The KeepDriftingFun.com crew put out another awesome video this time wrapping up the NOS Drift Team's 2010 Formula Drift Season. Chris Forsberg and crew had another great year carrying the NOS Energy Drink banner high in the NOS Energy Drink Nissan 350Z. Check out the video and let us know what you think!
This great POV video was put together by the Keep Drifting Fun guys Will and Josh. It features Forsberg's Great 8 run against the S15 of James Deane. The battle went "One More Time" but the consistency and awesome style of Forsberg and the NOS Energy Drink Nissan 350Z prevailed. The footage was all captured using ContourHD Cameras.
A taste of what to come in 2011
We had a relatively fun and successful time at Monarch. Relatively meaning it was not racing evil reincarnated as much of our season has been. We broke the record for the Rally AWD class (whoohoo! we were hauling), but we also had some bad luck and ended up making a 6 hour round trip to Denver and back to Monarch to retrieve some parts.
The hillclimb in Monarch is pretty bad a**. It’s one of the roads that remind you exactly why you love to hillclimb. The road is just east of the Monarch Ski Resort on Highway 50. We haven’t been there in 2 years, we’ve only been there once and it was in the GTX. While not particularly technical, nor are the drop offs as crazy as most we deal with, the course is unique and challenging in its own right - completely lined with trees and steep as sh*t. Skill and patience are imperative to be successful here. There are lots of hairpins and setting up properly to plow out of them is crucial because if you don’t get your set up right, you have to recover in the midst of 8-10% grade … lots of time to be lost on this course.
We obviously had the clutch replaced since Pikes Peak, but we’re still running on the stock motor. A bitter pill to swallow since we were at a very steep hillclimb and man would that extra power have come in handy, but c’ est la vie. We skipped the first run on practice day. The road was wicked silty; a very, very fine powder like coating covered the surface of the course. We thought we’d let the road get “cleaned up” a bit by our fellow racers run 1. Plus, Dave was headed straight to Cali after the race to lend our Evo to Andrew Comrie-Picard as a back-up for X-Games competition. We were trying to keep her fairly clean.
Our first run was abysmal. Handling was dreadful. We came back to the pits and jacked the back end up. The passenger side rear tire could be shifted about ½ inch in all directions – clearly the problem. We got it tightened up and headed back up for our second run. The Evo was back to her aggressive self, we had a great run and broke the Rally AWD record on just our second time up the course with a 2:07.57, beating the old record by 4 seconds. That time was enough to take Overall Fast Qualifier of the day as well. On our third run, we took a short but tight right-hander a little too tight and banged up that same passenger rear wheel that had given us trouble earlier in the morning. Though we sped out of the corner pretty good we quickly realized something was wrong and pulled off. Got the car back down to the pits and back up on the jack to discover shock oil splattering the wheel well. Dave took the wheel off and confirmed we busted an Ohlins and also the upper control arm.
Since we’re becoming quite accustomed to torture this season, we didn’t spend much time contemplating the drive back to Denver for our stock suspension before we were in the car heading for home. It was about a 6 hour round trip with a very brief stop at the house to grab the parts. NOS Energy Drink Grape FTW!
We arrived back at Monarch too late to start work on the car – we were exhausted. We got up early Sunday morning and started plugging away. Parts replacement went fairly smoothly and we made it on time for our first run, albeit with OEM rear suspension on the car. We got a 2:09 on the first run. We were ok with that … getting into the groove with the new parts and making sure everything was kosher before we pushed hard. We were well positioned to win it having set the fastest time the day before. I need to preface telling you about the second run with a reminder of what happened at Pikes Peak. The clutch went out on us so we were forced to RPM match shift between 2nd and 3rd for about half the run (roughly 6 miles). This inevitably put wear and tear on the syncros in the gear box, but the transmission had been fine up until … our second run at Monarch. Coming out of a hairpin Dave went to put it in second and nuthin’ – he was locked out. Back into first gear, and then into second and we were ok again. But believe me you – races are absolutely won and lost by the few seconds something like that costs you and that’s exactly what happened. We got to the top with a 2:10. Not a bad time – but we were beat by a 2:05 and of course disappointed we didn’t better our qualifying time of a 2:07. We came in third overall. The only folks to beat us were and open wheeler and a champ car, so we continue to be pleased with the fact we can hang with those guys at all considering the power to weight ratio. Plus, happy to be racing period since we had the shock / control arm issue the day before.
We would like to thank our 2010 sponsors for their support!
