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If a dichotomy is a division into two parts, then I have multi-chotomies in my head about drivers,…]]> If a dichotomy is a division into two parts, then I have multi-chotomies in my head about drivers, friends who drive and driver friends who compete for championships and The Ides of March. I sometimes… 2008-12-10T12:45:00-0500 170350 http://automotive.speedtv.com/article/drifting-toward-the-mainstream/ http://auto-racing.speedtv.com/article/drifting-toward-the-mainstream/ 912673
This weekend’s Red Bull Drifting World Championship in Long Beach could tell us a lot about…]]> This weekend’s Red Bull Drifting World Championship in Long Beach could tell us a lot about the sport’s strength beyond an American niche activity. Drifting has more than established itself… 2008-11-12T18:24:00-0500 170350 http://automotive.speedtv.com/article/special-winnin-time-for-ken-block/ http://auto-racing.speedtv.com/article/special-winnin-time-for-ken-block/ 906123
Some guys spend more time building their rally car than DC Shoes President and co-founder Ken…]]> Some guys spend more time building their rally car than DC Shoes President and co-founder Ken Block has spent rallying.  Yet Ken has won nine rallies in his first four seasons of competition,… 2008-10-23T12:57:00-0400 170350 http://automotive.speedtv.com/article/special-drifting-elegance/ http://auto-racing.speedtv.com/article/special-drifting-elegance/ 903123
Last weekend at Irwindale, Vaughn Gittin won his first Formula Drift event on the same night Tanner…]]> Last weekend at Irwindale, Vaughn Gittin won his first Formula Drift event on the same night Tanner Foust became the first to successfully defend a Formula Drift championship. The beauty of sport and… 2008-10-15T12:03:00-0400 170350 http://automotive.speedtv.com/article/special-vaughn-gittins-golden-age/ http://auto-racing.speedtv.com/article/special-vaughn-gittins-golden-age/ 889783
I first met Vaughn Gittin in 2005 as he was shouting along to Motley Crue’s “Live Wire”…]]> I first met Vaughn Gittin in 2005 as he was shouting along to Motley Crue’s “Live Wire” in the middle of Irwindale Speedway after he’d become the first American to win an international… 2008-09-10T15:21:00-0400 170350 http://auto-racing.speedtv.com/article/special-straight-outta-ojibwe/ 882123
The Los Angeles Times last week did a piece recalling the iconic N.W.A. masterpiece “Straight…]]> The Los Angeles Times last week did a piece recalling the iconic N.W.A. masterpiece “Straight Outta Compton” and its 20th anniversary this month. The writer rightfully described the controversial… 2008-08-19T16:15:00-0400 170350 http://automotive.speedtv.com/article/special-punching-drift-tickets/ http://auto-racing.speedtv.com/article/special-punching-drift-tickets/ 881513
First of all, every good story starts with a premise. It might be: “Four score and seven years…]]> First of all, every good story starts with a premise. It might be: “Four score and seven years ago…” Or, “When in the course of human events…” Or, “have you… 2008-08-18T12:02:00-0400 170350 http://auto-racing.speedtv.com/article/wood-punching-drift-tickets/ 880033
First of all, every good story starts with a premise.  It might be: “For score and seven…]]> First of all, every good story starts with a premise.  It might be: “For score and seven years ago…” Or “When in the course of human events…” Or “have… 2008-08-13T13:35:00-0400 170350 http://auto-racing.speedtv.com/article/special-battle-of-the-imports-booming/ 864773
Over the last 18 years, nearly all Sport Compact drag racers went through Frank Choi’s BOTI…]]> Over the last 18 years, nearly all Sport Compact drag racers went through Frank Choi’s BOTI ladder system, which has successfully avoided the chaos currently afflicting NHRA and NOPI pro SC ranks.… 2008-07-09T16:04:00-0400 170350 http://automotive.speedtv.com/article/special-pierre-kleinubing-drifting-on-the-road/ http://auto-racing.speedtv.com/article/special-pierre-kleinubing-drifting-on-the-road/ 852853
I was talking the other day with a magazine publisher who casually questioned if the Tuner World has…]]> I was talking the other day with a magazine publisher who casually questioned if the Tuner World has a John Force/Jeff Gordon/Helio Castroneves name that might transcend the pits into the mainstream… 2008-06-11T15:34:00-0400