewaldвЂs Camaro always has a professional appearance at Formula D events, qualifying in 8th place. This is one of the classiest cars in the Formula Drift series вЂ“ I wish all the Formula D cars looked this good.

Nitto Tire sponsored Mike Essa was back in action, in his Garrett turbocharged BMW Z4. Robbie qualified 25th today, with a speed of 54.5mph. Robbie is a good friend and a talented driver. I was glad to see Robbie Nishida from Japanese drift team Hey Man back in the United States driving the HPS RPS13 Sileighty.

I saw quite a few people shooting photos and videos with their mobile phones from the bridge today! Even the casual spectator with ZERO track access or media credentials can take cool photos of the starting grid if they simply walk across the bridge that connects the parking structure to the Long Beach Convention Center. The starting grid looks crazy, with all the cars lined up, doing donuts and burning out to warm up their tires. Ken did pretty well on his first outing with his new FR-S, qualifying 14th with a speed of 54.4 mph through the concrete lined course here in Long Beach. I canвЂ™t wait to see all the FR-S photos that people post on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. This is the very first Scion FR-S built for drifting in North America, so a LOT of eyes will be on this car over the course of the Formula D event. Probably the most anticipated car debut of the 2012 Formula D season, Kenshiro GushiвЂs GReddy Scion FR-S was definitely turning heads.

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The loud roar of race engines at full throttle somehow mixes harmoniously with the squealing sounds of tires being decimated on the pavement. ItвЂ™s such a beautiful day here in Long Beach at the first round of the 2012 Formula Drift Championship season! The sun is shining, with a cool ocean breeze blowing the clouds of tire smoke.