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Grassroots kid Steve Angerman from New Jersey has been picked up as a developmental driver for Gardella Racing in 2010. Formula Drift wise he will be the spotter for Ryan Tuerck through the season to understand the stress and technical aspects of running in the pro series. .
“We want Steve to learn from one of the best before we put him out on his own,” said Gary Gardella, team owner of Gardella Racing. “Our goal is to hone his skills so he is ready to make an entrance into Formula Drift. There are many guys that have made the transition over to Formula D and they are not ready for the intense competition. We want to make sure Steve can compete successfully in the XDC series and learn to communicate with his team before 2011.” .
Skimming through notes and this e-mail it looks like another Pontiac Solstice is being put together for Steve Angerman powered by a LS7 engine. Judging by the quote you will see Steve in this new Solstice at some XDC events here to prep him for the 2011 Formula Drift season as a second driver with Tuerck I would ponder a guess. .
“I look forward to Steve joining our team,” stated Gardella. “We plan to keep him busy as we groom him for his debut as a professional driver. I believe practice is necessary for future success. The kid has so much raw talent it’s amazing; I cannot wait to see him behind the wheel of the Solstice to see what kind of damage he is going to cause with the big V8 power.” .
If you want to learn more about Steve Angerman he was our cover feature in Issue 11: http://www.wreckedmagazine.com/issues/issue11/issue11.html
Needed to patch the hole in my seat so I got and Eat Sleep Race patch. I messed up putting it on, but whatever. At least its not a gaping hole anymore.
Picked up some Burned Titanium Steering Wheel Bolts from ballerbolts.com. Absolutely awesome. It’s the little things that matter…
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the holidays gave us a lot of different challenges with getting shots in the right light, focus, composition, and just general picture taking. most of the pics we took ended up being very mundane and can easily be done with a point & shoot, but it was definitely a learning experience. i found myself hitting up digital-photography-school.com before each occasion to get last minute tips to make the best out of our time…i had to resize for the blog and wordpress blands out the pics so check out the flickr for original format and full-size. it would prob be better to let you click the pic for the full size. note to self!
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christmas eve in staten island was truly a night i will never forget. so much food, so much family, and so much fun.
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the new addition with mom…
with gramps
and with great gramps!
santa even stopped by!
christmas day we spent at my house, there was snow on the ground and i wanted to go out, but never had a chance…
for the first time in my life, i found myself not opening gifts christmas morning and taking pics of my parents opening. hahahaha…
my dad’s such an easy present…
time to start cooking!
and another new addition! this was one of my favorite pics…
sisters
all the kids got my grandma a necklace with each one of their birthstones…
christopher, always goin for the soda!
definitely can’t wait for a wide angle, which will be our second purchase after a flash.
cleanup time!
off to michele’s fam!
so much wasted space to the right
more good food
cupcakes from crumbs in nyc
i like this picture
we have to work on focusing on more than one subject. up the aperture or manual focus? hmmm….
most comfortable position. ever.
went to see the tree in nyc, this proved to be the greatest challenge and sadly turned out the worst pics of the holidays. after reading about using the tungsten setting, i saw how much it really brought out the lights, but with our stock flash and inexperience, we just couldn’t get faces to look natural. we ended up switching to auto so the pics are usable and some post-processing would help, but next year…we will be ready!
almost got it =(
we then went to my sis’ a couple days after christmas…finally get my gifts!
the king in his thrown…
yummy dessert time!
i setup the camera to take pics in one minute intervals, it worked out for some nice candid shots and definitely made gift opening less stressful letting me focus on family time…
we all got moms the beatles collection. very cool i must say…
some post-processing will really make these look much better…
jerseystreets.tv put together another amazing video for the clubloose banquet to recap the year. there’s some forsberg, so-rad, clubloose, all the goodness that made this year so fun……dammit!
so at the banquest last night reece tells me i’m in import tuner for etown d1…that i got 3rd place. of all people for this to happen to, why’d it have to be angerman (who actually did get 3rd). don’t know how it happened or who goofed but it’s bs, i didn’t even drive at the event…
Nopi To Head D1GP In The U.S.?