• NOS Energy Drink
• AMS Performance
• Built-by-Bones & SCR Performance
• CBRD Speedfactory
• Forced Performance Turbochargers
• Shepherd Transmissions
• Tobz Performance
• TiAL Sport
Be sure to become a fan of Kern Racing on Facebook by clicking the link and we'll keep you updated on the latest news about the NOS Energy Drink Hill Climb team. We've got lots of pictures and videos of the Evo in action for you to check out too!
Dave & Allison
We hope to see everyone at NOS Energy Drink’s Forum Fest this Sunday, 7.18.10 @ Pacific Raceways in Kent, WA…Remember the event is free for all spectators!
For all you car show participants! Here is a sneak peek of the LIMITED EDITION NOS Energy Drink Car show BELTS.
Every category winner will take home one of these lovely belts instead of a trophy. Hold it high and wear it proud to show that You made it…..You made it!
If you're going through hell, keep going. ~Winston Churchill
Where to begin? So many things happened this year at Pikes Peak. We were at tech about a week ago today, yet it feels like an eternity ago. But, I suppose technical inspection is as good a place to start as any.
Dave had arrived back from Chicago with a new engine, new rear diff and reinstalled wiring harness - all things that had been summarily destroyed in the unplanned CORE Evo BBQ (i.e. piston through the block resulting in fireball). We arrived for tech in Colorado Springs just in time. Passed with flying colors and headed in to the driver’s meeting. Excitement about the record breaking was already abuzz, particularly since another few miles of the road had been paved (from Boulder Park up to the summit); effectively resulting in a faster course.
Wednesday began the tireless practice schedule of getting up at 2:30 am to head up the hill. We got 2 runs in the middle section before the timing belt broke. Car went straight from the mountain to SCR Performance for a cylinder head replacement. It was an all-nighter and the crew then scurried from Loveland straight to Devil’s Playground for practice day 2. Just one run on practice day 2 … and low oil pressure reared its ugly head. Car went straight from the mountain to Tobz Performance for another all-nighter to, sadly, put the stock motor back in. We missed practice on Friday because we simply couldn’t get the new engine in place and onto the dyno for a new tune in time to make it. Hopes were raised a bit as Martin, Tobz & Mitch had their way with the Evo on the dyno. Horsepower was high and turbo lag wasn’t too bad with the stock Mitsu engine and Forced Performance turbo.
We headed up the mountain on Sunday morning still reeling. With one problem after another and things not going particularly smooth for us at any point this year, we were partially thinking “what next?” and partially thinking “who cares what’s next, it’s a miracle we’re taking the start line”. The green flag waved and we were off. Things were going exceedingly well, Dave was in the zone. We screamed through Picnic Grounds, we floated through 11 Mile, we were coming up on the Ski Area.
This video says it all and so I’ll let it do the talking ... Go to 3:31 on the timer … we come around this tight right corner at the Ski Area quite aggressively and fast (a testament to the run up until that point I’m pleased to say) and then right as we pass the videographer you can hear the clutch go (… hear poor little Evo shudder as Dave tries to shift).
We stumbled and lost a lot of time immediately after; contemplating what we should do. Proper use of the car’s gearing and power is what allows you to pull out of the power-slide on dirt. Should we continue on, sliding through corners knowing we might slide right off the mountain without the ability to get the car into its powerband to pull out of a slide if we need it? As we discussed it (literally – still hauling up the Peak and taking corners we contemplated our fate between my navvie calls) we remained in 3rd until we came to a quite steep hairpin. The car nearly stalled, Dave shoved it into 2nd and we creeped out of the hairpin. This gave us a little hope. If we can RPM-match shift between 2nd and 3rd we may just be able to pilot it up to the summit. Dave started to get the hang of driving under the conditions we were faced with. And, call me twisted and addicted to a nice shot of adrenaline, but it was actually, well, kind of fun. We’d whip around a hairpin and the car would bog down terribly while we waited for the turbo to spool, but when it did, that feeling of g-force slamming you back into your seat was a thing of joy – life worth living. It only lasted about 4 seconds before the pinging of the rev limiter like nails on a chalkboard, but I giggled almost every time that turbo kicked in. After a week of awful thrashing, you’ve got to take solace in the little things. :)
We ended up in third place with a 12:55. While not a terrible time in the grand scheme of things, pretty dismal compared to what we were hoping for and what the car, running optimally, is capable of. Our Time Attack record still stands at an 11:48. As usual - no boost, no clutch, no whatever - Dave drove the piss out of that Evo and I’m a proud navvie/wife. Live and learn, make it faster next time. Yet again, though I wanted to curl up in a ball and forget this ever happened a few days ago, I find myself planning for and excited about next year already. We want our shot at the mountain again…
We would like to thank our 2010 sponsors for their support, both in helping us in getting to the race, and in keeping us there! Special thanks to the guys from AMS Performance for coming out to lend a hand and to Aaron Searle for his awesome dedication throughout the week.
