Enjuku IN ATL!!! HOly shitQ!!

[Pineapple]

http://www.drifting.com/forums/showthread.php?t=14087

Does anyone know who qualified?

[Pineapple]

http://drift411.com/modules.php?set_albumName=album43&op=modload&name=gallery&file=index&include=view_album.php

[Clifford]

Thats hot shit right there, so what tires did kumho come out with that make the smoke purple?

[Pineapple]

OK, Matt and Rob both made it to the top 32 drivers. Rob moved onto the top 16. Tandem will decide winner!11

[vovinamer]

rob made top 16

[Epstein]

here's the press release for the red-smoking Kumho's:
http://www.drifting.com/forums/showthread.php?t=14076

Go team Enjuku!!

[Miles]

that damn george battle... always with the reckless driving.

[Pineapple]

Rob got defeted just minutes ago by Bubba Drift El Camino.

[Tammah]

thats awesome that they did good! congrats to Team Enjuku!

[RoadRacer]

Way to go Team Enjuku

Go Scott <RS Enthalpy> last photo

http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2005-1/934521/RED_TIRE.jpg

[satanshatch]

THAT WAS Enjuku's Secret... how fucking gay. But Congrats to Rob for the top 16

[JC]

They should of showed that off at DDay6! But I understand that they wanted to keep it under raps till Atlanta.

[hachibill]

THAT WAS Enjuku's Secret... how fucking gay. But Congrats to Rob for the top 16


i know, it was like, ohh i can't say anything. shit they're not even going to release the tire to the public. i think its cool and all but i it was made out to be more than it is. it is a way to make your car stand out, but i'd rather do it with my driving then colored tire smoke.

[Drag-KA24DE]

dude... i wish they would make them for the public!!! tho it might be more of a signal flare for cops to find u racing tho if u had them on your car... so either Kumho is either looking out for us or just trying to make us mad that we cant have em

[teddy]

it is a way to make your car stand out, but i'd rather do it with my driving then colored tire smoke.

Welcome to professional drift, where driving isn't everything.

Thanks.

-Management

[agentAndy]

I would take better driving.

[Mars_302]

its something different.

[box240mod]

i dunno. i think its pretty awesome. i saw the tires at dday6 and wondered why they were so reddish looking. never would have thought that was the reason! whats really cool about it is that rice/poser drifters cant get them. and i expected nothing less of our boys... they can both drive and they are doing great. i cant imagine how well they will be doing after a year of driving those machines. good stuff team enjuku.

[Epstein]

Are 12-packs of Haterade on sale or something? While colored smoke may be more of a novelty in professional drifting, I think it is badass that the giant company Kumho has worked with our local boys to create something the industry has never seen. This isn't meant to be a replacement for driving skill, it's a advertising tool. To draw attention. I'm pretty sure an S15 front end doesn't help them drift either, but does it look awesome? Yes.

[Garage Battle]

This is a judged sport

This sport is scored on entry, drift, transition, style

Red Tire Smoke = Style

Announcer said, when Matt went out to debut the tire, that Tarzan went crazy.

2nd event for us, matt 17th, me 16th. Partied last night, hung over this morning. This is honestly an absolute blast. You think its not fun anymore, its not like friends having fun in a parking lot...you're dead wrong. This is an absolute blast, and 95% of the people are awesome!!! Like going to drift camp once a month. I am very, very proud to be part of my team and this series.

[Durdan]

THAT WAS Enjuku's Secret... how fucking gay. But Congrats to Rob for the top 16

im tired of the fact tht noone can ever have anything nice to say. i thought it was awesome and so did the crowd. this whole weekend, all i heard from hating from so many people about other people.

i had a fucking blast! congrats to enjuku for doing so well!!

and i love the red tire smoke. if you actually UNDERSTAND the concept of drifitng, then you know its all about showing off and raising the bar up a step and doing what the last guy didnt.


oh and the tires are released to the public. Tire Rack has them. search manuf then size. retail on the sight is $2k a tire. gotta love having exclusive rights!! Enjuku has really turned into a group of badasses and im jealous i didnt go any further with this sport than i have.