The closing ceremonies of D1 Grand Prix USA’s Englishtown, NJ, event brought a close to the newly formed stateside drifting offshoot’s first season-an arguably tumultuous one, can now safely be said. The final event not only saw the continued protest of Japanese aces Kazuhiro Tanaka and Nobushige Kumakubo (over a judging dispute at the previous round in Chicago that nearly cost fans their event’s final runs; the two didn’t drive at all in New Jersey), but also came on the heels of the organization’s split from promoters Driven Concepts. Coincidentally, it marked the return of NOPI, who hosted the E-town event’s bikini contest and car show, leaving us wondering if the move was a sign of things to come. Spectator turn-out was bigger than anticipated, and the drifting that went down on E-Town’s road race course was arguably the best of the year, especially the underdog performance that earned American 240SX pilot Sal Campo the Third Place spot on the podium (we don’t know him either, but we’re betting we’ll be seeing more of him next year.). Daigo Saito’s second First-Place win earned him Champ status for the season (and a cool $18,000) and Yoshioka landed in Second. Nomura claimed Second in the Champ chase, followed by our boy Forrest Wang in Third, each with some large fake checks and even larger cheeses for the cameras.
www.d1gp.com
i guess you’ll just have to get first place next year, steve…
a while back, ankur found an awesome blog based in the czech republic that posted up pics of my car. i actually visited prague years ago and must say, it’s one of my favorite cities in the world that i will definitely be going to again. after a year of driving they decided to give us some more love. thanks again guys! .
check out www.sideways.cz for some great features you won’t see stateside. .
as always, i love me some google car site translations… . www.sideways.cz/cars/sals-1jz-s13-sil80
About Salov 1JZ dream and we are already able to read and how he doing now? He took a couple of resolutions as to reduce costs and those with him, yet being met. For those who do not know what is there is a small recap: Sal and his acquaintances from Powerzamcam decided to build a machine suitable for use in circuit and drift. As a basis for choosing a building body Nissan 240SX, which settled on the front of the Nissan Silvia. The body threw all the interior, remove insulation and inside vevařili rám.Motor chose dvaapůlitrový best six-cylinder engine from Toyota and 1JZ-GTE. Sal won a lot of electrics to swap did not look like a tangle of wires, as it often bývá.O appearance of the old Origin bodykit and a few accessories such as mirrors of the C-West. A new look already beautiful sil80 but became sadakol Gram Light is bright yellow-green color that really suits you.
If anyone interested should look at the creation prodrobnou photographed this one machine can look here.
‘my foot’s sleepin on the gas, no brake pads no such thing as last…’ .
we’ll start with my daily…they came with solid laces which i planned on swapping, but laziness got the best of me . . .
the other pair i rock on a normal basis…these are what i wear when i plan on being a little naughty and walk in the grass… . . .
keeping with the swoosh… . . .
for the lazy days where tying shoelaces is just too burdensome… . . .
a look back at one of many new balances i’ve worn in my lifetime. before the brand was cool, i rocked them. . . .
notice the care taken to keep the nose of the shoe in near mint condition. . . .
sfc’s (shoes for crews). they may look like normal, everyday work duty shoes… . .
…BUT they have a terrific grip bottom . . .
dress shoes…these are required for weddings and some nyc clubs. notice the dust accumulation… . . .
of course nobody is nobody without a puma assortment…the black ones are also my driver’s shoe of choice. . . .
boarding boots… . . . .
how bout some casual wear, ladies… . . .
the next foot attire is something i hold very dear to my heart. . . . . .
the jesus shoe. . .
and its evolution… . .
so much awesome, maybe i’ll rock this combo one day… . . . .
something more than shoes… . . .
it’s replacement came around the same time as betty’s 1j… . . . . .
this is in need of a cleanup and some driving. hpi nitro rc. super fast…with the life changing plans for me next year, this might be the only race car being used next season =( . . .
and finally… . .
i posted this around…such an amazing year, thanks to everyone! i accomplished the single goal made at the end of last season which was to drive to and from the track for nearly every event spending minimal cash (no trailer or hotel). thanks to clubloose opening the englishtown road course every month and george’s amazing work on the car, that was possible and it turned into an amazing season!
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we also met some awesome people that i look forward to seeing next year, even had the pleasure of crashing with one, check out the left rear quarter =D. here are some from 2009…
sooooo michele and i decided this year to split a gift for christmas. it worked out nicely, even though my sis is yelling at us for opening it early. we (see: michele’s credit card) bought a nikon d5000 kit with the two stock nikkor lenses (18-55mm & 55-200mm). we know nothing about it but have ankur to guide us so hopefully we’ll enjoy our new purchase and maybe upgrade later. if you’ve ever seen airplane! then let me say that turning off the auto setting makes the plane completely go down. they may not be the ‘illest’, but whatcha gonna do? everyone’s a photographer, just like everyone’s a racer…