• NOS Energy Drink
• AMS Performance
• Built-by-Bones & SCR Performance
• CBRD Speedfactory
• Forced Performance Turbochargers
• Shepherd Transmissions
• Tobz Performance
• TiAL Sport
Be sure to become a fan of Kern Racing on Facebook by clicking the link and we'll keep you updated on the latest news about the NOS Energy Drink Hill Climb team. We've got lots of pictures and videos of the Evo in action for you to check out too!
Dave & Allison
New Jersey was a pretty intense weekend. I had a lot of high hopes coming into this event and was looking to get my first northeast podium. As the weekend began we had some excellent practice runs on Thursday. Kevin was trying a new setup on the car and it seemed to be working well for the tight course at Wall Speedway.
Leading into Friday we had a pretty solid plan, get a good pass in first for qualifying, then go all out on the second run (like usual). The first run was great and put us in 2nd place! As everyone was going into their second run, we got pushed down to 6th place, so I wanted to try to better my first run and grab that top spot along with the extra championship points. As I was coming around the bank, I could see the wavering guardrail getting closer… as I was in the outer clipping zone, my rear bumper tagged a protrusion in the guardrail and knocked our car straight into the wall. We would obviously earn a 0 on the second run and I now had to trust Kevin and Sergio to fix the damage that I had created. The guys dragged out our Genius Tool box and started getting busy.
Saturday came and I got out on track for a few laps in the morning, everything felt perfect! I knew I could rely on the guys to get us back in the event with a good car. Our first matchup was against Bill Sherman. He was driving really well this event in his new chassis and he was pretty fast through the infield. We ended up running two One More Times for a total of six laps! In the end we got the win, but I was so hot and tired after all that running. Our car was running at 240 degrees, and apparently Sherman’s car blew the motor shortly after he left the track. That is a lot of abuse!
I was getting really excited and nervous at the same time. I was now up against Darren McNamara, who won this event last year. Once again Kevin and I adjusted the car to get some more speed out of it to keep up with Darren… everything was going great and we were right behind him, until the transfer in the infield. I got lost in all the smoke behind Darren’s car and transferred to soon! As soon as I was able to see the track again I was heading straight for the inside cones. Instead of straightening out and going around them I just stood on the gas to maintain drift. We were at a huge disadvantage at this point, and I put a great lead lap down on the next run but it was not enough to make up for my mistake.
Next round is in Monroe, Washington, where I took 1st place last year! I am very excited to get back to that track, and hopefully we will have a few surprises for everyone there!
Chris
Also, here is a quick video of some of our practice runs with our Contour HD cameras.
Hello NOS Energy Drink fans new and old,
My name is Jarod DeAnda and I've been known as the "Voice of Formula Drift" for now 7 years, I'm not limited to only MC'ing and hosting the Formula Drift TV show in both the U.S. and also Southeast Asia but over the years have MC'ed events such as Drift Mania Canadian Championship, XDC, Vegas Drift, Hyperfest and even X Games both Summer with Rally Car Racing and Winter X Games announcing all Snowmobiling disciplines. I've also been the voice of "Big Jay" in the EA Games videogame Need for Speed Pro Street, so you never know where I'll pop up!
Just so you have an idea of who I am, this is me drinking NOS at Formula Drift ATLANTA round 2
I'm very proud to be part of the growing and now very victorious brand NOS ENERGY DRINK team including my good friend and Formula Drift Champion Chris Forsberg, Kyle Busch, Dan Wheldon, ACP, the rest of the NOS team and all of you on the streets pounding the pavement in your rides and pounding the NOS Energy Drink.
You might also might have seen my cameo in the Chris Forsberg NOS Energy Drink commercial
This past weekend at the 3rd round of Formula Drift in New Jersey it was announced I'm part of the NOS Energy Drink team and also the debuting of the NOS Energy Drink microphone painted by Danny D, famous automotive painter, see the video below to see his handy work, it gets really good with the hand striping later in the video.
Here's some studio shots of the now infamous microphone, drivers get helmets I get a custom mic
So watch this blog and my blog for some EXCLUSIVE images, videos, debauchery and fun here at DRINKNOS.COM I promise you'll laugh, you'll cry and you'll laugh again, just kidding it'll be a good time, NO CRYING by the way!