[_Charles_]

The tires were a standout. Everybody in the crowd loved them. I saw Tarzan right after he first saw them....he was stunned. Granted, teh tires are stickier than the regular MX's, and you could tell that Matt was fighting them, but now that the secret's out, they'll get more seat time with them.

I even came up with the nickname !
'Red Smoke Tour 2005'

And Mike...always talkin shit. Stop benchdrifting. Hell.....I don't remember even seeing you in Atlanta....

Rock out with Cock Out Enjuku boys.....You have my support.

Charles

[_Charles_]

http://drift411.com/modules/gallery/albums/album45/PICT0142.jpg

[paul kersey]

I'm pretty sure an S15 front end doesn't help them drift either, but does it look awesome? Yes.

i dont like thes15 front, but your point is 100% right.

[Ronald Mcdonald]

dude, the tires are fucking awesome...the cars are awesome...the enjuku boys are awesome...but i cant believe they didnt make it any better than 16...what the hell are the judges smoking??

[Hoonta]

but i cant believe they didnt make it any better than 16...what the hell are the judges smoking?? -- Did you by chance see who they were competing against??

Atlanta was an awesommee show..team enjuku did great, and put on a good show, a lot of people did the same though, especially last night with Taka vs Sam...... tandem battle so close they had to do it 4 times.

I can't wait to see all of the pics.. and watch it on G4.

As Taylor said.. there was so much hating.. it was soo friggen annoying hearing all of these 16 year old bench drifters in front of us complaining about american muscle out there tearing it up, trying to get the crowd to chant "F*CK THE VIPER... F*CK THE VIPER" bleh..

Anyway, skill is a big part of it.. but putting on a show, getting the crowd to go wild (and the red smoke did it.. the judges were going nuts because it was something completely new) is the main ingredient.

[SpottedMango]

The red tire smoke was a pretty cool sight to see. No one had it and it stood out!

As for Enjuku, honestly speaking, while at the local Florida D-Days, they stand out and are one of the best. At this particular event, it was clear that they had a hard time keeping up. I'd believe it's mostly due to the seat time on a track that they are capable to practice with speeds and space such as Road Atlanta.

Enjuku compared to the so called 'privateeries' were pretty head to head, but when up against the 'pros', they will need a little more practice.

Besides Calvin Wong (Falken G35) and at times the Pacific Rim s13 (not very consistant), I must say that the 'domestics' dominated the complete event.

[Mars_302]

Dude seriously. The El Camino was so fucking HAWT! It did suck though they placed rob up againist 1st place qualifer. It would have been awesome to at leave have seen him make the great 8.

[dan]

congratulations matt and rob. obviously, the only way you guys are going is up and i know you guys will just get better. that red tire smoke wow i just went crazy when i saw the pics. i really wish i could have gone now, but i have to make my living :( keep up the good work guys, its the time of your lives so enjoy it.

you havnt won any events yet, but i can guarantee that judges, the competition, and fans are going to be talking about and will know who you are now more than ever. twin cars, twin outputs, 2 badass drivers, and their own special "flare". matt told me the new graphics and that this year enjuku would be on the map and i think you're definately succeeding at that.


too bad politics has to come into play.

[_Charles_]

Hmmmm...

out of 50 cars (30 unseated and 20 seated), Enjuku comes out #16 + #17 in there 2nd Event. That means 34 other drivers didn't do so well.....good way to start.

Let's look at it this way:
Top 16

>1 calvin wan
>2 rhys millen
>3 sam hubinette
>4 alex pheiffer
>5 jr gitten
>6 chris forsberg
>7 casper canul
>8 ken gushi
>9 seigo yamamoto
>10 mike peterson
>11 taka aono
>12 kenji namyaka
>13 dai
>14 ben schwartz
>15 tony angelo
>16 rob fleming

Only 2 of these drivers DID NOT compete in Formula D last year....Rob and Kenji. See...previous competition experience must help.

[satanshatch]

Uh... Oh Im sorry..


Opinions are forbidden on TR. How silly of me to forget. :nworthy:

[Durdan]

mike we are all allowed opinions, and lord know you are always willing to give yours, and i love you for that. but c'mon man... this was a nice thread. opinions can be given tactfully. "thats fucking gay" isnt somehting people that are proud of what they have shoudl hear. everyone is alwasy so negative lately.

[satanshatch]

I understand that and I see your side... How ever Im not the guy to tell people what they want to hear. I dont fluff, I don't kiss ass, I don't nut swing. If I like it I like it, if not its still MY opinion. If everyone went nuts for them and it got Enjuku more props so be it. Once again thats why there called ENJUKU DRIFTING and they're NOT my cars.. to each his/her own.

[For real?]

holy shit, they used bumpers!!!!!!

[Epstein]

holy shit, they used bumpers!!!!!!

For Real!

[Durdan]

mike, i just meant that something like,

"oh, ok. that was the secret. i thought maybe a new car or something" instead of

"thats fucking gay"

thats all. we can all express our opinions without hate. im sorry, im just growing tired of such replies and hope that maybe everyone could be more polite to everyone else. i guess you could say i had some form of epiphany this w/e

[zenki_s14]

rob hard at work. the red smoke was pretty awesome! if you werent there to see the whole thing in person........you missed out on some good shit.

[agentAndy]

placed very well. Good luck next month.
It does add alot of hype.

[Drag-KA24DE]

big props to enjuku!! i liked the new tires. i wished they had gone farther.. i wish i could have made it to see the whole thing live but it sucks having to live in TX now... not to many people drifting out here that i have seen so far. congrats to enjuku and i hope to see them in action sometime soon.. maybe with those tires on.. and where are they competing next??

[agemomai]

big props to enjuku!! i liked the new tires. i wished they had gone farther.. i wish i could have made it to see the whole thing live but it sucks having to live in TX now... not to many people drifting out here that i have seen so far. congrats to enjuku and i hope to see them in action sometime soon.. maybe with those tires on.. and where are they competing next??


we'll be in houston in a month! you better be there if you live in TX!

[Drag-KA24DE]

ill try to be there.. im over near dallas so it's kinda far and i dont have my lincense yet... stupid texas law... yeah and all i got is a shell that probly wont even top out at 20mph if u roll it down hill... tho i might be able to get some of my friends to get me over there(they arn't to big into drifting)

[suaknee]

I wish I could of saw Tarzans expression, I was like thinking there was something wrong...or did you guys set up a tank that let out red smoke...???, I dunno, but yeah
I think almost everybody was like WTF, I knew right away it definitly could not of hurt your score. You guys keep doing what ya doing!!!


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[Little Nicky]

That el camino is sex.

[Drag-KA24DE]

never thought i would ever seen a person drifting in an el camino...

[viper]

THAT WAS Enjuku's Secret... how fucking gay. But Congrats to Rob for the top 16
:wtf:
Even if it is gay,(wich is not) you try to tell a major sponsor that you dont want to sport their product because its not cool.

[fresh&clean]

Wow those pics are badass and I wouldnt mind having some of those tires myself lol/.

[ZENKI-bodon-]

red some tires are cool. very intresting. but red tires no red tires,bumpers or no bumpers,enjuku fuckin rockss!!!

[Generation Import]

I'll tell you what... I was there first hand, and after seeing the crowd AND competitor reaction to Matt's first run on the red smoking tires I was speechless! The looks on the Falken and Yokohama team's faces were priceless! I should have taken a picture of that!

Straight up, Matt and Rob did very well and we should all be proud that a local EAST COAST team is doing so well! Over all I think that for their 2nd FD event they performed well. I look forward to seeing them in TX!

Check out my coverage of Formula Drift Atlanta at

http://www.generationimport.com/EVENTS_Formula_D_ATL.htm

These are some of the higher quality images taken at this event.

Tom
GenerationImport.com