Legendary lowrider painter Danny D creates a custom microphone for Team NOS member Jarod DeAnda from The ID Agency on Vimeo.
Here's some images from this past weekend at Formula Drift round 3 at Wall Stadium New Jersey.
I started tagging the ground immediately at Wall Stadium with some NOSFuel Victory stencils, get some!
Pretty rad idea if you ask me, atta boy Square!
This is Rob "Freming" and he likes and now works for NOS...
This is the one and ONLY Matt Petty, he not only organizes the infamous Club Loose events in New Jersey and East Coast Bash but also has followers that wear "In Petty We Trust" t-shirts + NOS pays him to come to Formula Drift events to heckle invite to the NOS Energy Drink BUNKER!
Here's me and my new NOS Energy Drink microphone, what a great crowd/event!
Next stop after Formula Drift New Jersey is Maryland for a chill out session with Vaughn Gittin Jr. his chica Abby and also chillin with some crabs, libations and last but not least HALL & OATES!!!
I did not stutter this whole gang below partook in the Hall & Oates concert and their awesome tunes!!!!
I'll let you just imagine the craziness that ensued or you can click over to one of my other blogs on FATLACE or my personal website JarodDeAnda.com click it and stick it....
The Temple Canyon Hill Climb is the first stop on the Colorado Hill Climb Association calendar, held in in Canon City, CO. We've yet to take home a class win at this event, missing out on the win last year by a mere 0.04 seconds. Based on a few changes made to the NOS Energy Drink Hill Climb Evo prior to PPIHC last year, we knew it would be capable of running at the front once again.
The first race of the season always presents unique challenges, and 2010 was to be no exception. The install and fabrication work for some new “goodies” on the Evo got wrapped up Thursday evening. Dave headed out to CORE (our local testing facility) early Friday morning for a shakedown before we headed off for some racing. A few good laps proved that the improvements made in the off season were well worth it, but suddenly the clutch pedal stopped working and the car was loaded back on the trailer via the “ratchet strap of shame” method.
Once the culprit was discovered we contacted AMS Performance – our go-to guys for all things Evo. They quickly gathered the necessary parts to repair the car and over-nighted them from Chicago. Saturday (which under normal circumstances would be a practice day down in Canon City) the parts were installed, car put back together and we were off to CORE for another, hopefully uneventful, shakedown. We made a few handling adjustments out at CORE, but otherwise she was ready for competition. We mounted some fresh tires and headed home.
Sunday morning (Race Day) we got up at about 5am to head down to Canon City. Our best time last year was a 3:19. On our first run, with no practice, we ran a 3:23, securing 2nd place. Our goal for 2nd and final run was to try to beat last year’s time. We blasted up the hill to a 3:16.22, 3/100ths short of the Rally AWD record! Bummer to be so close to that record and not grab it, but that 3:16 was enough to take first place in the Rally AWD class, making the weekend’s drama well worth it. Check out the video of the NOS Energy Drink Hill Climb car’s winning run:
Our next race is CORE out in Deer Trail June 5th and 6th, just an hour East of Downtown Denver. We won overall last time we were at CORE and we’re looking forward to defending. Be sure to become a fan of Kern Racing on Facebook by clicking the link and we'll keep you updated on the latest news about the NOS Energy Drink Hill Climb team. We've got lots of pictures and videos of the Evo in action for you to check out too!
Dave & Allison
The 2010 Kern Racing Team is made possible by the support of our sponsors:
• NOS Energy Drink
• AMS Performance
• Built-by-Bones & SCR Performance
• CBRD Speedfactory
• Forced Performance Turbochargers
• Shepherd Transmissions
• TiAL Sport
The results are in! We now have 4 qualifiers to come to the NOS Energy Drink’s Road to Formula D Contest final @ Formula D: Round 4 in Monroe, WA...
They win 2 tickets to the Formula D: Round 4 event on July 10, 2010 at Evergreen Speedway and a $50 American Express gift card to help them get there.
The qualifiers are……..
event stop: Honda-Tech Meet - - Charles F. of Lake Forest Park, WA
event stop: High School Drags - - Marcus S. of Spanaway, WA
event stop: Oregon Trail Rally Fan Appreciation Day - - Ryan T. of Tigard, OR
event stop: Oregon Trail Rally - - Jacob W. of Vancouver, WA
Have fun guys and PREPARE TO FUEL VICTORY!
